Paul Schofield stories, Page 97

JOHNSTOWN — Mark Goetz had a tournament-saving five-hole stretch Wednesday during the second round of the 67th Annual Sunnehanna Amateur to remember. The Greensburg native was stumbling at 3-over-par through six holes after he endured two weather delays when he turned around his day at Sunnehanna Country Club. He went...

JOHNSTOWN — Oklahoma men’s golf coach Ryan Hybl played most of his round rain-free during Day 1 of the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur on Tuesday. But a heavy thunderstorm moved through the area and delayed play for more than three hours. When play resumed, Hybl saw his early four-shot lead...

Sometimes people who do good deeds reap great rewards. Oakmont’s Sean Knapp is that person. Knapp was part of the field for the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. It would be his 28th consecutive appearance in the tournament. But Knapp asked event co-chairman John Yerger...

The Tri-State PGA announced Friday the Amateur will return Aug. 14 at Chartiers Country Club. The last time the Amateur was held was in 2012. After coronavirus restrictions forced the WPGA to cancel a few early season tournaments, leaving its annual schedule lighter than usual, the organization decided to bring...

Palmer Jackson continued to work out the kinks in his golf game during the third round of the 114th annual Southern Amateur on Friday. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore shot a 3-over par 75 and is 8-over 224 for the tournament. The final round is set for Saturday...

When Palmer Jackson gets hot, he’s one of the top golfers in the country. The 2019 season was unbelievable for the Murrysville resident and 2019 Franklin Regional graduate. He shot 10 consecutive tournament rounds in the 60s. He continued his strong play in the fall at Notre Dame. But the...

Palmer Jackson shot a 3-over par 75 on Wednesday during the first round of the Southern Amateur in Carrolton, Texas. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore is tied for 45th. Round two of the tournament is Thursday. This is the start of three busy weeks for Jackson, who will...

After a delay of more than 2½ months, the winners of the Excellence Award were revealed Wednesday at the 64th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet hosted by Judge John J. Driscoll. Hempfield’s Olivia Persin and Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps were surprised. Maybe even shocked. Persin, a three-sport standout, and Phipps, who...

Golf can be a very frustrating game. Just ask Pittsburgh native Rick Stimmel. After winning his semifinal match against Max Siegfried, 5 and 3, Stimmel lost to Norristown High School senior Joshua Ryan, 1-up, in the finals of the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play event sponsored by...

Scott Jordan of Upper St. Clair shot a 1-over par 73 to capture the Isaly’s Junior Tour tournament at Youghiogheny Country Club on Tuesday. Pittsburgh’s Adam Steinmetz was second with a 75 in the 17-18 age division. Cranberry Township’s Dante Rossetti won the 15-16 division by shooting a 77, while...

Rick Stimmel was the medalist during the qualifying round at the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel State Amateur Match Play tournament at the Country Club of York on Monday. But match play is a different animal. After breezing to a win in the Round of 16, the Pittsburgh native found...

Nick Turowski continued his dominance on the Tri-State PGA Isaly’s Junior Golf Tour in the 11-14 age division. The Harrison City native shot a 6-under 66 at Willowbrook Country Club on Monday to breeze to a seven-shot victory. Pittsburgh’s Connor McKenzie was second with a 1-over 73. He’s won four...

For most of the first round of the Pittsburgh Open on Monday, Darin Kowalski’s name appeared on top of the leaderboard. But late in the afternoon, amateur Alex Easthom of Ravenswood, W.Va., emerged as the leader in the Tri-State PGA event at South Hills Country Club. That’s because the scoring...

Rick Stimmel had it going during the qualifying round of the R. Jay Sigel State Amateur on Monday. The Pittsburgh native bogeyed his third hole of the day, No. 12, and then he got hot. Change that to sizzling. He birdied seven of 12 holes and then eagled No. 9,...

The votes are in and the winners have been selected for the annual Judge John J. Driscoll Westmoreland Scholar-Athlete banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ferrante’s Lakeview. As long as Gov. Tom Wolf doesn’t make any surprise announcements over the next two days, the winners will be honored in person....

Gregor Meyer shot a 1-under par 69 on his home course to grab the first-round lead Saturday at the annual Westmoreland County Amateur at Hannastown Golf Club. The final round is slated for Sunday. Earlier this week, Meyer, of Fox Chapel, shot a 62 at Edgewood Country Club at a...

While the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association was advised not to hold the Amateur Championship this past week, the Tri-State PGA received no advisory and continued to play after Allegheny County officials changed restrictions concerning group gatherings. The Tri-State PGA did cancel three Isaly’s Junior Tournament events — at Valley Brook...

Former Robert Morris women’s basketball player Nneka Ezeigbo signed a professional contract with Unicaja Malaga of Spain’s Liga Femenina 2. The 2020 graduate completed one of the best careers in school history. She is the only player in program history to be a part of four Northeast Conference regular-season championship...

Sometimes you win games. Sometimes you get a gift. The latter is what happened to Latrobe on Thursday night at Legion Keener Field in a first-place showdown in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League. Christmas came in July for the Jethawks. Latrobe (11-1) took advantage of 11 walks and a...

Josh Spiegel is leaving Oklahoma State after two seasons for a new school closer to home. The 2018 Penn-Trafford graduate has a couple of locations in mind but said he’s awaiting word from the schools’ admissions departments. “I haven’t made my mind up yet,” said Spiegel, who is a catcher....

It’s the halfway mark for most teams in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League, and things are going as smooth as league director Jason Bush could expect. “We haven’t had any covid-19 cases that I know of in all three leagues,” Bush said. “Bedford/Cambria and the Central Penn leagues are...

Irwin’s Dan Obremski played great during his second-place finish at the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational last week. He continued his hot shooting Tuesday in a Minor League Golf Tour tournament at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla. Obremski shot a 4-under par 67 and shared first place with Gavin...

Carnegie Mellon golf coach Dan Rodgers finished the final round of the Tri-State PGA Falling Rock Classic in style. He capped off his best career round on a par-72 course by shooting 6-under 66 with a birdie on No. 18 on Tuesday to claim victory at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort’s Mystic...