Four Division III football conferences are joining the ever-growing number of leagues sponsoring postgame bowls, as the Ohio Athletic Conference, Presidents' Athletic Conference, North Coast Athletic Conference and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference will square off this November in Canton.
Waynesburg's head football coach, Rich Shepas, announced that he will be retiring after 12 years with the Yellow Jackets, including a 10-win season in 2012.
Ohio Wesleyan and Waynesburg are off to their best starts in at least half a decade. And both are still in contention for a playoff spot with just two weeks remaining in the season.
In his first game as starting quarterback, Waynesburg's Tyler Fatigante went 6-of-24 for just 16 yards. But his team won. And the thing is, it kept winning. Now, with a 5-0 record, Fatigante has developed into a star player and a threat to PAC opponents.
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Nov. 14) – The Waynesburg University football team will get a chance to end the 2011 season on a high note on Saturday, Nov. 19, as it has accepted a bid to play in the 2011 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Atlantic Bowl.
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Oct. 29) – The snowy, wet, dreary weather conditions at John F. Wiley Stadium provided an appropriate background for Saturday's Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) matchup between Waynesburg and visiting Saint Vincent.
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Oct. 8) – During last week’s 23-7 victory over Bethany, the Waynesburg University football team used its power running game to cut through the Bison defense and the cold, rainy weather. With this weekend’s setting transforming into beautiful, warm, sunny skies, the Yellow Jacket offense made its own metamorphosis into a high powered passing attack against Geneva.
GROVE CITY, Pa. (Sept. 24) – During last week's 46-7 win, the Waynesburg University football team not only succeeded on both sides of the ball, but they took care of the minor details like keeping penalties to a minimum and winning the turnover battle.
Waynesburg assistant coach and 2007 D3football.com first team All-American defensive end Mike Czerwien died July 6 after having a medical issue on site at his part-time construction job.
Graduating two of the top rushers in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and having to rebuild on the fly may have been too tall of an order for some coaching staffs. However, that was not the case for the Yellow Jackets.