Paul Schofield stories, Page 45
Greensburg Central Catholic boys capture WPIAL Class 2A title; Quaker Valley girls repeat
When the Greensburg Central Catholic boys track team was riding home from the 2022 WPIAL Class 2A track and field championship, coach Mike Brewer’s athletes told him that, next year, they were coming back for a ring. The team kept its word. Greensburg Central Catholic claimed the Class 2A title...
3-time state champ Rune Lawrence of Frazier picks West Virginia
One of the top wrestlers in the WPIAL will be headed south to continue his wrestling career. Frazier junior Rune Lawrence announced on social media Monday his commitment to wrestle at West Virginia. Lawrence is a three-time PIAA and WPIAL Class 2A champion. His career record is 112-7. He was...
Greensburg Salem uses dramatic comeback to beat Yough, stay in section title hunt
Greensburg Salem baseball coach Anthony Manley said he didn’t say much to his team heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. That’s because the Golden Lions knew if they wanted a shot at winning the WPIAL Section 3-3A title, they had to find a way to manufacture a comeback....
Derry girls eyeing 1st WPIAL track and field championship
Whatever the outcome for the Derry girls track and field team at the WPIAL Class 2A championship Tuesday, it will be a historical moment for the program. But as coach Mark Curcio sees it, Derry wants the gold trophy. The 11-year coach thinks it is attainable. Derry reached the WPIAL...
Penn-Trafford notebook: P-T grad Alex Turowski honored by Mountain East Conference
Alex Turowski, a sophomore at Fairmont State, was honored by the Mountain East Conference following his second round at the MEC Spring Classic at Edgewood Country Club. The Penn-Trafford graduate earned MEC honorable mention honors. The All-MEC men’s golf team is selected based on individual performances by players during five...
Penn-Trafford’s Kate Schall wins WCCA title, eyes school record in 400
If Penn-Trafford senior Kate Schall wanted to pursue a track and field career at Penn State, her high school coach Eric Reger believes she would continue to find success. “I think she would do very well if she decided to run,” Reger said. “She probably would run the 400 and...
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: P-T’s Dylan Grabowski and Franklin Regional’s Gwen Shilling
Dylan Grabowski School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Baseball Year: Senior Claim to fame: He played a key role in a Section 1-5A doubleheader sweep against Gateway on Thursday. Grabowski pitched six innings and allowed one run in a 10-2 victory in Game 1. He allowed four hits and struck out nine, and...
Franklin Regional girls lacrosse progressing ahead of WPIAL playoffs
Regan McComb has seen steady progress since she took over the Franklin Regional girls lacrosse program in 2021. The team reached the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs in 2022, losing to Quaker Valley in the first round, and has already qualified for the 2023 playoffs. McComb said because the players know...
Yough locks up at least a tie for section title
Yough baseball coach Dan Palm said he couldn’t have been happier with his team’s start Friday against McGuffey. He wasn’t pleased that they let off the gas. Yough built an early seven-run lead in the WPIAL Section 4-3A battle at Cougar Mountain and held on for an 8-5 victory. The...
Colin Watson comes through for Plum in comeback win over Franklin Regional
Plum baseball coach Carl Vollmer usually uses junior Colin Watson in save situations. But after junior starting pitcher Erik Streussnig struggled with his control and didn’t last two innings against Franklin Regional in a WPIAL Section 1-5A first-place showdown, Vollmer decided to extend Watson out and he responded. Watson blanked...
Derry boys volleyball to celebrate program’s 50th anniversary with reunion
The Derry boys volleyball program is celebrating its 50th season with a reunion in July. The program, which began in 1974, has been one of the stronger and more consistent teams in the WPIAL. The Trojans have won 19 section titles, been a WPIAL finalists 11 times and won in...
3 local golfers advance to U.S. Open sectional
Qualifying for the U.S. Open in Los Angeles has begun with local qualifiers, and three golfers from the Pittsburgh Area have earned spots in the sectional qualifiers in late May and early June. The United States Golf Association’s 123rd U.S. Open has numerous qualifiers going on. The Pittsburgh qualifier will...
