Paul Schofield stories, Page 103

The ACC announced Tuesday it is shutting down all athletic-related activities, including all competition and practices, through the end of the 2019-20 academic year. It was a unanimous decision made to mitigate the further spread of coronavirus. Each university will continue to work in accordance with its school and state...

Super Bowl MVPs go to Disney World the day after the game. Greensburg Salem senior Riley Stoner went to the Orlando, Fla., area theme park the day after she won a second Pennsylvania USA Girls wrestling title in Gettysburg. She pinned Montoursville’s Dominic Daugherty at 2 minutes, 22 seconds in...

Bob Kovalcin resigned as Latrobe softball coach in 2012 to watch his daughter play college softball. Now that his daughter’s college career is over, Kovalcin returned to Latrobe, and he is back coaching the Wildcats after Rick Kozusko retired at the end of the 2019 season. Kovalcin coached Latrobe to...

It’s been three years since the Latrobe Wildcats were baseball champions in the WPIAL and PIAA in 2017. The past two seasons haven’t gone as well, but Latrobe coach Matt Basciano said he expects the team should be in the thick of the Section 2-6A race. He expects Penn-Trafford and...

The Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling State Championship, which was to be held at the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center this weekend, has been postponed because of coronavirus concerns. Organizers are working with Pitt officials to reschedule the event at a later date. The youth tournament features boys and girls wrestlers...

The annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, scheduled for Saturday at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House, has been canceled because of the health concerns over coronavirus. The match pitted a team of United States all-stars against a team of Pennsylvania All-Stars, which were highlighted by WPIAL champions Kurtis Phipps of Norwin, Gerrit Nijenhuis...

When Hollidaysburg jumped out to a quick lead against Chartiers Valley on Wednesday in a PIAA Class 5A girls basketball second-round playoff game, there was no panic by the Colts. When you own the WPIAL record with a 57-game winning streak, breaking North Catholic’s 31-year-old mark, you’re not going to...

There is a reason for optimism for the Jeannette softball team. Coach Zac Karas said last season’s WPIAL playoff win against Mapletown did wonders for the program. And with seven starters returning, the Jayhawks look to make another playoff run. Jeannette finished 9-6 overall and 7-5 in Section 3-1A, tied...

Three years ago, Jeannette was celebrating its first WPIAL baseball title. As coach Marcus Clarkson prepares for the 2020 season, he hopes he has enough players to play games and complete the season. Jeannette will open with 12 players on the roster as Clarkson tries to replace eight starters, seven...

Kurtis Phipps’ high school wrestling career isn’t over just yet. The Norwin senior was selected to compete for the Pennsylvania all-star team at the annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Saturday at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House. A team of WPIAL all-stars will wrestle Maryland’s all-stars at 4 p.m. followed by the USA...

HERSHEY — It was another dominating year for the WPIAL at the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships Saturday. There were six state champions from the WPIAL headed by two-time champion Canon-McMillan senior Gerrit Nijenhuis (182). District 11 had three champions. Four all-WPIAL finals were contested. Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps used...

HERSHEY — On a day when Ellwood City senior Austin Walley became the school’s first state champion, the only thing fans who attended the PIAA Class AA championship were talking about was officiating in the 160-pound final. That’s where Notre Dame-Green Pond senior Andrew Cerniglia defeated Frazier senior Thayne Lawrence,...

HERSHEY — Latrobe freshman Vincent Kilkeary continued his stunning run through the PIAA Class AAA individual wrestling tournament. Now he finds himself in the finals Saturday night at the Giant Center. Kilkeary scored 11 points in the third period and rallied for a thrilling 14-10 victory against tournament favorite Ty...

HERSHEY — Frazier senior Thayne Lawrence’s high school wrestling career will come to an end Saturday at Giant Center. The big question is whether he will become a three-time PIAA champion. It won’t be easy as he faces last season’s 145-pound champion, Andrew Cerniglia, in the 160-pound showdown at 2...

HERSHEY — Derry junior Ty Cymmerman must wait another year to win a state title. That dream came to an end Friday in the PIAA Class AA quarterfinals when he lost to Tunkhannock senior David Evans, 17-8. But Cymmerman bounced back in the consolation rounds and earned his second consecutive...

HERSHEY — The smallest guys in the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships are making some big noise. On a day where controversial calls cost Franklin Regional junior Carter Dibert and Waynesburg freshman Mac Church possible state titles Friday, Latrobe freshman Vincent Kilkeary, a 5-foot ball of thunder, rolled into the...

Kurtis Phipps became the 30th wrestler in WPIAL history to win four district titles. But that wasn’t enough history for the Norwin senior, who wanted to finish his career by winning another gold medal. He overcame a poor seeding and then pinned Franklin Regional sophomore Finn Solomon and defeated Waynesburg...

Franklin Regional senior Carter Dibert won his first WPIAL Class AAA title on Feb. 29 and quickly turned his focus to winning his second PIAA gold medal. Dibert defeated West Allegheny freshman Nico Taddy, 5-2, in the WPIAL finals at 113 pounds. He placed second at 106 in 2019, losing...

HERSHEY — Friday has gone a lot better for WPIAL Class AA wrestlers at the PIAA individual championships at the Giant Center. But can the evening session make it a great day for the WPIAL. Seven wrestlers advanced to the semifinals, which will begin at 7:15 p.m. The group includes...

HERSHEY — You couldn’t ask for a crazier day for WPIAL wrestlers than Thursday at the Giant Center. Talk about your polar opposites. The WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers shined, as 34 of 56 competing advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals. Class AA wrestlers didn’t do very well, as only 11 of...

HERSHEY — It was a perfect first day at the PIAA Class AAA individual wrestling championships for Hempfield, highlighted by a huge upset by junior Ethan Berginc. The student at Jeannette, which co-ops with Hempfield for wrestling, stunned Giant Center crowd when he edged local favorite and No. 2 seed...