Dave Mackall stories, Page 22
Duquesne drops 9th straight game, losing at home to Fordham
File this one away in the stinker category — as in someone had to win. Fordham took the honors, despite playing without its leading scorer. Duquesne continued to reel, falling for the ninth time in a row. “I’m not used to this. It’s super hard,” Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot said...
Robert Morris men fall short in another closely contested game
The closely contested losses continue to pile up for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team in its second season in the Horizon League, and it’s starting to wear out the Colonials. This time, they fell just short against Oakland, 71-68, on Friday night at UPMC Events Center, dropping to 1-9...
Duquesne losing streak hits 8 with defeat at Dayton
Duquesne’s losing streak expanded to eight games Wednesday night with its second lopsided loss of the season to Dayton. “They just have better players than we do,” Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot said, clearly upset with another lackluster finish from his team. Kobe Elvis scored 13 points, and Toumani Camara added...
Star scorer Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy too much for Robert Morris
Robert Morris has seen enough of Detroit Mercy and its shooting star, Antoine Davis. Nearly a year after the Titans and Davis torched the Colonials three times in a span of seven days, they made their first-ever appearance on Robert Morris’ Moon campus and did it again Wednesday night. Davis,...
Southmoreland grad Jaden Datz finds long-awaited success with W&J wrestling
He could’ve been impatient. Instead, Jaden Datz showed discipline. For the former Southmoreland High School multi-sport star, who is the top winner this season for the Washington & Jefferson College wrestling team, his patience has paid off after he endured a long period of heartache and sweat. A senior, Datz...
Robert Morris tops IUPUI for 1st Horizon road victory this season
Not much has been easy for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team since joining the Horizon League a year ago. The Colonials have had their moments, but most times — even in battles down to the wire — they’ve come up short. Saturday’s matchup against shorthanded IUPUI in the teams’...
Duquesne men’s basketball team loses 7th in row
Duquesne’s basketball woes just keep continuing. Even without its leading scorer and rebounder, VCU survived the reeling Dukes’ challenge Saturday and handed them their seventh consecutive loss, a 71-62 decision at Siegel Center in Richmond, Va., behind Hason Ward’s 13 points and 10 rebounds. “They tried hard,” Duquesne coach Keith...
Robert Morris struggles on road again in loss to Illinois-Chicago
If there’s one thing that irks Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole as much as anything, it’s when his teams fall asleep on defense. As much as he tried Thursday night in Chicago, Toole wasn’t able to wake up the Colonials long enough to see them get their first...
Robert Morris men rack up another Horizon League win
In a season of few victories, Robert Morris finally has won back-to-back games for the first time. Michael Green III scored 21 points, Enoch Cheeks notched a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds and the Colonials held off Green Bay, 62-60, on Saturday night at UPMC Events Center. It...
Duquesne men suffer 5th straight loss, falling at home to Saint Louis
Hushed, composed and humble, Keith Dambrot met his detractors head-on. It was as good a time as any for Duquesne’s fifth-year men’s basketball coach to reflect on the past and wonder what might be down the road. Dambrot, in the aftermath of a blowout loss at home, was searching for...
Ligonier Valley’s Roddy, Latrobe’s Polosky win county diving titles
Though he had to wait an extra year to win his second county diving championship, Ligonier Valley senior Nick Roddy never lost confidence in his abilities. As the school’s lone male diver, Roddy was determined to come through again. That he did, overpowering the pack Friday to repeat as the...
Robert Morris stomps Milwaukee, avenges defeat
In the days of the Northeast Conference, not too very long ago, it would have been a rare occasion for NBA scouts to attend a Robert Morris basketball game. In the higher-profile Horizon League, the Colonials’ home since 2020, it also isn’t an every-day occurrence. But, while both conferences have...
Hempfield rifle team aims to defend WPIAL championship
Ping … ping … “Matt, keep that elbow in tight, bud! Where ya at?” With his first relay team of the day taking aim, Hempfield rifle coach Jason Wilkinson looks through a telescope at a magnified view of the targets as the hollow, pinging sound of the Anschutz 22 long-range...
