Paul Schofield stories, Page 92
Penn-Trafford hockey putting pieces in place for return to playoffs
Penn-Trafford hockey coach Chris Cerutti has been busy this fall. He and his wife moving to a new home and are expecting a child, and he’s trying to rebuild the school’s hockey program after missing the playoffs in 2019-20. Penn-Trafford finished 8-9 last year in the PIHL Class AA Southeast...
Many happy returns for Belle Vernon, Jeannette, Penn-Trafford
One thing the three remaining high school football teams from Westmoreland County have in common is their abilities to score points in a variety of ways. Belle Vernon, Jeannette and Penn-Trafford do not just rely on high-powered offenses. Each has scored touchdowns on defense and special teams. Those are the...
Franklin Regional hockey ready to rebound after missing postseason
Franklin Regional missed the 2019-20 PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs by one point. That didn’t sit well with the players and coach John Winebrenner after his squad finished 10-8 behind Latrobe and Hempfield. But with nine starters returning and a talented group of players moving up from the junior varsity, Winebrenner...
Jeannette makes quick work of Avella in WPIAL Class A opening round
If Jeannette coach Roy Hall was worried his players were looking ahead, they made sure early on Friday night to ease his mind. The Jayhawks took care of business against an overmatched Avella squad, scoring on their first seven possessions and adding scores on a kickoff return and a fumble...
After last-minute test result, Moon’s Mia Cochran defends WPIAL Class AAA cross country titleVideo
Mia Cochran almost didn’t get a chance to defend her WPIAL Class AAA girls cross country title. Twenty minutes before her race began Friday afternoon, the Moon junior runner learned her covid-19 test was negative, providing relief after a few stressful hours of waiting. Moon’s high and middle schools will...
Potent offenses highlight Class 5A showdown between Penn-Trafford, Upper St. Clair
Some of the best matchups in the WPIAL football playoffs can occur in the opening round. That appears to be the case in Friday’s Class 5A battle between two high-scoring teams: Upper St. Clair and Penn-Trafford. The Panthers are averaging 33.6 points, and the Warriors are averaging 47.2. The difference...
Westmoreland County football players to watch for Week 8
Ian Maloney Belle Vernon, sr., WR/OLB The 6-foot-2, 205-pound senior is one of the top tacklers on a team that has recorded four shutouts and allowed only 56 points this season, including 42 in a lost to Thomas Jefferson on Sept. 25. He also has four catches for 98 yards...
Shenango senior captures second WPIAL Class A cross country crownVideo
Shenango senior Carmen Medvit captured her second WPIAL Class A cross country championship Wednesday by breezing to a victory at White Oak Park. Medvit broke away from Greensburg Central Catholic junior Corinn Brewer and the rest of the field coming up the hill at the one-mile mark. She ran a...
GCC’s Corinn Brewer, Riverview’s Mason Ochs take second at WPIAL Class A cross country meet
Corinn Brewer knew early. Wednesday wasn’t going to be her day. The Greensburg Central Catholic junior started strong at the WPIAL Class A cross country championships at White Oak Park, but then her body starting to send her warning signs. “I don’t know what’s up. My forearms got really tight...
WPIAL moves Class AAA cross country to Friday
The WPIAL announced that Thursday’s WPIAL Class AAA Cross Country Championship has been moved to Friday because of a possibility of heavy rain. Class AA and Class A ran their championships Wednesday at White Oak Park. The Class AAA teams will begin at 1 p.m. with a fast heat of...
WPIAL cross country championships to feature numerous changes
One thing is for certain this fall in high school sports: Things are a lot different because of the coronavirus pandemic. That includes the WPIAL cross country championships Wednesday and Thursday. Yes, that’s the first change for this year’s meet. It will be held over two days rather than the...
WPIAL golfers settle for silver at state team championships
Sometimes your best just isn’t enough. The Greensburg Central Catholic girls golf team found that out Monday at the PIAA team championships at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. The Centurions shot their best score ever in the tournament, a 31-over par 247, but District 10 champion North East was...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Denny Little named PIAA softball coach of the year
The PIAA announced Oct. 21 the National Federation of High Schools 2019-20 state coaches of the year. There were seven coaches from the WPIAL honored, including Penn-Trafford softball coach Denny Little. While there was no season in 2020, Little did coach Penn-Trafford to a PIAA Class 5A title in 2019....
