Paul Schofield stories, Page 105
Petrarca, Peters Township boys hold off Hempfield rally
A poor first half and the hot shooting of Peters Township senior Sam Petrarca did in the Hempfield boys basketball team Tuesday night. Petrarca, a 6-foot-4 forward, scored a game-high 28 points, 16 in the first half, and Peters Township held off a late rally for a 55-46 victory in...
Wrestling notebook: Norwin’s Weinzen done for season with arm injury
The season is over for Norwin senior Ryan Weinzen. Weinzen suffered an injury to his left arm at practice, and it was serious enough that he might need surgery. Weinzen (19-3) was having a good season and was ranked behind returning state champion Gerrit Nijenhuis of Canon-McMillan and Donovan McMillen...
Yough champs enter school’s wrestling record books, still have goals to achieveVideo
Shane Momyer and Glenn Christner did something Friday at the WPIAL Class AA section tournament that is a rare occurrence in Yough wresting history. They won section titles. The last Yough wrestler to win a section title was Tom Sever in 2015. And in an even rarer occurrence, Yough wrestlers...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Feb. 18, 2020
Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (36-4); 2. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (26-12); 3.Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (29-3); 4. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (21-5); 5. Ty Watters, so., West Allegheny (11-0). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr. Franklin Regional (31-2); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr. Hempfield (26-4); 3. Nico Taddy,...
Five WPIAL wrestlers receive tops seeds at Southwest Region tournament
Pairings for the PIAA Class AA Southwest Region tournament were released Sunday, and five WPIAL wrestlers received No. 1 seeds. Heading the list is two-time PIAA champion and four-time WPIAL champion Thayne Lawrence of Frazier. He got the top billing at 160 pounds. The others top seeds are South Park...
Derry’s Cymmerman, three others reach elite status at WPIAL Class AA wrestling championshipsVideo
There are certain things in the modern day of wrestling that continue to impress fans. One-hundred fifty career wins, winning a state title or being a three-time or four-time WPIAL or PIAA champion. If you achieve one of those during the high school career, you’re looked at in a different...
Wrestling notebook: Teams using female wrestlers for free points
Saucon Valley and Reynolds presented a girl during their matches against Notre Dame-Green Pond, a catholic school in Easton, to collect a forfeit at the PIAA Team Championship in Hershey over the weekend. According to diocese rules, a male is not permitted to compete against a girl in wrestling. Reynolds...
TribHSSN individual wrestling rankings for Feb. 12, 2020
Tribune-Review Individual Rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (37-4); 2. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (25-10-7); 3. Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (29-3); 4. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (20-4); 5. Ty Watters, so. West Allegheny (11-0) 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr. Franklin Regional (32-2); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr. Hempfield...
Derry’s Ty Cymmerman would give singlet off his back to be a state champ
There are five wrestling uniforms hanging on the wall inside the Derry wrestling room. They belonged to the five wrestlers – Mike May, Troy Dolan, Travis Shaffer, Jimmy Gulibon and Micky Phillippi – who have won PIAA titles at the school. Junior Ty Cymmerman would like to join those guys...
TribHSSN state team wrestling rankings for Feb. 12, 2020
State team rankings Class AAA Team 2019-20 record LW 1. Nazareth (11) 21-1 1 2. Waynesburg 15-1 2 3. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 16-3 3 4. Erie Prep (10) 22-3 5 5. Seneca Valley 18-4 4 6. Canon-McMillan 16-6 6 7. Hempfield 22-4 7 8. Kiski Area 13-4 10 9. Spring...
Jeannette boys basketball team awarded No. 3 seed for WPIAL playoffs
One of the hottest teams since Christmas was the Jeannette boys basketball squad. After beginning the season 1-6, the Jayhawks went 14-1, with the only loss coming against Class 6A Penn-Trafford. The WPIAL awarded Jeannette a No. 3 seed in Class 2A behind No. 1 Our Lady of the Sacred...
Injury keeps Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer from defending state wrestling title
When the WPIAL wrestling committee releases the Class AA section tournament pairings Tuesday, at least one big-name wrestler will be missing. Mt. Pleasant sophomore Dayton Pitzer, who’s been sidelined for the season following a preseason leg injury, had surgery, and according to Mt. Pleasant coach Zach Snyder, his doctor advised...
