Paul Schofield stories, Page 59
8 Latrobe players named to District 31 American Legion first team
District 31 American Legion regular-season and playoff champion Latrobe had eight players named to the league’s All-Star team announced Friday. Bushy Run and Yough had two players each and Unity and Young Township one each. The Jethawks named were pitchers Rayce King and Peyton Henry; catcher Logan Short; infielders Lou...
Abington rallies to win Little League 8-10 state title at West Point
Abington Little League bounced back Monday to defeat Morrisville and win the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 state title at West Point. A three-run fourth inning helped Abington rally for a 4-2 victory. Shane Goldberg and Jerry Jordan had clutch two-out RBI singles for the winners. Jake Kwiatkowski had an RBI...
Morrisville scores late to defeat Newtown and advance to Little League state final
Holden Perry singled home Seamus Burke in the top of the seventh inning, and Morrisville defeated Newton, 5-4, in the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 State Tournament on Saturday at West Point. It was the second time Morrisville defeated Newtown in the tournament. Morrisville now will face Abington in the championship...
8 Latrobe players named to District 31 American Legion first team
District 31 American Legion regular season and playoff champion Latrobe had eight players named to the league’s All-Star team announced Friday. Bushy Run and Yough had two players each, while Unity and Young Township one each. The Jethawks named were pitchers Rayce King and Peyton Henry; catcher Logan Short; infielders...
Newton, Blue Mountain stay alive in Little League tournament
The field is down to four at the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 State Tournament following Thursday’s results at West Point. Newton kept the Hermitage bats silent in a 9-0 victory in one of the loser’s bracket games. Newton will now face Blue Mountain, which held on to defeat Somerset in...
Morrisville rallies for win in Little League 8-10 state tournament at West Point
Robbie Ellis’s RBI hit drove in the winning run to highlight a five-run top of the sixth inning to lead Morrisville to a 9-4 victory against Blue Mountain in the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 State Tournament on Wednesday at West Point. The hit drove in Gavin Reilly, who walked and...
Central Catholic grad Neal Shipley rallies to claim Pennsylvania Amateur
Central Catholic 2019 grad and future Ohio State player Neal Shipley shot a 3-under-par 67 during the final round to win the 109th Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur Championship on Wednesday at Llanerch Country Club in Philadelphia. It was the second huge win this season for the St. Clair Country Club...
Blue Mountain opens Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 tournament at West Point with win
Anthony Amato singled and tripled, and Blue Mountain breezed to a 10-0 victory Tuesday in the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 state championship tournament at West Point. The Blue Mountain squad broke the game open with a seven-run fourth inning to end the game. Amato was the winning pitcher. Landon Clemas...
Oakmont’s Piatt tied for lead at Pennsylvania Amateur
Oakmont Country Club’s Nathan Piatt shot a 2-under-par 68 during the second round of the 109th Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur tournament Tuesday and is tied for lead with Rij Patel of the Country Club of York at 3-under. The duo own a two-shot lead heading into the final round at...
Shipley, Piatt and Pevarnik in hunt at 109th Pennsylvania Amateur
Chris Baloga of Briarwood Golf Club shot a 3-under-par 67 Monday and takes a one-shot lead at the 10th Annual Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Amateur at Llanerch Country Club in Philadelphia. He leads St. Clair Country Club’s Neal Shipley, who shot a 2-under 68, and Oakmont Country Club’s Nathan Piatt and...
Connellsville edges Penn Township for regional title; Murrysville advances
When Penn Township captured the 2021 Junior Legion Western Regional and state title, the Warriors defeated Connellsville four times. Connellsville exacted a little revenge Monday, defeating Penn-Township, 4-2, in the regional championship game behind a strong pitching performance from Mason Miller. “The pitcher wasn’t overpowering, but he did a good...
West Point Little League set to host state tournament beginning Tuesday
The final arrangements have been made, and now it’s time to play baseball at the West Point Little League Complex in Hempfield. Eight teams from across the state have convened in Westmoreland County for the start of the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 state championship. Action gets underway at 10 a.m....
