Paul Schofield stories, Page 11
Trio of Westmoreland County track stars repeat as WPIAL champs
Who says it is tough to be a repeat champion? The three athletes from Westmoreland County who won titles at the WPIAL track and field championships last year were not satisfied with one title. They wanted more gold medals, and they got them. Penn-Trafford senior Logan Kerstetter, Derry senior Sophia...
Norwin track teams looking to continue banner season at WPIAL meet
It has been quite a spring so far for the Norwin track and field program, and the Knights are not done yet. The WPIAL Class 3A track and field championship begins at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Slippery Rock University’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium, and numerous Norwin athletes are looking to bring home...
Nick Turowski, Mark Goetz advance to U.S. Open final qualifier
When Nick Turowski plays golf, he likes to play fast. There was a reason he was in a hurry Tuesday while playing at the U.S. Open local qualifier at Quicksilver Golf Club. He had to catch a 4 p.m. flight out of Greater Pittsburgh International Airport with the West Virginia...
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 14, 2025
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 5A First round 6-Penn-Trafford (14-6) vs. 11-Connellsville (13-5) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of 3-Shaler (13-6)/14-Montour (12-7) in quarterfinals May 20 (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Brayden Stone, Penn-Trafford; Grayden Gillott, Connellsville Extra bases: Penn-Trafford had an eight-game winning streak snapped by...
No. 1 Penn-Trafford fends off challenge from scrappy Moon in Class 5A 1st round
Sometimes the littlest play turns out to be the play of the game. Penn-Trafford junior catcher Mackenzie Cox made three such plays Monday in the WPIAL Class 5A first-round game at West Mifflin. Cox laid down a perfectly executed squeeze bunt that ignited a four-run second inning and then made...
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 13, 2025
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A First round 12-Mt. Pleasant (12-6) vs. 5-South Park (12-6) 4 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 4-Waynesburg (15-3)/13-Freeport (13-6) in quarterfinals May 19 (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Cole Chatfield, Mt. Pleasant; Cooper Hochendoner, South Park Extra bases: Mt. Pleasant was part...
Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis retires from wrestling
Nico Megaludis has decided to hang up his singlet. The three-time PIAA Class 3A champion at Franklin Regional finished with a 170-1 career record in high school before becoming a NCAA champion, two-time runner-up and third-place finisher at Penn State. He recently announced on Instagram that he was going to...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Distance runner Jake McGhee turns in record performance
Penn-Trafford senior Jake McGhee turned in quite a performance at the 51st annual Baldwin Invitational. McGhee won prestigious McKinney Mile, and he broke the Penn-Trafford school record in the process. He won the marquee race named in honor of Baldwin’s former coach. McGhee won in 4 minutes, 15.71 seconds. Norwin’s...
Penn-Trafford lacrosse teams finish strong
Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse coach Charles Hach said he did not know what to expect this season after graduating 16 seniors. “We were rebuilding, and our goal was to make the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs,” Hach said. “We exceeded my expectations by finishing third. Now that we are in the playoffs...
‘You have to beat the best’: Penn-Trafford, 11 other Westmoreland County teams set for WPIAL baseball playoffs
For Penn-Trafford third-year baseball coach Lou Cortazzo, seeding doesn’t mean anything given the talent of teams in Class 5A baseball. Cortazzo’s squad proved that in 2024 when the Warriors were seeded No. 7, worked their way though the playoffs and defeated No. 4 Bethel Park, 4-3, in the title game....
Quicksilver playing host to U.S. Open qualifier
The only U.S. Open Local Qualifier in the Pittsburgh area will be held May 13 at Quicksilver Golf Club. There are 84 players entered who are vying for five berths. Some of the local golfers entered include Mark Goetz, Palmer Jackson, Wes Lorish, Brian Cooper, Jimmy Meyers, Justin Moose, Carter...
Mt. Pleasant duo makes history by winning Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award
History was made at the 69th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet Wednesday at Ferranti’s Lakeview. For the first time in banquet history, the boys and girls winner of the Excellence Award came from the same school: Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King and Joseph Gardner, both multiple PIAA and WPIAL Class 2A...
