Paul Schofield stories, Page 25
Palmer Jackson wins Westmoreland County Amateur he coveted for so long
Palmer Jackson finally won a golf tournament Sunday that was on his bucket list. The Murrysville native and graduate of Franklin Regional and Notre Dame won the Westmoreland Golf Association’s Amateur Championship by holding off the Turowski brothers. Jackson, who plans to turn pro after the U.S. Amateur next month,...
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Peters Township’s Mickey Vaccarello
If there is one thing Mickey Vaccarello wants to improve on during his senior season, it would be his contributions on offense. The Peters Township senior’s offensive numbers weren’t that impressive in 2023 because of all the playmakers the Indians had. He did catch a touchdown pass in the WPIAL...
Trafford Junior American Legion baseball looking to stay hot, make state playoff run
The Trafford Post 331 Junior American Legion team would love to repeat what the 2021 Penn-Trafford squad did, winning a state title. That team featured eight starters from this year’s WPIAL Class 5A champion Penn-Trafford high school team. Trafford reached the finals of the Westmoreland County Junior League by defeating...
Palmer Jackson shoots 66, leads Westmoreland County Amateur
Palmer Jackson shot a 4-under-par 66 on Saturday to grab the first-round lead of the annual Westmoreland Golf Association’s Amateur Championship at Hannastown Golf. Jackson, the Murrysville native and graduate of Franklin Regional High School and Notre Dame, played a solid round and leads the Turowski brothers — Nick and...
Latrobe, Murrysville Legion squeeze out wins; West Point stays alive
Haden Sierocky beat out an infield single to deep shortstop that scored Erick Batista, and Latrobe edged Hempfield East, 1-0, on Saturday in Game 1 of the District 31 American Legion semifinal playoffs at Latrobe High School. Game 2 of the best-of-3 series will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at...
Golf notebook: Neal Shipley in the hunt at PGA Tour event in Kentucky
Mt. Lebanon native Neal Shipley is playing in his third consecutive PGA Tour event this weekend, and for the second time, he has made the cut. Shipley shot a 7-under par 65 Friday and is 12-under for the tournament at the ISCO Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville,...
Hempfield East rallies to defeat Young Township; West Point girls open with win
Hempfield East rallied from an early deficit to defeat Young Township, 7-3, on Thursday in Game 3 of the District 31 American Legion playoffs to win the best-of-three series. The win advances Hempfield East to Saturday’s semifinals against No. 1 seed Latrobe and qualifies it for the Region 7 tournament....
Hempfield East Legion forces Game 3; Latrobe, Bushy Run and Murrysville advance to semifinals
Pitchers Grayson Willis and Josh Cayer combined on a three-hit shutout, and Hempfield East forced a Game 3 in the District 31 American Legion playoffs with a 9-0 victory against Young Township. Game 3 will be played 5:30 p.m. Thursday at West Lebanon. Willis worked into the six inning. He...
U.S. Open trophy visits Oakmont to begin 2025 celebrations
Members of Oakmont Country Club take pride in having one of the toughest courses in the country. When the 2025 United States Golf Association brings the Open to Western Pennsylvania for a record 10th time next June, they want the best players in the game to work for their title....
Top seeds win in District 31 American Legion playoff openers
All the top seeds in the District 31 American Legion playoffs won their games in the opening round of the playoffs. Three of the games were blowouts, and one was a nail-bitter. No. 1 Latrobe defeated No. 8 Yough, 10-1; No. 2 Bushy Run downed No. 7 Somerset, 8-1; and...
U.S. Senior Women’s Open will feature some of LPGA’s former greats
Championship golf is returning to Pittsburgh this summer. The United States Golf Association will hold the sixth Senior Women’s Open from Aug. 1-4 at Fox Chapel Golf Club. It’s the 94th USGA championship to be played in Pennsylvania and the first U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The men’s U.S. Open will...
Latrobe gets top seed for District 31 American Legion baseball playoffs
It was no secret that the strongest division in District 31 American Legion baseball this season was the Western. Even though Eastern champion Latrobe finished with the best record (16-0-3), the Western had five of the eight teams that made the playoffs. Pairings for the playoffs, which begin at 5:30...
