Paul Schofield stories, Page 81
Shenango stuns Seton LaSalle for 1st WPIAL baseball title
Shenango senior Gabe Yanssens accused Seton LaSalle players of talking too much smack on social media before Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship game. He figured the best way to shut them up was to beat them, and that’s what Yanssens did. His two-run, two-out single in the top of...
Franklin Regional gets walk-off win over Bethel Park in Class 5A title game
Andrew Muraco took it personally when Bethel Park coach Pat Zehnder decided to intentionally walk Louie Kegerreis with a runner on second base in the bottom of the seventh inning to get to him in the WPIAL Class 5A championship. So the Franklin Regional senior made Bethel Park pay. He...
WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship preview: Seton LaSalle vs. Shenango
Baseball Class 2A 1-Seton-La Salle (21-2) vs. 2-Shenango (19-2) 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park, Washington Road to the finals • Seton LaSalle — In three playoff wins, Seton-La Salle, the Section 4-2A champ, has outscored its opponents 32-0. The Rebels blanked Serra, 12-0, in the semifinals. • Shenango...
Golf notebook: WVU’s Goetz named to All-Region team
West Virginia senior Mark Goetz was named to the Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team, announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Goetz is the second player in school history named to the PING All-Midwest Region Team. Matthew Sharpstene earned the same honor in 2019. The Greensburg native and...
Penn-Trafford Star notebook: Little, Vecchio named scholar/athlete finalists
Seniors Emma Little and Chase Vecchio were two of the 12 finalists for the Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete Award on May 25. The award, hosted by Judge John J. Driscoll, was presented at the 65th annual banquet at Ferrante’s Lakeview Lounge. The winners were Mt. Pleasant’s Haylie Brunson and Burrell’s Ian...
Penn-Trafford trio earns WPIAL track medals
To qualify for the PIAA Class AAA Track and Field Championships, athletes must finish in the top four of their events or meet the state qualifying standards if they finish in the top eight. Penn-Trafford senior Julia Hauck earned a trip to the May 29 state meet at Shippensburg University...
Hempfield’s Norris wins gold medal; Spartans girls place 2nd
SHIPPENSBURG — A little more than three inches kept Dan Norris from winning two gold medals at the PIAA Class AAA track and field championships Saturday. Norris kept the Hempfield tradition of great throwers going when he won the discus with a personal-record throw of 195 feet, 10 inches. It...
Moon’s Mia Cochran claims PIAA titles in 1,600, 3,200
SHIPPENSBURG – Mia Cochran’s legs went numb during the final three laps of the PIAA Class AAA 3,200-meter run Saturday morning. But it didn’t stop the Moon junior from running away with the title. Cochran pulled away West Chester Henderson junior Jenna Mulhern during the final 800 meters to capture...
Franklin Regional’s Todero wins WPIAL triple jump
When Franklin Regional senior Rayna Todero was a sophomore, she came into the WPIAL track and field championships seeded No. 1 in the triple jump. But New Castle freshman Maria Owens came out of nowhere and won the event. There were no surprises this season. Todero protected her No. 1...
Greensburg CC’s Corinn Brewer grabs 3 medals at state meet
SHIPPENSBURG – Corinn Brewer walked away from the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on Friday happy but not satisfied. The Greensburg Central Catholic junior earned three medals at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium: a second in the pole vault, a fifth in the 800-meter run and a seventh...
Gold doesn’t rust in the rain for Riverside runner Colby Belczyk, relay teammates
SHIPPENSBURG — It started raining at the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on Friday with three events left, and that was OK with Riverside senior Colby Belczyk. “I love the rain. All my personal records are in the rain,” Belczyk said after winning the 800 and anchoring the...
South Park sprinter Maddie Raymond finally wins PIAA gold
SHIPPENSBURG – South Park senior Maddie Raymond finally did it. She won a state title. Raymond won the 100-meter dash at the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on Friday after finishing fifth as a freshman, second as a sophomore and having her junior season wiped out by the...
Brownsville distance ace Jolena Quarzo joins sister as PIAA champion
SHIPPENSBURG — Brownsville sophomore Jolena Quarzo started the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on a good note for the WPIAL. Quarzo won the first event of the meet, the 3,200-meter run, with a time of 10:30.93. Her sister Gionna won the 3,200 the last time the PIAA held...
