Paul Schofield stories, Page 37

The Kiski Valley American Legion baseball team has been inactive for the past two seasons. But if the Montgomery brothers — Denny and David — have anything to say about it, the two-year hiatus will end in time for the 2024 season. The Montgomerys, both Pennsylvania American Legion Hall of...

Central Catholic graduage and Ohio State grad student Neal Shipley has reached the semifinals of the 123rd annual United States Golf Association’s Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in New Jersey. Shipley, 22, won his fourth consecutive match play round when he defeated Andi Xu of the People’s Republic...

Ligonier Valley football coach Roger Beitel smiled when he learned what junior center Sam Caldwell said about himself and the upcoming season. Caldwell is one of two starters returning for the offense. He became the starting center early during his sophomore season. He has taken ownership of the position and...

Ben Hoffer was part of a Yough football team that won three conference titles and compiled 24-15 record. Since then, only the 2013 team has had a winning record at 6-5. It was also the last time Yough made the playoffs. As Hoffer begins his second season at his alma...

Since Roger Beitel became football coach at Ligonier Valley 20 years ago, he has taken his squad to a team camp at Shippensburg University in July. Who can argue with his success? Beitel’s record is 148-63 and the Rams have qualified for the playoffs, either PIAA District 6 or WPIAL,...

Oakmont native and Hannastown Golf Club member Sean Knapp continued his excellent play Wednesday by winning the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Senior Championship for the second time in four years. His first title came in 2020 at Latrobe Elks Golf Club. Knapp, who won the West Penn Amateur last month...

If there is one player that Hempfield first-year football coach Nick Keefer is relying on this season, it’s senior quarterback/safety Keiran Lippmann. And the 6-foot-2, 180-pound athlete said he’s excited to be the leader as Hempfield tries to build on last year’s 6-4 season. Lippmann started the first five games...

Uneventful but productive is how four high school football coaches described the state of football practice Monday. While Latrobe was able to avoid the heavy rains that fell during Day 1, the others said rain is something they could face during the season. Latrobe begins practice at 6:15 a.m., and...

Andrew Devola has been champing at the bit to get the football season started. The Franklin Regional junior, a three-year starter at left tackle and defensive tackle, had surgery on his shoulders in the offseason and has been limited in his preparation for the season. That is set to change...

Things didn’t go as planned for the Penn-Trafford football team in 2022. Expectations were high coming off the school’s first PIAA and WPIAL titles. The Warriors returned numerous key starters from the championship team and were hoping for a repeat. But various injuries and inconsistent play hampered the team all...

Franklin Regional surprised many by winning the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference title in 2022. The biggest stunner came in the third game when the Panthers upset Gateway, 16-7. But the season didn’t end on a good note. The Panthers lost to Penn-Trafford, 28-21, in the regular-season finale in...

For the first time in years, there was a buzz surrounding the Hempfield football program in 2022. The Spartans opened the season with five consecutive wins, including a 28-17 victory against defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A champion Penn-Trafford. But the next week, that momentum came to a crashing halt....

Oh so close. The Penn-Trafford Junior American Legion baseball team finished second at the Pennsylvania State Championships, falling 1-0 to Upper Perkiomen in the finals Aug. 2 at Berwick. It was Upper Perkiomen’s first title in 41 seasons. It lost to Murrysville in the 2022 finals and lost to Connellsville...

West Point added its 38th Pennsylvania Little League softball title Wednesday. Jocelyn Luft singled home twin sister Jayelyn Luft with the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning as West Point edged Williamsport, 2-1, in the 11U girls championship at Wellsboro. Jayelyn Luft was the winning pitcher. The...

Can the Carnegie Mellon football team make it a three-peat in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference? The conference coaches, sports information directors and media think so. The Tartans, who are ranked 16th in the country, received 36 first-place votes and were an overwhelming pick to win the conference with 415 points....

Penn-Trafford Junior Legion baseball team kept its championship hopes alive on Tuesday by defeating Lower Southampton, 9-3, in the state tournament at Berwick. Penn-Trafford must defeat Upper Perkiomen twice Wednesday to earn the title. Upper Perkiomen defeated Penn-Trafford, 6-4, on Monday. Upper Perkiomen reached the championship game by defeating Back...

Vince DeAugustine is leaving the Hempfield wrestling program for a second time. But unlike his move which took him to Norwin in 2019 and lasted two seasons before returning back to Hempfield in 2021, this time DeAugustine is headed to the collegiate level. Seton Hill University named DeAugustine on Tuesday...

Pine-Richland football coach Jon LeDonne describes Ryan Cory as an old-school type of player. “He would have fit in perfectly back in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s,” LeDonne said. “You don’t see that these days from kids. He’s very physical and gets after it. He has great footwork and is...

The West Point 11U girls softball team is one victory away from clinching the league’s 38th state title. Monday, the Luft twins, Jocelyn and Jayelyn, led West Point to a 9-1 victory against Williamsport in the semifinals at Wellsboro. Jayelyn Luft twirled a one-hitter, striking out 12 and allowing one...

Kevin Fajt made it a three-peat July 23 by winning his sixth Westmoreland County Golf Association amateur title and third in a row. The South Greensburg mayor and Hannastown Golf Club member edged Willowbrook Country Club member Andrew Reynolds by two strokes on the tough Willowbrook course. Fajt shot a...

It was the Ethan Septak show for the Penn-Trafford Junior baseball team Sunday at the Pennsylvania Junior Legion state tournament. Septak tossed a one-hitter and helped his cause with three hits, including two doubles, to lead Penn-Trafford to a five inning 11-1 victory against Saegertown at Berwick. Logan Matrisch had...

West Point’s 11-year-old girls softball team and the Penn-Trafford Junior Legion baseball team were victorious Saturday in state tournament action. West Point used a 15-run first inning to defeat Lower Merion, 17-0, in the Pennsylvania Little League 11U tournament at Wellsboro. Penn-Trafford scored five runs in the seventh inning to...

West Point 11U girls’ softball team opened the Pennsylvania Little League state tournament with a 4-1 victory against the Cambridge/Conneaut Lake/French Creek Valley/Saegertown All-Stars Friday at Wellsboro. Braylyn Graft’s three-run double in the top of the sixth inning snapped a 1-1 score. Winning pitcher Jayelyn Luft struck out 13 while...

The Penn-Trafford Junior Legion baseball team won a Pennsylvania American Legion Youth title in 2021. It came up short in 2022 as rival Murrysville won the title. But Penn-Trafford coach Steve Freas, who coached the 2021 squad, said he feels the 2023 version has the talent to bring home another...

Editor’s note: This is the 15th in a series of 25 profiles of the members of the Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team. When Clinton Robinson plays football for Syracuse in fall 2024, he will be used in the defensive backfield. This fall, however, Keystone Oaks coach Steve McCormick plans...