Paul Schofield stories, Page 113
Riverside’s Skyler Fox wins 1st PIAA golf titleVideo
YORK — Riverside senior Skyler Fox always has played well in the PIAA Class AA golf championship, but he always came up short. He had three top-five finishes in the state tournament at Heritage Hills Golf Resort, but Tuesday, Fox finally finished the deal. During a year when he came...
Palmer Jackson wins first college tournament, helps Notre Dame to team title
Palmer Jackson knows how to deliver on the golf course. He delivered in a big way for Notre Dame on Monday at the Quail Valley Collegiate tournament in Vero Beach, Fla. No. 7 Notre Dame was in a tight match with South Florida heading to the final hole of 54-hole...
GCC’s Meghan Zambruno, Riverside’s Skyler Fox atop leaderboard at PIAA golf championship.
Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore Meghan Zambruno and Riverside senior Skyler Fox sit atop the leaderboard at the PIAA golf ghampionships after Monday’s opening round. Round 2 was moved up to an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start because of the forecast of rain in York. Zambruno shot a 3-over-par 75 to lead...
Ligonier Valley drops to third in latest District 6 football rankings
Despite another easy win in the PIAA District 6 Heritage Conference, Ligonier Valley dropped a spot in the football rankings in Class 2A. The Rams (9-0) fell from second to third behind unbeaten Richland (9-0) and Bellwood-Antis (9-0). District 6 doesn’t rank teams based on ability. It ranks teams using...
Five things to watch from WPIAL golfers at the PIAA championships
The PIAA golf championships will take place Monday through Wednesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. The individual championship will be the first two days, and the team tournament on the final day. It will be interesting to see how the WPIAL golfers compete against the rest of the...
Several steps required for Ligonier Valley to move from District 6 to WPIAL
The Ligonier Valley football team probably played its final game in the PIAA District 6 Heritage Conference on Friday. The school board voted unanimously (9-0) to allow the administration to petition to move to the WPIAL for the 2020-21 school year. It is a move all the coaches felt was...
McKeesport rushes past Franklin RegionalVideo
McKeesport football coach Matt Miller will be rooting for Franklin Regional next week. That’s because if the Panthers upset No. 1 Penn-Trafford and McKeesport beats No. 2 Gateway, McKeesport will share the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference title. If the Tigers (7-2, 4-1) play like they did Friday at...
District college football: Coming off first win, Saint Vincent hosts unbeaten Case Western
NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference SETON HILL (1-4, 1-2 PSAC West) at MERCYHURST (3-3, 1-2) Saxon Stadium, Erie Noon, Saturday 2019 records: Seton Hill 1-4, Mercyhurst 3-3 Coaches: Daniel Day, Seton Hill; Marty Schaetzle, Mercyhurst Last week: Seton Hill 25, Gannon 21; Mercyhurst 44, Edinboro 23 All-time series:...
Anderson, Carter smash records at Tri-State cross country meet
When the WPIAL holds its cross country championships on Oct. 23 at Cal (Pa.), the favorites to win the Class AAA boys and girls races are Mt. Lebanon senior Patrick Anderson and Bethel Park junior Emily Carter. And to no one’s surprise, Anderson and Carter shined at the Tri-State Track...
Westmoreland County will mark ‘Dick Groat Day’
Dick Groat spent 40 years as part of the broadcast team calling University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball games. But the 2018-19 season was his last with good friend and broadcast partner Bill Hillgrove. Though the 88-year-old was disappointed when the university decided to part ways with him, he still loves...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 8
Trevor Brncic Franklin Regional, jr., QB/FS The 5-foot-11, 175-pounder has improved steadily at the quarterback spot. He has completed 45 of 95 passes for 624 yards and five touchdowns. He also has thrown five interceptions for the Panthers, who will host McKeesport on Friday. Logan Gustafson Latrobe, jr., RB/FS The...
Big East title remains possibility for Franklin Regional, McKeesportVideo
Franklin Regional and McKeesport have secured spots in the upcoming WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. But both teams have eyes on a bigger prize: the Big East Conference title. “If we win our final two home games (McKeesport on Friday and Penn-Trafford on Oct.25) we’ll tie for the conference,” Franklin Regional...
WPIAL golf champs survive regional, advance to state tournament
There were no trophies handed out at the PIAA West Region Golf Championships on Tuesday at the Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort’s Tom’s Run course in Blairsville. Golfers lucky enough to finish in the top three received a medal. The biggest prize of the season awaits them in a week at...
