Paul Schofield stories, Page 119
Jackson, Goetz qualify for US Amateur
Hannastown Golf Club members Palmer Jackson and Mark Goetz posted the top two scorers at the United States Golf Association’s U.S. Amateur qualifier on Tuesday at Quicksilver Golf Course near Midway. Jackson, a Franklin Regional grad who will be playing for Notre Dame this fall, followed his 1-under par 71...
West Point Major team opens Little League state tournament with win
West Point Little League Major Division baseball team got three RBIs from Cameron Elder and opened the state tournament Sunday at Camp Hill with a 9-5 victory against Harborcreek. Elder had a double and single and earned the save in relief. Dylan Firmstone had two hits and Jacob Hornyak had...
Bushy Run’s season comes to shocking end
Bushy Run entered the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament on a roll. Its pitchers didn’t allow a run in five District 31 playoff games. But after an opening-round win, Bushy Run’s season came to a sudden end two days later. Beech Creek scored four runs in the top of...
Hempfield East, Latrobe stay perfect in Region 7 Legion tournament
Hempfield East didn’t play well five days ago in losing the District 31 American Legion Championship game to Bushy Run. Things were different Saturday at Derry in the Region 7 tournament. Hempfield East pounded out 14 hits and got a solid pitching performance from Andrew Rosenberg to cool off the...
Bushy Run, Latrobe earn wins at American Legion Region 7 tournament
The last time Bushy Run allowed a run was July 5. Mifflin County didn’t waste any time stopping that streak Friday by scoring an unearned run in the top of the first inning, but it was the only run it scored off Bushy Run starter Tyler Horvat during the first...
Norwin Little League team advances to state tournament for 3rd straight season
Will the third time be the charm for the Norwin Little League 11-year-old baseball team? The coaches and players hope so. Norwin is making its third trip to the state tournament Saturday, and coach Jason Faust is hoping previous experiences will help them reach the top. After winning the district...
Westmoreland teams face tough challenges in Legion tournament
It won’t be an easy road for the team that wins the American Legion Baseball Region 7 tournament. This year’s field is loaded with talent. Returning champion Hempfield East captured the 2018 title by defeating Bedford in the finals. Hempfield East did it the hard way, losing its first game...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson falls in Round of 16 at USGA Junior Championship
Franklin Regional graduate Palmer Jackson’s journey in the United States Golf Association’s Junior Match Play Championship at Inverness Club on Thursday in Toledo, Ohio came to an end in Round of 16. After the future Notre Dame golfer won his first match of the day, he lost a 19-hole decision...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson wins 1st match at USGA Junior Amateur
Palmer Jackson used a strong back nine and rallied to defeat Gordon Sargent, 3&1, in the United States Golf Association’s Junior Amateur Championship on Wednesday at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. The 2019 Franklin Regional graduate was ranked 28th in the Match Play event after shooting a 144 in qualifying....
Weather postpones District 31 American Legion showcase
Inclement weather Wednesday afternoon forced District 31 American Legion officials to postpone the player’s showcase. The showcase was moved to July 24 at Legion Keener Park in Latrobe. College coaches and players from every team in the league were scheduled to attend. The players were to be timed in running...
Bushy Run Legion tops Hempfield East for District 31 title
Bushy Run didn’t win the District 31 American Legion regular-season title, but it heads into the Region 7 tournament on a roll. The region tournament opens Friday at Latrobe, and Bushy Run is playing like a team that wants to be playing a few more weeks, maybe even a month....
Zach Snyder named Mt. Pleasant wrestling coach
Mt. Pleasant has a new wrestling coach. It’s former Hempfield assistant Zach Snyder, who was hired at Monday’s school board meeting. Snyder replaces Zach Sheridan, who was not rehired after serving as coach for the past five seasons. Mt. Pleasant coaches work on a one-year contract. Snyder was an assistant...
Devin Gee, Dan Obremski share West Penn Open lead after opening round
It looks like it’s going to be a tight race at the 116th annual Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Open Championship. There are 24 golfers who shot even-par or lower in the first round Tuesday at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray. Oakmont Country Club head professional Devin Gee and PGA...
