Paul Schofield stories, Page 65

When the Franklin Regional hockey team plays a game, the Panthers do so with a chip on their shoulder. The 2021 Panthers reached the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Penguins Cup championship game in Class 2A, but lost to Baldwin. “Every time we play a game, we talk about that game,”...

Semifinals Nazareth 38, Waynesburg 17 106: Dominic Rizzotto (N) p. Jake Thomas, :37 113: Tahir Parkins (N) d. Ky Szewczyk, 8-2. 120: Charlie Buntin (N) p. Xavier Harmon, 1:08. 126: Braxton Appello-Fries (N) d. Zander Phaturos, 6-3. *132: Mac Church (W) t.f. Ayden Rader, 22-7 (4:45). 138: Colton Stoneking (W)...

HERSHEY – Latrobe wrestling coach Mark Mears has been building something special for the past two seasons since he took over the program. Getting to the PIAA Class 3A team wrestling championship and wrestling in the Giant Center was one of the goals. The veteran coach knew his team didn’t...

HERSHEY — Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields walked away from the PIAA Class 2A team championship with mixed emotions. While he was disappointed his team was eliminated after a 33-19 loss to Boiling Springs, he was pleased the team reached the tournament and won a match. “I’m upset about losing,...

Class 2A consolation round Faith Christian Academy 38, Burgettstown 24 106: Parker Sentipal (B) won by forfeit 113: Sam Hunter (F) p. Darius Simmons, 0:56 120: Gauge Botero (F) t.f. Dylan Slovick, 15-0 (4:05) *126: Chase Hontz (F) p. Autumn Snatchko, 0:23 132: Joe Sentipal (B) d. Maxwell Stein, 5-4...

First round Connellsville 67, La Salle College 6 106: Edward Donovan (L) p. Trent Huffman, 1:04. 113: Evan Petrovich (C) p. Jackson Hersh, 1:19. 120: Jacob Layton (C) t.f. Connor Kwok, 15-0(3:05). 126: Gabriel Ruggieri (C) p. Aidan Buchanan, 2:23. 132: Chad Ozias (C) p. Noah Ruiba, 1:09. 138: Lonzy...

HERSHEY — The sign of a good team is never panicking when things look bleak. Latrobe was faced with that situation Thursday in the opening round of the PIAA Class 3A wrestling team championship at Giant Center. An unfortunate and unexpected shoulder injury to junior Nate Roth completely turned around...

HERSHEY — In tightly contested wrestling matches, it’s important to win the toss-up matches. Burrell came up short in three of those matches during the first round of the PIAA Class 2A team championship Thursday and dropped a 37-24 decision to District 3 champion Bishop McDevitt at the Giant Center....

First-round matches Saucon Valley 45, Quaker Valley 30 106: Cole Hubert (SV) p. Isaac Maccaglia, 1:54. 113: Jack Kazalas (QV) p. Aiden Grogg, 1:03. 120: Logan Richey (QV) p. Jackson Albert, 3:48. 126: Brandon Krul (QV) p. Hector Mateo, 1:16. 132: Connor Nicholas (SV) p. Michael Carmody, 5:50....

For the first time in PIAA team championship history, seven teams from the WPIAL will be at Hershey for the tournament, which begins Thursday at Giant Center. Class 2A Burgettstown and Latrobe and Canon-McMillan in Class 3A earned trips to the state tournament with victories Monday in the preliminary round....

Trib HSSN’s WPIAL individual wrestling rankings as of Feb. 8, 2022: Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 32-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 23-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 18-5; 4. Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan), 21-7; 5. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 23-9. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 27-4; 2. Brandon...

Class 3A Team (record), last week’s ranking 1.Waynesburg (16-0) 1 3. Connellsville (18-2) 3 2. Latrobe (12-1) 2 4. Canon-McMillan (11-5) 5 5. North Allegheny (7-1) 4 6. Kiski Area (14-4) 6 7. Butler (16-4) 7 8. Norwin (10-4) 9 9. Bethel Park (10-5) NR 10. Franklin Regional (6-2) 7...

