Paul Schofield stories, Page 70

Silver was popular medal for three WPIAL golf teams Monday at the PIAA team championship at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. Fox Chapel boys (3A), Peters Township girls (3A) and Greensburg Central Catholic girls (2A) each collected second-place medals. The Fox Chapel boys lost in a playoff to District...

If the PIAA the ran its team tournament the way teams compete during the season, counting the top four scores, the Greensburg Central Catholic girls golf team would be shooting for a fourth consecutive title. The Centurions won back-to-back titles in 2018 and ‘19. But the PIAA counts only the...

Penn-Trafford sophomore Ava Hershberger scored four goals Oct. 19 and became the team’s all-time single-season record holder in field hockey. Hershberger added two assists as Penn-Trafford defeated Latrobe, 9-0. She now has 35 goals and 10 assists, breaking the goal mark of Amanda Steffey (34) in 2012. Delaney Shusko chipped...

A cold front blew through Western Pennsylvania on Friday morning, cooling the unusually warm temperatures. What it didn’t do was cool the red-hot Penn-Trafford football team. The No. 2-ranked Warriors (7-2, 4-0) won their fifth consecutive game, scored on their first six possessions and blew out neighboring rival Franklin Regional,...

NCAA Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference Saint Vincent (3-3, 2-3 PAC) vs. Waynesburg (1-5, 1-4 PAC) 1 p.m., Saturday, Wylie Stadium, Waynesburg Series: Waynesburg leads, 20-15-34 Last meeting: April 17, 2021: Saint Vincent 56, Waynesburg 26 About Saint Vincent: The Bearcats look to snap a two-game losing streak and push...

NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Seton Hill (3-4, 1-3 PSAC West) vs. Clarion (0-6, 0-3 PSAC West) Noon, Saturday at Memorial Stadium, Clarion Series: Clarion leads, 5-2. Last meeting: Clarion 42, Seton Hill 16 (2019) About Seton Hill: The Griffins dropped a 14-10 decision to Gannon at home....

Cross country runners competing in the WPIAL championship on Oct. 28 were able to preview the Cal (Pa.) course Thursday at the annual Tri-State Track Coaches Association meet. Because covid-19 forced the WPIAL to find a new home — White Oak Park — in 2020, many underclassmen got to test...

It was a great day to be a Panther at the WPIAL girls team tennis championship. That’s because Upper St. Clair in Class 3A and Sewickley Academy in Class 2A captured titles with impressive 4-1 wins Wednesday at the Washington & Jefferson College Tennis Center. Upper St. Clair defeated 2020...

If the Penn-Trafford football team was thinking this year’s battle with neighboring rival Franklin Regional was going to be an easy one, the Panthers’ impressive come-from-behind win last week definitely caught their eye. Franklin Regional, under first-year coach Lance Getsy, rallied from a 26-point deficit in the first half to...

Conlan Greene Penn-Trafford, jr., TE/DE Greene has recorded eight sacks, six tackles for losses and has forced three fumbles. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound junior has four catches for 60 yards and is a solid blocker. Chase Ruokonen Belle Vernon, jr., WR/DB The junior has rushed for 39 yards and is the...

WPIAL golfers were shut out of any gold medals at the PIAA golf championship this year. After three Class 2A golfers earned silver medals during day one Monday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York, the best finish of the Class 3A WPIAL golfers Tuesday was a tie for fourth...

Hempfield Area School District’s board hired Tina “Skelly” Madison as the school’s new softball coach. Madison was approved 7-0. She replaces legendary coach Bob Kalp, who retired after 25 years as coach of the Spartans. He compiled a 431-111-1 record. The Spartans won seven WPIAL championships and four PIAA titles....

A couple of shots separated three WPIAL golfers from winning gold medals at the PIAA Class 2A championships Monday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. Greensburg Central Catholic senior Meghan Zambruno came close to joining her sister Olivia as a PIAA champion in the girls tournament. Camp Hill’s Paige...

Winning a WPIAL golf championship is big but not the biggest award in the state. Penn-Trafford sophomore Nick Turowski said he was thrilled to win his first WPIAL Class 3A on Oct. 4, but now his eyes are set on winning a PIAA title. He’s not alone: The 47 other...

The Penn-Trafford boys golf team saw its season come to an end in the WPIAL Class 3A team semifinals Oct. 12 at The Links at Spring Church. The Warriors finished fifth behind Fox Chapel (387), Mars (397), Peters Township (398) and Franklin Regional (401) with a score of 402. The...

A rare thing happened Oct. 12 to Penn-Trafford sophomore Ava Hershberger. The WPIAL’s field hockey leading scorer didn’t contribute a point in her team’s 2-0 victory against Fox Chapel that clinched the Class 2A section title. Hershberger has been a scoring machine for the Warriors, tallying 28 goal and seven assists....

The Franklin Regional boys golf team just missed defending its Class 3A team golf title when it finished fourth at the WPIAL team semifinals Oct. 12 at The Links at Spring Church. The Panthers finished behind Fox Chapel (387), Mars (397) and Peters Township (398). Franklin Regional finished with a...

To say Elizabeth Forward football coach Mike Collodi was shocked at the outcome of Friday’s first-place showdown in the WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference against Mt. Pleasant would be an understatement. He wasn’t surprised that his team won but a little shocked with the ease that his Warriors did it....

NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Gannon (2-4, 1-2 PSAC West) vs. Seton Hill (3-3, 1-2 PSAC West) 4 p.m. Saturday at Offutt Field, Greensburg Series: Gannon leads 6-1 Last meeting: Seton Hill 25, Gannon 21 (2019) About Gannon: The Golden Knights have put together some decent offensive numbers...

NCAA Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference Grove City (5-1, 4-1 PAC) vs. Saint Vincent (3-2, 2-2 PAC) 1 p.m. Saturday, Chuck Noll Field, Unity Series: Grove City leads, 10-6 Last meeting: March 19, 2021: Grove City 37, Saint Vincent 14 About Grove City: Wolverines QB Josh Ehst has completed 96...

For the second consecutive week, the Brownsville football team has canceled its scheduled WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference game. This week’s game against Southmoreland will be forfeited. A game against Mt. Pleasant on Oct. 8 was considered a no contest because after covid contact tracing, the Falcons had fewer than...

There is nothing like running your best and an achieving a goal. That’s what Greensburg Salem senior Jacob Smith and Kiski Area sophomore Eliza Miller did Wednesday at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association’s cross country championships at Westmoreland County Community College. Both breezed to wins and set personal records in...

Class 6A 2-Central Catholic (5-2, 3-1) at Hempfield (2-5, 0-4) 7 p.m. Friday, Spartan Stadium, Hempfield Central Catholic lost a game and its No. 1 ranking last week when it fell to Mt. Lebanon, 35-14, in a game that carried over into Saturday morning because of lightning delays. Gannon Carothers...

The last time the Mt. Pleasant football team won a conference title was 2013. The Vikings have put themselves in a position to claim the school’s 10th conference championship since the merger of Mt. Pleasant Hurst and Mt. Pleasant Ramsay in 1963 on Friday when they travel to Elizabeth Forward...

Jamar Bethea Monessen, so., DE Since moving to defensive end against Charleroi in Week 2, Bethea has recorded seven quarterback sacks. He also has a receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown. Danny Dlugos Greensburg Central Catholic, sr., RB/LB The senior has rushed for a team-high 323 yards and scored three...