Paul Schofield stories, Page 88

High school athletes will be allowed to return to competition Friday after sitting idle for nearly a month. While coaches couldn’t hold any organized practices, many athletes just didn’t lie around eating Christmas cookies. They found ways to stay active. “I was able to work out and drill some at...

Micky Phillippi has set some high goals for this upcoming and shortened wrestling team. The Derry graduate and Pitt senior wants to win an ACC title and an NCAA title. He, along with numerous other wrestlers, was denied a chance in 2020 after the national tournament was canceled because of...

Over the past week, Trib HSSN has polled fans to pick the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s. Today, staff writer Paul Schofield makes his selections for Class AAA. I’ve seen a lot of great wrestlers since I started covering the sport in 1980. When making my selections for...

Chandler Daniel was a talented offensive and defensive lineman at Yough under former football coach Mark Crovak. He went on to play college football Duquesne where he earned his bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2018. The Herminie native played both offensive and defensive line for the Dukes (2014-17) and...

Over the past week, Trib HSSN has polled fans to pick the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s. Today, staff writer Paul Schofield makes his selections. I’ve seen a lot of great wrestlers since I started covering the sport in 1980. When making my selections for the Trib HSSN...

Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Monday, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been better...

Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been...

Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been...

Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been...

Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been...

Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been...

Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling recently announced the 2021 junior high and elementary state tournaments, along with Area tournaments, have been canceled because of the ongoing pandemic. The junior high tournament was scheduled for March 6-7 at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown. The elementary tournament was scheduled March 27-28 at...

Since high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been better...

Devastating is the word West Greene athletic director Bill Simms used to describe the sudden death of Waynesburg football coach and close friend Chad Coss on Monday. A cause of death was not immediately known. Coss, 45, had been Waynesburg’s coach for the past three seasons. “It’s a shocker,” Simms...

Greensburg Salem athletes received some sobering news Friday when the school district announced that all sports will be halted until Jan 26. The decision, according to athletic director Frank Sundry, wasn’t easy, but it came after school officials listened to health experts about the current spread of the coronavirus. All...

The Powerade Holiday Tournament has a new date. Tournament director Frank Vulcano said the event will take place Jan. 29-30 at Monroeville Convention Center. Powerade originally was scheduled for Dec. 28- 29, but Gov. Tom Wolf’s order to halt high school athletic until Jan. 4 in hopes of helping slow...

Pitt announced its updated wrestling schedule Wednesday with the season opener set for Jan. 3 at the U.S. Naval Academy. The Panthers’ first home match is Jan. 9 against Lehigh. The Atlantic Coast Conference opener is Jan. 16 at home against Duke. The Panthers will wrestle four other ACC opponents...

Three former Westmoreland County football players were named to the Westminster All-Decade team which was released Tuesday. Running back Dominique McKinley and defensive end Bobby Noble were named to the first team, and offensive lineman Cameron Mika to the second team. McKinley, a Greensburg Salem graduate, rushed for 3,367 yards...

Dave Babik has been coaching the Penn-Trafford swimming teams for 30 years, and the team’s expectations haven’t changed. “We’re used to competing at a high level,” Babik said, “and I think we’re capable of that this season.” Babik must replace a large senior class but has some key pieces that...

Franklin Regional won consecutive WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA team wrestling titles in 2014 and 2015, and it reached the semifinals in 2017. This year, veteran coach Matt Lebe said his team has a chance to make some more noise, though he said Class AAA is very good with Waynesburg...

When Penn-Trafford football coach John Ruane asked Ethan Carr to switch positions during his sophomore season, there were no objections. Carr took it as a challenge and became one of the Warriors’ top receivers and special teams players. So when Ruane approached Carr about returning to his original position —...

First team Brad Birch Jeannette, QB, fr. The talented ninth-grader helped lead the Jayhawks to the school’s 10th WPIAL title. He completed 117 of 184 passes for 1,676 yards and 30 touchdowns. Late in the season, he started to become a running threat. He rushed for 272 yards and four...

Is there any team in the WPIAL that can defeat No. 1-ranked Waynesburg? Hempfield coach Vince DeAugustine isn’t sure, but he hopes his team gets a chance later this season. The Spartans are ranked No. 2 in the Tribune-Review preseason rankings, and DeAugustine feels a real battle is brewing for...

Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional The senior was a PIAA champion in 2019 and a WPIAL champion in 2020. Dibert (115-25, 42-3) placed third in the state in 2020 and was a WPIAL runner-up in 2019. Mac Stout, Mt. Lebanon The junior was a PIAA runner-up in 2020 after winning his...