Paul Schofield stories, Page 113

Football isn’t the only team having a good fall at Ligonier Valley. The boys golf team has proven to be just as dominant in the Heritage Conference. The Rams capped a 10-0 season in the conference Wednesday by winning the Heritage Conference tournament at Champion Lakes Golf Course. Junior Ryan...

Jeannette native Michael DePalma has been hired as an assistant wrestling coach at George Mason. DePalma spent last season as an assistant at Edinboro. The previous two seasons he was a resident athlete at Ohio State’s Ohio Regional Training Center, where he trained under world team member Tervel Diagnev. He...

Justin Johns Franklin Regional, sr., RB/LB Johns is the Panthers’ defensive leader with 30 tackles, 17 solo, and one interception. He has rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns and has two catches for 19 yards. It’s his defensive leadership that makes him special. Tucker Knupp Latrobe, jr., TE/MLB The...

Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole recently announced that Shane Southwell and Matthew Sweet have been added to his coaching staff. Southwell will be an assistant coach and Sweet the director of basketball administration and video coordinator. “Both Shane and Matt come from winning basketball programs, and we’re fortunate...

Notre Dame freshman Palmer Jackson continued his hot summer with a fourth-place finish at the Windon Memorial championship in Chicago. The Franklin Regional grad and Murrysville native’s 4-under par 209 helped the Fighting Irish to their second-consecutive tournament title. Notre Dame finished at 10-under, defeating 13 other teams, including six...

Mitch Mercer took advantage of playing at his home course to capture the 26th Pennsylvania Golf Associations Mid-Am Championship on Tuesday at The Longue Vue Club. Mercer and Jimmy Ellis on Peters Township each finished the two-round tournament by shooting a 2-under-par 138. Mercer then won the title in a...

The team of Rob McClellan and Gene Walter combined to shot a 10-under par 132 on Monday to capture the Tri-State PGA Mountaineer Pro-Pro Championship. The pair won by two strokes over two teams at the Pines Country Club in Morgantown, W.Va. Tying for second place were the teams of...

Penn State will host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials on April 4-5 at Bryce Jordan Center. The champions from the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials will become eligible to represent the United States on Aug. 2-8 at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The competition will be held...

It was a special night for Jeannette football coach Roy Hall on Friday. Not only did his No. 1-ranked Jayhawks deliver a 54-0 victory against Avella, the win was the 100th of his coaching career. He was honored with a surprise party after the game. Hall, who began his career...

Ligonier Valley coach Roger Beitel recognizes that the modern high school football player is going to spend hours each day looking at a cell phone or tablet. Beitel tries to use that trend to his advantage. He sends players videos to watch, game plans to study and workout schedules to...

NCAA Division II EAST STROUDSBURG (1-0) vs. SETON HILL (0-0) Offutt Field, Greensburg 2 p.m. Saturday Coaches: Jim Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg; Daniel Day, Seton Hill. All-time series: East Stroudsburg leads 2,-0 Last meeting: East Stroudsburg 41, Seton Hill 34 (2018) Top players: QB Jake Cirillo, East Stroudsburg; QB Ryan Barabe,...

Robert Morris University released the 2019-2020 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday and it is arguably one of the toughest in school history. Not only will the Colonials open the new Peoples Court at UPMC Events Center against Pitt on Nov. 12, the schedule features games at Marshall (Nov. 7), Notre...

John Beard Ligonier Valley, sr., WR/S/K Coach Roger Beitel refers to Beard as “Mr. Everything.” He has caught seven passes for 122 yards in addition to making six tackles, with two interceptions. He returned one for a score. He averages 43 yards a punt and has kicked 12 extra points....

For the past four seasons, the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association’s boys golf tournament has been dominated by three of the top amateur golfers in Western Pa.: Brad Pevarnik, Palmer Jackson and Mark Goetz. The trio dominated not only the county but also the WPIAL and PIAA. Well, they’re off to...

Dan Obremski won’t be playing in this week’s PGA Greenbrier Classic at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. The Irwin native and Penn-Trafford graduate and four other Pittsburgh golfers came up short at Monday’s qualifier at Glade Springs Resort in Daniels, W.Va. There were 72 golfers competing for four spots....

John Mesing and John Mazza were elected to the 2019 Tri-State PGA Hall of Fame. The duo will be inducted at the annual fall meeting Oct. 28. Mesing, nicknamed Max, was a PGA life member who died in 2018. His connection with the sport started at age 7 when he...

The PGA LatinoAmerica Tour will resume later this month, so Irwin native and Penn-Trafford grad Dan Obremski has practiced and participated in events around the country. The PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic in this week in West Virginia, and Obremski will be playing in the Monday qualifier at the Glade Spring...

Jake Painter was on the sidelines Friday night watching his Franklin Regional teammates defeat Latrobe, 42-21. Let’s face it; the senior would have rather been playing instead of being a spectator, but he can’t. The three-year starter at nose guard and right guard was injured in a vehicle accident on...

NCAA Division III ITHACA vs. SAINT VINCENT Chuck Noll Field, Latrobe 1 p.m. Saturday 2018 records: Ithaca 8-3. Saint Vincent 1-9. Coaches: Dan Swanstrom, Ithaca. Aaron Smetanka, Saint Vincent. All-time series: Ithaca leads 1-0 Last meeting: 2018, Ithaca 38, Saint Vincent 14 Top players: QB Joe Germinerio, Ithaca. DT Izaak...

Norwin cross country coach Brian Fleckenstein is looking forward to the Red, White and Blue Invitational on Saturday at Schenley Park. It’s an early season meet that features some of the top teams in the WPIAL, West Virginia and Ohio and gives coaches a chance to see how their teams...