Robert Morris loses another close game to Horizon League favorite Cleveland StateVideo
Another chance, another close loss. Not that the outcome of every Robert Morris men’s basketball game has come down to the final minutes, but the Colonials sure have been in their share of heartbreakers. Add Sunday’s rematch with Horizon League favorite Cleveland State to the list. D’Moi Hodge scored 22...
Hempfield’s Tapper uses indoor reps to hone talents in throws, pole vault
Elizabeth Tapper made history last season at Hempfield as the first female from a Pennsylvania high school to qualify simultaneously for a throwing event and the dissimilar pole vault competition at the PIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Is she fazed by the feat? Spartans coach Dave Murray is. “She’s...
Robert Morris men finally get first Horizon League win of seasonVideo
The only remaining men’s basketball team without a Horizon League victory this season, Robert Morris rode Khaliel Spear’s double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds to a 72-62 victory over Northern Kentucky on Saturday night at UPMC Events Center. It was just the fourth league victory for Robert Morris (3-14,...
Dayton uses size advantage to top Duquesne in Atlantic 10 matchup
The mystifying transfer portal’s impact on college sports was on full display at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Saturday as Duquesne and Dayton brought their overhauled basketball lineups to the court for a renewal of a long and storied series. Dayton is ranked dead-last among 358 Division I teams in KenPom.com’s...
Robert Morris loses another close conference game
The UPMC Events Center has been almost kind to the Robert Morris men’s basketball team since the Colonials switched conference allegiances before the start of last season. A bounce here, a bucket there could have been the difference between the team’s 2-9 record so far in its 11 Horizon League...
Fordham sinks Duquesne on last-second layup
In one moment, Duquesne was hoping for another tight victory — its fourth win in a row — but in the next, the Dukes were walking away with another tight loss. Fordham ended a six-game losing streak to Duquesne in men’s basketball Wednesday night, rallying from a 13-point, first-half deficit...
Family, friends fondly remember longtime Laurel Valley football coach Jerry Page
The Laurel Highlands took a hit last month that was bigger, harder and louder than any collision ever witnessed during a Saturday afternoon football game in New Florence. Rest in peace, Jerry Page. Your absence leaves a gaping hole in and around Westmoreland County. Page, a former mathematics teacher who...
‘Frustrating’ home loss to Purdue Fort Wayne for Robert MorrisVideo
Jalon Pipkins scored 18 points to lead four Purdue Fort Wayne players in double figures, and the Mastodons beat Robert Morris, 76-70, Sunday at UPMC Events Center, handing the men’s basketball team their fourth consecutive and third Horizon League single-digit setback in a row. Robert Morris (2-13, 0-6) dropped a...
After 19-day layoff, Duquesne rallies past UMass in Atlantic 10 opener
It didn’t start the way they’d have liked, but the Duquesne Dukes loved the way their Atlantic 10 men’s basketball opener finished at Massachusetts. The Dukes shook off the rust from a 19-day layoff and overcame a 12-point, first-half deficit Saturday to beat the Minutemen, 78-74, behind a combined 48...
Robert Morris looks ahead to matchup with Purdue Fort Wayne after leading scorer enters transfer portal
Robert Morris’ longest homestand of the men’s basketball season continues Sunday with a visit from Purdue Fort Wayne. Can the Colonials avoid a letdown after nearly beating Horizon League preseason favorite Cleveland State on Friday night in a tough, 78-77 setback? “Really proud of the fight the guys showed for...
Robert Morris continues to struggle, loses to Youngstown State
It’s been a tough ride so far in the Horizon League for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team. “No fun,” coach Andy Toole said following the Colonials’ latest effort. Another game, another frustrating result. Just two years in, their quest for some traction continues to sputter. Michael Akuchie turned in...
Greensburg Salem pays tribute to boys basketball icon ‘Coach Paul’
He was a good basketball player at Springdale High School — enough so to earn a scholarship to Westminster — but Paul Sapotichne soon realized he wasn’t going anywhere with a basketball in his hands. So he decided to become a coach. “I’d always wanted to coach,” he said. Turns...