Greensburg Salem’s athletic department has quite a celebration planned for Wednesday’s match against Ringgold. First, the district will celebrate the team’s 800th victory, which occurred Dec. 18 when the Golden Lions defeated Gateway, 54-18. More than 100 alumni and three previous coaches (Rob Waller, Daryl Kelvington and Bill Alexander) along...

The Penn-Trafford wrestling team continues to make positive strides despite losing two matches in the Section 1 tournament and bowing out of the WPIAL Class 3A championship in the first round. The Warriors were beaten by No. 2 Latrobe, 41-15, in the opening round of the team tournament to fall...

The PIAA wrestling team tournament will commence Monday with opening round matches. Teams that advance will compete at the Giant Center in Hershey Thursday-Saturday. Here’s a look at the matchups: Wrestling PIAA team tournament Class 3A Preliminary round Monday’s schedule (7-3) Latrobe at (8-1) Carrick, 7 p.m.; (7-4) Canon-McMillan at...

There are things in life that can be controlled and some things that can’t be controlled. That’s what happened to the Latrobe wrestling team Saturday in the WPIAL Class 3A team championships at Peters Township. A hyped up Connellsville team, which had lost to Latrobe in the Section 2 finals...

Cole Homet said he knew early in the week that he was going to wrestle in the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament final. After nearly dying in a vehicle accident last summer and severely injuring his left arm, the Waynesburg senior was hoping is high school career wasn’t over. He...

The Franklin Regional swimming teams flexed their muscles Jan. 29 and returned to Murrysville after the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet with team titles and numerous winners in tow. The boys shared the title with Hempfield, while the girls were the top Class 3A team. “It was a little surprising...

WPIAL wrestling championships Class 3A Semifinals 1-Waynesburg (14-0) vs. 4-Canon-McMillan (11-3) Noon Saturday at Peters Township On the air: Trib HSSN (video stream); 1450 AM How they got there: Waynesburg defeated Thomas Jefferson (61-3) and Norwin (52-10). Canon-McMillan defeated West Allegheny (45-28) and North Allegheny (43-24). WPIAL titles: Waynesburg 6...

Can anyone knock the Waynesburg and Burrell wrestling teams off their perch? Six teams would love that opportunity Saturday as the WPIAL team championships reach their conclusion with semifinal- and final-round action. It’s put up or shut up time for Latrobe, Canon-McMillan and Connellsville in Class 3A and Burgettstown, Quaker...

When Dave Keefer resigned as Southmoreland’s football coach last month, he recommended assistant coach Ron Frederick for the job. Keefer talked to Frederick before Frederick’s interview Tuesday with school officials. Frederick, a 1999 Southmoreland graduate, left the meeting knowing the job — his dream job — was his. Frederick, 40,...

Latrobe wrestling coach Mark Mears said he has a simple formula for winning matches. “Win seven bouts and get four pins,” Mears said. “We’re tough to beat when we do that.” That formula worked Wednesday night in a 39-26 quarterfinal-round win against a tough Butler squad in the WPIAL Class...

Mt. Pleasant wrestling coach Zach Snyder’s message to his team after losses to Beth-Center and Burrell was simple: We need a better effort. The Vikings get that chance Wednesday as the WPIAL team championships gets underway for Class 3A and 2A. Mt. Pleasant, seeded fifth, will face Jefferson-Morgan at Beth-Center...

Over the next few weeks, the WPIAL wrestling committee will be realigning the sections for the next two seasons. And because seven Class 3A teams are dropping to 2A, the landscape will look a lot different. There will be 37 teams in 3A and 44 teams in 2A. Dropping down...

Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 27-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 23-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 17-5; 4. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 22-8; 5. Rylen Campbell (Plum) 23-5. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 22-3; 2. Leo Joseph (Latrobe) 21-7; 3. Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan) 13-4; 4. Evan Petrovich...