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2020
5/6 – JJ Michaels Fondly Recalls the 2007 Kane Wolves Football Team
4/20 – Clarion U.’s Zacherl Named NWCA Division I All-American
4/15 – Alumni Update: Brady Kingston, Venango Catholic – Pitt-Greensburg
4/14 – Alumni Update: Paiton Rizzo, Redbank Valley – Thiel College
4/13 – Moniteau Graduate Hall Named Athlete of the Week at IUP
4/8 – Clearfield Grad Mikesell Earns All-American Honors in Swimming
4/8 – District 9 Wrestling Hall of Fame Profile: Tom Barger, Clearfield
4/7 – District 9 Wrestling Hall of Fame Profile: Matt Brinker, Redbank Valley
4/6 – Four New Members Were Inducted into District 9 Wrestling Hall of Fame in late February
3/31 – D9 Alumni Update: Luke McGonigal, Clearfield – Mercyhurst University
3/31 – Kentucky Coach Calipari Tweets Disappointment in Sestina Not Getting Another Year
3/30 – D9 Alumni Update: Bobby Mathews, Moniteau – Grove City College
3/26 – D9 Alumni Update: Hunter Jones, Karns City – Grove City College
3/25 – D9 Alumni Update: James Parenti, Moniteau – Grove City College
3/24 – Via the Bradford Era: Johnsonburg Grad Shuey Keeping Positive With Olympic Games Moved to 2021
3/24 – D9 Alumni Update: Michaela Higgins, North Clarion – Grove City College
3/23 – D9 Alumni Update: Seth Ray, Brookville – Grove City College
3/9/2020 – St. Marys’ Beimel of Columbia Named Ivy League Baseball Rookie of the Week
3/8/2020 – Cranberry Grad Schreck of PSU DuBois Named USCAA Women’s Bball Second-Team All DII All-American
3/8/2020 – Obenrader Named PSAC Women’s Basketball Championship Game MVP as Gannon Upsets IUP
3/5/2020 – Pair of D9 Alumnae Named All-PSAC West First Team in Women’s Basketball
3/4/2020 – Moniteau Grad Greaves Named All-PAC in Women’s Basketball for Westminster
3/3/2020 – Moniteau Grad DeMatteis Named PSAC West Softball Pitcher of the Week
3/2/2020 – Trio of Former D9 Stars End Slippery Rock Women’s Basketball Careers
3/2/2020 – Cranberry Grad Schreck of PSU DuBois Named PSUAC West Women’s Bball Rookie of the Year
2/27/2020 – Brookville Graduate Ray Earns PAC Most Outstanding Field Performer Award at Conference Championship
2/21/2020 – Cranberry Grad Schreck Has Monster Game as Penn State DuBois Women Win
2/6/2020 – Jake Heigel Takes Over as Brockway Football Coach
2/3/2020 – Otto-Eldred Grad, Former Moniteau Head Coach Stebbins Wins 100th Game as a Head Coach
1/27/2020 – Clearfield Grad Janocko Promoted to WR Coach for Vikings
1/27/2020 – North Clarion Grad Obenrader Featured on Erie News Now (Video Included)
2019
12/30/19 – Punxsutawney’ Graduate Young Wins 157-Pound Title at Midlands Championships
12/25/19 – Clarion High to IUP Connection in Volleyball is Strong
12/23/19 – Grove City’s Salerno, a Karns City Grad, Named All-ECAC in Football
12/21/19 – Clarion Grad Smith Earns Second Straight AMCC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Award
12/10/19 – North Clarion Grad Obenrader Named PSAC West Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week
12/9/19 – Champions Forever: A Look Back at East Brady’s 1980 PIAA Basketball Championship
12/2/19 – North Clarion Grad Obenrader Named PSAC West Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
11/28/19 – Cranberry Grad Schreck Named PSUAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
11/25/19 – Karns City Graduate Luke Salerno Earns Second Team All-PAC Honors for Grove City
11/19/19 – Union Grad Morris Earns PSUAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Honors
11/19/19 – North Clarion Grad Obenrader Named PSAC West Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
10/10/19 – Catching Up With Clarion’s State High Jump Champion Marshall Germany
6/25/19 – Kemmer Signs to Play with Dodgers Organization
