Paul Schofield stories, Page 42
West Point girls add another Little League title; Penn-Trafford juniors fall in state championship
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...
Carnegie Mellon picked to 3-peat in PAC football preseason poll
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 reaches championship game
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...
Seton Hill names Hempfield’s Vince DeAugustine as new wrestling coach
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...
2023 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Pine-Richland’s Ryan Cory
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...
West Point 11U softball reaches finals; Penn-Trafford Junior Legion falls
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 wins Westmoreland County amateur for 3rd consecutive year
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...
Penn-Trafford advances to semifinals of Junior Legion state tournament
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 Little League, Penn-Trafford Junior Legion teams post state wins
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 open state tournament with win
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...
Penn-Trafford Junior Legion looking for another state title
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...
2023 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Keystone Oaks’ Clinton Robinson
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...
West Point Little League chasing state titles
It’s been 13 years since West Point Little League baseball state championship, the only one in league history. But if the 2023 West Point Major squad has anything to say about it, they hope to bring home a second state title. West Point opens the state tournament at 7:30 p.m....
Sierocky leads Latrobe Legion to win in state tournament opener
It was a perfect start for the Latrobe American Legion baseball team during the opening of the state tournament Winning pitcher Haden Sierocky, who struck out 13, helped his own cause with a two-run single and a key sacrifice bunt, and host Latrobe defeated Wesleyville, 7-1, at Rosa-Oglietti Park. The...
Chris Mascaro brings popular golf podcast to the TribLIVE Podcast Network
A new feature that should excite golf enthusiasts has been added to the TribLIVE Podcast Network. A golf podcast, featuring Penn Hills native Chris Mascaro, will begin airing July 23, joining the likes of the Tim Benz, Mark Madden, Don Rebel and Food podcasts. He has one of the top...
Altoona Curve honors Pirates legend Roberto Clemente, retires No. 21
ALTOONA — It has been more than 50 years since Roberto Clemente died tragically in a plane crash on New Year’s Eve in 1972, but Roberto Clemente Jr. still became emotional while a video tribute played on the scoreboard at PNG Field. The Clemente family was in attendance as the...
2023 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Laurel Highlands’ Antwan Black Jr.
Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of 25 profiles of the members of the Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team. With elite players Rodney Gallagher and Keondre DeShields as teammates, it’s easy to be overlooked on a football field. Laurel Highlands’ Antwan Black Jr. wasn’t bothered by...
Bushy Run Legion’s season ends with 1st loss of regional tourney
Beech Creek captured the American Legion Region 7 title Tuesday by winning three games. It started the day by defeating Murrysville, 11-4, in the completion of a game suspended by rain and darkness Monday at Bald Eagle Area High School in Milesburg. It followed by knocking off unbeaten Philipsburg, 5-3,...
Bushy Run stays unbeaten, Latrobe eliminated from Region 7 American Legion tournament
Bushy Run used a strong pitching performance from Robbie Andrews to finish Pool A play at the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 undefeated Monday. Andrews pitched six scoreless innings, and Eric Birosak drove in two runs with a single in the fifth inning to lead Bushy Run (3-0) to a...
Inaugural WCCA baseball showcase draws larger turnout than expected
When the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association approached Mike Draghi about hosting a baseball showcase, he didn’t hesitate in saying yes. The veteran Westmoreland County Community College coach told them that if they could get 25 players to attend — being this was the first year — he would consider that...
American Legion baseball teams vie for spots in state tournament in Latrobe
The Steelers aren’t the only team arriving in Latrobe this month. The Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball state tournament will be held in the area beginning July 23. Things will kick off with the Hall of Fame dinner at Huber Hall in Latrobe at 6 p.m. July 23. Games will begin...
2023 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Penn-Trafford’s Zach Tomosovich
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of 25 profiles of the members of the Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team. Zach Tomosovich didn’t play football until he went to eighth grade “I was always too big to play midget football,” Tomosovich said. “But once I started playing,...
Penn-Trafford grad Anthony Sherwin signs with Astros
During the third day of the 2023 MLB amateur draft, 2020 Penn-Trafford grad Anthony Sherwin was sort of paying attention. “I was hoping to get drafted, but if I didn’t that was OK because I still had another year of school left,” Sherwin said. As the 20th round was set...
Sean Knapp wins record 9th West Penn Amateur
If there is one thing you must know about Sean Knapp, it’s that he knows how to win championships. The 61-year-old Oakmont native captured a record ninth West Penn Amateur on Tuesday at Hannastown Golf Club by outlasting 37-year-old Darin Kowalski with a simple game plan: keep it close until...
Kowalski leads West Penn Amateur; Knapp a shot back
For Sean Knapp, age is just a number. The 61-year-old Oakmont native enjoys competing with the younger players from Western Pennsylvania. Why else would the wily veteran drive 35 miles almost every day to compete against the youthful membership and practice at Hannastown Golf Club? “I love playing against these...
