Paul Schofield stories, Page 60
Rob McClellan grabs lead at West Penn Open
Things have tightened up at the 119th Annual West Penn Open Championship after the second round Tuesday at The Club at Nevillewood. Rob McClellan, director of golf at Slippery Rock Golf Club, shot a 4-under-par 68 to go to a two-round total of 6-under 138 and take a two-shot lead...
Latrobe clay target team produces 2 state champions
Latrobe’s clay target club team has been in existence for three seasons and this year had two state champions. Camden Flynn took home the novice division title at the USA Clay Target League state tournament, while Ty Connor, who also shoots for Kiski Area but competes for Latrobe in the...
Golf notebook: Oakmont’s Devin Gee leads West Penn Open after 1 round
Oakmont Country Club head professional Devin Gee shot a 4-under-par 68 on Monday during the opening round of the 119th Annual West Penn Open at the Club at Nevillewood. Gee had five birdies including three consecutive (holes 6-8). He holds a one-shot lead against Mt. Lebanon’s Kevin Shields and Peters...
Tennessee product Bryce Lewis holds on to win Sunnehanna Amateur
Bryce Lewis didn’t play his best round Saturday at the 69th annual Sunnehanna Amateur, but it was good enough to capture the title. The University of Tennessee product shot a 5-over-par 75 during the final round at Sunnehanna Country Club in Westmont near Johnstown, and he barely held on for...
Armstrong shut down by undefeated Pittston in Class 5A softball final
UNIVERSITY PARK – Armstrong’s potent offense met its match Thursday in the PIAA Class 5A softball championship game at Penn State’s Beard Field. Sophomore Gianna Adams spun a two-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking three in leading Pittston to a 4-0 victory to cap a perfect 25-0 season. It...
Avonworth softball makes adjustment, rallies to win school’s 1st state title
UNIVERSITY PARK – Avonworth found itself in a two-run hole heading to the bottom of the fourth inning Thursday in the PIAA Class 3A Championship game at Penn State’s Beard Field. But a small adjustment by the Avonworth batters at the plate helped the Antelopes rally for a 7-2 victory...
Tennessee, Florida State players share lead at Sunnehanna Amateur
Two college players, Tennessee’s Bryce Lewis and Florida State’s Cole Anderson, are tied for the lead after one round of the Sunnehanna Amateur. Lewis used five birdies on the back nine Wednesday and Anderson had a solid 18 holes to shoot a 6-under par 64 at the 69th annual Sunnehanna...
Knapp ready for Sunnehanna Amateur
The roar of thunder Tuesday morning woke Oakmont’s Sean Knapp from his sleep. So he decided to look at his phone and call up the weather radar, and he saw a blotch of red hanging over Johnstown. Knapp screen-shot the radar and sent it to friend Nathan Smith with the...
Fifth-year players Warren, Alexandre ready to take leadership role for Pitt football
Inside Pitt’s UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side, a video screen displays the final score of Pitt’s Sept. 18, 2021, game against Western Michigan, which the Panthers lost 44-41. The loss didn’t cost the Panthers the ACC title, but it serves as a reminder of what happens when...
Clearfield softball stuns WPIAL champion Beaver, ending 42-game winning streak
LORETTO – Beaver’s 42-game winning streak and hopes for a second consecutive PIAA Class 4A softball title ended shockingly Monday in a semifinal round game at St. Francis University. District 9 champion Clearfield scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings, both with two outs, and rallied to stun...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Aaron Schmook
Aaron Schmook ended his high school athletic career by earning a medal at the PIAA track and field championships. He finished eighth in the javelin. He also played linebacker for the Knights, averaging 6.6 tackles. Schmook recently announced he accepted a scholarship to Kent State. While his season didn’t end...
New coaches hope to help Murrysville American Legion baseball program rebound
There was a time not too long ago when the Murrysville American Legion baseball team ruled District 31. The road to a title always traveled through Murrysville. But for different reasons, mainly the top players electing to play travel ball, the shine of the program has diminished. But a couple...
Defending champion Latrobe leads tight District 31 American Legion race
For seven of the 10 teams in District 31 American Legion, a third of the season is behind them. And with about a month left, Latrobe, at 6-0, finds itself atop of the standings, a half-game up on Young Township, which is 6-1, and two games up on Bushy Run...
