It has been a great semester bringing you the latest in all things Point Park Sports here are Point Park Sportsbeat. On last week’s show Kevin Calhoun was back to talk Point Park Sports with Matt Desmond. The guys started out by discussing Point Park Men’s Basketball and the road ahead. They broke … Continue reading
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Point Park Sportsbeat Blog by Zachary Weiss
Point Park Sportsbeat Blog by Zachary Weiss
Kevin Calhoun was away covering Point Park Men’s Basketball in New York, so I took his spot as host alongside Matt Desmond. We spent the first segment discussing the PPU Men’s Soccer. The team went into the AMC Tournament ranked first and receiving home field advantage for the tournament. While they ultimately lost in the … Continue reading
Point Park Sportsbeat Blog by Zachary Weiss
It was another great week of Point Park Sportsbeat, with hosts Kevin Calhoun and Matt Desmond. This week, the guys started discussing Point Park Men’s and Women’s Soccer. With both teams looking good for AMC playoff spots, they looked ahead at the schedule and highlighted some key points from thus far … Continue reading
Point Park Sportsbeat Blog by Zachary Weiss
First off, I would like to apologize for the lack of entry last week. There was no show two weeks ago thus no entry. Moving on to last week’s show, hosts Kevin Calhoun and Matt Desmond both ran through the soccer teams to open the show before breaking for a commercial. … Continue reading
Point Park Sportsbeat Blog by Zachary Weiss
Since this is the first ever blog post for Point Park Sportsbeat, let me introduce everyone to you and tell you what we are about before we recap the first show. My name is Zachary Weiss, and I am the Assistant Executive Producer of Point Park Sportsbeat. My responsibilities are to take pictures of each … Continue reading
Battle of the Pioneers: PPU Men and Women vs Malone #18 Men and Women
The Point Park Pioneers are welcomed back home this evening after both teams went 1-1 over their road trip last weekend. The ladies got a much needed win after falling to the Cougars less than 24 hours before taking on the Bulldogs of Wilberforce. The game was a difficult one to watch in the first … Continue reading
Gameday: PPU Men and Women @ MVNU Men and Women
As we go on in life things change. The weather, friends, teammates, death, a lot of things change. The true test of character is how you personally deal with that change. How you deal with it in front of others, and most importantly, inside yourself. Everyone has to deal with it, even teams, both Pioneers … Continue reading
Gameday: Point Park Men and Women vs RWC Men and Women
I got it right! Yay finally. But more importantly two entertaining games were played on Saturday vs the Yellow Jackets. The women had a heck of a first half against the 9th ranked team in the country but were not able to pull through in the end as the fell 70-59. Joncelyn Peterkin had a … Continue reading
Preview: Pioneers Men and Women vs Cedarville Men and #9 Women
So I was wrong on both of my predictions from Tuesday. Which means the Pioneers were swept by the Wildcats. You know that happens so what. Can’t win them all. But the good thing with basketball is that in most cases you have a short time in-between games which means a quick turnaround to rebound … Continue reading
Preview: Point Park Men and Women vs Daemen Men and #12 Women
Well here we are once again. I have moved back into my apartment and it is balls cold outside, yep it must be January. But January just doesn’t mean that school is starting back up and it is colder than being frozen by sub-zero in mortal kombat… It also means that basketball is back and … Continue reading
Gameday: Point Park Men and Women vs Walsh #1 Men and #17 Women
Having that turkey hangover? Don’t want to go to class? Yea I understand that feeling, unfortunately I stay at home one night and get horribly sick, which I still am. Never fun, sore throat, hacking green stuff, the whole nine yards just wonderful. However the show must go on, and by the show I mean … Continue reading
Preview: Point Park (2-0) @ #12 West Liberty (1-0)
Both basketball teams are well underway and it appears that both have the potential to have good seasons. The men with players like TJ Heatherington, Jimmy Sherwood, and Kris Douse opened their campaign with two wins in the Lord Amhurst tournament. The women with Ashley Henderson and April Austin along with newcomer Anna-Marie Boshkova appear … Continue reading
Athlete of the Week- Joncelyn Peterkin
Joncelyn Peterkin is a junior center on the Point Park Women’s Basketball team, and she is the Featured Athlete for the week of November 15th. Peterkin is a West Mifflin, Pa native and is in her second year in the basketball program at Point Park University after transferring over from Carlow University. In the opening … Continue reading
Point Park vs Rio Grande Preview
Ahhh just like last week their is that smell in the air, no not the awkward one outside lawrence hall that smells kind of like chlorine, no but another basketball season is about to start this evening. Yes this time it is the women’s basketball team in the spotlight this week as the men are … Continue reading
Athlete of the Week- Jimmy Sherwood
This week’s featured athlete is Jimmy Sherwood a senior transfer from Arkansas Tech who is making his name known at Point Park University for his basketball skills. Sherwood was scoring left and right in this weekend’s Lord Amherst Classic at Daemen College facing WHAC opponent Sienna Heights and Sunrise conference opponent Maine Fort Kent. Sherwood … Continue reading
Point Park vs Maine at Fort Kent Preview
Nothing like starting off a basketball season like upsetting the #25 team in the nation. Thats just what the Pioneers did last night beating the Siena Heights Saints 81-70. I hate to say I told you so, but I did. The Pioneers were able take some of my keys (I am sure that Coach Rager … Continue reading
Point Park vs Siena Heights Preview
Ahhh do you feel that in the air? No its not that cold neck chilling air, its something else. Something… Sporty. The calender has changed and it is now that time, time for the basketball season to start. It comes as a bit of a surprise. Basketball season kind of just sneaks up on you. … Continue reading
Point Park Basketball Broadcast Right Here on WPPJ!
Pittsburgh– The Point Park Men’s Basketball team will be kicking off their season this Friday night at the Daemen Tournament against #25 Siena Heights at 5:30. This season the Pioneers will be under the direction of Bob Rager who is in his 22nd year as PPU head basketball coach. Rager is just five wins away … Continue reading
Player of The Week- Colleen Poploski
Colleen Poploski is a freshman on the Point Park women’s soccer team and is this week’s featured athlete. Poploski, the 5-7 freshman, is a native of Bethel Park, Pa. Colleen has collected 13 points on the season as she has 6 goals and 1 assist. The freshman forward currently holds second place for the most … Continue reading
Player of The Week Edition 1
Hey everyone, Kevin Calhoun here with the first installment of Point Park’s: Player of the Week. Each and every week this year, I’ll be posting my choice for the athlete of the week. This week’s player of the week is…. volleyball player Rachel Roddy. Roddy led the Pioneers over the weekend in the Pioneers Invitational … Continue reading