Paul Schofield stories, Page 131
Ligonier Valley sending 4 players to Ken Lantzy All-Star game
Four Ligonier Valley football players have been picked to play in the 49th annual Ken Lantzy All-Star game June 14 in Johnstown. St. Francis (Pa.) recruit and state-record holding wide receiver Aaron Tutino heads the list that includes quarterback John Caldwell, defensive back Zack Beitel and lineman Blake Bridge. Tutino...
Gaul, Ward look to become four-time section champions
While some wrestling coaches in Class AA would like to see the section tournaments eliminated, there are just as many who think the section tournaments are important to the athletes. The WPIAL wrestling committee agrees, and because the PIAA southwest regional at IUP’s Kovalchik Center can be contested only Feb....
Wrestling notebook: Burrell, Kiski Area early favorites to repeat as WPIAL team champs
Now that Burrell has won 13 consecutive WPIAL Class AA titles and Kiski Area has won three straight in Class AAA, it’s hard to imagine them not winning again next year. While both teams lose good wrestlers to graduation, they do return a lot of talent, which makes them early...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 11, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (32-4); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (30-1); 3. Vince Citrano, Plum (24-3); 4. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (24-5); 5. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (28-3). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (36-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (25-5); 3. Finn...
Trib HSSN final state wrestling rankings
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 16-1, 1 2. Northampton (11), 21-4, 3 3. Kiski Area (7), 19-1, 2 4. Council Rock South (1), 15-2, 6 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 19-2, 5 6. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 19-4, 4 7. Canon-McMillan...
WVU football coach adds Trickett to staff
West Virginia’s new football coach Neal Brown has hired Travis Trickett, the son of former Mountaineer assistant Rick Trickett, to his staff. The younger Trickett will be on the offensive side of the ball. His assignment will be decided on a later date. Ricky Trickett was a student assistant at...
Pitt-Johnstown Hall of Fame to induct Carrie Ferguson, Isaac Greeley
Carrie Ferguson was a standout basketball at Greensburg Salem in the late 1980s, and Isaac Greeley is an assistant wrestling coach at Burrell. They will be two of the five members of the 2019 Hall of Fame class at Pitt-Johnstown. The others to be honored April 6 are Matt Lushko...
Saint Vincent adding men’s volleyball
Saint Vincent College announced Monday the school will sponsor a men’s volleyball team. The school plans to begin competing at the NCAA Division III level in 2019-20. The school is seeking a coach and plans to have someone in place this month. The men’s volleyball program will become the 24th...
Seton Hill baseball tabbed preseason favorite in PSAC west
Seton Hill baseball is the preseason favorite to win the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division. The Griffins, reigning two-time PSAC champions, earned five first-place votes from the head baseball coaches in the league. Mercyhurst received three first-place votes and was second, followed by Slippery Rock, Gannon, Cal (Pa.), Indiana,...
Jefferson-Morgan grad Teasdale leaves Penn State wrestling program
Fans won’t be seeing Gavin Teasdale in a Penn State singlet at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in March. That’s because the four-time PIAA Class AA state champion from Jefferson-Morgan High School has left the Penn State program for a second time. Penn State coach Cael Sanderson informed reporters...
Seton Hill baseball players among NCAA Division II’s Top 40 prospects
Four junior members of the Seton Hill baseball team were named to the Perfect Game NCAA Division II Top 40 prospects list. Outfielder Craig Lewis was ranked No. 2, pitcher Kenny Wells was ranked ninth, pitcher Patrick Monteverde (Fox Chapel) was 15th and pitcher Cole Masik was 27th. Lewis played...
