Paul Schofield stories, Page 123

Alaina Whipkey hit an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a tie, and the No. 1-ranked North Allegheny softball team held on to defeat Hempfield, 4-3, in Section 2-6A on Wednesday. Rachel Martindale gave North Allegheny a 3-0 lead with a three-run homer in the...

Mackenna Orie continued her assault on the Hempfield track and field record book this week. On Saturday, the senior set the school’s record in the shot put with a throw of 46 feet, 7 ½ inches in winning the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational. The DePaul commit broke the record of 46-4...

If the rules allowed it, Faith Mucci would participate in more than four events for the Latrobe track and field team. The junior is one of the top sprinters and jumpers in the WPIAL and a two-time PIAA qualifier. She is one of those athletes who can do just about...

Franklin Regional pitcher Angalee Beall held No. 1 Penn-Trafford hitless for the first four innings of Tuesday’s Section 1-5A first-place showdown. But things changed quickly in the final three innings, especially with one out in the fifth. Penn-Trafford strung together six consecutive hits, scored four runs, and rolled to a...

Halfway through the high school baseball season, Yough has emerged as a surprise leader in Section 1-4A. And while the Cougars (7-3, 5-1) were expected to challenge for a WPIAL playoff berth, especially behind the left arm of senior Pitt recruit Jarett Bach, they are off to a great start...

Canon-McMillan reached the WPIAL Class 6A basketball semifinals for the first time in 2019. Now the school is looking for a new coach after Rick Bell, who coached the Big Macs for the past 18 years, has decided to retire. Bell, 54, said wanting to watch his son, R.J., play...

When the YWCA Westmoreland County started honoring female athletes 25 years ago, Sue Waldrop thought women’s sports had come a long way. Waldrop, who was recognized for the third time by the YWCA on Monday, said she’s amazed how much further women have advanced. She was one of the winners...

Seton Hill redshirt senior Nick Stotler had quite a game Saturday at Mercyhurst. The Plum graduate, who transferred from Lock Haven, drove in six runs and hit three home runs to lead Seton Hill to a 22-1 victory in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division game. They were his...

WPIAL administrators will decide Wednesday at their board meeting where the 2019 softball championships will be held. That’s because Cal (Pa.) informed the WPIAL last week that construction at Lilley Field will not be complete in time for the games, which are scheduled for May 29-30. Cal hasn’t played a...

Hempfield thrower Mackenna Orie has continued to climb the record board in the shot put and discus. The senior now ranks second in school history in both events after an outstanding performance Tuesday against Indiana. She hopes to continue the upward cycle at the 28th annual Lady Spartan/17th annual Wildcat...

Mike Wandrisco was a highly respected and well-liked official. He also was an outstanding wrestler who attended Bishop Canevin. Wandrisco wrestled and golfed at Washington & Jefferson, and he thrived as a wrestling official. But his 32-year illustrious career in wrestling came to an end in 2018 when he passed...

On April 1, Penn State redshirt freshman Jarod Verkleeren announced on Twitter that he was leaving the wrestling program to pursue a World/Olympic dream. Well, before Penn State fans get worried, Verkleeren isn’t going anywhere. It was an April Fool’s joke. After much thought and talking it over with my...

Penn-Trafford wrestling coach Rich Ginther informed his team at the end-of-season banquet Sunday that he is not returning as coach next year. Ginther submitted his resignation to the school last week. He has been coaching for more than 20 years, the past 12 at Penn-Trafford. He previously coached at Norwin...

It didn’t take Saint Vincent long to find a new men’s basketball coach to replace D.P. Harris, who left March 7 to coach at NAIA St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Fla. After receiving more than 100 applicants, Saint Vincent officials trimmed the list to six finalists and then to...

Seton Hill wrestling team had six wrestlers named 2018-19 NCAA Division II Scholar All-Americans. They were Billy Bowlen, Luke Ewing (Greensburg Salem), John Fulmer, Damon Greenwald (Burrell), Sean Hoover and Ryan Ressler. Seton Hill wrestling team finished 18th in the country with an overall GPA of 3.099. Maryville University led...

Iowa sophomore Spencer Lee overcame an unknown illness that zapped him of his strength during the 2018-19 season to capture his second NCAA Division I 125-pound wrestling national title March 23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Neither Lee, nor any team spokesman, would comment on the reported illness. “I...

Pitt-Johnstown junior Chris Eddins recently won his second NCAA Division II wrestling title by defeating Tiffin’s Trey Grine, 7-2, on March 9, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Greensburg Salem graduate won the 149-pound title and on Thursday was named the National Wrestling Coaches Association Super Region I Wrestler of the Year....

Winning pitcher Jake McGovern drove in four runs with a home run and two doubles as Class 3A No. 1 Hopewell edged No. 5 Beaver Falls, 9-7, in a Section 2 contest. Tyler Beck tripled for Hopewell (3-2, 1-0), which led 7-0 after four innings. Dayln Brickner had three hits...

It’s six games into the 2019 baseball season and Hempfield coach Tim Buzzard said he has learned a lot about his team. The early-season report card has both good and bad marks. The Spartans (4-2) are ranked No. 2 in the latest Trib HSSN Class 6A poll after starting the...

Norwin three-time WPIAL champion wrestler Kurtis Phipps, who suffered a foot injury at last month’s PIAA Class AAA championship, underwent surgery March 22, his father, Andy Phipps, said. Phipps suffered a Lisfranc injury at the state tournament. The recovery time is five months, according to his dad. There are two...

Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Year Gerrit Nijenhuis, Canon-McMillan, junior, 170 pounds When Gerrit Nijenhuis returned home to Canonsburg after winning the PIAA Class AAA 170-pound title, he was greeted by a parade. It was the culmination of a season of hard work. The Canon-McMillan junior struggled a little with...

Penn-Trafford graduate Dan Obremski finished strong in his first PGA Tour LatinoAmerica event Sunday. The Irwin native shot 3-under-par 69 during the final round of Buenaventura Classic in Rio Hato, Panama and finished the four-round event at 2-under 286, which tied him for 16th. Juan Alvarez won the event by...