6/10/19 – Remembering Curwensville’s Andy Evanko: A Reflection by a Former Player and Coach
6/5/19 – Johnsonburg Grad Peterson Enjoying Early Success in Class AA Erie
5/28/19 – DuBois Dream Hoping to Get into The Basketball Tournament; Asking for Community Votes
5/26/19 – Former Redbank Valley Football Coach Dave Moore Inducted into PSFCA Hall of Fame
5/24/19 – Clarion Native Ben Bevevino Named USTFCCCA DIII Regional Assistant Coach of the Year
5/12/2019 – Kane Grad Horton Wins PSAC Men’s Pole Vault Title; Additional D9ers Have Strong Meets
5/6/2019 – Moniteau Grad Kristina DeMatteis Named All-PSAC West Softball
5/5/2019 – Under Direction of Brookville Native Ferraro, Clarion U. Wrestling Drastically Improves Academics
5/3/2019 – St. Marys Great, Former Pro Bowler with Raiders Conners Passes Away
4/22/2019 – Bob Tonkin Named Clarion Co. YMCA Western PA Sportsperson of the Year
4/21/2019 – Karns City Grad Pennington Enjoying Great Freshman Season Running for Chatham
4/7/2019 – Sestina Heading to Kentucky as Graduate Transfer
3/21/2019 – Whistling to the Top: D9 Officiating Trio of Bifano, Pasternak, Reffner Call PIAA Title Game
3/20/2019 – Three D9 Alums Wrestling at NCAA D1 Championships in Pittsburgh
3/7/2019 – North Clarion Grad Obenrader Earns PSAC West Freshman of the Year Honor
3/7/2019 – Moniteau Grad Pry Tosses No-No for Grove City; Fellow Warrior DeMatteis has Walk-Off Hit for Gannon
3/5/2019 – Cameron County Grad Sestina Earns All-Patriot League Honors
2/2/2019 – D9 Trio Lead Slippery Rock U. Upset of No. 10 Cal (Pa.) Women’s Basketball
1/16/2019 – In Game Featuring Five KSAC Alumnae, Redbank’s Hinderliter Lifts SRU Past Clarion
1/1/2019 – Former District 9 Girls’ Basketball Players Making an Impact at NCAA DII Level
2018
12/26/2018 – Alumni Feature: Dylan Cyphert, Cranberry to Minor League Baseball
12/19/2018 – Brookville Duo of Ortz, Zacherl at Clarion U. Lost for the Season Due to Injuries
12/11/2018 – Two D9 Alums Earn College Hoops Awards
11/27/2018 – Clarion Grad Alexis Constantino Plays Key Role in Pitt-Bradford AMCC Title
11/26/2018 – Alumni Spotlight: Mike Cioffi, Smethport (With video interview)
11/20/2018 – Keystone Grad Jeremy McCool Earns NCAA President’s Award for Work at NCAA National Office
11/18/2018 – Kane Grad Rudolph Named USTFCCCA Midwest Region XC Coach of the Year; DuBois Grad Honored by PSAC
11/17/2018 – Grove City Football Wins First-Ever Postseason Game; W&J, Westminster Fall
11/17/2018 – Local Athletes Compete in D3 Football Postseason Saturday
10/31/2018 – J-burg Grad Peterson Honored with MILB Defensive Play of the Year
10/28/2018 – C-L Grad Now Teacher Jessica Craig’s “Shot in the Dark” Earns Trip to NYC Marathon; STEM Program for C-L
10/22/2018 – Punxsy Native Dambach Departs Position with State College Spikes
8/20/2018 – Eight District 9 Football Alums Playing at Grove City
8/15/2018 – Kane Grad Rudolph Named Cross County Coach, Asst. Track & Field Coach at Iowa State
7/11/2018 – Nathan Smith Takes Home Second Straight R. Jay Sigel Match Play Championship
7/6/2018 – Kemmer Traded to Twins Organization
6/1/2018 – A-C Valley Grad Erin Logue of Grove City Participating in NCAA Prestigious Career in Sports Forum
5/15/2018 – DuBois Grad Butler Signs with Oakland Raiders
5/10/2018 – Two D9 Alumnae Earn All-PAC Honors in Softball
5/8/2018 – Punxsy Grad Mesoraco Traded from Reds to Mets for Matt Harvey
5/7/2018 – Led by Dual Champion Sciremammano, Three D9 Alumnae Garner Top 3 Spots at PSAC Championships
4/24/2018 – DuBois Grad Sciremammano Named PSAC Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
4/17/2018 – Punxsutawney Native, DCC Grad O’Connor Named Assistant AD/SWA at Ashland
4/16/2018 – DuBois Grad Sciremammano Named PSAC Winter Top 10
4/10/2018 – DeMatteis Twins, Moniteau Grads, Earn PSAC West Softball Honors
