Paul Schofield stories, Page 124
McKeesport graduate, famous Florida high school coach, passes away
Elmer Tremont, a 1948 McKessport graduate who became a coaching legend in Fort Myers, Fla., died Monday. He was 89. Tremont grew up in Buena Vista, Elizabeth Township and played football for coach Duke Weigle at McKeesport. He went on to kick, punt and play defensive back at Miami. Tremont...
Ligonier Valley rolls to another conference track title
The Ligonier Valley boys track team continued its dominance in the Heritage Conference on Tuesday, winning the conference track championship for the fourth consecutive season. The Rams outscored Homer Center, 145-131. Senior sprinter Elliot Rost led the way by winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes. He also was on the...
Putt’s one-hitter leads Greensburg Salem baseball to share of Section 1-4A titleVideo
Greensburg Salem junior pitcher Aaren Putt doesn’t overpower opposing hitters. With a solid defense behind him, he doesn’t have to. Putt allowed a leadoff hit to Mt. Pleasant’s Asker O’Connor and then retired the next 19 batters to lead Greensburg Salem to a 5-0 victory in a Section 1-4A game...
Pole vaulters help Hempfield clinch WPIAL track championship
If members of the Hempfield boys track and field team needed any extra motivation to win WPIAL Class AAA team championship, maybe it came in their seeding by the WPIAL committee. Hempfield coach Ron Colland’s team was seeded fourth behind North Allegheny, Seneca Valley and Mt. Lebanon. But Colland knew...
Rachel Virgili wins sectional, qualifies for U.S. Women’s Open
Waynesburg native and LPGA player Rachel (Rohanna) Virgili won the U.S. Open Women’s Sectional on Monday at Chartiers Country Club and earned a spot in the field for the U.S. Women’s Open. Virgili finished with a two-round total of 1-over par 141. She shot a 2-under par 68 during the...
Hempfield captures boys WPIAL track championship in final event
It was a classic finish in the WPIAL Class AAA team championship Monday at Peters Township. Heading into the final event, the pole vault, Hempfield was leading North Allegheny and Seneca Valley by a point. The winner of the pole vault would take home the team title. That’s when Hempfield...
Ligonier Valley sprinters hope to make their mark at Heritage Conference meet
It has been another banner season for the Ligonier Valley track and field team, especially for a couple of senior sprinters. Elliott Rost and Zach Beitel recently opened some eyes at a couple of big meets. Rost won the 100-meter dash at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet April 27...
Belle Vernon track athlete Hunter Martin makes his markVideo
Belle Vernon senior Hunter Martin didn’t know after the Baldwin Invitational on Friday if he was going to try to improve his marks at one of the Last Chance meets Tuesday. That decision would be made by Monday. Martin competes in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles, the long jump and...
Greensburg Salem switches site of Monday’s baseball game
Greensburg Salem announced on Sunday the site of Monday’s baseball game against Knoch was switched to Seton Hill at 5 p.m. After the game, Greensburg Salem will honor the seniors. The Golden Lions (12-2, 8-2) are a half-game behind Yough (11-5, 9-2) for the Section 1-4A lead. Greensburg Salem will...
Derry’s Chelsea Bisi earns offensive honor for Penn State softball team
Penn State freshman Chelsea Bisi was named the softball team’s Offensive Player of the Year. The Derry graduate, who had two doubles Saturday against Indiana, hit .319 with 46 hits, 10 doubles, 13 home runs and a team-high 37 RBIs. Congratulations to our team award winners! ?Offensive POY: @chelseabisi25?Defensive POY:...
Robert Morris’ Taylor Bartlow finishes college by playing all 9 positions
The Robert Morris softball team concluded the regular season Saturday by dropping two games to Sacred Heart in Northeast Conference action. But in the second game, senior Taylor Bartlow achieved a rare feat: She concluded her collegiate career by playing at nine positions in her career. Bartlow started in center...
5 Things to Watch during this week’s track and field competitions
The high school track and field season is about to wrap up. The WPIAL team competition is Monday at Peters Township, and the WPIAL individual championships are May 16 at Slippery Rock. Because the WPIAL eliminated the area qualifiers in Class AAA and Class AA and takes the top 24...
