Paul Schofield stories, Page 56

Christian Hirak hadn’t wrestled since sixth grade before this season. But he sure made up for lost time the past three months when he finished third in the WPIAL Class 2A championships at 160 pounds. Now he heads to Peters Township on Friday and Saturday for the PIAA Class 2A...

The Greensburg Salem community and Westmoreland County are mourning the loss of a legendary coach, Steve Snider. His son, Nathan Snider said his dad would often say, “It’s a beautiful day.” “That was one of his favorite sayings, and it truly is for him,” Nathan Snider said. “He touched a...

Here’s a look at the Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling rankings for March 2, 2022: Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 36-4; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 28-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 25-6; 4. Connor Smith (Seneca Valley) 26-5; 5. Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan), 29-9. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley)...

PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional Where: Peters Township High School When: Friday and Saturday Times: Friday: Preliminary round, 4:30 p.m.; Quarterfinals, 8:30 p.m. Saturday: Consolation Round 1, 9 a.m.; Semifinals, 12:30 p.m.; Parade of Champions and finals, 5 p.m. Tickets: PIAA General admission tickets will be sold online via Hometown...

WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championships/PIAA Southwest Regional Where: Canon-McMillan High School When: Friday and Saturday Times: Friday: Preliminary round, 5 p.m.; Quarterfinals, 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Consolation Round 2, 10 a.m.; Semifinals, 11:30 a.m.; Parade of Champions and finals, 4 p.m. WPIAL Tickets: GoFan Tickets will be $10 online and at...

It’s back to the “Pete” and the WPIAL championship game for the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team. The Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus is becoming a second home for the Colts. Chartiers Valley punched its ticket to the WPIAL finals for the fifth time in six...

There are times when things just don’t seem to go your way. The Seton Hill women’s basketball team had that happen Monday in the opening round of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs. No. 6 Pitt-Johnstown used a big second quarter and hot 3-point shooting to upset No. 3 Seton...

It’s been quite a season for the Franklin Regional swimming teams. The boys and girls advanced 14 swimmers to the WPIAL Class 3A championships March 3-4 at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool. And while advancing 14 seems great, Panthers coach Vic Santoro said he was hoping for more. “It’s...

Penn-Trafford swimming coach Dave Babik knew this season would be challenging. The Water Warriors boys and girls teams didn’t have the numbers this season, compared to some of the other Class 3A programs. The boys finished 7-5 and the girls 6-6. “We were pretty happy how the boys finished,” Babik...

The Penn-Trafford hockey team ended the regular season in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League with solid wins over Latrobe and Shaler. Warriors defeated Latrobe, 5-3, on Feb. 17 as four different players scored. It was a three-goal second period that rallied the Warriors from a 1-0 deficit. Scoring goals were...

Winning section titles aren’t as easy as you think, especially four of them. Connellsville senior Jared Keslar became the school’s seventh wrestler to achieve that goal, and Hempfield senior Briar Priest earned his third Saturday at the WPIAL Class 3A Section 2 tournament at Hempfield. Both Pitt recruits feel winning...

Belle Vernon senior Cole Weightman recently made two tough decisions about his future. First, he picked IUP over Cal (Pa.) to play football, which was difficult choice. And second, after talking to his dad Ed, he decided to wrestle. “We talked about making history,” Cole Weightman said. “I have a...

Norwin crowned three champions at the WPIAL Junior High School Tournament on Saturday. Connellsville won the team title 255 points. The Falcons had one champion, three wrestlers finish second, five finish third and one fifth. Winning titles for the Knights were Landon Sidun (110 pounds), Jack White (117) and Gage...

Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 35-4; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 26-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 23-5; 4. Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan) 26-9; 5. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 25-9. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 27-4; 2. Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan) 21-7; 3. Luke Dunlap (South Fayette) 21-3; 4. Darius...

It took Avonworth a little more than a quarter to hit its stride Monday in its WPIAL Class 3A first-round game, but when it did, Ligonier Valley couldn’t keep up. That’s because the visiting Rams, other than a four-minute stretch in the third quarter, never found their groove and they...

They took different paths to get there, but Penn-Trafford juniors Seth Baughman and Mallory McRae ended up right next to each other in the final results of the WPIAL rifle championships Feb. 10 at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen Club. Baughman placed fourth with a score of 200-17x and five center...

The Penn-Trafford hockey team is ready to make a postseason run after picking up a pair of late-season wins: defeating West Allegheny, 3-2, and Indiana, 5-1. The Warriors were scheduled to face Latrobe on Feb. 17 and Shaler on Feb. 2 to close the regular season. Heading into those two...

One historic run at Burrell ended this season, but an even longer one continued. Burrell senior Shawn Szymanski used a takedown to defeat Jefferson-Morgan sophomore Chase Frameli, 5-4, at 145 pounds to win a WPIAL Class AA title and extend his school’s streak of WPIAL champions to 23 years. The...

Central Valley senior Ambrose Boni was awarded the Outstanding Wrestler award by the Class 2A coaches Saturday at the WPIAL individual championships, but no one dominated the tournament more than Mt. Pleasant senior Dayton Pitzer and Frazier sophomore Rune Lawrence. Pitzer claimed his third WPIAL title and Lawrence his second...

Franklin Regional boys’ basketball team season didn’t end how it planned. The Panthers missed out of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs after finishing in a three-way tie in Section 3-5A with Woodland Hills and McKeesport at 5-7. “The season was filled with ups and downs,” Franklin Regional first-year coach Jesse...

Every year, wrestlers set goals for the season. Things like helping their team win section, WPIAL and state team titles or individual honors like a 100 career win milestone, a WPIAL title and qualifying for the state tournament. The ultimate goal is to get to Hershey and become a state...

When you wrestle for Burrell, expectations are high. It doesn’t matter if you’re a senior or a freshman; you’re expected to compete at a certain level. Three freshmen played a key role in Burrell’s success this season and almost helped the team to another WPIAL Class 2A team title. Now...

The crack of the bat and the pop of the mitt near the Seton Hill baseball field is a sign spring is quickly approaching. Forget Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of six more weeks of winter. Baseball season begins Saturday for Seton Hill. The Griffins, the reigning NCAA Division II Atlantic Region...

When the Cal (Pa.) and Seton Hill women meet on the hardwood, the games are usually battles. It was no different Wednesday when the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference rivals collided for first place atop the West Division at Salvitti Gymnasium. It was a battle to the end with Cal (Pa.)...

When the WPIAL wrestling committee released the seeding for the Class 2A individual tournament Tuesday, Mt. Pleasant sophomore Jamison Poklembo was disappointed that he was seeded No. 2 at 138 pounds. The top seed went to Burgettstown sophomore Rudy Brown, who edged Poklembo, 4-3, in the WPIAL third-place match in...