Busy day awaits Hempfield’s Elizabeth Tapper at PIAA track and field meet
Talk about having a busy Saturday at the PIAA track and field championships. Hempfield sophomore Elizabeth Tapper is competing in three events, and although none are running, she will be going back and forth between the pole vault pit and discus throwing area at Seth Grove Stadium Saturday. Competition begins...
MP’s Brunson, Burrell’s Oswalt are Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete winners
It was quite a day for Mt. Pleasant senior Haylie Brunson. Earlier in the day, she helped the Vikings softball team defeat Avonworth, 8-0, and reach the WPIAL Class 3A championship game. Then, Tuesday night, she was the female winner of the 65th annual Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete Award at the...
Palmer Jackson’s Notre Dame duo advances to USGA Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinals
The Notre Dame duo of Palmer Jackson (Murrysville) and Davis Chatfield just missed qualifying for the NCAA Division I Championships last week. But they were able to get into the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Four-Ball at Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. Now they find themselves in the quarterfinals after...
District 31 American Legion baseball season set to begin
When American Legion pulled the plug on sponsoring baseball last summer, Region 7 director Jason Bush decided to hold a season for Legion teams within his area. The decision seemed to be a good one. Nine teams from District 31, along with member teams from from Cambria, Bedford, Blair, Mifflin...
Jackson Palmer, Nathan Smith square off at USGA Amateur Four-Ball
Two of the top amateur players in Western Pennsylvania, Murrysville’s Jackson Palmer and Brookville’s Nathan Smith, will square off Tuesday at the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. They meet in the Round of 16. Jackson and Davis Chatfield won 2-up against fourth...
Mt. Lebanon wrestler Mac Stout commits to Pitt
An injury kept Mt. Lebanon junior Mac Stout from defending his WPIAL Class AAA 189-pound wrestling title in 2021. But his success on the mat didn’t stop Stout from being heavily recruited by NCAA Division I programs. Stout announced on Instagram Sunday that he’s committing to Pitt, where his brother...
Westmoreland baseball playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Tuesday’s game Class 5A Semifinals 1-Franklin Regional (17-1) vs. 13-Peters Township (10-10) 4 p.m. at Latrobe Coaches: Bob Saddler, Franklin Regional; Rocky Plassio, Peters Township Winner plays: Winner of 2-Bethel Park (17-3)/3-West Allegheny (17-3) on June 1 or 2 at Wild Things Park in the finals Players to watch: Louis...
Griffin leads Ligonier Valley softball team into WPIAL semifinals with win over NeshannockVideo
Maddie Griffin didn’t feel she pitched well Monday against Neshannock in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals. But she sure impressed teammate Ruby Wallace and Neshannock coach Jackie Lash. Griffin pitched a two-hit shutout, struck out 16 and drove in the game’s only run with two outs in the bottom of...
Seton Hill gets top seed in NCAA Division II regional baseball tournament
Seton Hill baseball received the top seed in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region despite losing the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship game Saturday to Bloomsburg. The Atlantic Region tournament will be played in Charleston, W.Va. beginning Thursday. The Griffins (35-6) will play the winner of the game between No....
Goetz, Jackson come up short in NCAA Regional tournament
West Virginia senior Mark Goetz and Notre Dame sophomore Palmer Jackson played well at the NCAA Division I Regionals last week. Goetz fell one spot short of winning the regional and advancing to the NCAA championship during final round at The Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind. Goetz and Cole...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 24, 2021
Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday 2-Norwin (14-3) vs. 3-Hempfield (14-7) 6:30 p.m. at Latrobe Coaches: Mike Liebdzinski, Norwin; Tim Buzzard, Hempfield Winner plays: Winner of 1-North Allegheny (18-3)/5-Butler (14-6) on June 1 or 2 at a time to be determined at Wild Things Park, Washington in the finals Players to watch:...
Penn-Trafford grad Jordan Sabol has big year for Saint Vincent baseball
Saint Vincent baseball coach Mick Janosko knew he had someone special in Jordan Sabol during the shortened 2021 season. And when he talks about Sabol, you can understand what makes him so special. Sabol is a leader even though he’s only a sophomore. He started in center field for the...