Waynesburg’s Welsh, Seneca Valley’s Herrera-Rondon earn All-American honors at Fargo
The Pennsylvania Freestyle wrestling team captured the Cadet National Championship at Fargo, N.D. over the weekend. Waynesburg freshman Rocco Welsh and Seneca Valley junior Alejandro Herrera-Rondon earned medals for the Keystone squad. Welsh defeated Garrett Grice of Nebraska, 12-2, to capture the fifth-place medal at 120 pounds. Herrera-Rondon, a two-time...
Speedy Luke Meckler has high expectations for 2-time defending champion Pine-Richland
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Luke Meckler will be doing something this season that is rare at Pine-Richland —...
Mark Goetz breezes to first Westmoreland County Amateur golf title
Mark Goetz began Sunday’s final round of the 52nd annual Westmoreland County Amateur with a seemingly comfortable five-shot lead. But a problem on the third hole at Totteridge Golf Course near Hannastown gave hope for the rest of the field. Goetz, a Greensburg native and rising junior at West Virginia,...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 baseball season
Winning PIAA championships in baseball is becoming increasingly harder for WPIAL teams. Only two teams from the district reached the championship game at Penn State, and neither Beaver nor Serra Catholic was able to capture the gold medal. For the first time since 2014, the WPIAL didn’t have a winner....
Wicker leads Hempfield East Legion team to district title game
Matt Wicker hasn’t been asked to pitch much for the Hempfield East American Legion team this summer. Coach Scott Smith was saving him after he threw a lot of innings during the high school season. Wicker, a Greensburg Salem grad and the Golden Lions’ ace this past spring, answered the...
Mark Goetz takes 5-shot lead in Westmoreland County Amateur
Mark Goetz was a late entry into the Westmoreland County Amateur. The Greensburg native and West Virginia golfer entered the field Friday, along with returning champion Brady Pevarnik of Latrobe. Goetz, who led the West Penn Amateur for 53 holes last week, shot a 7-under-par 65 during the first round...
West Point Little League trio captures District 26 baseball titles
There was a time the West Point Little League baseball teams took a backseat to the softball teams. Not anymore. The baseball teams are starting to make more noise than the girls. Much of that is because the boys programs continue to survive and are getting players returning to the...
Hempfield’s Fintan Brose commits to Delaware
Fintan Brose didn’t waste any time making a decision about his college future. The Hempfield rising senior announced Friday he will join his brother, Braden, at Delaware. Braden is a sophomore tight end for the Blue Hens. A 6-foot-3, 285-pound offensive and defensive lineman and a TribLive HSSN Preseason Top...
Top stars missing from Westmoreland County Amateur golf tournament
The annual Westmoreland County Amateur golf tournament is this weekend, and it is devoid of some of the young talent. Missing from the field at Totteridge Golf Course near Crabtree is returning champion Brady Pevarnik of Latrobe and Palmer Jackson of Murrysville. Pevarnik isn’t playing because he will be competing...
Hempfield East, Bushy Run Legion teams blank opponents in semis
The top-seeded teams in the District 31 American Legion playoffs opened their semifinal best-of-three series Friday with impressive victories. Andrew Rosenberg tossed a four-hit shutout, and Jack McBride went 3 for 3 as No. 1 seed Hempfield East, the regular-season champion, blanked No. 4 Latrobe, 6-0, at Pitt-Greensburg. No. 2...
Pitt recruit Dayon Hayes a disruptive force for Westinghouse
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. One thing that stands out on Dayon Hayes’ junior highlight film is his quickness....
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 indoor track season
It was a bit of rough ride for WPIAL athletes competing at the Pennsylvania Indoor Track Championships at Penn State on Feb. 24. Only two athletes — Hempfield senior Mackenna Orie in the shot put and North Allegheny senior Zach Kinne in the 3,000-meter run — returned to Western Pennsylvania...
