Paul Schofield stories, Page 98
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps, Hempfield’s Olivia Persin earn top honors at Driscoll awards
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...
Pittsburgh’s Stimmel falls in R. Jay Sigel state amateur match play finals
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...
Upper St. Clair’s Jordan captures medalist honors at Isaly’s Junior event at Youghiogheny
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...
Stimmel, Young advance to R. Jay Sigel state amateur semifinals
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...
Chip-in sparks Bethel Park’s Kowalski to home-course victory at Pittsburgh OpenVideo
Darin Kowalski skipped the final round of the Westmoreland County Amateur on Sunday. He withdrew because of a sore back. The rest did him well. The 34-year old played the two rounds of the Tri-State PGA Pittsburgh Open at South Hills Country Club, his home course, like a veteran professional....
Harrison City’s Turowski wins again on Isaly’s Junior Tour
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...
West Liberty senior leads Pittsburgh Open
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...
Stimmel, Goetz lead 7 Western Pa. golfers into state match play final 16
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,...
Westmoreland County scholar-athlete awards to be handed out Wednesday
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....
Fox Chapel resident Gregor Meyer wins his 1st Westmoreland County Amateur titleVideo
Talk about a timely weather delay Sunday during the final round of the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Amateur Tournament at Hannastown Golf Club. First-round leader Gregor Meyer was struggling during the front nine. Then a thunderstorm roared through Greensburg and stopped play for about an hour. That break gave Meyer...
Fox Chapel’s Gregor Meyer holds 1st-round lead at Westmoreland County Amateur
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...
Local golf notebook: Pittsburgh Open is on; WPGA back in business
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...
Robert Morris’ Nneka Ezeigbo signs pro basketball contract
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...
Latrobe rallies for ninth straight victory in Westmoreland County baseball summer league
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...
Former Penn-Trafford baseball standout Josh Spiegel transferring from Oklahoma State
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....
So far, so good as Westmoreland County summer baseball league hits season’s midpoint
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 Obremski shares 1st place in mini-tour event
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 coach Dan Rodgers roars to win at Falling Rock Classic
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 promoted to track and field coach at Saint Vincent
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...
Sewickley’s Fitzgerald wins Hurricane Junior Golf event again
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 assistant pro leads Tri-State PGA Falling Rock Classic
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...
West Penn Amateur postponed; announcement of new dates expected later this week
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...
Penn State softball coach resigns
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...
McCarthy rallies to win 2nd Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. InvitationalVideo
Daniel McCarthy earned his second Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational victory Wednesday by rallying to edge Penn-Trafford graduate Dan Obremski during the final round. It was a par on the final hole that gave McCarthy the one-stroke win. He also won in 2018. Obremski’s brilliant birdie on No. 17 allowed...
Murrysville’s Shilling captures medalist honors at Isaly’s junior event
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...
