Paul Schofield stories, Page 106

Greensburg Central Catholic senior Patrick Brewer will be wearing red on his uniform this fall. That’s because he signed a letter of intent to run track at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.. Brewer, who wrestles for Mt. Pleasant, plans to be a decathlete for the Big Red. He chose track...

Latrobe will be headed back to the WPIAL Class AAA team wrestling tournament as long as it takes care of business. All the Wildcats (3-1, 2-1) must do to clinch an automatic bid into the tournament is defeat Gateway on Thursday and Penn Hills on Jan. 15 to clinch second...

Latrobe wrestling coach Mike Ciotti wasn’t surprised his team was leading the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament after first day of action. And while the Wildcats weren’t able to secure their 13th team title, Latrobe let teams from the county know it’s making a comeback. Latrobe (2-1, 1-1)...

The annual Westmoreland County Junior High wrestling tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at Mt. Pleasant. It will feature teams from throughout the county. Teams entered include Belle Vernon, Burrell, Derry, Franklin Regional, Greensburg Salem, Kiski Area, Latrobe (two teams), Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant, Norwin, Penn-Trafford, Southmoreland and Valley....

Individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (21-3); 2. Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (21-1); 3. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (16-6); 4. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (14-4); 5. Troy Hohman, so., Penn-Trafford (7-1). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr. Franklin Regional (20-1); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr. Hempfield (14-3);...

2019 TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team record LW 1. Waynesburg 4-0 1 2. Seneca Valley 4-0 2 3. Canon-McMillan 4-0 3 4. Hempfield 13-2 4 5. Kiski Area 7-2 5 6. Norwin 6-2 6 7. Connellsville 6-1 7 8. Mt. Lebanon 8-1 8 9. Butler 2-1 9 10. North Allegheny...

STATE TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team record LW 1. Nazareth (11) 3-0 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 2-0 2 3. Waynesburg 4-0 3 4. Seneca Valley 4-0 4 5. Canon-McMillan 4-0 5 6. Council Rock South (1) 3-0 6 7. Erie Prep (10) 1-0 7 8. Hempfield Area 13-2 8...

Kiski Area’s wrestling dynasty continued to grow Saturday at the 67th Annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament. The Cavaliers rallied to win a county-record 13th team title, their fifth consecutive, in front of their home crowd. Kiski Area, which began the day trailing Latrobe, dropped to fourth in the standings...

Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps was back on the mats at the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament after being injured in the finals at the Powerade tournament the week before. Phipps was locked in a tight battle with Wyoming Seminary sophomore Nic Bouzakis in the 126-pound final Dec....

Franklin Regional junior Carter Dibert wasn’t in a good mood after his match in the Powerade finals. It was clear he’s a wrestler who isn’t accustomed to losing. Dibert dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to Reynolds junior Gary Steen in a battle of returning PIAA 106-pound champions in the finals...

The 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament will conclude on Saturday at Kiski Area. Here are five interesting facts heading into the final day of competition. Quick ones: There were some quick pins during the first night of competition. Here some of the quickest: 11 seconds – Nick...

Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields missed the opening night of the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament Friday because he and his wife Kylie welcomed the birth of their new son, Laker James, late in the afternoon. Laker weighed in at 8 pounds, 15 ounces and 22 inches...

The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament this weekend will be missing two prominent wrestlers. Latrobe senior Gabe Willochell, the No. 1 seed at 132 pounds who is fresh off an exciting win against two-time PIAA champion Alejandro Herrera-Rondon of Seneca Valley, has been scratched from the tournament because of...

Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps was locked in a tight battle with Wyoming Seminary sophomore Nic Bouzakis in the 126-pound final Saturday at Powerade Tournament. With the score tied 3-3, Phipps stood up to attempt an escape. Bouzakis decided the take Phipps back down to the mat, but he lifted him...

STATE TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team, Record, Prev. 1. Nazareth (11), 3-0, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 2-0, 2 3. Waynesburg (7), 3-0, 3 4. Seneca Valley (7), 4-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan (7), 4-0, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 3-0, 6 7. Erie Prep (10), 1-0, 7 8. Hempfield...

It’s a busy and hectic time of the year for high school wrestlers. The end of December and the beginning of January is when wrestlers find out a lot about themselves. They find out where they stand against the best in the WPIAL and state. Consecutive weekend tournaments during the...

WPIAL TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team, Record, Prev. 1. Waynesburg, 3-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 4-0, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 4-0, 3 4. Hempfield, 12-2, 4 5. Kiski Area, 7-2, 5 6. Norwin, 5-2, 6 7. Connellsville, 6-1, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 7-1, 8 9. Butler, 2-1, 9 10. Greensburg Salem,...

Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps didn’t have a usual summer wrestling in different major tournaments. He couldn’t. Phipps spent his summer rehabbing from surgery on his left foot. “I didn’t start wrestling live until October,” Phipps said. “I wrestled in the Super 32 and didn’t do well. But I feel I’m...

It was quite a week in the WPIAL and for the Waynesburg wrestling program. The WPIAL reversed its original decision to ban Waynesburg junior Wyatt Henson from postseason competition and then No. 4 Seneca Valley and No. 5 Canon-McMillan each defeated No. 1 Hempfield and No. 2 Kiski Area in...

Class AAA Team Record LW 1. Waynesburg 3-0 3 2. Seneca Valley 4-0 4 3. Canon-McMillan 4-0 5 4. Hempfield 12-2 1 5. Kiski Area 7-2 2 6. Norwin 5-2 6 7. Connellsville 6-1 7 8. Mt. Lebanon 7-1 9 9. Butler 2-1 10 10. Greensburg Salem 2-1 8 Class...