Moon’s Mia Cochran earns state’s top honor from track and field coaches
Moon senior Mia Cochran turned in quite a performance at the PIAA track and field championships the weekend of May 27-28. She won three distance races — 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters — in Class 3A, and for that effort she was named the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association’s...
West Mifflin walks into state semifinals with comeback win over Laurel Highlands
If West Mifflin baseball coach Jeff Kuzma had his druthers, he’d rather win a game with a walk-off hit instead of a walk-off walk. But he’s not complaining about how his team defeated Section 3 rival Laurel Highlands, 4-3, in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals Thursday at Latrobe. Catcher Corey...
Young rallies past Stimmel to win first Tri-State Open title
If amateur Brett Young learned anything Tuesday during the final round of the Tri-State Section PGA Open, it was keep fighting to the end. The Bethel Park native began the final round Tuesday at Southpointe Golf Club seven shots behind the leader, amateur Rick Stimmel. Young, 29, overcame a triple-bogey...
Rick Stimmel opens up big lead at Tri-State Open at Southpointe
Amateur Rick Stimmel has proven over the years that he can play well in big events. He put his talents on display Monday during Round 1 of the Tri-State Section PGA Open at Southpointe Golf Club. Stimmel shot a 5-under-par 67, the only player under par, and heads into the...
Southmoreland softball team eliminated from PIAA playoffs by Bald Eagle Area
MILESBURG — Southmoreland was hoping its two hour-plus bus ride into the heart of District 6 wouldn’t be its only road trip in the PIAA playoffs. With the PIAA softball championships at Penn State, the Scotties were planning a few rides on Route 22 and Interstate 99 to State College...
Youthful Bushy Run ready to make a run in District 31 American Legion baseball
One thing that has been consistent in District 31 American Legion baseball over the past few seasons is Bushy Run has either won or been in contention for the league title. Bushy Run tied for the top spot with Latrobe in 2021 with a 17-8 overall record, but things didn’t...
Busy summer for Palmer Jackson starts with U.S. Open sectional qualifier
Palmer Jackson was on the Hannastown Golf Club course June 2 playing against his good friend, Mark Goetz. No offense to Goetz, but Jackson would have rather been in Phoenix playing in the NCAA Division I Championship. But Jackson wasn’t pouting. He was preparing to play in the United States...
Payton List fans 15, Beaver blanks Elizabeth Forward to repeat as WPIAL 4A champs
The beat goes on for the Beaver girls’ softball team. The Bobcats won their 40th consecutive game by pounding out 11 hits and getting a 15-strikeout performance from Payton List in a 6-0 victory against Elizabeth Forward on Friday in the WPIAL Class 4A Championship game at Lilley Field at...
District 31 American Legion baseball off and running
An early end to the WPIAL baseball playoffs for Westmoreland County teams has allowed the District 31 American Legion season to begin on time for a change. No county team reached the semifinals this season after two teams, Hempfield and Franklin Regional, were in the 2021 finals. There are 10...
Drew Lafferty sparks South Park past Mohawk to 2nd WPIAL title
The South Park baseball team has been on a mission since losing in the 2021 WPIAL Class 3A championship game. They completed part of the mission by winning the school’s second WPIAL baseball title Wednesday, defeating Mohawk, 11-1, in the Class 3A title game at Wild Things Park in Washington....
Cutrell, DeNunzio wins Westmoreland County Golf Association tournament title
Westmoreland County Golf Association held its first event of the season on Saturday, and the team of Arnie Cutrell, David DeNunzio and Ronald DeNunzio won the 3-Man Scramble at Totteridge Golf Course. The trio fired an 18-under-par 54 to edge out the team of Vince Zachetti, Ryan Sikora and Mark...
West Mifflin gets past Montour in 12 innings in Class 4A WPIAL title marathon
West Mifflin did some unconventional things during the WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship game Tuesday at Wild Things Park in Washington. West Mifflin, at times, had four outfielders and three infielders. It over-shifted and played Montour to pull the ball. It had batters switching to the other batter’s box after...
