Tennessee product Bryce Lewis holds on to win Sunnehanna Amateur
Bryce Lewis didn’t play his best round Saturday at the 69th annual Sunnehanna Amateur, but it was good enough to capture the title. The University of Tennessee product shot a 5-over-par 75 during the final round at Sunnehanna Country Club in Westmont near Johnstown, and he barely held on for...
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz readies for pro golf career
One chapter ended and a new one will begin for Greensburg native Mark Goetz in his golf career. The 2021 United States Golf Association Amateur medalist ended his collegiate career by tying for 25th with teammate Logan Perkins at the Big 12 championship on April 27. Goetz shot an 8-over-par...
Numerous athletes looking to defend titles at WCCA meet
The best of Westmoreland County will descend on Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium Saturday for the running of the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship. This is the 99th year for the boys and 42nd for the girls. Numerous returning champions are back trying to defend their titles. Heading the...
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz wins WVU Invitational
West Virginia fifth-year senior golfer Mark Goetz captured his second consecutive Mountaineer Invitational by shooting a career-low 63 during the final day at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, W.Va. Goetz also won the tournament in 2020. The Kiski School graduate and Greensburg native is a member of Hannastown Golf...
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz upset as top seed at U.S. AmateurVideo
Mark Goetz’s summer has been filled with ups and downs. Earlier this week, the Greensburg native and West Virginia senior hit a high note when he won medalist honors at the 121st United States Golf Association’s Amateur by shooting an 8-under par 132 (6-under 64 at Longue Vue Club and...
Golfers with Pittsburgh-area ties set to compete in 2021 U.S. Amateur
The 121st U.S. Amateur Championship starts Monday at Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club. Here’s a look at the 11 players with Pittsburgh-area ties who qualified for the event. Local qualifiers Ian Bangor Residence: Pittsburgh Age: 29 High school: Sewickley Academy (2010) College: Carnegie Mellon (2014) Notable: This is...
Palmer Jackson, Mark Goetz fall back in Southern Amateur
Things were looking pretty good for Murrysville native Palmer Jackson during the third round of the Southern Amateur on Friday at Old Waverly Golf Club, West Point, Miss. Jackson was 4-under-par for the round through 12 holes, 8-under for the tournament before things unraveled. Jackson played the final six holes...
Returning champ Summerhays 5 shots behind at Sunnehanna Amateur
Returning Sunnehanna Amateur champion Preston Summerhays has work to do if he wants to defend his title. Summerhays shot a 1-over par 71 during Day 1 of the 68th Sunnehanna Amateur Wednesday at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, and finds himself five shots behind leaders Max Steinlechner and Jerry Ji,...
Greensburg native Mark Goetz is WVU’s first All-American golfer
It was a historic day for the West Virginia golf team. That’s because senior and Greensburg native Mark Goetz became the school’s first All-American golfer. Goetz, who just missed qualifying for the NCAA Division I championship, was named an honorable mention All-American by Golfweek. “This is a big moment, not...
Jackson, Goetz look to continue solid play at Sunnehanna Amateur golf tournament
Palmer Jackson and Mark Goetz enter the 68th Sunnehanna Amateur on a roll. Now can two of the top golfers in Western Pennsylvania compete against some of the best golfers across the country, including returning champion Preston Summerhays? The four-day tournament begins Wednesday at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. Jackson...
Golf notebook: Tri-State Section PGA Open, Sunnehanna Amateur on schedule
Golf fans around the area couldn’t ask for a better week of competition. Monday is the start of the Tri-State Section PGA Open, which will be held at Wildwood Golf Club in Allison Park. Pros and amateurs will compete over two days. Oakmont Country Club pro Devin Gee is the...
Greensburg native Goetz sets WVU scoring record
Mark Goetz played one of his best rounds in his collegiate career at West Virginia on Tuesday at the NCAA Division I Regional at Noblesville,Ind. The WVU senior and Greensburg native shot a 6-under-par 66, the lowest round ever by a WVU golfer in an NCAA Tournament, during Round 2...
WCCA track and field championship moved to Saturday
Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association officials decided Wednesday to postpone Thursday’s track and field championship because of the threat of inclement weather. The meet will be moved to Saturday at Latrobe Memorial Stadium with a starting time of 9 a.m. Instead of splitting the boys and girls, which was planned for...
In strangest of seasons, Seton Hill baseball continues to dominate
Despite having 18 players out at one point because of coronavirus protocols and the team being sidelined for 20 days, Seton Hill baseball has been nearly unbeatable this season. The Griffins are ranked No. 7 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Top 25. On Tuesday, Seton Hill...
Westmoreland track notes: WCCA championships set for return
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship will resume after a year absence because of the coronavirus. The meet will be Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. Because of the pandemic, the girls portion will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the running finals at noon, and the boys at...
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz, WVU looking to make noise at Big 12 golf championship
The Big 12 golf championship begins Monday at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., and West Virginia senior Mark Goetz is ready to roll. The Greensburg native and Kiski School graduate is coming off his first collegiate victory and a career-low 65. Goetz won the Mountaineer Invitational at the...
Kiski School will adopt bubble strategy to play sports
The NBA and NHL successfully used an isolation “bubble” to restart their sports, and now Kiski School will take that idea to the high school level. Athletes at the private, all-boys boarding school in Saltsburg will compete this fall under a plan that involves team-specific dorms and on-campus covid-19 testing,...
Schmidt nails 1st hole-in-one, surges to finish Sunnehanna AmateurVideo
JOHNSTOWN — Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt simply ran out of holes Friday during the final round of the 67th Sunnehanna Amateur. The Drexel senior, who carded his first hole-in-one, made a run on the back nine and finished the four-day tournament at Sunnehanna Country Club tied for fourth at 9-under-par...
Pair of locals in hunt at Sunnehanna Amateur golf tourneyVideo
JOHNSTOWN — If you want to win the Sunnehanna Amateur, you have to play and putt well. Thursday was moving day, and many took advantage of the soft conditions to shoot good scores. Unfortunately, only one of the Western Pennsylvania players took advantage. Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt (Drexel) shot a...
After year at Kiski School, Ryne Wallace finds college home at Old Dominion
Former Kiski Area standout Ryne Wallace always knew he had what it takes to play baseball at the Division I level. He just needed to find the right program. In March, Wallace found that school in Old Dominion, and the 6-foot-5, 215-pound outfielder committed to continue his baseball career at...
5 facts from the WCCA wrestling tournament
The 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament will conclude on Saturday at Kiski Area. Here are five interesting facts heading into the final day of competition. Quick ones: There were some quick pins during the first night of competition. Here some of the quickest: 11 seconds – Nick...
Latrobe’s Gabe Willochell, Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer to miss WCCA wrestling tournament
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament this weekend will be missing two prominent wrestlers. Latrobe senior Gabe Willochell, the No. 1 seed at 132 pounds who is fresh off an exciting win against two-time PIAA champion Alejandro Herrera-Rondon of Seneca Valley, has been scratched from the tournament because of...
Another stern test awaits wrestlers at WCCA meet this weekend
It’s a busy and hectic time of the year for high school wrestlers. The end of December and the beginning of January is when wrestlers find out a lot about themselves. They find out where they stand against the best in the WPIAL and state. Consecutive weekend tournaments during the...
Ligonier Valley’s Silk to play football at Kiski School
Kyle Silk had planned on finishing his high school career at Ligonier Valley. But when District 6 officials and then the PIAA board of directors denied his eligibility request to play football after he transferred from United to Ligonier Valley, Silk had two options if he wanted to continue to...
