Paul Schofield stories, Page 103
Senior Spotlight: Quaker Valley 2-time WPIAL champ hoped to make final splash
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Annie Wicker’s senior year didn’t start or end like she planned. In the fall, the two-time defending WPIAL Class AA cross country champion was looking to complete the trifecta,...
Senior duo set standard for leadership at Ligonier Valley
Editor’s note: This is the 11th in an 18-part series profiling nominees for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Awards. Jane Garver and Michael Petrof, Ligonier Valley’s nominees for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete award presented by Judge John J. Driscoll, were leaders at their school both on and off the field....
Wrestling legend Bruce Baumgartner retires from Edinboro
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and wrestling legend Bruce Baumgartner recently retired from his administration position at Edinboro. He spent the past 36 years at the university, serving in various roles including head wrestling coach, athletic director and most recently, assistant vice president of university advancement. pic.twitter.com/AA4UJrmGkh— Edinboro Wrestling (@BoroWrestling1) May...
Glengarry Golf Course holds Hurricane Junior Golf tournament
No PGA. No LPGA. But the coronavirus isn’t stopping the Florida-based Hurricane Junior Golf Tour from opening the season. There were three tournaments conducted Saturday and Sunday, including one at Glengarry Golf Course in Unity. The others were in Georgia and Florida. Over the next two weeks, seven more tournaments...
Three-sport athletes Ferretti, Persin represent Hempfield as award finalists
Olivia Persin and Dillon Ferretti always look forward to this time of year. Yes, graduation is one thing and the school picnic at Kennywood is another. But in athletics, Persin and Ferretti would be in thick of their seasons. Persin would be trying to help the Hempfield softball team win...
Southwestern PA summer baseball leagues still hoping to have seasonVideo
The crack of the bat and the pop of the mitt are sounds associated with kids playing baseball or softball during the summer. Will those sounds be heard in Southwestern Pennsylvania come June or July? That is unknown, but American Legion Region 7 director, District 31 president and Latrobe manager...
Greensburg Salem tandem’s work on, off field pays off with award nomination
Editor’s note: This is the seventh in an 18-part series profiling nominees for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Awards. High school seniors across Westmoreland County and the state were deprived of the finish to their high school careers. But the Judge John J. Driscoll Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet could give...
Senior Spotlight: Shaler track star misses chance at another gold medal, WPIAL record
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Shaler senior Cam Mbalo will leave high school with a couple unanswered questions. Would he have won a Class AAA PIAA gold medal in the triple jump? Would he...
Senior Spotlight: Fox Chapel runner has bright future at Duquesne
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Grace Sisson was able to achieve one of her goals last spring: placing at the outdoor state meet. The Fox Chapel senior was looking forward to one more shot...
Hempfield grad Matt Tarabek transferring to Pitt
Matt Tarabek is coming home to finish his collegiate baseball career. The 2016 Hempfield graduate announced on Twitter he’s transferring to Pitt to finish his master’s degree. Tarabek played three seasons at Fordham in the Atlantic 10 Conference and was off to a good start in his fourth season before...
Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Tarzoho looking to make huge jump into college track and field
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Joel Tarzoho, like every athlete in the WPIAL and across the state, had his senior season end earlier than planned. The coronavirus denied the Plum senior from having possibly...
Lock Haven names Belle Vernon graduate Austin Bell most improved wrestler
Austin Bell had an outstanding wrestling career at Belle Vernon. He had a 160-24 record, was a two-time PIAA third-place finisher and WPIAL champion in 2014 and runner-up in ’15 and ’16. His effort earned him a scholarship to Pitt. Things didn’t work out, and he transferred to Lock Haven....
Senior Spotlight: Few McGuffey athletes can match Cole’s all-around credentials
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. C.J. Cole may not be the best athlete to come through McGuffey in the last 40 years, but he has to be among the best. That list includes wrestler...
Ligonier Valley’s Marinchak, Silk headline Heritage Conference postseason awards
It was quite a year for the Ligonier Valley boys basketball team in the school’s final season in District 6. The school’s athletic teams will move to the WPIAL for the 2020-21 season. The boys basketball team won the Heritage Conference title and played in the Class 3A title for...
Longtime girls tennis coach retires as Hempfield gets fall coaching staffs in order
Hempfield Area School District is looking for a couple fall sports coaches. The jobs opened when girls tennis coach Jerry Way retired and girls soccer Adam Shaffer resigned. Hempfield is also looking for a new athletic director after Greg Meisner resigned in April. Rick Bowen is acting as interim athletic...
Powerade Wrestling Tournament grows to 55 teams for 2020
The Powerade Wrestling Tournament is billed as one of the top high school competitions in the country. And the 54th annual tournament, scheduled for Dec. 29-30 at Canon-McMillan High School, again will feature some of the top wrestlers east of the Mississippi River. The tournament has grown to 55 teams,...
Belle Vernon senior duo focuses on future
Editor’s note: This is the first in an 18-part series profiling nominees for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Awards. Belle Vernon senior track star Hannah Seitzinger was looking forward toward one more attempt at being a WPIAL and PIAA 400-meter dash champion. But the coronavirus pandemic ended her senior year...
Hempfield track coach Ron Colland receives Ferranti Award
Ron Colland has been involved in track and field for more than 60 years, the past 38 as a coach at Hempfield. And while Colland, 72, has retired as a social studies and world cultures teacher and spends time with his family near Phoenix, he returns to Pennsylvania in late...
Despite social distancing regulations, area golfers happy to be back on courseVideo
Jim Dunn felt like a little kid anticipating the first day of school. It didn’t matter temperatures were in the upper 40s and low 50s and light rain fell, the 83-year-old Murrysville native couldn’t wait to play his first round of the season. At 8 a.m. Friday, Dunn walked to...
Senior Spotlight: Norwin senior track athlete keeping chin up before heading to Bucknell
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Matt Federovich is dealing with stay-at-home coronavirus restrictions, well, the best he can. The Norwin senior would be in the middle of an exciting track season if it weren’t...
Golf Pass on sale to benefit American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society has sponsored the Pennsylvania Golf Pass Booklet for more than 20 years. The booklet includes more than 60 golf courses from across the state this season, and senior community development manager Jen Barron is hoping to have more than 100 courses in 2021. “In 2013, we...
PIAA considers dropping weight class as wrestling rule changes are made
The National Federation of State High School Associations announced 11 rule changes on Tuesday, none involving the reduction of weight classes. But that was the No. 1 topic discussed Wednesday when the PIAA wrestling steering committee met as a group via Zoom. The PIAA wresting committee is proposing to cut...
Courses will open, but golfers will have new guidelines during pandemic
Golfers itching to hit the links Friday will see many changes. It’s going to be a little different, but nothing that should make rounds less enjoyable. The Pennsylvania Alliance for Golf sent out a list of safe reopening guidelines for golf courses. Similar guidelines are on the Western Pennsylvania Golf...
Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Wetzel grits teeth through shutdown
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Sadie Wetzel wasn’t in a good mood Tuesday. The Latrobe senior just wasn’t feeling it until she went and did a track workout for college. Having a stay-at-home order...
While golfers rejoice, courses in a rush to get ready
Golfers are rejoicing all over Pennsylvania after Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday he was allowing courses across the state to open Friday. While most golfers have been eagerly awaiting a chance to hit the links and cursing every wasted beautiful day away from the fairways and greens, course managers, pros...