Penn-Trafford boys track team earns trip to WPIAL semifinals
The Penn-Trafford track and field program is trending up under fifth-year coach Eric Reger, who has been with the program for 12 seasons. The boys’ team defeated Hempfield for the first time in 50 seasons and qualified for the WPIAL team semifinals for the first time since 2015 and third...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors get needed sweep in baseball
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Penn-Trafford baseball team couldn’t afford a split in the two-game series against last-place Penn Hills if the Warriors hoped to qualify for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Warriors had split three previous two-game series in Section 1 and with series...
Franklin Regional freshman sprinter makes headlines with WCCA meet record
There was only one meet record set Thursday at the 100th Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship at Latrobe, but there were a lot of good performances. Franklin Regional freshman Monroe Law broke the meet, stadium and school records in winning the 100-meter dash in 12.28 seconds. The...
Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller adds to medal collection with 2 WCCA track titles
Kiski Area junior Eliza Miller has collected a bunch of medals from Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association this year. Miller won two medals Thursday at the track and field championships at Latrobe after winning a couple of medals at the swimming championships in January and gold at the cross country meet...
Southmoreland close to clinching Section 3 softball title
The Southmoreland softball team all but wrapped up the WPIAL Section 3-3A title Wednesday. The Scotties (6-1 8-2) got a solid pitching performance from junior Madison Brown, and sophomore Makayla Etling collected four hits, including her third home run of the season, in an 11-1 six inning mercy rule game...
Norwin teams, Hempfield throwers among athletes to beat as WCCA meet hits milestone
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association is celebrating its 100th boys track and field championship Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. The girls championship didn’t begin until 1980. As part of the celebration, the WCCA has invited all past champions to the event for a social at 5 p.m. and hope they...
Penn-Trafford gets needed sweep, improves playoff position
If the Penn-Trafford baseball team had any hope of making the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs this season, a sweep of last-place Penn Hills was mandatory. The Warriors split three previous two-game series in Section 1. After holding on to defeat Penn Hills on Monday, the Warriors weren’t about to split...
Norwin looking to clinch section titles
First place in WPIAL Section 1-3A track and field will be on the line Tuesday when Hempfield visits Norwin. The Norwin boys and girls teams, under the direction of Tim Van Horn, are undefeated at 4-0. The Hempfield girls are 4-0, and the boys are 3-1. Ron Colland coaches the...
Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse riding 5-game winning streak
When Charlie Hach took over the Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse program, his first year was a short one because of the covid-19 pandemic that shuttered spring sports in 2020. Year 2 didn’t go much better as the team won only four games. But the past two seasons, the program has made...
Passion kicks off season at D.C. looking for 21st playoff berth
The Pittsburgh Passion have accomplished something the Steelers and Penguins have not: qualified for the playoffs for 20 consecutive seasons. Coach Teresa Conn, in her 12th season, hopes team will make it 21 after the team completes its six-game schedule in the Women’s Football Alliance. The Passion opens the season...
Good pitching, solid defense lead Kiski Area to sweep of Highlands
Baseball, at times, can be a simple game. If you get good pitching, play solid defense and take advantage of your opponent’s mistakes, you normally win games. That’s what Kiski Area did and Highlands did not Thursday in a Section 4-4A battle. Senior LeBryn Smith tossed a five-inning, two-hit shutout,...
East Allegheny pounces on Burrell mistakes to take Section 3-3A series opener
Burrell baseball coach Mark Spohn wasn’t in a talkative mood Wednesday after his team’s Section 3-3A game at East Allegheny. That’s because he wasn’t pleased with how his team played against the top team in the section. East Allegheny (6-2, 4-1) took advantage of three errors, two baserunning mistakes and...
Hempfield’s Tapper, Norwin’s Bilinsky win Scholar Athlete Excellence Awards
During Judge Michael J. Stewart II’s first year as sponsor of the Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete banquet, 2023 winners of the Excellence Award were picked from an outstanding group of finalists. This year’s group consisted of PIAA and WPIAL individual champions and individuals who were on championship teams. They also...
