Paul Schofield stories, Page 58
Bushy Run tops Murrysville in American Legion playoffs behind Peyton Bigler’s arm, bat
Bushy Run American Legion baseball became the final team to reach the District 31 semifinals with a solid 6-1 victory against Murrysville on Thursday to complete a two-game sweep of a best-of-three opening round series. Winning pitcher Peyton Bigler helped his own cause by driving in three runs and limiting...
Carns’ home run rallies Unity to sweep of Yough in District 31 playoffs
Landon Carns probably hasn’t had a better two days playing baseball. Tuesday, Carns used his glove to carry Unity past Yough in Game 1 of the District 31 American Legion playoffs. Wednesday, he used his bat. Carns clubbed a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning, part of...
Carns’ catch saves day for Unity in District 31 Legion playoff opener
A team doesn’t always need a winning hit to pull out a victory. Sometimes a defensive gem is all it needs. Unity’s American Legion baseball team got a clutch catch in the top of seventh inning Tuesday during Game 1 of its best-of-three District 31 series against Yough to pull...
Penn-Trafford names Travis McKillop as wrestling coach
When A.J. Brentzel decided to step down as Penn-Trafford’s wrestling coach, athletic director Kerry Hetrick knew who could be the school’s next coach. It was assistant coach Travis McKillop, who spent the past three seasons rebuilding the program with Brentzel. “The kids like Travis, and I’m confident he’ll continue to...
Latrobe earns top seed in District 31 American Legion playoffs
American Legion and Junior Legion baseball playoffs in Westmoreland County get underway Tuesday with seven games. The District 31 Legion best-of-three playoff series will be held at No. 1 seed Latrobe (14-1-1), No. 2 Bushy Run (13-2-1), No. 3 Young Township (11-5) and No. 4 Unity (7-7-2). Latrobe, the regular...
Hempfield state champ Liz Tapper named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Girls Athlete of the Year
Liz Tapper’s unbelievable junior track and field season at Hempfield is turning into a great summer. That’s because Tapper has been on the road visiting colleges. She’s made a unofficial visits to Duke, Penn State, Michigan and Maryland and plans to make a couple of officials visits later in the...
As playoffs start, American Legion baseball thriving in some parts of Western Pa., struggling in others
American Legion Baseball starts to get a little more intense beginning this week. That’s when league playoffs are scheduled in Region 6 (Allegheny, Beaver and Fayette County leagues) and in Region 7 (District 31 for Westmoreland and Indiana county teams, Central Penn and Cambria leagues). The region tournaments are scheduled...
David Bradshaw claims fourth Fuhrer Invitational title despite slow start
David Bradshaw struggled early in the final round of the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational on Wednesday. He was 5-over-par through nine holes and had lost the lead. But the Harpers Ferry, W.Va., native his kept cool, and if he kept his game together he still could have had a...
Bradshaw in final pairing as he seeks 4th Fuhrer Invite title
Players with West Virginia ties will be paired in the final round on the 38th annual Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational on Wednesday at Pittsburgh Field Club. It’s uncertain if either will sing the late John Denver’s hit song “Country Roads” if either wins the tournament. Three-time champion David Bradshaw,...
Players pay tribute to tournament’s namesake on 1st day of Fuhrer Invitational
A golf cart sits between the ninth green and 10th tee at the Pittsburgh Field Club. It represents a shrine to the late Frank B. Fuhrer Jr., who died May 21. It was one of the spots where Fuhrer would sit and watch his tournament and greet the players. His...
38th playing of Fuhrer Invitational golf tournament missing key person
For the past 37 seasons, the annual Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational has grown into one of the top tournaments in Western Pennsylvania. Many of golf’s up-and-coming players — professional and amateur — have battled for the coveted title at Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel. But the 38th year...
Latrobe’s Logan Short named 2022 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball Player of the Year
Player of the Year Logan Short Latrobe, Sr., C Latrobe baseball coach Matt Basciano and Latrobe American Legion coach Jason Bush heap praise on senior Logan Short. The Wildcats’ catcher batted .537 this spring and was 0.0013 percentage points from breaking Zach Kokoska’s batting average record. Short did set the...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Steel Valley’s Cruce Brookins
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. During the 2022 Steel Valley football season, running back Nijhay Burt garnered...