South Park’s Huwalt shines in throwing events at Baldwin Invitational
South Park senior Maura Huwalt was determined to shine Friday at the 46th annual Baldwin Invitational. The Auburn commit, who dominates the WPIAL Class AA throwing events, won two titles and placed second in another against outstanding competition from one of the top Class AAA throwers, Hempfield senior Mackenna Orie....
Norwin’s Spatolisano changes strategy to win McKinney Mile at Baldwin Invitational
Sometimes athletes change their strategy on the fly. That’s what Norwin’s Dominic Spatolisano did during the McKinney Mile Friday at the 46th annual Baldwin Invitational. Halfway through the race, Spatolisano realized he had a shot at winning, so he changed his pace. “It was an accomplishment to win it,” Spatolisano...
14 returning champions set to compete at Baldwin Invitational
Rain is in the forecast for Friday. That means its time for the Baldwin Invitational. The prestigious track and field event will be held for the 46th time, and it seems the weather is always an issue. But that won’t stop 69 high schools and thousands of athletes from Western...
Jackson, Harper lead No. 2 Franklin Regional past Fox Chapel in Section 1-5A
When Franklin Regional played Fox Chapel back on April 5, the Panthers rallied for an extra-inning victory. There would be no late-inning rally needed in the rematch Thursday. The first-place Panthers, ranked No. 2 by Trib HSSN, jumped on Fox Chapel early and often and rolled to an 8-1 Section...
Norwin’s Walker to have shoulder surgery
Norwin sophomore Jayden Walker won’t be pitching anytime soon. The 6-foot-3 left-hander will have surgery to repair a torn left labrum after the season in June. Walker was supposed to be one of Norwin’s top pitchers this season. He won’t be able to pitch for six to eight months while...
Norwin baseball stuns Hempfield with 2-out rally in 7th
Baseball can be a cruel game. Just ask Hempfield. The Spartans needed one out to secure a key Section 2-6A victory against rival Norwin on Wednesday, but they threw it away in a 5-2 loss. After starting pitcher Shane Stuchell reached the 100-pitch limit with two outs in the top...
Norwin girls track and field aiming to end WPIAL title drought
It has been 11 years since the Norwin girls track and field team won a WPIAL title. It was the end of four years of dominance by the Knights, who won the Class AAA title from 2005-08. The 2019 Knights want to end that drought Monday at Peters Township against...
Southmoreland’s Moore, Franklin Regional’s Jackson named Excellence Award winners
There’s a good chance the 2019 Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete Award winners will see the world — one by serving her country, the other by playing a sport at which he excels. Southmoreland’s Maggie Moore and Franklin Regional’s Palmer Jackson were named this year’s winners of the Excellence Award at...
Franklin Regional grad Colin Jonov invited to Bills rookie minicamp
Colin Jonov, a cornerback, has been invited to attend Buffalo Bills rookie minicamp, according to his Twitter account. The 2014 Franklin Regional graduate spent the past season as a graduate transfer at Pitt, where he played in 11 games, mainly on special teams. Congrats to FSQ Athlete @ColkyJonov10 on his...
Penn-Trafford grad Dan Obremski comes up short in Argentina
Irwin native and Penn-Trafford graduate Dan Obremski played baseball in high school. He was an outstanding second baseman for Ron Evans’ squad. But Obremski is playing professional golf and doubles in golf are not good for the score. Too many doubles early in Round 1 at Cordoba Golf Club in...
Penn State’s Bo Nickal wins U.S. Open title
Penn State senior Bo Nickal won five consecutive matches on his way to winning the 92 kg U.S. Open National Championship in Las Vegas. He defeated 2018 197-pound NCAA champion Mike Macchiavello in the semifinals and then beat Hayden Zillmer, 13-3, in the finals. Nickal, who recently became a three-time...
A closer look at 2019 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
BELLE VERNON Lindsay Steeber Sport: basketball QPA: 4.532 Class rank: 1 of 188 Did you know: Steeber will attend Duquesne. … She recently played in the Roundball Classic. … She played softball for three years and ran track in 2018. … She had scholarship offers from Duquesne and Seton Hill....
Former Greensburg Salem athletic director Lynn Jobe to receive Ferrante Memorial Award
Former Greensburg Salem athletic director Lynn Jobe is enjoying retirement while figuring out her next adventure. After spending 35 years as a teacher, coach and athletic director, Jobe called it quits after the 2017-18 school year. She spent her final eight years as the Golden Lions’ athletic director. Her next...
