NEW YORK - If the NHL season is to begin on time, it will have to be with a new collective bargaining agreement in place - not with replacement players.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday that the season won't start in October if a new agreement hasn't been reached with the union, but left open the possibility that replacement players would be considered if no deal is struck.

The league continues to plan on having hockey in October, Bettman said.

Both the NHL and the players' association said that no progress was made during a six-hour negotiating session on Tuesday.

Tyler Fitch, a member of the Grove City College men's golf team, was named Presidents' Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week.Fitch won for the second consecutive week by firing a 73 to help the Wolverines to a 10-stroke win over St. Vincent, then carded a 74 to finish in a tie for second place at the Thiel Invitational.

Bucknell University's Melanie Buczko was named Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete of the Year.The Butler grad finished 14th at the NCAA with a leap of 13 feet, 1½ inches in the pole vault and cleared a personal best 13-5½ at the NYU FasTimes Invitational in February.She was also the first ECAC Indoor Champion in program history and just the second to qualify for nationals.Buczko, a sophomore civil engineering major, carried a 3.58 GPA through the fall semester, posting a 3.74 in the fall term.