Paul Schofield stories, Page 42
Hannastown Golf Club ready to host West Penn Amateur for 1st time
For the first time in the 123-year history of the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur Championship, Hannastown Golf Club in Greensburg will host the event. Hannastown pro Craig Mankins said the course will serve as a great test. Its membership also will be well represented in the field of 78....
Penn Township’s Terry Eguaoje excited for opportunity to coach at FIFA World Cup
While many people head to the beach for a summer vacation, Terry Eguaoje is spending his time as an assistant coach for the Nigerian women’s soccer team. The Penn Township resident and PA West Soccer’s director of coaching is on the staff of Pitt’s women’s head coach Randy Waldrum, who...
District 31 American Legion semifinals set to begin
Seeding for the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament and the District 31 playoff title will be on the line over the next five days for four teams. The top four finishers in District 31 reached the semifinals that begin Saturday. Regular-season champion Bushy Run will host No. 4 Hempfield...
Murrysville Legion escapes a scare in District 31 playoffs
If the Murrysville American Legion baseball team learned anything the past two days, it is don’t underestimate your opponent. Murrysville, seeded No. 2 in the District 31 playoffs, needed to rally from an early deficit in Game 3 of its best-of-3 series Thursday to defeat Homer City, 15-14, at Haymaker...
Haden Brink helps Young Township even American Legion playoff series with Hempfield East
Young Township coach Ryan Staats told his team after Game 1 of the District 31 American Legion playoffs Tuesday that he wanted to return to Seton Hill for Game 3. Staats’ team delivered on his request. Young Township scored three unearned runs in the first two innings in Game 2...
Burkey leads Hempfield East to playoff victory
Hempfield East pitcher Connor Burkey missed part of the season with a hand injury. He recovered in time for the District 31 American Legion playoffs, which began Tuesday, and he didn’t miss a beat. Burkey pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts as Hempfield East defeated Young Township, 10-1, in...
Bushy Run captures regular-season title, gets top seed for District 31 playoffs
When the District 31 American Legion season began, Bushy Run coach Scott Peyman set high goals for his squad. Despite getting off to a late start because of Penn-Trafford’s extended high school baseball season, which lasted for two games in the PIAA Class 5A playoffs, Bushy Run was able to...
Latrobe wrestling champ Vinny Kilkeary selected Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Athlete of the Year
Vinny Kilkeary isn’t wasting any time getting started at Ohio State. The Latrobe graduate reported to Columbus last week and enrolled in two summer classes. The three-time WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A wrestling champion also is lifting and training in preparation for his first collegiate wrestling season. He capped off...
Eric Cole wins final Fuhrer Invitational, donates winnings
It was pretty much a foregone conclusion who would win the final Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational on Wednesday. PGA rookie Eric Cole, 35, essentially wrapped this title Monday morning when he shot a 7-under-par 28 on the back nine of his first round and built a commanding lead at...
Cole takes early lead at what will be final Fuhrer Jr. Invitational
For the 42 golfers playing in the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational this week at Pittsburgh Field Club, they are disappointed the late business and golf mogul’s family has decided to end the golf tournament this season. Fuhrer was a savvy businessman who began the tournament in 1985 and held...
Jeannette coach pleased with performance at Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament
There was no one better than Jeannette senior Tre Cunningham in 2018 when he was named the Tribune-Review’s Boys Athlete of the Year. He helped the Jayhawks win the WPIAL and PIAA Class A football title, and he was named the Tribune-Review’s baseball and boys basketball player of the year....
Penn-Trafford’s Dylan Grabowski tabbed Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball Player of the Year
When Penn-Trafford baseball coach Lou Cortazzo was asked to nominate players for the Tribune-Review Westmoreland all-star team, his answer was “all of my players.” “It’s hard to pick a few. They all played a key role in winning the section, reaching the WPIAL 5A semifinals and winning their first PIAA...