Behind shutout from Braden Kemmerer, Plum clinches at least share of section title
Latrobe knew if it wanted to win the Section 1-5A title, it had to defeat Plum on Monday night. Plum junior right-handed pitcher Braden Kemmerer would not let that happen. Kemmerer tossed a three-hit shutout and struck out three as Plum clinched at least a tie for the section title...
Veteran coach Gene Brisbane to be honored at Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet
Gene Brisbane has been coaching high school and college athletes since being hired at his alma mater, Hempfield, in 1974. “I was preparing for my first year when the late Bill Abraham called me in and said, ‘Gene, you’re coaching female girls basketball this year.’ I really did not want...
A closer look at 2025 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
Winners of the annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award, sponsored by Judge Michael Stewart, will be announced at a banquet Wednesday, at Ferrante’s Lakeview. Athletic directors or representatives from the 18 county high schools selected 12 finalists for the award and one male and one female winner. Here are the...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Top track performers rank among WPIAL’s best
Here is a list of some of Penn-Trafford’s top track and field performers and how they rank in the WPIAL this season. The top 24 advance to WPIAL individual championships May 14 at Slippery Rock. Some of the standout performers are Jack McGhee (800, 1600 and 3200), Ekulous Lett and...
Girls flag football could be coming to Penn-Trafford
Is flag football coming to Penn-Trafford? If the powder puff games April 25 were an indication, there is a chance the sport will be sponsored by the school district in the future. It was a test run that was a complete success. “It was a big hit,” Penn-Trafford athletic director...
Franklin Regional just misses out on WPIAL track upset
Aw, so close. The Franklin Regional boys track team almost pulled off a first at the WPIAL team semifinals April 30. In fact, coach Bob Ralston thought his team had upset Mt. Lebanon, which would have advanced the Panthers to the WPIAL team finals for the first time. “I had...
Hempfield throwers coming together; Maddie Tulley wins shot put at Baldwin Invitational
For those who thought this would be a down season for the Hempfield throwers, those people forgot to tell throwing coach Dave Murray and his athletes. Hempfield is doing just fine, and some of its throwers are putting up personal records. Junior Maddie Tulley is the latest girl to shine....
High school track notebook: ’Tis the season for large invitationals
This is the time of the year to which athletes competing in track and field look forward. It is a weekend when the athletes start measuring themselves against some of the best in the state and WPIAL. There are three big invitationals Friday — at Baldwin, Pine-Richland and Altoona. The...
WPIAL’s best track and field performances through May 1, 2025
Here are the top performers in the WPIAL as of May 1: 3A Boys 100: Preston Miller, Latrobe, 10.74; 200: Gavin Skarbek, Seneca Valley, 22.11; 400: Gavin Skarbek, Seneca Valley, 49.12; 800: Kayden Lightner, North Hills, 1:51.29; 1,600: Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 4:11.76; 3,200: Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 8:47.76; 110...
Mt. Pleasant swim coach Sandy Felice steps down after remarkable career
Mt. Pleasant is looking for a new swimming coach. That’s because longtime coach Sandy Felice, who led the Vikings boys and girls to Class 2A state titles, has decided to go out on top and hang up her whistle after 40 years. Felice, 68, began coaching in 1979 as a...
Shannopin set to host U.S. Women’s qualifier
Waynesburg native and former LPGA player Rachel Rohanna is one of 39 women competing in the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open qualifier May 6 at Shannopin Country Club. Shannopin Country Club is 105 years old and is hosting its sixth Open qualifier. It is located northwest of Downtown Pittsburgh in Ben...
Plum pulls away from Franklin Regional to stay atop section
Plum did not have a big celebration after its 12-5 baseball victory against Franklin Regional on Monday. Why would the Mustangs? All it did was help them maintain a one-game lead atop Section 1-5A in front of Penn-Trafford (11-5, 7-2) and Latrobe (12-4, 7-2). There are still two weeks to...
Thrower Logan Kerstetter, runner Jake McGhee win county titles for Penn-Trafford
Penn-Trafford senior Logan Kerstetter walked away from the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships on April 24 with three medals and an MVP award in the field events. The reigning WPIAL Class 3A javelin champion won the javelin for the second consecutive season, earned a silver medal for...