Pair of eagles helps Neal Shipley win 119th West Penn Open
Neal Shipley didn’t allow a slow start derail his game Wednesday during the final round of the 119th annual West Penn Open. The future Ohio State Buckeye used two eagles and some clutch putts down the stretch to capture the tournament at The Club of Nevillewood. Shipley, a Central Catholic...
Rob McClellan grabs lead at West Penn Open
Things have tightened up at the 119th Annual West Penn Open Championship after the second round Tuesday at The Club at Nevillewood. Rob McClellan, director of golf at Slippery Rock Golf Club, shot a 4-under-par 68 to go to a two-round total of 6-under 138 and take a two-shot lead...
Latrobe clay target team produces 2 state champions
Latrobe’s clay target club team has been in existence for three seasons and this year had two state champions. Camden Flynn took home the novice division title at the USA Clay Target League state tournament, while Ty Connor, who also shoots for Kiski Area but competes for Latrobe in the...
Golf notebook: Oakmont’s Devin Gee leads West Penn Open after 1 round
Oakmont Country Club head professional Devin Gee shot a 4-under-par 68 on Monday during the opening round of the 119th Annual West Penn Open at the Club at Nevillewood. Gee had five birdies including three consecutive (holes 6-8). He holds a one-shot lead against Mt. Lebanon’s Kevin Shields and Peters...
Tennessee product Bryce Lewis holds on to win Sunnehanna Amateur
Bryce Lewis didn’t play his best round Saturday at the 69th annual Sunnehanna Amateur, but it was good enough to capture the title. The University of Tennessee product shot a 5-over-par 75 during the final round at Sunnehanna Country Club in Westmont near Johnstown, and he barely held on for...
Armstrong shut down by undefeated Pittston in Class 5A softball final
UNIVERSITY PARK – Armstrong’s potent offense met its match Thursday in the PIAA Class 5A softball championship game at Penn State’s Beard Field. Sophomore Gianna Adams spun a two-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking three in leading Pittston to a 4-0 victory to cap a perfect 25-0 season. It...
Avonworth softball makes adjustment, rallies to win school’s 1st state title
UNIVERSITY PARK – Avonworth found itself in a two-run hole heading to the bottom of the fourth inning Thursday in the PIAA Class 3A Championship game at Penn State’s Beard Field. But a small adjustment by the Avonworth batters at the plate helped the Antelopes rally for a 7-2 victory...
Tennessee, Florida State players share lead at Sunnehanna Amateur
Two college players, Tennessee’s Bryce Lewis and Florida State’s Cole Anderson, are tied for the lead after one round of the Sunnehanna Amateur. Lewis used five birdies on the back nine Wednesday and Anderson had a solid 18 holes to shoot a 6-under par 64 at the 69th annual Sunnehanna...
Knapp ready for Sunnehanna Amateur
The roar of thunder Tuesday morning woke Oakmont’s Sean Knapp from his sleep. So he decided to look at his phone and call up the weather radar, and he saw a blotch of red hanging over Johnstown. Knapp screen-shot the radar and sent it to friend Nathan Smith with the...
Fifth-year players Warren, Alexandre ready to take leadership role for Pitt football
Inside Pitt’s UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side, a video screen displays the final score of Pitt’s Sept. 18, 2021, game against Western Michigan, which the Panthers lost 44-41. The loss didn’t cost the Panthers the ACC title, but it serves as a reminder of what happens when...
Clearfield softball stuns WPIAL champion Beaver, ending 42-game winning streak
LORETTO – Beaver’s 42-game winning streak and hopes for a second consecutive PIAA Class 4A softball title ended shockingly Monday in a semifinal round game at St. Francis University. District 9 champion Clearfield scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings, both with two outs, and rallied to stun...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Aaron Schmook
Aaron Schmook ended his high school athletic career by earning a medal at the PIAA track and field championships. He finished eighth in the javelin. He also played linebacker for the Knights, averaging 6.6 tackles. Schmook recently announced he accepted a scholarship to Kent State. While his season didn’t end...
