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Waynesburg hires former Cal assistant Wilson as head coach

By John Sacco Contributing Writer Waynesburg University was looking for an ace recruiter with a track record of success and a name known across the region as its next football coach. The Yellow Jackets found that guy. Larry Wilson, most recently the offensive coordinator for Clarion and ...

Waynesburg University pushes back against online hoax

The “fake news” accusation gets tossed around a lot, particularly by public officials who don’t like what the media is reporting. But officials at Waynesburg University are pushing back against something that is really, truly, honestly fake news. On Tuesday night, someone posted a ...

Coleman out as Yellow Jackets’ football coach

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Dr. Cornelius Coleman was relieved of his duties Tuesday as Waynesburg University’s head football coach after four seasons. Coleman succeeded Chris Smithley in the spring of 2022 but failed to produce a winning ...

‘So 1984’: Waynesburg U celebrates Banned Books Week

The books spread around the Skylight Room of Waynesburg University’s Eberly Library had one thing in common: Somewhere, they’d been pulled off the shelves. The university held a reading and discussion as part of its celebration of Banned Books Week, created by the American Library ...

Experienced Yellow Jackets seek to join PAC’s elite

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com The struggle to gain entrance into the Presidents’ Athletic Conference top-5 football teams is real for the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets. Over the last few seasons, Waynesburg has gotten close to breaking ...