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Balance and consistency send Shepherd to top of early standings
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Balanced scoring, consistent rebounding and a useful core of eight players have all had equal roles in Shepherd’s movement toward the top of PSAC East standings. On Monday, the Rams had surfaced with the early lead in the conference standings. With different players ...
Franklin Pierce elevates game in second half to stop Shepherd women’s soccer win streak
RINDGE, N.H. -- After a first half of in-control women's soccer against homestanding Franklin Pierce University, Shepherd University saw the scoreboard read 0-0 in the gray-clouded chill of southern New Hampshire. The Rams had used the skills of Sofia Carrera, Reagan Ackermann and Erika Moore ...
Hit by the Hurricane
Shepherd reaches new heights in stopping Gannon in Regional women’s soccer
SHEPHERDSTOWN — It was cold and even a bit bitter when Shepherd University’s women’s soccer team lined up against visiting Gannon University in the finals of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional last Sunday afternoon. But it was soon to be warm and toasty, as the Rams hoisted the large ...
Shepherd men sweep quality teams on the road
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Opening eyes all over the length and breadth of the far-flung Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, the Shepherd University men’s basketball team defeated both undefeated Seton Hill and undefeated California on back-to-back nights on the home floors of the two western ...
Shepherd football closes season with win over Seton Hill
GREENSBURG, Pa. — In a typical mid-November football game in western Pennsylvania, both defenses and the raw weather owned the season-closing afternoon for winning Shepherd University and homestanding Seton Hill University. The smallish crowd sat huddled on the mostly cloudy day, as the Rams ...
Shepherd men seek first winning season since 2017-2018
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Highly regarded Seton Hill University and California University of Pennsylvania provide Shepherd University with two conference crossover games this weekend, when the men’s basketball season moves past the earliest stages and into full swing for the 2024-2025 season. The ...
Jefferson High School Hall of Fame founded
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION -- Jefferson High School’s inaugural Hall of Fame class was named on Friday night. The 2024 inductees included, from left to right: Don Hetzell, first athletic director; legendary baseball coach John Lowery; Randy Taylor (son of Jim Taylor); James Jett, star receiver at ...
