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Local Briefs: Rawlins to transfer from WVU

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Freshman quarterback Chavas Rawlins, a Monessen graduate, intends to transfer from West Virginia University, though his destination is not yet known.

Rawlins enrolled early at West Virginia this spring.

He was recruited by former Mountaineers quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital, who has since left to take a position on the Texas A&M coaching staff.

Washington & Jefferson won its ninth-straight Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s All-Sports Trophy fo the 2012-13 school year, scoring 66 points to beat second-place Grove City.

W&J finished in the top three of the league in baseball (first), golf (second) and track (third) to help itself to the title.

Waynesburg finished fifth with 49 points.

Grove City won the women’s title, with Westminster second and W&J third. Waynesburg finished fifth on the women’s side.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed rookie safety Shamarko Thomas to a four-year contract.

The Steelers selected Thomas with the 111th overall pick in last month’s NFL draft, trading a third-round pick in 2014 to the Cleveland Browns to move up and take Thomas.

Financial details were not disclosed. Thomas is expected to be the primary backup at safety after veterans Ryan Mundy and Will Allen left via free agency in the offseason. Thomas was a first-team All-Big East selection last year at Syracuse after making a career-high 88 tackles for the Orange.

Thomas is the first of Pittsburgh’s nine draft picks to sign. The Steelers begin organized team activities next week.

Jesse Stechly scored on a bunt by Jeremiah Gump in the seventh inning to give Ace Sporting Goods a 7-6 victory over Elks Lodge in Washington Pony League action late Wednesday.

Garrett Briant doubled for Elks.

• Connor Anderson struck out 12 in a complete game victory for Fairmont Supply over Chambers Insurance in a Washington Pony game Thursday.

Cameron Fuller had a two-run single in a five-run sixth inning for Fairmont (4-4).

Isaiah Perry homered, while losing pitcher Mac Chambers struck out eight for Chambers Insurance.

• Nick Herrnberger threw a one-hitter as Marthinsen & Salvitti defeated Ace Sporting Goods, 14-3, in a Washington Pony game.

Jackson Quedenfeld broke up the no-hitter with a fifth-inning single for Ace (5-3).

Sean Clark had three hits, while Jacob Dobich doubled for Marthinsen & Salvitti (5-3).

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