Pitt makes right move with Narduzzi
Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi signed a seven-year contract extension last week, and it was a good move by the program.
It has needed stability and balance for years, and hopefully now it will help the Panthers on the recruiting trail.
Allen, CS-Fullerton eager to return to action
Monessen native Charel Allen is in her first season as an assistant basketball coach on the Cal-State Fullerton women蘑菇视频 basketball team, sits at 2-7 and returns to the court on Saturday when the team hosts Antelope Valley.
While a 2-7 record is new to Allen considering that she won a WPIAL and PIAA title at Monessen, played deep in the NCAA tournament with Notre Dame, and won several championships while playing overseas professionally until she retired earlier this year, the team is doing better than expected.
The team lost several players when the new staff was brought on board and some people with knowledge of the program didn鈥檛 expect the team to win any games this season.
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CS-F hosts UT-San Antonio Tuesday before the team heads to Utah Valley on Dec. 23.
Following that game, CS-F will host five straight games between Dec. 29 and Jan. 13.
Zimcosky, Ohio U on break
After the Ohio University Bobcats swimming team finished up at the U.S. Winter Nationals on Dec. 2, they began a break from meets until Jan. 13 when the team hosts Duquesne and Xavier.
The team will then have a week off until it heads to Akron.
BV蘑菇视频 Capco helping St. Vincent
Jason Capco (Belle Vernon) has started three of Saint Vincent蘑菇视频 first seven games and is seventh on the team at 5.7 points per game and is averaging 3.7 rebounds per game.
Rice, Grove City in a groove
Monessen native Justice Rice has started all eight games on the young season for Grove City and is playing over 25 minutes a game while he still adjusts to the speed of the game.
If it s bit of a change for Rice who graduated from Monessen last year as the program蘑菇视频 third all-time leading scorer.
He is averaging 4.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in this, his freshman season.
The Wolverines host Mount Aloysius tonight in a non-section game.
The team is then off until Dec. 29 when it heads to Franciscan for another non-section contest.
PSU Fayette hoop teams face same opponent
Both the Penn State-Fayette men蘑菇视频 and women蘑菇视频 basketball teams play Cincinnati-Claremont Friday, albeit in different locations.
The women will look to improve to 4-4 at home while the men蘑菇视频 team will look to improve to 6-3 when it plays in the Tour Classic at SU-Beaver.
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