District 31 Legion regular-season concludes; playoffs next
The District 31 American Legion regular season concluded Sunday with two games. Unity rallied in the sixth inning to defeat Derry, 9-7, and Somerset topped Trafford, 16-8. The 14-team league was divided into two divisions — Eastern and Western. The top two teams in each division will be seeded in...
Penn-Trafford coaches pleased with offseason improvement at skill positions
Penn-Trafford football coach John Ruane gave his squad a break from summer workouts over the Fourth of July holiday. It was a deserved rest for a team that has worked hard to improve on its disappointing 2023 record of 5-6 overall, which included a WPIAL Class 5A playoff loss to...
West Point softball wins Section 2 title, headed back to Little League state tournament
Winning Pennsylvania Little League state softball titles is nothing new at West Point. The league has seen 38 teams win titles, including the Minors 11U team in 2023. Now that squad, with a few roster changes, is headed back to the state tournament after winning the Section 2 best-of-three series...
Hempfield grad Bridget Williams reaches new heights by qualifying for Olympics in pole vault
When Bridget (Guy) Williams first started to pole vault in seventh grade in the Hempfield Area School District, she always dreamed big. Williams went on to help the Hempfield girls win consecutive PIAA team titles, and she won the Class 3A pole vault title with a jump of 12 feet,...
Mt. Pleasant swimmer King selected to compete in Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Mt. Pleasant rising senior Lily King had planned to participate in a couple of big swimming meets this summer. Traveling to Australia to compete in the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in late August wasn’t on her original agenda. King was one of 20 girls selected to represent the United States...
Neal Shipley finishes productive weekend, ties for 20th in PGA Tour event
Neal Shipley’s first taste of the PGA Tour turned out to be tasteful. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic grad received a sponsor’s exemption to play in the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, and he made it pay off. Shipley shot an even-par 72 during the final round...
Mt. Lebanon’s Shipley shoots under par again but loses ground at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley turned in his seventh consecutive subpar round as a professional Saturday at the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, but he fell back on the leaderboard. Shipley, playing in his first PGA Tour event as a pro on a sponsor’s exemption after making his pro debut a...
Mt. Pleasant swimming star Lily King repeats as TribLive Westmoreland girls athlete of the year
Lily King got her first taste of the Olympic experience last week and she’s anxious to take her swimming to another level. The Mt. Pleasant junior recently competed in the United States Swimming Olympic Team Trials on June 15-23 in Indianapolis and returned home with personal records in the 50-...
Bethel Park’s Darin Kowalski wins Pittsburgh Open for 2nd time
Darin Kowalski didn’t know who was leading the Tri-State PGA Section Pittsburgh Open on Tuesday until he asked someone before hitting his second shot on No. 17 at The Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel. When he learned he held a three-shot lead, Kowalski decided to be conservative. Kowalski, an...
After long high school playoff runs, District 31 American Legion baseball getting back to normal
District 31 president and Latrobe American Legion coach Jason Bush is less stressed these days. That’s because despite a late start for some teams due to extended high school seasons, teams in the league are getting caught up and things are getting back to normal. American Legion teams in the...
In pro debut, Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley ties for 9th at The Beachlands Victoria Open
Neal Shipley earned a top-10 finish in his first professional golf tournament. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic grad fired his fourth subpar round Sunday at the PGA Tour Americas’ The Beachlands Victoria Open in Victoria, British Columbia. He shot a 3-under-par 67 to tie for ninth at...
Bushy Run Legion team rounding into shape after late start
Things are getting back to normal for the Bushy Run American Legion baseball team, and the group is starting to play the way coach Scott Peyman expected. In their past four games, wins against Somerset, Mt. Pleasant twice and Blairsville, Bushy Run (7-2) has outscored its opponents, 53-2. Bushy Run...
Mt. Lebanon native Neal Shipley cards best pro round
Neal Shipley didn’t let a poor ending to the second round of his first pro event bother him. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic rebounded with his best round as a pro. Shipley, 23, shot a 6-under-par 64 on Saturday at the PGA Tour America’s The Beachlands Victoria...
