Paul Schofield stories, Page 107

Class AAA Team Record LW 1. Nazareth (11) 3-0 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 2-0 2 3. Waynesburg 3-0 5 4. Seneca Valley 4-0 8 5. Canon-McMillan 4-0 9 6. Council Rock South (1) 3-0 6 7. Erie Prep (10) 1-0 7 8. Hempfield Area 12-2 3 9. Northampton (11)...

Iowa junior Spencer Lee went to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil as a workout partner with Daniel Dennis. Now Lee may be heading back to the Olympics as a participant. The Murrysville native and Franklin Regional grad won the 57 kg (125 pounds) U.S. Senior National Freestyle Championship on...

Class AAA Team (district), record, previous ranking 1. Nazareth (11), 1-0, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 1-0, 2 3. Hempfield Area (7), 6-0, 3 4. Kiski Area (7), 6-0, 4 5. Waynesburg (7), 2-0, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 1-0, 6 7. Erie Prep (10), 0-0, 7 8. Seneca...

Four of the top five Class AAA wrestling teams in the WPIAL will square off Friday at Kiski Area. No. 1 Hempfield (6-0), No. 2 Kiski Area (6-0), No. 4. Seneca Valley (1-0) and No. 5 Canon-McMillan (2-0) each will wrestle two matches beginning at 6:15 p.m. Hempfield will meet...

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

Greensburg Salem senior John Meyers is gambling on his ability. A 2019 PIAA qualifier at 195 pounds, Meyers decided to tackle a heavier weight class this season — 220. In doing so, Meyers had to win a wrestle-off against senior teammate Trent Patrick, also a PIAA qualifier in 2019, and...

Here are the members of the 2019 Tribune-Review Westmoreland football all-star team. HAYDEN BARON Belle Vernon, T/DE, Sr., 6-3, 260 The Robert Morris commit helped the Leopards reach the WPIAL Class 4A championship game. The Leopards had a balanced offense, and he contributed on defense, as well. ANTHONY BONACCI Franklin...

When the Greensburg Salem wrestling team goes to the Milford (Del.) Invitational on Saturday, it will be a special time for the Parsley family. It’s the first time that Randy’s Golden Lions will face the team his brother Don coaches, the Milford Buccaneers. The Bucs have won six consecutive Delaware...

Class AAA 1. Nazareth (11) 0-0 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 0-0 3. Hempfield Area 5-0 4. Kiski Area 0-0 5. Waynesburg 1-0 6. Council Rock South (1) 0-0 7. Erie Prep (10) 0-0 8. Seneca Valley 0-0 9. Canon-McMillan 0-0 10. Northampton (11) 0-0 Class AA 1. Reynolds (10) 0-0...

Penn State senior Maddie Holmberg kicked off the indoor track and field season in impressive fashion. The 2015 Hempfield grad won the pentathlon at the Bison Opener at Bucknell on Friday. Maddie Holmberg begins the indoor season by winning the pentathlon event with 4075 points!#WeAre #PSUTF pic.twitter.com/M5tC1b5RxY— Penn State Track...

This wasn’t how Ligonier Valley boys basketball coach John Berger envisioned the season-opener. The Rams opened Friday at Derry’s Chuck Smith Tip-Off Classic and got drilled by reigning WPIAL Class A champion Nazareth Prep, 89-52. Nazareth Prep, which got 35 points from senior Will Taylor, outscored Ligonier Valley, 57-23, in...

It’s official. Ligonier Valley has returned to the WPIAL after spending the past 50 years in District 6. The PIAA Board of Control on Wednesday voted unanimously, 31-0, to allow Ligonier Valley to leave District 6 and join the WPIAL. It was the final piece of a five-step process started...

It’s been 13 years since a team other than Burrell as captured a WPIAL Class AA team title. That was Mt. Pleasant in 2006. In fact, the Vikings also won in 2005 and 2003 under then-coach Mark Mears, currently the Director of Transportation and Athletics at Latrobe. Winning a title...

Top returning Class AA wrestlers State champions Wrestler, School (Yr., Wt., Last year’s record, career record) Thayne Lawrence, Frazier (sr., 160, 29-3, 96-11) Dayton Pitzer, Mt. Pleasant (so., 182, 42-1, 42-1) PIAA placewinners Joey Fischer, South Park (jr., 106, 38-2, 73-10) 4th Ryan Michaels, Elizabeth Forward (sr., 113, 43-2, 78-8)...

WPIAL Class AA preseason team rankings Team (2018-19 record) 1. Burrell (13-4) The Bucs return 11 starters, including state placewinners Ian Oswalt and A.J. Corrado. 2. Quaker Valley (15-7) The Quakers returns 11 starters, including PIAA qualifier Conner Redinger. 3. Burgettstown (12-2) The Blue Devils return eight starters, including PIAA...

Hempfield Area wrestling coach Tommy Dolde isn’t keen on rankings, especially when his team is the one ranked No. 1 in the preseason. He’d rather see returning WPIAL Class AAA champion Kiski Area seeded first. “They are No. 1 in my mind until someone beats them,” Dolde said. “Kiski is...

Top wrestlers returning Class AAA State champions Wrestler, School (Yr., Wt., 2019 Record, Overall) Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (so., 106, 41-2, 73-12) Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (jr., 113, 48-1, 94-9) x-Sam Hillegas, North Hills (sr., 132, 41-1, 118-2) Gerrit Nijenhuis, Canon-McMillan (sr., 170, 44-3, 134-16) x-state champion in 2017, 2018...

2019-20 Important Dates Dec. 6-7 Chartiers-Houston Tournament Cumberland Valley Classic, Mechanicsburg Eastern Area Wrestling Invitational at Gateway Hickory Invitational, Sharon Dec. 7 Hampton Duals McDowell Trojan Duals, Erie Dec. 13-14 King of the Mountain, Lock Haven Milford, Del. Invitational Mountain Ridge (Md.) Invitational Penn Cambria Panther Holiday Tournament, Cresson Walsh...

2019 team rankings Class AAA Team (2018-19 record) 1. Hempfield (13-3) The Spartans return 10 starters, including PIAA qualifiers Ethan Berginc (120), Ty Linsenbigler (138), Dillon Ferretti (220) and Isaiah Vance (285). 2. Kiski Area (19-1) The Cavaliers return 10 starters, including PIAA placewinners Jack Blumer (160) and Nick Delp...

There was a reason that Ligonier Valley girls basketball coach Tim Gustin scheduled Punxsutawney for his team’s first preseason scrimmage. He wanted to show his young team what he’d like them to become. Punxsutawney romped through District 9 last season by going 21-0. The Chucks’ only loss was to Blackhawk...

When Pitt-Greensburg plays host to Penn State-Behrend on Saturday, the athletic department will also honor four teams and their players. The four teams — squads from 1969-70,1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2004-05 — and former players who made their mark within the program will be recognized beginning at 12:30 p.m. with a...