4/10/2018 – Wolbert Named Clarion Co. YMCA 2018 Sportsperson of the Year in Western Pennsylvania
4/5/2018 – Moniteau Grad Kimmel Setting Records at Penn; D9 Alums Get Minor League Season Started
4/4/2018 – Clarion HS Grad Bean Named Asst. AD for External Operations at Saint Leo University
4/3/2018 – Clearfield Grad Being Inducted into Pittsburgh Marathon Hall of Fame
3/16/2018 – Sestina has Solid Game but Bucknell Clipped by Michigan State in NCAA Tournament
3/7/2018 – Sestina Helps Lead Bucknell Back to the NCAA D-1 Men’s Tournament
1/26/2018 – Kemmer earns third straight Astros spring training invite
1/12/2018 – Beebe Named Head Softball Coach at Butler County Community College
1/6/2018 – Six District 9 Athletes Finding Success Playing Basketball in PSAC West
2017
12/4/2017 – What Does a Pro Ball Player Do in the Offseason? Dylan Cyphert Explains
12/2/2017 – Smethport’s Smith Continues to Live Out a Dream for Pitt Basketball
11/30/2017 – Burns Sisters View Playing Together at IUP as a Gift
11/27/2017 – Redbank Valley Grad Hinderliter of SRU Named PSAC West Women’s Hoops Player of the Week
11/20/2017 – Burns Girls to Play in NCAA D-II Volleyball Tournament for IUP
11/14/2017 – Conto, Paulinellie, Hearst Honored with PAC Football Awards
10/18/2017 – Brookville Grad Zacherl Among Two CU Wrestlers Nationally Ranked by InterMat
10/18/2017 – Karns City Grad LoPresti Honored as PSAC Soccer Player of the Week
9/20/2017 – Karns City Grad LoPresti Named PSAC Co-Women’s Soccer Player of the Week
7/10/2017 – Bradford Grad Reinhardt Named PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year
6/20/2017 – Bradford Grad Reinhardt Earns PSAC Top 10 Award
6/14/2017 – Peterson, Cyphert Drafted by Tigers, Marlins Respectively Wednesday
6/9/2017 – Shuey, Kerr Earn All-American Honors in NCAA D-I Javelin
5/30/2017 – Cyphert Nearing Goal of Playing Baseball at a High Level
5/29/2017 – Bradford Grad Reinhart Earns Second-Team All-American Honors in D2 Javelin with 11th Place Finish
5/29/2017 – Smith/White Qualify for for U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Match Play
5/25/2017 – Shuey Has Top Throw in Javelin at NCAA D-1 East Prelims; Kerr 10th; Obenrader 2nd in D3
5/25/2017 – D9 Alums Competing in NCAA D1 East Region Track Thursday and Friday
5/9/2017 – Two District 9 Alums Named All-PSAC in Baseball
5/7/2017 – Three District 9 Alums Win PSAC Track & Field Titles
5/1/2017 – DuBois Grad Butler Gets Shot at NFL with Invite to Steelers’ Rookie Minicamp
5/1/2017 – Kemmer Enjoys Stellar Weekend of Fresno Grizzles
4/27/2017 – VC Grad Moltz Earns Clarion University “Ernie” for Breakthrough Performance of the Year
4/26/2017 – Grumley Tops NCAA D-II In Free-Throw Percentage
4/19/2017 – Pair of District 9 Alums Earn NWCA All-Academic Honors
4/14/2017 – Bradford Graduate Reinhardt Honored with third PSAC Top 10 Award
4/5/2017 – East Forest Grad Long Has Found Unlikely Success in Rugby
3/24/2017 – Marshall Named Head Football Coach at DuBois
3/16/2017 – Mixed Day for D9 Alums in NCAA Action Thursday
3/15/2017 – Pair of D9 Alums Set for NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships
3/14/2017 – Swart, Bucknell Women’s Basketball Team Headed to NCAA Tournament
3/9/2017 – Clarion Grad Thornton Named Second Team MAC Commonwealth for Messiah College
3/9/2017 – Sestina, Bucknell Headed to NCAA Tournament
3/8/2017 – Local Duo Enjoyed Successful Season Men’s Basketball Season at Medaille
2/28/2017 – Bradford High Grad Rinfrette Named AMCC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year
2/21/2017 – Kane Grad Horton Named PSAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
2/15/2017 – Penn’s Kimmel, a Moniteau Grad, Honored by HepsTrack.com
2/14/2017 – A Pair of D9 Alums Honored by PSAC in Weekly Awards.
