Rick Hall used to play on beer-sponsored pro beach volleyball tours.

He might have time to hit the sand again.

After 41 seasons, Hall is retiring as women’s volleyball coach at Seton Hill.

The Griffins’ hall of famer finished with a record of 822-453.

“After 41 years, countless practices, bus rides, whistles, timeouts, and ‘one more rep’ speeches, I’ve decided it’s finally time to retire,” Hall said in a news release. “From playing volleyball matches in Sullivan, having only three total sports … to 22 sports and some of the best facilities around. I’ve had the privilege of coaching incredible athletes, surviving more five-set thrillers than any cardiologist would approve of, and somehow keeping my clipboard mostly intact through all of it.”

Hall was coach of the Griffins long before they joined the NCAA in 2006.

Early on, he won two Northeast Regional Coach of the Year awards, four district championships, two regional titles and made four national tournament appearances.

Hall led the team to 13 conference tournament trips and a PSAC title in 2018, when the Griffins made the NCAA Atlantic Regional final. They reached the NCAA Tournament four other times on his watch.

A Latrobe and Saint Vincent alum, Hall also coached briefly at Hempfield, has been a longtime college and high school official and has worked with young players in the Catholic Youth Organization in Greensburg for grades 4 through 8.

Football

Transfer portal: Punter Daishaun Alexander (Greensburg Salem) and tight end Braden Laux (Belle Vernon) entered the NCAA transfer portal with one year of football eligibility remaining.

Alexander, a junior who played at Shepherd, was named to the D2CCA All-Super Region One First Team and ranked as one of the top Division II punters in the country.

He had a 44.57-yard average on 44 kicks, 16 of which he placed inside the 20-yard line.

Laux, a freshman who was a standout quarterback and defensive end and won two WPIAL and PIAA titles at Belle Vernon, saw limited action at Eastern Michigan. He has four years of eligibility remaining.

Delaware: Grad student offensive lineman Fintan Brose (Hempfield) was named to the All-Conference USA first team. The NFL Draft prospect has played 10 games at left guard and two at center, starting all 12 for the bowl-bound Blue Hens (6-6), who are playing in Conference USA for the first time.

Brose, who began his college career as a defensive lineman, has played in 55 games, tying him for third in program history with, uniquely, his brother, Braden Brose, and Kedrick Whitehead.

Lehigh: Sophomore defensive back Luke Denny (Norwin) had a pair of tackles, but Lehigh (12-1) saw its perfect season come to an end with a 14-7 loss to Villanova in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

IUP: Redshirt sophomore receiver Devin Whitlock (Belle Vernon) was named to the D2CCA Super Region One First Team after a breakout season for the Crimson Hawks.

Whitlock led the PSAC and was third in NCAA Division II with 84 receptions for 927 yards and six touchdowns.

He transferred from Pitt, where was a preferred walk-on.

Men’s basketball

La Roche: Sophomore guard Cooper Rankin (Franklin Regional) had 10 points, his fourth double-digit scoring game of the season, as the Redhawks fell to Penn State Behrend, 75-71.

He had seven rebounds, six assists and four steals in a 74-60 loss to Alfred State.

Pitt-Greensburg: Off to their best start in at least 20 years, the Bobcats moved to 8-0 with an 89-88 win at Pitt-Bradford. Senior 6-foot-5 forward Trent Rozich continued to play with momentum, putting up 28 points and 15 rebounds, including 14 of 19 free throws, and senior Jackson Byer had 16 points and eight rebounds.

UPG posted a 93-66 win over Penn State Altoona in the AMCC opener as Rozich had his best all-around game since joining UPG with 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

Senior Michael Bigley added 15 points, sophomore Jahmir Collins 12 and senior Joziah Wyatt-Taylor and Byer had 11 each.

Rozich was named the AMCC Player of the Week.

Pitt-Johnstown: Junior guard Adam Bilinsky (Norwin) had a season-high 16 points in 35 minutes and added four steals as UPJ (5-3, 0-1 PSAC) fell to West Chester, 81-72.

Saint Vincent: Sophomore guard Terek Crosby (Yough) had a career-high 21 points, tying a game high as well, but the Bearcats fell to John Carroll, 104-79. Crosby made 8 of 15 shots, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed four rebounds.

The Bearcats (4-3, 1-0) won their PAC opener 84-80 over Waynesburg as junior Maxwell Gordon had a career-high 24 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Senior Jaden Gales added 19 points and six rebounds, and senior Dev Ostrowski had 11 points.

The Bearcats are on a seven-game road trip that will include the Cruzin Classic at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Fla.

SVC coach D.P. Harris coached at St. Thomas from 2019-21 before be returned to Latrobe.

Seton Hill: Senior Gabe Gillespie had 15 points, and junior Kedrick Curtis and redshirt sophomore Edir Ortiz matched double-doubles with 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Griffins edged Shippensburg, 88-83.

Junior Dimitrios Sklavenitis (14) and freshman Rashaad Williams (11) also scored in double figures.

The Griffins (7-1, 1-0 PSAC) handed East Stroudsburg its first loss of the season, scoring the first 10 points of overtime for a 93-85 win. Ortiz had 23, and Sklavenitis and Curtis had 10 apiece.

