RAY SWANSON | Keystoner New stadium set for Greyhounds

Poor economy?
Sure doesn't seem that way in the surrounding areas of New Wilmington and Springfield Township.
Ground has been broken for a new football stadium, complete with artificial turf and an all-weather track, at Wilmington Area High School. And over in Springfield Township, plans are in the works for a BORN-2-RUN SPORTS Complex which will include a huge 60,000 square-foot building that will contain a soccer field, four basketball courts, a day-care facility and a physical therapy/health center.
Cost for the Wilmington project has been estimated at $3.6 million. In addition to the turf and track, other improvements include a renovated press box, new ticket booths, rest rooms and concession stands. Seating now will hold 3,000.
No one could be more happy with the new facility than Terry Verrelli who has served as head coach of the Greyhounds for nearly a quarter of a century. He had been contemplating retirement until he was persuaded to remain on. The new facility undoubtedly made Verrelli have a change of mind.
All of the new improvements should be made by the beginning of football season this year.
It was a long time coming as no major renovations have been made at the filed for over 30 years. The news undoubtedly was worth waiting for and now the Greyhounds will be able to add to their already powerful football program.
James Hoy, Barkeyville, and head basketball coach at Sharon High School, will run the complex in Springfield Township, which will be located across from My Brother's Place on Route 208. Hoy already runs BORN-2-RUN basketball camps in the Pittsburgh area.
Also featured at the complex will be a deck hockey rink and a dormitory that will house 300. Outside will be two more soccer fields.
Ground-breaking ceremonies could take place in July.
All-sports trophy
It didn't take Westminster College long to establish itself as one of the powerhouses in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. In the first season the Titans were eligible for conference awards, they captured the PAC Men's All-Sports Trophy while the Titans were a close second to Grove City in the women's competition.
The all-sports trophies are awarded to the schools which perform the best across the board in league competition. First place finishes are worth six points, second place five points, third place four points, and so on.
The Titan men captured PAC titles in soccer, swimming and golf and finished third or higher in eight of the nine sports to snare the crown. The Titans garnered 43 points and were followed by Grove City (39 points), W & amp;J, 37.5; Thiel, 35; Waynesburg, 23.5; and Bethany, 20. The win by Westminster broke Grove City's five-year streak of PAC Men's All-Sports Trophy titles.
The Grove City women captured their third consecutive All-Sports Trophy and eighth in the past nine years.
The Lady Wolverines finished with 47 points, followed by Westminster with 44.5; Bethany, 26; W & amp;J, 25; Thiel, 23; and Waynesburg, 14.5.
The Lady Titans captured PAC championships in soccer, volleyball and swimming and placed second in four other sports, but could not overtake the powerful Lady Wolverines.
In combining the men's and women's all-sports trophy scores, Westminster came away with t he most successful all-around athletic year of all six PAC schools. The 18 Titan varsity sports team have a combined total of 87.5 points. Grove City shows 86, W & amp;J, 61.5; Thiel, 58; Bethany, 46 and Waynesburg, 38.