Franklin Regional golfer Brooke Horvath finished senior season on high note
The Franklin Regional girls golf team won its first section title in 13 seasons and senior Brooke Horvath was one of the reasons the team went 10-1 and played in the WPIAL Class AAA team championship. Horvath is a solid all-around player, according to her coach Kane Daignault. She and...
Mt. Pleasant pleased, not surprised to be in WPIAL football playoffs
When Mt. Pleasant football coach Jason Fazekas left South Park on Friday, the Vikings’ loss to the Eagles didn’t sit well with him. But when the WPIAL released the pairings for the 2020 tournament, Fazekas was pleased to see his Vikings get another chance to right the ship. Mt. Pleasant...
Penn-Trafford girls soccer team plays through challenging season
It has been a challenging and unusual season for the Penn-Trafford girls soccer team. The team was hit hard by graduation, they were placed in a different section, they have a new coach, and they had to deal with a pandemic. Penn-Trafford finished the regular season with a 5-5-2 record...
Jeannette wins seventh straight against Greensburg Central Catholic
Jeannette’s dominance of this past decade and in the series against Greensburg Central Catholic continued Friday. The Jayhawks won their seventh consecutive game and ninth of the last 10 in the series and improved to 21-8-1 with a 55-0 rout at Centurion Stadium in the WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference...
North Allegheny takes team titles at Tri-State cross country meetVideo
With the WPIAL Cross Country Championships less than a week away, the Tri-State Track Coaches Association annual meet serves a test run for some of the top athletes in each classification. Thursday, it was the Class AAA teams’ turn to showcase their talents, and the North Allegheny boys and girls...
Westmoreland County football players to watch for Week 7
Nick Beitel Ligonier Valley, jr., RB/DB The junior rushed for a career-high 172 yards and scored a touchdown for the Rams against Waynesburg. He is the team’s second-leading rusher behind quarterback Haden Sierocky, who has rushed for 465 yards. Beitel has rushed for 453 yards. He also has 12 catches...
Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional set for border battle
It doesn’t matter what the records are. When Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional meet on the football field, expect a great game. The teams have met the last four years with Penn-Trafford winning the past three contests, including a 21-0 victory in 2019. “Both teams get excited to play,” Penn-Trafford coach...
Belle Vernon’s Grace Henderson wins Tri-State Track Coaches Association Class AA titleVideo
Belle Vernon senior Grace Henderson keeps herself busy on the playing field and in the classroom. In the fall, she runs cross country and is the goalie on the soccer team. In the winter, she plays basketball, and in the spring, she competes in track. “I try to study at...
Franklin Regional’s Tragesser finishes 2nd at PIAA golf championship
Franklin Regional senior Chuck Tragesser ended his high school individual golf career by finishing second at the PIAA Class AAA championship Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort. Tragesser shot a 3-under par 69 and finished one shot behind Holy Ghost Prep’s Calen Sanderson, who shot a 4-under par 31 on...
Waynesburg wrestlers earn wins at all-star exhibition
It was quite a performance by WPIAL wrestlers in the first True Power and PA Power Wrestling exhibition on Saturday in Tyrone. Waynesburg wrestlers Mac Church (122 pounds), Luca Augustine (170) and Cole Homet (140) each collected victories for the Green team. Also collecting wins for the Green were Franklin...
WPIAL has numerous place winners, no champions at Class AA state golf tournament
Rockwood senior Vileska Gelpi lost the PIAA Class A girls individual championship in a playoff in 2019. She wasn’t about to let history repeat itself at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. Gelpi and 2019 champion Lydia Swan of North East were in a close battle Monday before Gelpi parred...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors golfers come up short in semifinals
Penn-Trafford senior Alex Turowski shot a 1-under par 71 at the WPIAL Class AAA team semifinals, but it wasn’t enough help the team advance to the WPIAL team championship Oct. 15. The Warriors finished fourth, and the top three teams advanced. They had a score of 414 behind Central Catholic...