Strong season for Bushy Run Legion baseball ends 1 win from state tournament
When Bushy Run American Legion manager Scott Peyman talked about his team prior to the season, he did so glowingly. Despite being young, Peyman said he knew this year’s team had the potential to be good. Peyman nailed it. Bushy Run ended the season 23-6-1 and was a win away...
Latrobe grad Pevarnik looks to keep momentum going at Pa. Amateur
Brady Pevarnik is coming off the biggest victory of his career after winning the 122nd Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Amateur Championship on Tuesday at Butler Country Club. Pevarnik, a senior at Bowling Green and a 2019 Latrobe graduate, shot a 3-under-par, 217. Now he hopes to keep that momentum going...
Penn Township ready to defend Junior Legion regional, state titles
Penn Township is the returning Pennsylvania Youth American Legion Western Regional and state champion. It opens defense of the Western Regional at 5 p.m. Friday at the White Township Complex in Indiana against Indiana County champion Brookville. Pool play format will be played Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the top...
Latrobe grad Brady Pevarnik back in business with West Penn Amateur victory
Brady Pevarnik was sort of in a slump the past few seasons. Once an up-and-coming player alongside the likes of Palmer Jackson and Mark Goetz, Pevarnik’s game had slipped a little. A broken right wrist suffered while playing pick-up basketball sidelined him for more than a year and a half....
Bushy Run comes up short in Region 7 final
The Bushy Run American Legion baseball team needed to win two games Tuesday if it hoped to qualify for the state tournament at Boyertown on Saturday. The day started well as Bushy Run used two big innings — a three-run first inning and a four-run eighth inning — to defeat...
West Point Little League gears up to host state 8-9-10 tournament
When West Point Little League president Tom Rennie inquired about hotel availability in the last week of July for the Pennsylvania State Little League 8-9-10 tournament, which is being hosted by the league, he got a chuckle from management. That’s because Pittsburgh Steelers training camp at Latrobe starts on the...
Brady Pevarnik, Darin Kowalski share West Penn Amateur lead after 2 rounds
Latrobe graduate Brady Pevarnik used a strong first round and shares the lead with South Hills Country Club Darin Kowalski at the 122nd Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur tournament at Butler. The duo shot an even-par 140 for two rounds, both played Monday. The field was cut to the low...
Latrobe, Bushy Run Legion teams lose, will meet in semis
District 31 American Legion champion Latrobe and third-place finisher Bushy Run advanced to the Pennsylvania Region 7 semifinals Tuesday despite losing their first games. Latrobe split its two games, defeating host Bedford, 2-1, and falling to Beech Creek, 8-6, on a walk-off grand slam by Ty Houtz. Pool A was...
Hoffman walk-off grand slam rallies Bushy Run past Young Township
Brody Hoffman hit a grand slam on a 1-2 pitch with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Bushy Run walked off with a 7-5 victory against Young Township on Sunday in the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament at Bedford. Hoffman’s blast highlighted a five-run seventh...
Penn Township Junior Legion baseball looks to defend regional, state titles
The Penn Township Junior Legion baseball team had its eye on another Westmoreland County Youth Legion title July 10. Murrysville, especially Owen Sinclair, spoiled that celebration. Sinclair hit three home runs and drove in six runs to lead Murrysville to a 7-2 victory in the championship game at the Penn...
Bushy Run, Latrobe pick up wins in Region 7 Legion tournament
Gavin Good’s three-run double with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning rallied Bushy Run to an 8-5 victory against St. Michael on Saturday in the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament at Everett High School. Bushy Run, the third-seeded team from District 31, rallied from a 5-0...
Murrysville’s Owen Sinclair belts 3 homers in Junior Legion championship game
Owen Sinclair had a memorable game July 11 in the Westmoreland County Youth Legion championship finals. One he’ll always remember. Sinclair had three home runs, drove in six runs and helped Murrysville defeat Penn Township, 8-2, to win the title. All three of his home runs went over the center...
Latrobe, Young Township, Bushy Run open Region 7 tournament Saturday
After the District 31 American Legion Championship game on Wednesday, Latrobe coach Jason Bush and Young Township coach Ryan Staats both agreed that the title game was a tune-up for what they will face Saturday in the start of the Region 7 tournament. Latrobe edged Young Township, 3-0, in a...
