Paul Schofield stories, Page 125
Obremski places 27th in PGA Tour LatinoAmerica event
Penn-Trafford graduate and Irwin native Dan Obremski put together four under-par rounds to finish tied for 27th in his second PGA Tour LatinoAmerica event. Obremski, who began the final round tied for 35th, finished the four-day event with a 6-under-par 278 at the Abierto de Chile 2019 presentado por Volvo...
Changes coming to District 31 American Legion landscape
Things continue to change in District 31 American Legion: Murrysville is back, and Jeannette is out. Murrysville returns after missing the 2018 season, and Jeannette is out after a disappointing end to its season. The league will begin playing May 17 and run through July 5. Hempfield East is the...
Organizers cancel Tri-County Coaches All-Star football game
The Foothills Football Classic isn’t the only local football all-star being postponed this season. The Tri-County Coaches Association game has been canceled because of a lack of interest. McGuffey football coach and athletic director Ed Dalton said the game is being suspended for one year. The coaches were having a...
North Huntingdon native Austen Swankler ends USHL’s longest playoff game with goal
Irwin native Austen Swankler ended the longest game in United States Hockey League history Thursday morning by scoring the game-winning goal at 2:57 of the fourth overtime to give Sioux Falls a 3-2 victory against Sioux City. The game lasted 122 minutes and 57 seconds. THE GAME THAT WOULD NOT...
Seneca Valley’s Herrera-Rondon named to USA Today all-star team
Seneca Valley sophomore Alejandro Herrera-Rondon was the only WPIAL wrestlers named to the USA Today’s boys wrestling all-Sstar first team. Herrera-Rondon is a two-time PIAA champion, winning the 113-pound Class AAA title in March. He has won one WPIAL title. The publication, with the help from TheOpenMat.com website picked three...
H.S. roundup: North Allegheny softball edges Hempfield
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...
Orie shatters Hempfield discus record
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...
Versatile Mucci etching her mark for Latrobe track and field
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...
No. 1 Penn-Trafford rallies past Franklin Regional to stay unbeaten
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...
Senior pitcher Jarett Bach, Yough baseball in surprising position
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 basketball coach Rick Bell retires after 31 years
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...
YWCA Westmoreland County honors women for accomplishments
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’s Nick Stotler hits 3 HRs in 22-1 win against Mercyhurst
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...
Banner day for Hempfield’s Bannon at Lady Spartan and Wildcat InvitationalVideo
Hempfield senior Jared Bannon has his goals set high this season. He wants to be a state hurdles champion. Bannon, who placed second at the state indoor meet, had a great meet Saturday at the Lady Spartan and Latrobe Wildcat Invitational at Memorial Stadium. Bannon won the 110-meter hurdles (14.84...
WPIAL again forced to move softball championships
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’s Orie continues to raise the bar in advance of Lady Spartan Invitational
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...
Wandrisco, Primus, Housner, Maggi inducted into SW Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame
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...
Hempfield grad Verkleeran jokes he’s leaving Penn State’s wrestling program
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...
Ginther resigns as Penn-Trafford wrestling coach
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...
Saint Vincent names Terrance Smith new men’s basketball coach
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...
Six Seton Hill wrestlers are academic all-Americans
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...
Franklin Regional graduate Spencer Lee named Iowa wrestling team’s MVP
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...
Greensburg Salem graduate Chris Eddins receives regional wrestling honor
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....
High school roundup for April 3, 2019: McGovern leads No. 1 Hopewell past No. 5 Beaver Falls
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...
Hempfield thrower Orie wants record, gold medalsVideo
One of the state’s oldest records in track and field could be challenged this spring. Greensburg Central Catholic grad and U.S. Olympian Colleen Rosensteel’s discus throw of 168 feet, 11 inches, set in 1984, is in the crosshairs of Hempfield senior Mackenna Orie. Rosensteel also owns the WPIAL (167-7) and...
