Paul Schofield stories, Page 67

Greensburg Salem senior heavyweight Billy McChesney hadn’t had many close matches this season. That changed in the semifinals at the 69th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament. Penn-Trafford junior Joe Enick (10-3) raced out to a 4-0 lead with a first-period takedown and a two-point near fall. McChesney, ranked No....

It’s too bad the coronavirus canceled the 2021 Allegheny County Wrestling Championship. If it hadn’t, there was a good chance Mt. Lebanon senior Mac Stout would have become a four-time champion. Instead, the Pitt signee had to settle for being a three-time winner after his impressive 11-3 victory over Quaker...

Plum senior Vincent Citrano and Highlands senior Jrake Burford sure celebrated after winning their second Allegheny County Wrestling titles Saturday at Fox Chapel. Citrano and Burford captured their first titles in 2020. The 2021 tournament was canceled because of covid-19. Citrano (16-0) defeated Thomas Jefferson super freshman Maddox Shaw, 3-2,...

Don’t look now, but Franklin Regional sophomore Juliano Marion is starting to get noticed. Marion opened eyes by winning the 189-pound weight class at the 69th Annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Jan. 8. He defeated Penn-Trafford’s Owen Ott, 3-2, in the finals. He also pinned Norwin’s Aiden Yuscinsky and...

If Plum hopes to challenge for the team title at the 20th annual Allegheny County Wrestling Championship, it has work to do Saturday. The Mustangs put themselves in position at least give it a run, sitting in third place after Day 1 of the tournament Friday at Fox Chapel. Plum...

North Hills sophomore Giavonie Schipani began his high school career with 21 consecutive wins. But the end of his freshman season didn’t go as planned, and he lost four of his final seven matches, which cost him a trip to the PIAA tournament. He finished 25-4. That disappointed has ignited...

Two teams that would like to be in the group hoping to dethrone WPIAL Class 2A power Burrell collided Thursday in a nonsection match. And No. 2 Beth-Center showed No. 4 Mt. Pleasant why it is a serious contender. The Bulldogs used pins by Alston Csutoros (189 pounds), Josh Deems...

Depending on what district college athletic program you ask, the coronavirus has and hasn’t affected winter sports teams. “We’re juggling things constantly,” Seton Hill executive director of athletics Chris Snyder said. “We’ve rescheduled numerous contests for various reasons.” Last week, the Seton Hill women’s basketball team was shut down, and...

Early on in Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 3A Section 1-B first-place wrestling showdown, things didn’t look good for Franklin Regional. The Panthers dropped their first four matches to visiting Plum and on senior night and were looking at a big hole. But seniors Ben Pekarcik, Finn Solomon and Christo Marion made...

Class AAA Section 1-A Team, Section, Overall Highlands, 3-0, 8-0 Kiski Area, 3-0, 7-1 Armstrong, 1-1, 1-1 Fox Chapel, 1-2, 2-6 Hampton, 0-2, 2-5 Indiana, 0-3, 0-3 Section 1-B Franklin Regional, 2-0, 2-0 Gateway, 2-0, 3-3 Penn-Trafford, 1-0, 1-0 Plum, 2-1, 2-1 Penn Hills, 1-3, 1-5 Woodland Hills, 0-4, 1-15...

Greensburg Salem senior heavyweight Billy McChesney received a scare in the semifinals of the 69th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament. He found himself trailing Penn-Trafford junior Joe Enick but rallied with a takedown to pull out a 7-5 victory. McChesney then won his first county title by pinning Latrobe’s...

Football and basketball aren’t the only high school sports will see major changes for the next two seasons because of new enrollment figures. Class 3A in WPIAL wrestling is losing seven teams to Class 2A. Heading down are Greensburg Salem, Belle Vernon, Albert Gallatin, Beaver, Hampton, Highlands and Indiana. Waynesburg...

