Paul Schofield stories, Page 24
Murrysville’s Palmer Jackson fires 63 to move into contention at Sunnehanna Amateur
They call the third round of a golf tournament “moving day.” It’s a day when golfers try to put themselves in contention to win a championship. For Notre Dame grad and Murrysville native Palmer Jackson, it was a day he made a big move up the leaderboard Friday at the...
Mt. Pleasant duo eager to compete with best at U.S. Olympic swimming team trials
When the U.S. Olympic team trials begin Saturday, two girls from the Mt. Pleasant swimming program will be competing for a trip to Paris in August. Heather Gardner, a 2020 Mt. Pleasant graduate and a recent graduate of Liberty University, and senior-to-be Lily King will be making their first appearances...
Eden Christian rallies past Saegertown to head back to PIAA Class A final
Clutch hitting and a calm sophomore pitcher carried the Eden Christian baseball team back to the PIAA Class A baseball championship game. A three-run double by sophomore catcher Josh Tiden in a four-run fifth inning and solid pitching from sophomore Noah Emswiler rallied Eden Christian past District 10 runner-up Saegertown,...
Penn-Trafford’s Nick Turowski has busy summer planned
Most high school seniors would rather goof around, hang out with friends or go on vacation before heading to college in the fall. Penn-Trafford senior Nick Turowski isn’t one of those seniors. He’s scheduled a busy summer on the golf course before heading to Morgantown to start school at West...
Pittsburgh Passion set for matchup with 5-time defending league champs
It’s the football game the Pittsburgh Passion players have circled all season. On Saturday, the Passion play host to the Women’s Football Alliance version of the New England Patriots, the perennially powerful Boston Renegades, who recently had a 42-game winning streak halted by the St. Louis Slam. They defeated the...
Penn-Trafford comes up short; future still bright
All of the Penn-Trafford baseball team’s goals were met this season except for one: advancing further in the PIAA playoffs and, maybe, playing for a PIAA title. But Penn-Trafford’s season ended in the state quarterfinals — the same place it ended in 2023 — with a heart-breaking 3-2 loss to...
3 prominent WPIAL wrestling schools looking for new coaches
Three prominent wrestling schools are looking for new coaches. Burrell, Canon-McMillan and Frazier have coaching vacancies after their coaches recently resigned. Josh Shields at Burrell, Brian Krenzelak at Canon-McMillan and Buck Watkins at Frazier have stepped down for personal reasons. Shields coached the Bucs program for the past 10 years....
After controversial call in 7th inning, Penn-Trafford’s PIAA playoff run ends with loss to Hollidaysburg
JOHNSTOWN — This wasn’t the way the Penn-Trafford baseball team wanted to end its season, especially on a questionable call in the top of the seventh inning. That call left both teams wondering if a ball down the left-field line was fair or foul in a 3-2 win for Hollidaysburg...
Austin Lemieux wins Tri-State Section PGA Open Championship
For the third consecutive year an amateur won the annual Tri-State Section PGA Open Championship. This time it was Austin Lemieux, the son of Pittsburgh Penguins hall-of-famer Mario Lemieux. Austin Lemieux shot a 3-under-par 69 and finished the 18-hole event at 2-under 142. Treesdale Golf and Country Club director of...
Franklin Regional’s season ends with loss to Hollidaysburg in PIAA playoffs
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Missed opportunities by one team and timely hitting by the other was the difference in a PIAA Class 5A first-round baseball game Monday. Franklin Regional, the WPIAL third-place team, didn’t take advantage of a couple of scoring opportunities and ended up dropping a 4-2 decision to District 6...
Tri-State Section PGA Open Championship set to begin
The last two winners of the annual Tri-State Section PGA Open Championship have been amateurs: Rick Stimmel in 2023 and Bret Young in 2022. Will that trend continue at Southpointe Golf Club? Only eight amateurs have won the Open since it began in 1963. The others were Sean Knapp in...
Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional ready for PIAA baseball playoffs to begin
The Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional baseball teams have never won a PIAA title. One of them is hoping to break through this year. The PIAA Class 5A playoffs begin Monday, and both are looking for the same prize. The Warriors, who won their first WPIAL title by defeating Bethel Park...
