2018 archive

Saint Vincent Lacrosse Putting Up Big Numbers

By Justin Zackal Saint Vincent is not the patron saint of lacrosse playing, but the PAC school that competes in the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference recently has been the cradle of superlative lacrosse statistics. The Bearcat men’s team is in first place in the ORLC with a 9-0 record and a 13-3 overall mark, while …

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Jan Forsty Retiring from Coaching Bethany Softball, But Not Teaching

By Justin Zackal Softball will continue at Bethany College without Jan Forsty coaching, despite weather disrupting the schedule after she announced earlier this month that she would retire from coaching following the 2018 season. The weather was just a coincidence — or was it? “God, she is punishing me, isn’t she?” Forsty joked on a …

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Opportunity to Shine at Chatham is Sweet for Saur

By Justin Zackal Forgive David Saur if he will be in hurry to change his shirt after his first game as the head women’s basketball coach at Chatham University. The last time he coached in the PAC, from 2008-11, he was an undergraduate at Thiel, serving as an assistant coach for both the Tomcats’ men’s …

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Two former Grove City players to compete in Kenya with Athletes in Action

By Justin Zackal Two former Grove City College women’s basketball players are returning to the court in an unfamiliar place, but for a devout purpose. Jackie Stewart didn’t miss a game in her 107-game career at Grove City that ended in 2017, but she still followed her former teammates as an assistant coach at DeSales …

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2018 PAC Men’s Basketball Championship Highlight

The Thomas More men’s basketball team won its second straight PAC championship, and third overall, with an exciting 78-73 triumph over the Bethany Bison on Saturday, February 24. The Bison were making their first appearance in the title game since the 2011-2012 season and held a 58-54 lead with just under eight minutes to play, …

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