Individuals Class AAA 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 17-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 10-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 12-5; 4. Giavonie Schipani (North Hills) 10-1; 5. Rylen Campbell (Plum) 15-2. 113: Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 15-3; 2. Evan Petrovich (Connellsville) 15-2); 3. Leo Joseph (Latrobe) 12-5; 4. Ky Szewczyk...

Class AAA Rank, Team, LW 1.Waynesburg (2-0) 1 2. Latrobe (3-0) 2 3. Connellsville (8-0) 3 4. West Allegheny (7-1) 4 5. Canon-McMillan (4-0) 5 6. Kiski Area (7-1) 6 7. Franklin Regional (2-0) 7 8. Hempfield (2-1) 8 9. Penn-Trafford (1-0) 9 10. Butler (3-0) 10 Others to watch:...

Penn-Trafford senior Troy Hohman has been close to winning big tournament titles during his career. Other than a couple Eastern Area Invitational championships, he’s been on the cusp of standing atop the podium at a prestigious tournament. You can erase that from the list of goals he’s set after he...

If no one noticed, the Latrobe wrestling team is starting to make noise around the WPIAL. The Wildcats, No. 2 in the Trib HSSN Class 3A rankings, easily won the 69th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament at Kiski Area with 252 points. Latrobe had four champions and eight finalists....

“Until we meet again.” That’s what four Westmoreland County wrestlers have in store for the rest of the season. And that’s what Latrobe junior Vinny Kilkeary and Penn-Trafford senior Troy Hohman, and Hempfield senior Briar Priest and Latrobe junior Nate Roth said after their matches Saturday at the 69th annual...

It will be an interesting couple of weeks for the Franklin Regional wrestling team. Fresh off its 32nd-place finishing at the Powerade tournament Dec. 29 and 30 which saw senior Finn Solomon place third and finish 6-1, the Panthers get ready for consecutive Section 1B (3A) matches that will determine...

The Kapusta brothers, Brian and Jeff, were two-time Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association champions when they wrestled for Greensburg Salem in the late 1980s and early ’90s. They went on to become NCAA Division II All-Americans at North Dakota State. Brian was a three-time champion and four-time All-American. Jeff was a...

There were some wrestling fans who worried there wouldn’t be many exciting matches at the 69th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament this year. But there is no need to worry. Day 2 of the tournament will bring some intriguing matchups, especially in the 120-pound semifinals Saturday at Kiski Area....

The Derry school board voted 8-0 on Thursday to hire Mike Arone as its new football coach. He replaces Vince Skillings, who coached the Trojans the past two seasons. Arone, an associate principal at the high school, worked as an assistant coach at Homer-Center from 1998-2020. He is a 1994...

Latrobe junior Nate Roth has been waiting for this day since the season began. It didn’t matter who his opponent was going to be. He just wanted to compete after recovering from a second surgery on his right shoulder. Beating reigning PIAA Class AAA 132-pound champion and rival Briar Priest...

Since the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament began in 1954, only 57 wrestlers have won three titles. Eleven of those were four-time champions. Hempfield senior Briar Priest has a chance join that list this weekend at Kiski Area, the host school of the 69th annual tournament. Priest was a...

TribHSSN Wrestling Rankings as of Jan. 4 Team Class AAA 1. Waynesburg (0-0) 2. Latrobe (2-0) 3. Connellsville (7-0) 4. West Allegheny (6-1) 5. Canon-McMillan (2-0) 6. Kiski Area (6-1) 7. Franklin Regional (2-0) 8. Hempfield (2-0) 9. Penn-Trafford (1-0) 10. Butler (2-0) Others to watch: Bethel Park (4-2), Trinity...

TribHSSN Live Wrestling Rankings as of Jan. 4 Individuals Class AAA 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 13-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 6-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 10-4; 4. Rylen Campbell (Plum) 11-1; 5. Ejiro Montoya (Mt. Lebanon) 11-4. 113: Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 15-3; 2. Thomas Allison (Trinity) 11-5;...