Paul Schofield stories, Page 98

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...

Kevin Wanichko was named the men’s track and field coach at Saint Vincent on Tuesday. Wanichko served as the women’s cross country and track and field coach since July, 2016. He was the men’s track and field assistant the past season. The Bailey, N.C. native is a 2012 graduate of...

The last time the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour was in Western Pennsylvania, the players played in light snow and cold temperature. That was May 9-10 at Glengarry Golf Links. It was more than 50 degrees warmer Sunday and Monday at Hannastown Golf Club. While the temperatures were different, the winner...

Oakmont Country Club assistant pro Chris Zumpano shot a 2-under par 70 on Monday to grab a three-shot lead at the Tri-State PGA Falling Rock Classic at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Zumpano, 32, lead Oakmont head pro Devin Gee and Saxonburg’s Joe Boros, who both shot a 1-over 73 on the...

It has been a tough year for people trying to run golf tournaments. The West Pennsylvania Golf Association, Tri-State PGA and Pennsylvania Golf Association have been forced to change their schedules because on the coronavirus pandemic. Because Allegheny County shut down bars and restaurants and restricted gatherings to no more...

The Penn State athletic department will begin a nationwide search for a new softball coach after Amanda Lehotak resigned Monday. Lehotak will be pursuing other professional opportunities outside of softball, the school said. She coached the Nittany Lion softball program for the last seven seasons. She led the 2016 team...

Murrysville’s Nolan Shilling shot a 1-under par 70 to capture the 15-16 age division at the Tri-State PGA Isaly’s Junior Tour on the Cedarbrook Golf Course Red Course on Wednesday. He finished two shots ahead of Gavin Goodrich of Wheeling, W.Va., who shot a 72. Moon’s Justin Scally won the...

John Peters shot a 4-under par 67 during the second round Tuesday to capture the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Junior Boys Championship at the Hershey Country Club. Peters, of Carlisle, shot a 2-over par 73 Monday. First-round leaders Rocco Salvitti of Oakmont and Carson Bacha tied for second with a 1-under...

Oakmont Country Club’s Rocco Salvitti is tied for first place with Carson Bacha after round one of the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Junior Championship at Hershey Country Club. Each shot a 2-under par 69 on the East Course. South Fayette’s Luke Lestini was tied for seventh at 1-over, Fox Chapel’s Adam...

The Tri-State PGA Isaly’s Junior Tour was at Hannastown Golf Club on Monday, and Delmont’s Anthony Nuzzo took the 17-18 division with 4-over 74. Justin Scally of Moon placed second at 5-over 75. Mitchell Sarsfield of Greensburg and Nathan Schachner tied for third at 8-over. Johnstown’s Lukas Cascino took the...

T.J. Kravits has been involved in coaching basketball at various levels for more than 10 years. In one season at Marion Center, he took a team that went 0-22 two years ago to 8-14 last year. Now he hopes to take that success to Mt. Pleasant, where he plans to...

Daniel McCarthy couldn’t be blamed if he went to bed early Monday night. Sunday, he flew from Utah to Detroit and then drove to Pittsburgh to compete in the annual Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational at Pittsburgh Field Club. Despite getting only two hours of sleep, McCarthy was able to...