5 things to watch at the PIAA regional golf tournament
The PIAA Class AAA and AA West Regional Golf Championship will take place Tuesday at the Chestnut Ridge Resort’s Tom’s Run Golf Course in Blairsville. There are 48 golfers from the WPIAL competing against golfers from five other PIAA districts for spots in the state tournament Oct. 21-22 at Heritage...
Ligonier Valley votes to return to WPIAL after 50-year absence
Ligonier Valley’s school board voted Monday night to return to the WPIAL in all sports in 2020-21, according to board president Irvin Tantlinger. It was a unanimous vote. After the meeting, Tantlinger resigned as president. He spent 17 years on the board. Ligonier Valley spent 43 years in the WPIAL...
Ligonier Valley stays in 2nd in PIAA District 6 football rankings
Ligonier Valley and Saltsburg still sit close to the top of the PIAA District 6 football rankings after big wins on Friday. The unbeaten Rams (8-0), who clinched a fourth consecutive Heritage Conference championship a week ago, rolled over Northern Cambria, 42-7. Ligonier Valley, winner of 36 consecutive Heritage Conference...
Little guys having big seasons in Westmoreland County football
You don’t have to be the biggest guy on your football team to shine on Friday nights. That sure was the case for Franklin Regional’s Zac Gordon, Jeannette’s Imani Sanders, Hempfield Area’s Nathan Roby, Derry Area’s Justin Huss and Ligonier Valley’s Kyrie Miller. All five seniors had impressive games. Gordon...
District college football: Seton Hill set for visit from Gannon
DIVISION II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Gannon (2-3, 1-1 PSAC West) at Seton Hill (0-4, 0-2 PSAC West) Offutt Field, Greensburg 4 p.m. Saturday Records: Gannon 2-3, Seton Hill 0-4 Coaches: Brad Rzyczycki, Gannon; Daniel Day, Seton Hill Last week: Edinboro 18, Gannon 17; Clarion 42, Seton Hill 16 Series:...
Imani Sanders, Jeannette run over GCCVideo
Imani Sanders had one of those games players dreams of. Jeannette’s senior running back scored five touchdowns and rushed for 217 yards to lead the No. 1 Jayhawks to a 48-14 victory in WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference clash Friday at Centurion Stadium. The victory clinches a playoff spot for...
Penn-Trafford runners gain experience at annual WCCA meet
Penn-Trafford cross country coach Paul Conrad knew is teams would be outgunned at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last Wednesday at Westmoreland County Community College. But with two young squads, Conrad knows the future could be bright with the right work ethic. The boys and girls teams each...
Norwin cross country teams send 5 to WCCA medals stand
The Norwin boys cross country team turned in an impressive performance at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last week. And the Knights did it with one of their top runners, junior Alex Jubert, sidelined with an injury. “We were upset the Alex wasn’t running,” senior Dominic Spatolisano said. “That...
Young Franklin Regional cross country teams each take 6th at WCCA meet
Sophomore Mia Tarantini was the only Franklin Regional cross country runner to earn a medal last Wednesday at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet at Westmoreland County Community College. She finished 12th in a time of 20 minutes, 53.9 seconds. Both the boys and girls squads finished sixth in...
GCC’s Corinn Brewer, Norwin’s Jacob Tarosky capture WCCA cross country titles
Corinn Brewer’s gameplan for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association cross country meet at Westmoreland County Community College on Wednesday was to run fast. The Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore did that by scorching the course and the field. Brewer, who won as a freshman with a time of 19 minutes, 31.5...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 7
David Altimore Greensburg Central Catholic, jr., QB/DB Altimore (6-1, 160) has completed 48 of 80 passes for 619 yards and 10 touchdowns. He missed the Leechburg game with an injury suffered in the Clairton loss. His main targets are Ben LaCarte, who has 17 catches for 246 yards, and Brandon...
Greensburg Central Catholic hopes to stop top-ranked Jeannette in Eastern Conference clashVideo
Do you know Greensburg Central Catholic is quietly having an excellent season under first-year coach Bret Colbert? Yep, the Centurions (6-1, 4-1) are right behind No. 1 Jeannette (7-0, 3-0) and No. 2 Clairton (5-2, 4-0) in the Eastern Conference standings, and they host the Jayhawks at 7 p.m. Friday....
