Paul Schofield stories, Page 43
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsules: Games for Thursday, May 18, 2023
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A First round 18-Derry (8-10) vs. 2-Avonworth (15-5) 4 p.m. Thursday at Plum Winner plays: Winner of 7-South Park (14-5)/10-Shenango (8-8) in quarterfinals (time, date, site TBD) Players to watch: Antonion Hauser, Derry; Mason Metz, Avonworth Extra bases: Metz, a catcher, led the Antelopes with a...
Derry’s bats come alive in Class 3A win over Mt. Pleasant
First-year Derry coach Doug Kelly avoided getting drenched with water after his first WPIAL playoff win. He said his players made it too obvious what they were trying to do. His players showed Mt. Pleasant they could obviously hit. Derry (8-10) pounded out 19 hits off four Mt. Pleasant pitchers...
7 Westmoreland County athletes seeded No. 1 at WPIAL Track and Field Championship
There are seven individuals from Westmoreland County headed to the WPIAL track and field championships on Wednesday at Slippery Rock University seeded No. 1 in their events. In fact, two of the top seeds — Hempfield senior Elizabeth Tapper and Hempfield junior Peyton Murray — are the top shot put...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsule: Game for Wednesday, May 17, 2023
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 4A First round 5-Latrobe (14-6) vs. 12-Kiski Area (9-9) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of 4-Chartiers Valley (13-6)/13-Central Valley (6-11) Thursday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Anthony Massari, Latrobe; Dom DiNinno, Kiski Area Extra bases: This all-Westmoreland County matchup in...
Latrobe softball pulls away from Western Beaver in Class 5A playoff opener
It took three innings before the Latrobe batters could solve Western Beaver sophomore pitcher Emma Bogacki. But once they did, they turned a close game into a rout. No. 6 Latrobe (15-3) ended No. 11 Western Beaver’s magical season with a 12-1 mercy-rule, six-inning game in the opening round of...
Devin Gee, Mike Van Sickle advance to U.S. Open qualifier
Oakmont head pro Devin Gee and Pine-Richland grad Mike Van Sickle were among the four golfers to advance to the U.S. Open Sectional from The Club at Nevillewood on Monday. Van Sickle and Youngstown State assistant golf coach Brandon Pluchinsky shot 3-under-par 69s, and Gee and Cal (Pa.) grad Ryan...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A 18-Derry Area (7-10) vs. 15-Mt. Pleasant (9-9) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Latrobe Winner plays: 2-Avonworth (15-5), 4 p.m., Thursday, at Plum in first round Players to watch: Nate Papuga, Derry Area; Lane Golkosky, Mt. Pleasant Extra bases: This is the only all-Westmoreland matchup in any...
Sewickley Academy grad Li advances to U.S. Open Sectional
Sewickley Academy graduate Jason Li became the fourth player from the Pittsburgh area to qualify for the United States Golf Association Sectional qualifiers in late May and early June. Li qualified at a local qualifier May 2 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., by shooting a 69. Li...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Baseball team clinches section title
Midway through the baseball season, Penn-Trafford team was sitting at 3-3 in Section 1-5A and in danger of missing the WPIAL playoffs. But thanks to two-game sweeps of Penn Hills, Gateway and Franklin Regional, part of a six-game section winning streak, the Warriors tied for the section crown with Plum....
Foreign exchange student makes his mark on stage, court at Penn-Trafford
When Sohta Miyagawa arrived at Penn-Trafford for his junior year, little was known about his talents. But Miyagawa has surprised many his athletic and artistic abilities. Not only is he excellent in the classroom, the foreign exchange student from Japan was an experienced volleyball player and an entertainer. Miyagawa took...
Seton Hill pounds West Chester, 10-0, wins 3rd PSAC title
Seton Hill’s baseball team keeps checking things off their list of goals. The Griffins captured their third PSAC title with a 10-0 rout of West Chester on Saturday at Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield Park. Their other titles came in 2017 and 2018. “We still have two (goals) remaining,” Seton...
Strong start helps propel Franklin Regional boys lacrosse into WPIAL playoffs
Franklin Regional boys lacrosse coach Luke Stephens is familiar with the Panthers program. The 2013 Franklin Regional grad played for the Panthers and was an assistant coach for five seasons before becoming the head coach this season. And while the season hasn’t gone as well as hoped, the Panthers are...