The Griffins swept this week’s PSAC West awards. Curtis was named the athlete of the week, Oritz the defensive player of the week.

Washington & Jefferson: Sophomore Cam Rowell (Franklin Regional) scored a season-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in an 86-71 victory over Chatham in a rematch of last year’s PAC championship game.

Last year’s PAC Newcomer of the Year, Rowell is averaging 9.0 points and 3.8 rebounds and shooting 48% from the field.

Women’s basketball

Allegheny: Sophomore Ava Kobus (Norwin) had a season-high 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting and added five rebounds in an 82-74 win over Geneva.

Freshman Regan Kerr (Greensburg Salem) grabbed 10 rebounds for Geneva.

Gannon: Sophomore Olivia Pepple (Penn-Trafford) had nine points, made 6 of 6 free throws and grabbed five rebounds in a 68-51 win over Shepherd.

Grove City: Junior forward Brooke McCoy (Hempfield) has played in seven games, with one start, for the Wolverines. She had 14 points, including 4 of 5 3-pointers, in 15 minutes against Pitt-Greensburg — an 86-49 win.

Penn State Behrend: Junior Lilly Palladino (Penn-Trafford) has started all seven games this season and is averaging 6.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals.

Pitt-Greensburg: Sophomore guard Autumn Matthews (Yough) had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and sophomore forward Kaylee Charles added 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists to power the Bobcats (1-6, 1-1) to their first win of the season 62-47 over Pitt-Bradford.

Robert Morris: Senior forward Bailey Kuhns (Greensburg Central Catholic) made a successful return to the court on which she used to play, scoring 10 points and pulling down seven rebounds as the Colonials defeated Mercyhurst, 73-71.

Kuhns transferred from Mercyhurst in the offseason. The All-NEC first teamer led the Lakers in scoring last season with a 19.9-point average.

Saint Vincent: Sophomore Brooke Evans made all nine shots she attempted for a career-high 18 points as the Bearcats rallied for a 75-73 win over Waynesburg in the PAC.

Senior Camdon Bashor had 13 points and eight rebounds, making 6 of 10 shots, in the win.

The Bearcats (6-3, 2-0) shot 51% from the field as a team.

Seton Hill: Senior Helene Cowan had 21 points to lead four Griffins (5-2, 1-0 PSAC) in double figures in a 78-70 win against East Stroudsburg.

Senior Hallie Cowan added 19 points, and two Griffins had double-doubles. Junior Hailee Ford had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and junior Mia Kalich 11 points and a season-high 19 rebounds.

Hallie Cowan was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week.

Shippensburg: Freshman forward Lauren Marton (Penn-Trafford) had a career-high 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, but the Raiders fell to Chestnut Hill, 89-76.

Wrestling

Army: Senior Ethan Berginc (Jeannette/Hempfield) upset No. 3-ranked Zan Fuggit of Wisconsin with a sudden-victory takedown at 133 pounds in the teams’ dual match.

Saint Vincent: Anthony Orlandini (149 pounds) and Chase Brandebura (174) won titles at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational in Grantham.

Orlandini went 5-0 with a pin, major decision and technical fall, and Brandebura was 4-0 and also had a pin and technical fall.

Brandebura was named the PAC Wrestler of the Week.

Women’s swimming

Grove City: Freshman Chaeli Keenan (Derry) won both board event as the Wolverines fell to Franciscan, 138-79.

She took the 1-meter dive with a score of 233.85 and won the 3-meter with a 251.60 total.

Men’s swimming

Westminster: Grad student Gino Piraino (Franklin Regional) won the 1-meter dive with a score of 359.10 points at the Wooster Invitational.

Men’s soccer

Grove City: Junior defender Colton Hudson (Franklin Regional) was named an NCAA Division III Third Team All-American and to the All-Region VII First Team.

The durable defender helped the Wolverines win the PAC and reach the NCAA Tournament. He anchored a defense that allowed just 12 goals in 20 games (10 shutouts), making 19 starts at center back.

Seton Hill: Junior forward James Aubrey and senior midfielder Julian Marker were named to the D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team.

Aubrey led the Griffins with 11 goals, and Marker had four goals and five assists.

Women’s soccer

Pitt-Greensburg: Sophomore defender and midfielder Dionna “Tiger” Santia was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Fourth Team. She had a goal and 10 assists for the Bobcats, making 17 starts.

Saint Vincent: Junior Emma Koller was named to the NCAA Division III All-Region VII Second Team, whereas teammate and sophomore Rilyn Warner made the fourth team.

Koller, a forward, scored a team-high 13 goals and had four assists. Warner, the Bearcats’ goalkeeper, had an 87.2 save percentage and posted 11 shutouts, going 13-4-1.

Women’s volleyball

Seton Hill: Junior middle blocker Catie Flohr was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Atlantic Region First Team.

Flohr has earned all-region honors for three straight years. She led the Griffins with 314 kills and hit .290 while also posting 95 blocks and 85 digs.

Women’s track & field

Duquesne: Freshman Melani Schmidt (Norwin) posted a time of 7.79 in the 60-meter dash in her collegiate debut. The mark is fifth on the Dukes’ all-time list.