Waynesburg’s 2nd-place finish at PIAA team wrestling start of something big
HERSHEY — The path to the PIAA Class AAA team wrestling championship next year could run through Greene County. Waynesburg showed it should be the team to beat in 2021 after its second-place finish Saturday at the Giant Center. In the final, the Raiders lost 38-21 to Nazareth, the District...
Burrell wrestling team comes up short of PIAA goal
HERSHEY — Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields gave his team a stern message after it fell one step shy of its goal in the PIAA team championship Saturday at the Giant Center. While he was pleased with the Bucs’ effort, he didn’t like losing in the same round and against...
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Waynesburg reaches state finals
All Waynesburg junior Wyatt Henson was focused on was winning his match Friday at the Giant Center. He didn’t realize that his major decision victory clinched his team’s win against District 11 power Bethlehem Catholic. The Raiders (15-0), who are making their first trip to the PIAA Class AAA Team...
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Burgettstown bows out
HERSHEY — Burgettstown’s first trip to the PIAA team wrestling tournament was memorable, but the Blue Devils wanted more. District 3 champion Hamburg (18-1) used a quick start and rolled to a 46-26 victory in the first round of the Class AA consolations Friday morning at the Giant Center. The...
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Slow start costs Burrell in quarterfinals
HERSHEY — Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields said he doesn’t measure his wrestlers by wins or losses. He measures by the type of effort they give during their matches. Shields gave his team high marks Friday after Burrell split its matches at the PIAA Class AA team championship at Giant...
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Canon-McMillan marches past Gettysburg
HERSHEY – There was a rumor circulating around the Giant Center on Thursday that if Gettysburg were to defeat Canon-McMillan and face Bethlehem Catholic, it would use girls in the lineup to collect forfeits in the next round. There is a rule in the Allentown Diocese that a boy cannot...
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Waynesburg slides by Central Dauphin
HERSHEY – Waynesburg’s first-ever match at the PIAA Class AAA Team Wrestling Championship went very well. In fact, the WPIAL champions looked like they’ve been there before. Waynesburg (13-0) didn’t let the bright lights of the Giant Center get to them. The Raiders just went out and pummeled District 3...
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Seneca Valley eases past State College
HERSHEY – Seneca Valley used pins by Chanz Shearer (138 pounds) and Antonio Amelio (145) to open a lead, and then got late pins from Liam Volk-Klos (182) and Nick Funovits (220) to defeat District 6 champion State College, 34-29. The win puts the Raiders (16-2) into the quarterfinals against...
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Burrell decks Montoursville
HERSHEY – When Burrell junior A.J. Corrado opened the PIAA Class AA Team Wrestling Championship with an 18-second pin, it was a sure sign of what was to come. Burrell kicked off the tournament with an impressive 46-21 victory against Montoursville on Thursday at the Giant Center. The Bucs (11-5)...
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Burgettstown stumbles against Chestnut Ridge
HERSHEY — District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge won the final seven bouts and eased past WPIAL runner-up Burgettstown, 56-12, on Thursday at PIAA Class AA Team Championship at Giant Center. It was the first time that Burgettstown has qualified for the team tournament. A pin by heavyweight Riley Kemper and...
5 things to watch at the PIAA team wrestling championships
The PIAA team wrestling championships begin Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey. The WPIAL will be represented by five teams — Waynesburg, Seneca Valley and Canon-McMillan in Class AAA and Burrell and Burgettstown in Class AA. Carrick from the Pittsburgh City League qualified for the Class AAA tournament but...
Yough hires new football coach
When Chris Chunko reached age 50, he felt his chances of becoming a head football coach were dwindling. That was until Tuesday when Yough school board members hired him as their new coach to replace Scott Wood, who was not retained after going 1-9 in 2019. In four seasons, Wood...
Balanced attack helps GCC boys take down Imani in 1st-place showdownVideo
Greensburg Central Catholic clinched at least a tie for the WPIAL Section 3-A title Tuesday, but first-year coach Christian Hyland wants more. “I’m greedy,” Hyland joked after his team defeated Imani Christian Academy, 67-48, in a first-place showdown. “I don’t like ties. We want to win the section outright at...