Shilling captures Westmoreland County Junior tournament
Nolan Shilling just got done competing in the West Penn Open on Wednesday, facing fast, slick greens for three days at Edgewood Country Club. So the greens at Latrobe Country Club on Thursday for the Westmoreland County Golf Association Junior Championship weren’t as difficult, and the recent Franklin Regional graduate...
Schedule set for 3rd annual Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament
The third annual Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament will be held Thursday through Saturday at Jeannette. There will be games at the high school and the elementary school by McKee Stadium. There are 10 teams competing — Jeannette, Steel Valley, Belle Vernon, Monessen, Greensburg Salem, Greensburg Central Catholic, Yough, Westmont...
Titsworth runs away with 2nd West Penn Open title
There were no dramatic shots or amazing saves during the final round of the 120th annual West Penn Open on Wednesday at Edgewood Country Club. No, Beau Titsworth, who began the final round with a two-shot lead, played a steady final round and walked away with his second title after...
Latrobe hires Livingston as girls basketball coach
When Mackenzie Livingston interviewed for a teaching position in the Greater Latrobe School District, she was excited to learn the girls basketball coaching position was available. It was perfect timing. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Livingston was hired as a high school health and physical education teacher and the school’s...
Wild shot highlights Day of 120th West Penn Open
Zander Gibson probably won’t win the 120th West Penn Open, which concludes Wednesday. But the amateur from Concord, Ohio, had the shot of the tournament — and maybe his life — that helped him make the cut for the final round. Gibson was sitting at 8-over-par heading to the final...
3-way tie atop West Penn Open 1st-round leaderboard
There was a three-way tie for the lead after Day 1 of the 120th West Penn Open on Monday at Edgewood Country Club. Beau Titsworth, James Lasher and amateur Jimmy Meyers each shot a 3-under-par 67. Titsworth’s round included six birdies and a double-bogey seven on No. 17. Lasher also...
High school wrestling coaches take wait-and-see approach with 3-point takedown
There was a major shakeup in college wrestling earlier this month when the value of a takedown was changed from two to three points in a move meant to encourage more aggressive offense. Will that rule change make its way down to the high school level? Local coaches don’t think...
Bushy Run American Legion looks to go to next level with trophy hunt
When Bushy Run coach Scott Peyman met with the team before the first game of the season June 9, he got a few looks when he told them it’s time to take it to another level. “They really haven’t won anything,” Peyman said. “We didn’t win the District 31 regular...
District 31 Legion teams catching up after success of high school programs
It is catch-up time for baseball teams in District 31 American Legion. Four teams’ seasons — Bushy Run, Homer City, Latrobe and Unity — were delayed to varying degrees by the success of the Indiana, Latrobe and Penn-Trafford high school programs. All three qualified for the PIAA tournament, and Indiana...
Sunnehanna Amateur delayed by storms
It wouldn’t be a Sunnehanna Amateur if weather didn’t interrupt play during the 72-hole event. That’s what happened Friday at the 82nd edition at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown: Thunderstorms delayed play for the second time in three rounds. Second-round leader Jackson VanParis, who shot a 9-under par 61 during...
Hempfield sophomore pitcher Riley Miller stands tall in PIAA finals defeat
UNIVERSITY PARK — She’s cool. She’s calm. She’s collected. Hempfield sophomore pitcher Riley Miller has been in a lot of tough situations, going against a lot of outstanding pitchers during her two-year career, and has stood tall. Even though Hempfield lost to North Penn, 1-0, in the PIAA Class 6A...
Late, 2-out rally by Blue Mountain denies Montour its 1st PIAA softball title
UNIVERSITY PARK — Montour could taste its first PIAA softball title. The Spartans were four outs away from celebrating, but Blue Mountain had other ideas. The District 11 champions scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, all with two outs, and rallied to defeat the WPIAL runner-up...
Sekne leads Sunnehanna Amateur
Because of rain Wednesday morning, Round 1 of the 82nd Sunnehanna Amateur was delayed by three hours and was completed Thursday morning. Herman Sekne of Oslo, Norway holds a 1-shot lead after shooting a 6-under par 64 at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. Three Texans, Johnny Keffer of San Antonio,...
