Paul Schofield stories, Page 44
3 local golfers advance to U.S. Open sectional
Qualifying for the U.S. Open in Los Angeles has begun with local qualifiers, and three golfers from the Pittsburgh Area have earned spots in the sectional qualifiers in late May and early June. The United States Golf Association’s 123rd U.S. Open has numerous qualifiers going on. The Pittsburgh qualifier will...
Penn-Trafford boys track team earns trip to WPIAL semifinals
The Penn-Trafford track and field program is trending up under fifth-year coach Eric Reger, who has been with the program for 12 seasons. The boys’ team defeated Hempfield for the first time in 50 seasons and qualified for the WPIAL team semifinals for the first time since 2015 and third...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors get needed sweep in baseball
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Penn-Trafford baseball team couldn’t afford a split in the two-game series against last-place Penn Hills if the Warriors hoped to qualify for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Warriors had split three previous two-game series in Section 1 and with series...
Franklin Regional freshman sprinter makes headlines with WCCA meet record
There was only one meet record set Thursday at the 100th Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship at Latrobe, but there were a lot of good performances. Franklin Regional freshman Monroe Law broke the meet, stadium and school records in winning the 100-meter dash in 12.28 seconds. The...
Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller adds to medal collection with 2 WCCA track titles
Kiski Area junior Eliza Miller has collected a bunch of medals from Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association this year. Miller won two medals Thursday at the track and field championships at Latrobe after winning a couple of medals at the swimming championships in January and gold at the cross country meet...
Southmoreland close to clinching Section 3 softball title
The Southmoreland softball team all but wrapped up the WPIAL Section 3-3A title Wednesday. The Scotties (6-1 8-2) got a solid pitching performance from junior Madison Brown, and sophomore Makayla Etling collected four hits, including her third home run of the season, in an 11-1 six inning mercy rule game...
Norwin teams, Hempfield throwers among athletes to beat as WCCA meet hits milestone
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association is celebrating its 100th boys track and field championship Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. The girls championship didn’t begin until 1980. As part of the celebration, the WCCA has invited all past champions to the event for a social at 5 p.m. and hope they...
Penn-Trafford gets needed sweep, improves playoff position
If the Penn-Trafford baseball team had any hope of making the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs this season, a sweep of last-place Penn Hills was mandatory. The Warriors split three previous two-game series in Section 1. After holding on to defeat Penn Hills on Monday, the Warriors weren’t about to split...
Norwin looking to clinch section titles
First place in WPIAL Section 1-3A track and field will be on the line Tuesday when Hempfield visits Norwin. The Norwin boys and girls teams, under the direction of Tim Van Horn, are undefeated at 4-0. The Hempfield girls are 4-0, and the boys are 3-1. Ron Colland coaches the...
Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse riding 5-game winning streak
When Charlie Hach took over the Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse program, his first year was a short one because of the covid-19 pandemic that shuttered spring sports in 2020. Year 2 didn’t go much better as the team won only four games. But the past two seasons, the program has made...
Passion kicks off season at D.C. looking for 21st playoff berth
The Pittsburgh Passion have accomplished something the Steelers and Penguins have not: qualified for the playoffs for 20 consecutive seasons. Coach Teresa Conn, in her 12th season, hopes team will make it 21 after the team completes its six-game schedule in the Women’s Football Alliance. The Passion opens the season...
Good pitching, solid defense lead Kiski Area to sweep of Highlands
Baseball, at times, can be a simple game. If you get good pitching, play solid defense and take advantage of your opponent’s mistakes, you normally win games. That’s what Kiski Area did and Highlands did not Thursday in a Section 4-4A battle. Senior LeBryn Smith tossed a five-inning, two-hit shutout,...
East Allegheny pounces on Burrell mistakes to take Section 3-3A series opener
Burrell baseball coach Mark Spohn wasn’t in a talkative mood Wednesday after his team’s Section 3-3A game at East Allegheny. That’s because he wasn’t pleased with how his team played against the top team in the section. East Allegheny (6-2, 4-1) took advantage of three errors, two baserunning mistakes and...
