Paul Schofield stories, Page 15
Penn-Trafford hockey looking for strong finish
After Hempfield spoiled the Penn-Trafford hockey team’s senior night Feb. 3, the Warriors needed a bounce back game, especially with the start of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Penguins Cup playoffs starting in a few weeks. And what better way to get ready for the playoffs than play the two...
Kiski Area’s Ava Golding 1 of 5 to win 2nd WPIAL girls wrestling titlesVideo
Kiski Area junior Ava Golding knew she’d be in for a battle in the 136-pound final against Connellsville senior Janayah Nobles. And it took overtime to defeat Nobles and claim her second WPIAL girls wrestling championship title Saturday at North Allegheny. Golding (27-0) used an escape and takedown during the...
Franklin Regional wrestlers come up short at PIAA team tournament, turn attention to individual success
Franklin Regional coach Matt Lebe and his wrestlers left Altoona unsatisfied after competing in the PIAA Class 3A team tournament Feb. 8. The Panthers went 1-2, dropping close matches to Nazareth, 32-29, and Connellsville, 28-22. They defeated Central Mountain, 39-11, to finish the team season 19-2. And while they were...
Norwin trio getting serious ahead of WPIAL girls wrestling championships
There is a change in attitude of the three girls from Norwin as they prepare for Saturday’s WPIAL wrestling championships at North Allegheny. This year, the young ladies are putting in the extra work at practice, going to club workouts and some went to Fargo, N.D., to improve their style....
High school wrestling notebook: Postseason heats up with individual tournaments
High school wrestling across the commonwealth makes a big with switch this weekend with the start of the individual tournaments. Instead of wrestling for their team and teammates, which they’ve done for the past 10 weeks, wrestlers compete for themselves. The ultimate goal for many is to wrestle March 8...
Trib HSSN high school wrestling rankings for Feb. 11, 2025
Team rankings Class 3A Team (Record), Last week 1. Connellsville (15-3), 2 2. Franklin Regional (19-2), 1 3. Norwin (16-3), 3 4. Thomas Jefferson (12-2), 4 5. Bethel Park (12-2), 5 6. North Allegheny (15-3), 6 7. Kiski Area (14-5), 7 8. Latrobe (10-6), 8 9. Fox Chapel (11-4), 9...
Penn-Trafford gets past Latrobe in matchup of top teams in PIHL Class 2A
Brock Bienemann scored two goals and goaltender Tyler Funk made 33 saves as Penn-Trafford defeated Latrobe, 3-1, in a PIHL Class 2A battle Monday at Palmer Imaging Arena in Delmont. The victory gives the second-place Warriors (14-3-1) 45 points, while the Wildcats (13-3) are in fourth with 39 points. Fox...
Penn-Trafford’s Emily Valenta looking for big finish at WPIAL rifle championships
Even though the Penn-Trafford rifle team graduated 13 seniors, coach Diana Cholock expected a good season. But things did not turn out as she hoped. The Warriors had a tough campaign, which ended Feb. 6. They went 2-9 overall and 1-7 in Section IV. “It was not a good season,”...
Penn-Trafford notebook: P-T hockey gets split in return to ice
The Penn-Trafford hockey team returned to action after a two-week break and picked up an 8-1 victory at Armstrong on Jan. 30. But things did not go as well Feb. 3 against Hempfield. The Spartans rallied to stun the Warriors, 6-5. Against Armstrong, the Warriors broke a tie in the...
Connellsville wrestling team finishes 3rd in PIAA Class 3A tournament
ALTOONA — Connellsville wrestling coach Bill Swink told his team if it didn’t win the PIAA Class 3A team championship, he would be satisfied with third place. The Falcons, after dropping a hard-fought, 29-23 decision to Bethlehem Catholic, battled to reverse their WPIAL championship loss to Franklin Regional, 28-22, and...
Connellsville looks sharp, Franklin Regional falls in PIAA Class 3A wrestling quarterfinals
ALTOONA — Franklin Regional saw its dream of winning a PIAA Class 3A wrestling championship slip away Friday. District 11 runner-up Nazareth rallied from an early deficit, won a couple of 50/50 matches and defeated the WPIAL champions 32-29 at Altoona Area High School Field House. The Panthers (18-1) drop...
Burrell falls to Faith Christian in state quarterfinals; Bertucci reaches milestone
ALTOONA — Any team hoping to knock off one of the top squads in the country better bring its A-plus game to the mat. Burrell, the WPIAL Class 2A champion, wrestled well Friday against Faith Christian Academy but was unable to keep pace with the talented Lions from Quakertown and...