Westmoreland County PIAA baseball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, June 3, 2024
PIAA baseball playoffs Class 5A First round Lower Dauphin (15-9) vs. Penn-Trafford (20-3) 4:30 p.m. Monday at Plum Winner plays: Winner of Franklin Regional (16-8)/Hollidaysburg (14-6) Thursday in quarterfinals Players to watch: Casey Westerberg, Lower Dauphin; Ian Temple, Penn-Trafford Extra bases: The Falcons defeated Palmyra, 3-2, in eight innings to...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Matt Sarnowski caps high school career with state bronze
Senior Matt Sarnowski was hoping to end his high school track and field career with a PIAA gold medal. But Sarnowski had to settle for his second consecutive bronze for finishing third in the discus at the state meet in Shippensburg. The WPIAL Class 3A champion lost his back-and-forth battle...
Bernadowski pitches Franklin Regional into PIAA tournament
When the PIAA Class 5A baseball playoffs begin Monday, there is a good chance senior Max Bernadowski will be on the hill. Why not? Bernadowski (7-1) pitched the Panthers into the tournament by tossing seven strong innings in a 3-2 victory against West Allegheny in the WPIAL third-place game. The...
Franklin Regional beats West Allegheny on clutch Luke Williams hit in Class 5A 3rd-place game
Sometimes missed opportunities can come back and haunt a team. But Franklin Regional didn’t allow early game troubles to keep it from pulling out a late-game win. Luke Williams hit a two-run double with one out in the top of the seventh inning, and Franklin Regional rallied to defeat West...
Timely hitting, squeeze bunt helped Penn-Trafford claim 1st WPIAL baseball title
When opportunities were presented Tuesday, the Penn-Trafford baseball team capitalized on them in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game at Wild Things Park. That proved to be the determining factor that helped the Warriors capture their first WPIAL title. They executed the little things while Bethel Park did not as...
Penn-Trafford gets past Bethel Park in Class 5A final to capture 1st WPIAL baseball title
Penn-Trafford used a four-run fourth-inning rally to claim its first WPIAL baseball title Tuesday, defeating Bethel Park, 4-3, in the Class 5A championship game at Wild Things Park. The Warriors used clutch hitting and solid defense and left Bethel Park looking for answers. The Black Hawks (15-7) had numerous opportunities...
Penn-Trafford out to capture elusive WPIAL baseball title as Bethel Park stands in the way
When Lou Cortazzo inherited the Penn-Trafford baseball team in 2023, he walked into a program that was ready to become dominant. All the Warriors have done is learn how to win big games. In Cortazzo’s first season, the Warriors reached the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals and won their first PIAA...
2024 WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship preview: Penn-Trafford vs. Bethel Park
2024 WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship No. 7 Penn-Trafford (18-3) vs. No. 4 Bethel Park (15-6) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park, Washington On the air: Trib HSSN How they got here: Penn-Trafford defeated Moon, 8-2, in the first round; Fox Chapel, 2-0, in the quarterfinals; and Franklin Regional,...
Penn-Trafford track and field teams cap successful season at PIAA championships
In Eric Reger’s 14 years as track coach at Penn-Trafford, the program has made steady progress. This season, Reger took nine athletes (a record for him) to the PIAA track and field championships last Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg’s Seth Grove Stadium. There were five individuals and one relay team....
With ‘perfect’ combination of speed, stamina, Laurel sprinter wins 400-meter gold
SHIPPENSBURG – Laurel junior Tori Atkins had a busy but productive Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium. Of the 18 points earned by the Spartans, Atkins was responsible for 14 of them. Atkins placed in three sprint races. She won the Class...
Senior triple jumper wins East Allegheny’s 1st PIAA track gold medal
SHIPPENSBURG — East Allegheny senior Lorenzo Fancher entered the PIAA Track and Field Championship seeded No. 1 in Class 2A triple jump. And he left Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium as he came, still No. 1. Fancher became the first track athlete from East Allegheny to win a PIAA title...
WPIAL track stars dominate girls 3,200-meter runs at PIAA meet
SHIPPENSBURG – How dominant were Shady Side Academy senior Chelsea Hartman and Mt. Lebanon senior Logan St. John Kletter in the PIAA 3,200-meter races? They both lapped some opponents by the sixth lap of their races Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium....
Hempfield’s Peyton Murray returns to top of podium in PIAA Class 3A discus
SHIPPENSBURG — This time, it was Peyton Murray’s turn to shine. The Hempfield Area senior reclaimed the Class 3A discus title Saturday at the PIAA track and field championships at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium. Murray defeated solid challenges from Strath Haven senior Gavin Schmidt, who threw a 177 feet,...