1/31/2017 – Kane Grad Horton Named PSAC Men’s Co-Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
1/31/2017 – ECC grad Genevro Named Don Hansen Third-Team All-American
1/17/2017 – Redbank Valley Grad Hinderliter Earns Her Fifth PSAC West WBB Rookie of the Week Honor for SRU
1/16/2017 – ECC Grad Genevro, DuBois Grad Butler Named Don Hansen Football All-Region
1/10/2017 – DuBois Dream Start Season With a Pair of Losses; Will Play First Home Games Jan. 21-22 at DCC
2016
12/29/2016 – Cranberry Grad Cyphert Commits to Play Baseball at Alabama
12/11/2016 – Kane Grad DeLong Named Outstanding Wrestler at PSAC Championships
12/3/2016 – Saturday was a Family Affair for Whitlings at Clarion University’s Tippin Gym = Part Two of Two
12/2/2016 – Keystone Grad Whitling Making Tippin Gym Head Coaching Debut with Mansfield Saturday – Part One of Two
12/2/2016 – A-C Valley Grad Terwilliger Enjoys Strong Season for Grove City Women’s Volleyball Team
11/30/2016 – ECC Grad Genevro Named CoSIDA Academic All-American in Football
11/28/2016 – Hinderliter Named PSAC West Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week
11/22/2016 – Johnsonburg Grad Grumley Hits Two Late Free Throws to Give Clarion U. Men’s Hoops Win
11/16/2016 – DuBois’ Butler, ECC’s Genevro Named PSAC West First Team
11/14/2016 – Slippery Rock’s Hinderliter, a Redbank Valley Grad, Named PSAC West Women’s Bball Freshman of the Week
11/9/2106 – Bradford Grad Crissman named AMCC Women’s XC Runner of the Year
11/7/2016 – Brockway Graduate Esposito Honored as PSAC West Special Teams Player of the Week
11/3/2016 – Karns City Grad LoPresti Earns All-PSAC Second Team in Soccer
11/3/2016 – ECC Grad Genevro Named CoSIDA Academic All-District in Football
10/24/2016 – Kane Grad Kibbie of Edinboro Named PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week
10/20/2016 – Home is an Idefinite Term for Cranberry Graduate and Bucknell senior Suné Swart
10/20/2016 – Brookville Graduate Zacherl Earns Preseason Wrestling National Rankings for CUP
10/12/2016 – For Clarion Native Martin, Being GM of Altoona Curve is Dream Come True
10/8/2016 – Clarion Native Martin Named GM of Altoona Curve
9/16/2016 – Continuing a Family Tradition: Ben Bevevino Named Head Women’s Track & Field Coach at CUP
9/11/2016 – Smith Misses Cut at U.S. Mid-Am
9/10/2016 – Smith in Trouble After Day One of U.S. Mid-Am
9/9/2016 – Smith to Play in U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Starting Saturday
9/5/2016 – And Down the Stretch They Come: D9 Grad Rides Her Way into Horse Racing Glory
9/1/2016 – Kemmer Named AstrosFutures.com’s AAA Hitter of the Month for August
8/30/2016 – Karns City’s Swick Awarded 2015 Rehab Centre D9Sports.com Football Contributor Award Friday
8/17/2016 – N. Clarion’s All-Time Leading Scorer Wendy (Obenrader) Franty Makes a Name for Herself in Golf
8/16/2016 – Smith Misses Cut at U.S. Amateur
8/14/2016 – Smith One of Just Eight Competitors at U.S. Amateur with Walker Cup Experience
8/13/2016 – Video Feature: Mike Brown Reflects on 40-plus Year Coaching Career
8/13/2016 – Former Clarion HS Assistant Baseball Coach Zangrilli Named to WVU Broadcast Team
8/10/2016 – Brookville Native Smith Gets Assignment for U.S. Amateur Championship Next Week
8/10/2016 – Former Redbank Valley Coach, Teacher, AD Mike Brown Announces Retirement as CUP Baseball Coach
8/9/2016 – Three District 9 Alums Playing Basketball in Spain this Week
8/8/2016 – Port grad Craig Flint to be inducted into the Penn College Athletics Hall of Fame in September
8/2/2016 – Kemmer on Fire for Fresno
7/30/2016 – Clarion HS Grad Laughlin Being Inducted into SRU Hall of Fame
7/29/2016 – North Clarion Graduate Ben Rathfon to be Inducted into Allegheny College Athletic Hall of Fame
7/27/2016 – Frazier Has Been Central Figure at C-L for Nearly 20 Years
7/25/2016 – Former Brookville Wrestler Brodie Zacherl Fighting for His Life in Pittsburgh Hospital
7/15/2016 – Keystone Grad; DuBois Coach Whitling Takes Unusual Path to Head WBB Coach at Mansfield
