Paul Schofield stories, Page 7

It might have been Father’s Day, but for Murrysville native Palmer Jackson it was Mother’s Day. Jackson won his first professional golf tournament Sunday, and he dedicated his victory to his ailing mother, Nancy. “She told me to win for her,” Jackson said after he won the Raiffeisenbank Golf Challenge...

Isaac Ealy and his dad drove to Oakmont Country Club from Volant in Lawrence County on Sunday to watch the best players in the world compete in the 125th U.S. Open. Unfortunately for Ealy and many other fans, their favorite player was not in the field on the final day....

Ten years ago, Collin Morikawa won the Sunnehanna Amateur. On Friday, he was finishing the second round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Morikawa, a PGA champion and British Open winner, shot a 4-over 74 and made the cut to play Saturday and Sunday as he will search...

Golf can be a cruel game. Just ask Cranberry native Matt Vogt, who had the honor of hitting the first shot of the 125th U.S. Open on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. He teed off at 6:45 a.m. and admitted he was a little nervous when he yanked his drive...

If it were not for the late Frank B. Fuhrer Jr., Eric Cole might not have found his way to the PGA Tour. Cole was a struggling mini-tour player with little money in his pocket when Fuhrer gave him a spot in 2014 to play in his prestigious golf tournament...

While Dustin Johnson was winning the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont, 50 miles east, Collin Morikawa was winning the Sunnehanna Amateur in Johnstown. Morikawa, now 28, was in the midst of becoming one of the top-ranked golfers in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. He was No. 1 for a three-week...

A return to Oakmont Country Club has been a bit overwhelming for Cranberry native Matt Vogt. The 34-year-old dentist from near Indianapolis showed off a beaming smile Monday saying, “It has been crazy the past week,” since he qualified for the 125th U.S. Open, which begins Thursday at historic Oakmont...

Scott Peyman has been coaching the Bushy Run American Legion baseball for 11 seasons. But the 2025 season is something new for the coach. Bushy Run has a mixture of old and young players. “I have never had this happen,” Peyman said. “I usually have an older team or I...

Golfers playing and fans watching the 125th U.S. Open beginning June 12 at Oakmont Country Club will see a different course since the last time the championship was held there in 2016. The changes are aplenty. The new look will give the world’s best golfers something to contemplate. The course...

When defending U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau played a practice round recently at historic Oakmont Country Club, he was stunned by the conditions of the thick, long rough. In a YouTube video, DeChambeau said, “This is the hardest this golf course could ever play right now.” DeChambeau found out first-hand...

I was fortunate to get a chance to play historic Oakmont Country Club a month ago during a media event for the 125th U.S. Open. I got to see first-hand what the field of 156 professional and amateur golfers will face when the tournament begins June 12. Unlike the pros,...

Amateur Darin Kowalski was sitting on the porch at Southpointe Golf Club sipping a cold beverage and watching the field finish the final round of the Tri-State PGA Open on Tuesday. He had finished the best round of the tournament, a 4-under-par, and finished the two-day event at even par...

SLIPPERY ROCK — The Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team had not won — or even played in — a PIAA playoff game since 2018. And the Centurions also were riding a two-game losing streak, which placed them fourth in the WPIAL. But those streaks ended Monday in the opening round...

When the Penn-Trafford softball team won its only PIAA Class 5A title, it had not won the WPIAL title. The Warriors lost to Connellsville in the WPIAL semifinals and then had to defeat Franklin Regional in the third-place game to qualify for the 2019 state tournament, which they did, 6-2....

The Murrysville American Legion baseball team has a new coach this season. While it may be a new face taking over, the expectations remain the same – to contend for a District 31 title. Ryan Catello replaces Bob Bozzuto as the head coach for the Eagles, one of the premier...

The mark of a good team is how much it improves during the season. Penn-Trafford boys volleyball finished third in Section 2-3A, but after an upset win against section champion Latrobe and a win against Pine-Richland in the WPIAL third-place game, the Warriors found themselves in the PIAA playoffs, scheduled...

Freshman Addison Aleski singled home junior Jayla Antomachi in the top of the 11th inning to help No. 2 Shaler defeat No. 1 Penn-Trafford, 2-1, in the WPIAL Class 5A softball championship game Thursday at North Allegheny. It was the fourth time Shaler has won a WPIAL title and first...

The Norwin baseball team did not start the season well. The Knights dropped their first three games and were 3-6 after the section-opening series against Hempfield. But Norwin coach Craig Spisak and his team were undeterred. The Knights won their next nine games, finished a game behind Canon-McMillan in the...

Latrobe boys volleyball coach Drew Vosefski said he was concerned about playing Penn-Trafford for a third time. Even though Latrobe had won the previous two section matches, the Wildcats faced a different Penn-Trafford squad in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals May 15 and Vosefski’s worries became reality. The sixth-seeded Warriors...

When a team reaches the second round of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs in consecutive seasons and is the reigning WPIAL champion, losing in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs is not acceptable. But the 2025 Penn-Trafford baseball team has to live with it, and the returning members of...

The Quaker Valley girls track team did not want to be outdone by the boys team and easily returned home from the PIAA Track and Field Championship with a first-place title. The girls outscored Lewisburg, the Day 1 leader, 54-47. Senior Jay Olawaiye led the way with the Class 2A...

Derry senior Sophia Mazzoni and Greensburg Central Catholic junior Jerry Davis achieved their goals Saturday at the PIAA track and field championships. They returned to Westmoreland County with gold medals. It was the second gold for Mazzoni in the Class 3A javelin and a first for Davis in the 2A...

Baseball season ended a little earlier than expected for Franklin Regional. The campaign started well for the Panthers (10-9), but they ended the season on a six-game losing streak. Every one of the late-season losses came against playoff teams. The Panthers entered the final two weeks of the season a...