Paul Schofield stories, Page 114

Dillon Ferretti Hempfield, sr., G/LB There are few players like Ferretti, a three-sport athlete who also wrestles and is an outstanding thrower on the track and field team. Ferretti led the Spartans in tackles last season with 114, including 12 for losses. He also had 51⁄2 sacks. As a sophomore...

When the PIAA expanded to six classifications four years ago and decided to move the start of the playoffs up a week, it also allowed schools to eliminate their second scrimmage and play a game during Week Zero. Because many schools lost their rivalries during expansion, coaches and athletic directors...

West Virginia announced Wednesday that Arkansas transfer Gabe Osabuohien has joined the men’s basketball team. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound forward attended Arkansas the last two seasons, where he played in 54 games. He has two years of eligibility remaining. WVU Associate Athletics Director/Communications Bryan Messerly said in an email that “we...

Ligonier Valley has been one of the best teams from District 6 over the past four seasons. The Rams are 49-6 in that span, including a 40-3 mark the past three seasons that include three consecutive Heritage Conference titles and three straight District 6 title game trips, winning in 2017...

Oakmont Country Club head professional Devin Gee cruised to the Tri-State PGA Section Championship title on Tuesday by finishing with an 11-under par 131 at Indiana Country Club. Gee shot a 1-under par 70 on Tuesday after breaking the course record Monday by shooting a 10-under par 61. Gee, Allegheny...

If the Norwin football team hopes to qualify for the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs this season, then the Knights will need a big season from senior quarterback Jack Salopek. But for the Knights to be successful, the young receiving crew needs to grow up quickly. Two players who caught passes...

Derry coach Tim Sweeney doesn’t like to look back. He’s all about the present. He doesn’t want his team to live on the Trojans’ past success. In 2018, Derry reached the WPIAL Class 3A championship game at Heinz Field. Even though the Trojans lost to Aliquippa, the experience gave the...

Ligonier Valley senior Michael Petrof has a photo of himself standing next to Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald. And while no one is comparing Petrof with the former Penn Hills and Pitt standout, the fact Petrof (6-foot-2, 275 pounds) is taller than the best player in the NFL...

Wally Pipp was the New York Yankees starting first baseman in 1925. As the story goes, he told his manager he had a headache and missed a game. Yankees manager Miller Huggins inserted a little-known slugger named Lou Gehrig, and Pipp never started for the team again. At least Ligonier...

Palmer Jackson’s run at the U.S. Amateur ended Friday. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame commit fell to Vanderbilt junior John Augenstein 3-and-2 in the quarterfinals at Pinehurst No. 2 at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club at the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. Jackson struggled with his driver throughout the match,...

Chatham named Seton Hill pitching coach D.J. Cannon as its baseball coach. Cannon replaces Tim Banner, who resigned after the season. “D.J. comes with a great record of success, both academically and athletically,” Chatham athletic director Leonard Trevino said in a release. “We’re excited to name D.J. as our next...

Palmer Jackson is having the time of his life at the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C. The 2019 Franklin Regional graduate advanced to the quarterfinals by taking down two recent college graduates Thursday. He earned a 1-up victory over Auburn...

Hempfield’s football program has produced only two winning seasons over the past 22 years. That was in 2013, when the Spartans went 6-4, and in 1997, when they finished 7-3. Hempfield ended the 2018 season with consecutive wins against Butler and Plum to finish 3-7. Eighth-year coach Rich Bowen said...

It has been more than 10 seasons since the Norwin football program had a winning record. During that stretch the Knights have won five games in a season six times, including finishing with a .500 mark four times. Norwin is coming off a 3-7 season in 2018, and senior quarterback...

Former Robert Morris forward Koby Thomas has transferred to Coppin State, according to the university’s athletics website. Coppin State reports the 6-foot-6 junior is on scholarship. Under NCAA guidelines, Thomas will have to sit out one year. Coppin State, located in Baltimore, Md., was 8-25 in 2018-19. It is a...

Palmer Jackson had his troubles on Pinehurst No. 2 during the second round of stroke play qualifying at the United States Golf Association’s Amateur on Tuesday. He shot a 6-over 76 and saw his consecutive rounds in the 60s end at nine. It was a different story for the 2019...

It was quite a football season for teams from the District 6 Heritage Conference in 2018. Ligonier Valley (Class 2A) and United (A) played in the PIAA District 6 finals, nine of 10 teams qualified for the playoffs and during the annual cross-over battle with the WestPAC, Heritage Conference teams...

There isn’t a clear-cut favorite among WPIAL Class A football teams this fall. Ask any coach who the team is, and they can’t tell you. “It’s wide open,” Jeannette coach Roy Hall said. “I expect the usual suspects: Clairton, Rochester, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and us. “I know...

When Hempfield quarterback Blake Remaley said the offense will have a different look — the Spartans plan to focus on the run game — two players’ eyes lit up. That change is fully endorsed by senior running back Nathan Roby and junior Mario Perkins. That duo, along with the other...

Palmer Jackson’s consecutive streak of rounds in the 60s ended on Tuesday at the 119th U.S. Amateur. But the 2019 Franklin Regional graduate and Notre Dame commit was safely in the field of 64 that will advance to Match Play competition beginning Wednesday at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in...

Murrysville native Palmer Jackson continued his hot playing, this time in the opening round of the U.S. Amateur on Monday at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C. Playing the opening round on course No. 4, Jackson fired a 4-under-par 66 and is tied for second place with Trevor...

The 119th USGA Amateur Championship begins Monday at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina, and five Western Pennsylvania golfers, including three from Hannastown Golf Club, will be participating. The tournament takes place on Course No. 2 and No. 4. Murrysville native Palmer Jackson, who recently posted seven consecutive...

When football practice begins at Saint Vincent on Thursday, first-year coach Aaron Smetanka will welcome two interesting transfers. Former Gateway quarterback Brady Walker and former Greensburg Central Catholic running back Alvin Ross are on the 2019 roster, according to the team website. Walker is transferring from NCAA Division II West...