6/23/2016 – Former Clarion/A-C Valley Coach; D9 Committee Member Bevevino Named Interim Asst. AD at CUP
6/8/2016 – DuBois Grad Morelli Does Well at 2016 University National Freestyle Championships
5/24/2016 – Smith and White Fall in Round of 16 at U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship
5/23/2016 – Smith and White Move into Round of 16 at U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship
5/23/2016 – Jim Kelly to be Part of Pro Football Hall of Fame’s “Day Out with Dad” Event June 25
5/22/2016 – Smith/White Tie for 16th Move Into Second Round of U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championships
5/19/2016 – Brookville Native Smith Set for U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship
5/15/2016 – St. Marys Graduate Beimel Signs with Marlins
5/11/2016 – Mesoraco Undergoes Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery, Out at Least Six Months
5/5/2016 – Punxsy’ grad Zimmerman named second-team All-PSAC West in baseball
5/3/2016 – Multiple news sources reporting Mesoraco has torn labrum in left shoulder
4/16/2016 – DCC Grad Myers Set for Homecoming Saturday When PSU Behrend Takes on PSU-Altoona at Showers Field in DuBois
4/8/2016 – Pair of former Redbank Valley athletes set to run Boston Marathon April 18
4/6/2106 – Punxsy grad Sloniger loving his time with Penn State Baseball
4/2/2016 – Brockway Native Green Has Close Ties to Two Final Four Coaches
3/28/2016 – Goughler Named Volleyball Coach at Keystone
3/23/2016 – Wednesday was a Special Day for Calliari Family when PSU DuBois met IUP in Baseball
3/18/2016 – Morelli, Sleigh go 1-1 Friday; Zacherl 0-1; All three conclude solid seasons at D1 Wrestling
3/17/2016 – Zacherl, Morelli, Sleigh all drop into Friday’s consolation brackets at NCAA D1 Championships
3/17/2016 – All Three D9 Kids Advance to Second Round of NCAA D-1 Wrestling Championships
3/16/2016 – D9 Grads Sleigh, Morelli, Zacherl set for NCAA D-I Wrestling Nationals
3/14/2016 – Redbank Valley grad Haines wins NWCA National title
3/14/2016 – North Clarion grad Obenrader fifth in shot put at D3 Indoor nationals
3/14/2016 – Oswayo grad Colebert earns NJCAA All-American honors in wrestling
3/13/2016 – Kemmer enjoys time at Big League Camp
3/2/2016 – Brockway’s Anderson gets shot at NCAA D-III Tournament
3/1/2016 – Kemmer named 21st best prospect in Astros organization
2/16/2016 – Keystone’s Johnson sisters making college basketball a family affair
1/18/2016 – DuBois, Clarion U. grad Day recognized at NCAA Honors Celebration
1/12/2016 – Tough break: CC’s Sestina to miss rest of Bucknell season with injury; Was playing well
1/2/2016 – Clarion grad Kemmer earns invite to Astros big-league spring training
2015
12/2/2015 – ECC grad Seelye playing for Pitt basketball
11/4/2015 – Karns City grad LoPresti named 3rd team All-PSAC in women’s soccer
10/19/2015 – DuBois grad Day wins NCAA Woman of the Year Award
10/13/2015 – D9 contingent has Clarion U. football at 6-0 for first time in 32 years
10/13/2015 – Concussions end Lezzer’s college football career
9/17/2015 – Kemmer named Corpus Christi Player of the Year
9/14/2015 – Zach Smith living dream playing at Pitt
9/8/2015 – Kemmer wins Texas League Batting Title (via ExploreClarion)
6/25/2015 – Zacherl wrestling for World Spot, Hinderliter at nationals
6/25/2015 – Mesoraco having surgery, Uhl on fire in pro debut
6/5/2015 – St. Marys’ Ryan Uhl honored at IUP
5/13/2015 – A look back at the 1990 Northern Potter boys’ basketball team
5/13/2015 – Smith teams up for sixth USGA title
4/28/2015 – St. Marys’ Ryan Uhl named first team All-PSAC West for IUP
4/24/2015 – April 24 Alumni Report
4/18/2015 – Uhl ripping longballs at IUP
4/8/2015 – April 8 Alumni report
4/6/2015 – MLB starts again: D9’s all-time baseball team revisited
4/2/2015 – Who is doing what and where?
2/6/2015 – Former East Brady QB Chris Weibel named head football coach at Clarion U.
Fall Sports
Rocky Grove and Lakeview Team Up for Mason