World’s best golfers to face more daunting test after renovations at Oakmont Country Club
When Scottie Scheffler steps up to the tee box for the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, some of the world’s most notable greens might look a bit farther away. As Jon Rahm eyes an approach shot, he will have to navigate around certain bunkers a bit differently. Rory...
Latrobe looks to recapture playoff magic as Westmoreland County baseball teams learn their seeds
When the Latrobe baseball team won the WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A championship in 2017, the Wildcats did it with strong pitching and timely hitting. That team had a certain never-say-die attitude, rallying numerous times late in games. When the 2023 playoffs begin next week, will this Wildcats nine have...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys capture WPIAL Class 2A title; Quaker Valley girls repeat
When the Greensburg Central Catholic boys track team was riding home from the 2022 WPIAL Class 2A track and field championship, coach Mike Brewer’s athletes told him that, next year, they were coming back for a ring. The team kept its word. Greensburg Central Catholic claimed the Class 2A title...
3-time state champ Rune Lawrence of Frazier picks West Virginia
One of the top wrestlers in the WPIAL will be headed south to continue his wrestling career. Frazier junior Rune Lawrence announced on social media Monday his commitment to wrestle at West Virginia. Lawrence is a three-time PIAA and WPIAL Class 2A champion. His career record is 112-7. He was...
Greensburg Salem uses dramatic comeback to beat Yough, stay in section title hunt
Greensburg Salem baseball coach Anthony Manley said he didn’t say much to his team heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. That’s because the Golden Lions knew if they wanted a shot at winning the WPIAL Section 3-3A title, they had to find a way to manufacture a comeback....
Derry girls eyeing 1st WPIAL track and field championship
Whatever the outcome for the Derry girls track and field team at the WPIAL Class 2A championship Tuesday, it will be a historical moment for the program. But as coach Mark Curcio sees it, Derry wants the gold trophy. The 11-year coach thinks it is attainable. Derry reached the WPIAL...
Penn-Trafford notebook: P-T grad Alex Turowski honored by Mountain East Conference
Alex Turowski, a sophomore at Fairmont State, was honored by the Mountain East Conference following his second round at the MEC Spring Classic at Edgewood Country Club. The Penn-Trafford graduate earned MEC honorable mention honors. The All-MEC men’s golf team is selected based on individual performances by players during five...
Penn-Trafford’s Kate Schall wins WCCA title, eyes school record in 400
If Penn-Trafford senior Kate Schall wanted to pursue a track and field career at Penn State, her high school coach Eric Reger believes she would continue to find success. “I think she would do very well if she decided to run,” Reger said. “She probably would run the 400 and...
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: P-T’s Dylan Grabowski and Franklin Regional’s Gwen Shilling
Dylan Grabowski School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Baseball Year: Senior Claim to fame: He played a key role in a Section 1-5A doubleheader sweep against Gateway on Thursday. Grabowski pitched six innings and allowed one run in a 10-2 victory in Game 1. He allowed four hits and struck out nine, and...
Franklin Regional girls lacrosse progressing ahead of WPIAL playoffs
Regan McComb has seen steady progress since she took over the Franklin Regional girls lacrosse program in 2021. The team reached the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs in 2022, losing to Quaker Valley in the first round, and has already qualified for the 2023 playoffs. McComb said because the players know...
Yough locks up at least a tie for section title
Yough baseball coach Dan Palm said he couldn’t have been happier with his team’s start Friday against McGuffey. He wasn’t pleased that they let off the gas. Yough built an early seven-run lead in the WPIAL Section 4-3A battle at Cougar Mountain and held on for an 8-5 victory. The...
Colin Watson comes through for Plum in comeback win over Franklin Regional
Plum baseball coach Carl Vollmer usually uses junior Colin Watson in save situations. But after junior starting pitcher Erik Streussnig struggled with his control and didn’t last two innings against Franklin Regional in a WPIAL Section 1-5A first-place showdown, Vollmer decided to extend Watson out and he responded. Watson blanked...
Derry boys volleyball to celebrate program’s 50th anniversary with reunion
The Derry boys volleyball program is celebrating its 50th season with a reunion in July. The program, which began in 1974, has been one of the stronger and more consistent teams in the WPIAL. The Trojans have won 19 section titles, been a WPIAL finalists 11 times and won in...