Trib HSSN high school wrestling rankings for Feb. 5, 2025
Team rankings Class 3A Team (Record), Last week 1. Franklin Regional (18-0), 2 2. Connellsville (12-2), 1 3. Norwin (16-3), 5 4. Thomas Jefferson (12-2), 3 5. Bethel Park (10-2), 4 6. North Allegheny (15-3), 6 7. Kiski Area (14-5), 9 8. Latrobe (5-5), 8 9. Fox Chapel (9-4), 7...
WPIAL trio headed to Altoona for PIAA team wrestling quarters
It is off to Altoona for Franklin Regional, Burrell and Connellsville on Friday. The WPIAL trio advanced to the PIAA team wrestling quarterfinals following wins in the first round Tuesday. Franklin Regional, the WPIAL Class 3A champion, will face the second-ranked team in the state, District 11 runner-up Nazareth, at...
Franklin Regional rolls over rival Norwin in PIAA 1st round
The Franklin Regional wrestling team did not suffer a letdown Tuesday after celebrating its third WPIAL Class 3A title Saturday. The Panthers (18-0) defeated Section 9 rival Norwin, 38-13, in the first round of the PIAA wrestling championship. They advance to Altoona on Friday to face District 11 runner-up Nazareth...
State champ Landon Sidun of Norwin out for the season
Norwin sophomore Landon Sidun won’t get a chance to defend his PIAA Class 3A wrestling title. Sidun sustained a broken right hand during the WPIAL consolation match Saturday against Thomas Jefferson at Peters Township. He was wrestling against Jacob LaBryer. “I banged it up,” Sidun said Tuesday before his Knights...
Franklin Regional faces big challenge from rival Norwin as PIAA wrestling tournament opens
It is a quick turnaround for the seven WPIAL wrestling teams looking to advance to Altoona for the PIAA team championships this weekend. The PIAA tournament begins Tuesday and every team — Franklin Regional (17-0), Connellsville (11-2) and Norwin (15-2) in Class 3A and Burrell, Derry Area, McGuffey and Quaker...
Burrell, Franklin Regional earn home matches to begin PIAA team wrestling tournament
WPIAL champions Burrell (Class 2A) and Franklin Regional (3A) earned home matches Tuesday in the PIAA team wrestling tournament. Burrell will face the winner of the Penns Valley and Quaker Valley match at 6:30 p.m. Penns Valley is the District 6 runner-up and Quaker Valley finished fourth in the WPIAL....
Penn-Trafford junior swimmer collects medals at county meet
The Penn-Trafford swimming teams did not win any gold medals at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Jan. 25, but all swimmers who competed recorded their best times of the season. The times showed how strong the county meet was at Derry with swimmers from Mt. Pleasant, Latrobe, Hempfield...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Without Tasso Whipple, wrestling team bows out
The Penn-Trafford wrestling team qualified for the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament as a wild card. The short-handed Warriors dropped a tough decision to North Hills, 40-25, in a preliminary round match. Penn-Trafford was missing star 189-pound senior Tasso Whipple, who has not wrestled since injuring his foot at the...
Franklin Regional knocks off defending champ Connellsville in WPIAL 3A wrestling final
To win championships, sometimes athletes need the unexpected to happen. That’s what happened Saturday in the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling team championships at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. No. 2 Franklin Regional got wins at 107 and 114 pounds and upset No. 1 Connellsville, 32-25, to win its third WPIAL title....
Burrell edges Derry in WPIAL Class 2A team wrestling championships for 19th title
Chalk up another WPIAL Class 2A team tournament title for the Burrell wrestling program. The top-seeded Bucs stopped No. 2 Derry, 33-27, in a battle of Westmoreland County schools. In was Burrell’s 19th title, 17th in the past 19 years and second consecutive after not winning in 2022 and 2023....
WPIAL team wrestling championships preview: Derry seeking 1st title
Derry has been to the WPIAL wrestling team finals three times and is seeking its first title. But before it can worry about the championship match, the No. 2-ranked Trojans (17-2) must get by talented No. 3 seed McGuffey (15-4) in the Class 2A semifinals at 10 a.m. Saturday at...
Derry reaches WPIAL team wrestling semifinals with dominant performance
It was quite a dominating performance by the Derry wrestling team Wednesday. The second-ranked Trojans rolled over Avella and Burgettstown to advance to the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals at 10 a.m. Saturday at AHN Arena at Peters Township. It is the first time since 2018 that Derry has reached the...
WPIAL wrestling rankings: Jan. 29, 2025
TribHSSN Live Wrestling rankings Team Class 3A Team (This year’s record) Last week’s ranking 1.Connellsville (8-1) 1 2. Franklin Regional (13-0) 2 3. Thomas Jefferson (10-0) 4 4. Bethel Park (9-1) 5 5. Norwin (12-1) 3 6. North Allegheny (14-2) 8 7. Fox Chapel (9-3) 6 8. Latrobe (5-4) 7...