Hempfield’s Tapper, Norwin’s Bilinsky win Scholar Athlete Excellence Awards
During Judge Michael J. Stewart II’s first year as sponsor of the Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete banquet, 2023 winners of the Excellence Award were picked from an outstanding group of finalists. This year’s group consisted of PIAA and WPIAL individual champions and individuals who were on championship teams. They also...
Wrestling notebook: Hempfield’s Lucas Kapusta picks Lock Haven; Gabe Willochell transfers
When Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta visited Lock Haven last summer, he made a connection with assistant coach Nate Carr. But when Carr left to take a coaching job at Davidson, Kapusta took Lock Haven off his list. “I loved the coaches and school, but when Nate left, it played with...
A closer look at 2023 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
Belle Vernon Evan Pohlot Sports: Basketball and football Parents: Mark and Jeannie Pohlot Class rank: 16 of 153 GPA: 4.325 College: Duquesne Extracurricular activities and honors: He played four years each on the football and basketball teams. He was a team captain on the WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A championship...
Hempfield assistant coach LaRoyal Wilson selected as Ferrante Memorial Award winner
If you ever attend a Hempfield track and field practice, you would swear the coach conducting calisthenics was a U.S. Marine Corps officer. No, it’s just LaRoyal Wilson, who is the 2023 recipient of the Mike and John Ferrante Memorial Award. It’s an honor that usually goes to head coaches...
Penn-Trafford boys track team breaks 51-year drought with win over Hempfield
Penn-Trafford defeated Hempfield in a boys track and field dual meet for the first time in 51 years April 12. The meet, which was tied 75-75, was decided on the most second-place finishes. Both teams won nine events so the tiebreaker was most runner-up finishes. Winning for the P-T boys...
Penn-Trafford girls lacrosse having its best season
The Penn-Trafford girls lacrosse team dropped two tough matches April 11-12, but that hasn’t cast a shadow on what has been accomplished. The Warriors are in the midst of their best season since the program began in 2016. They are 6-4 overall and 3-2 in Section 1 and are in...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Carson Shuglie, Franklin Regional’s Monroe Law
Carson Shuglie School: Hempfield Class: Junior Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: In four games this week, Shuglie went 5 for 11 with four home runs, including two grand slams, six runs scored, a walk and 13 RBIs. His performance helped Hempfield win two three-game series, going 2-1 against Central Catholic...
Kiski Area wins relay with personal-best time at Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational
The Kiski Area boys 3,200-meter relay team came into Friday’s Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational looking to improve. They did just that. In the first race of the meet, the team of Paul Roberts, Justin Gross, Justin Tucker and Samuel Plazio breezed to a victory with a personal-best time of 8 minutes,...
Hempfield’s Peyton Murray, Franklin Regional’s Monroe Law shine at invitational
Hempfield junior Peyton Murray and Franklin Regional freshman Monroe Law had strong performances Friday at the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational at Memorial Stadium. Both were double winners. Murray won the shot put and discus. Murray heaved the shot put 53 feet, 8 inches and tossed the discus 164-0. He has the...
Greensburg Salem baseball team riding hot start
When Greensburg Salem baseball coach Anthony Manley huddled with his team after practice Monday, they talked about the job in front of them. The Golden Lions (6-1, 4-0) are off to a good start and sit atop Section 4-3A after two-game sweeps against Waynesburg and Southmoreland. But Manley, in his...
Derry sophomore Mazzoni breaks school javelin record
Derry sophomore Sophia Mazzoni was a catcher playing softball up until eighth grade. Now she’s quickly becoming one of the better javelin throwers in the state. When Mazzoni decided to compete in track in middle school, throwing coach Dave McNichol convinced her to try the javelin, given her throwing background....
Penn-Trafford’s Schall, Tarabrella nominated for county scholar/athlete award
One of the rights of spring is the annual Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete Awards dinner. It’s where two high school students from each of the 18 county high schools gather, and one male and one female win the Excellence Award. The banquet will be held April 18 at Ferrante’s Lakeview and...
