Paul Schofield stories, Page 87
Greensburg Salem’s McChesney celebrates section title; more work awaits
It was a celebratory weekend for Greensburg Salem junior Billy McChesney. He picked up football scholarship offers from Penn and Lehigh, and he defeated Hempfield senior heavyweight Isaiah Vance for the first time in his wrestling career. McChesney used an escape and a takedown to build a 3-1 lead en...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 24, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings: Class AAA 106: 1. Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, so. (28-2); 2. Antonio Walker, Plum, fr. (20-1); 3. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (23-2); 4. Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (19-5). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (18-1); 2. Troy Hohman,...
Franklin Regional hires Getsy as football coach, Louisy as boys soccer coach
Franklin Regional didn’t go too far to find a football coach to replace Hall of Fame coach Greg Botta. They found their man at the high school. Former Charleroi coach Lance Getsy was hired Monday by a 9-0 vote at the school district’s board meeting. Botta resigned in January. The...
Hempfield adds girls golf program
Katie Miller won three PIAA titles and a WPIAL girls golf championship during her career at Hempfield . Miller, who is married to Oakmont Country Club head professional Devin Gee, won state titles in 1999, 2000 and ‘02. She will be indicted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame this summer...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors place 5th in WPIAL rifle finals
The Penn-Trafford coed rifle team just missed advancing to the PIAA state tournament for the second consecutive season. The Warriors finished fifth with a score of 797-47x, 3x short of finishing among the top four teams that advanced to the state tournament at Avella. Hempfield won its fifth WPIAL title...
Cymmerman denied 4th WPIAL wrestling crown; Mt. Pleasant has 2 champions
Derry senior Ty Cymmerman sat by himself in the auxiliary gym at Canon-McMillan High School, his head down. He appeared to be in deep thought after he was denied a chance at joining an elite group for four-time WPIAL champion wrestlers. Cymmerman gave up a four-point move in the second...
Burrell’s Oswalt joins elite group; Bucs have 4 championsVideo
The Burrell wrestling team could not have asked for better performance in the finals than it had Saturday at the WPIAL Class AA championship at Canon-McMillan. The Bucs were 4-for-4 in the finals, highlighted by senior Ian Oswalt becoming the 31st wrestler to win four WPIAL titles. He also is...
Wrestling community helped Franklin Regional senior through family tragedy
Garrett Thompson has never advanced past the WPIAL Class AAA Championship. But the senior has big plans to end his high school career. Despite being in one of the toughest weight classes in the state, 152 pounds, Thompson (21-3) wants to end his high school career atop of the podium...
Mt. Pleasant junior flexes muscles at WPIAL Class AA section wrestling tournament
Mt. Pleasant junior Noah Gnibus has had a successful high school career, but he’s yet to make it to Hershey. Gnibus hopes that changes this season. He looked sharp Friday, winning his second section title, and now he moves to the WPIAL Class AA championship Saturday at Canon-McMillan. Gnibus (25-8,...
Hempfield wins fifth WPIAL rifle title
The Hempfield coed rifle team achieved one of its goals Wednesday. Now, it will be shooting for the other next week. The Spartans captured their fifth WPIAL title, third in the past four seasons, by outscoring Trinity, Waynesburg and Bethel Park. All four teams advance to the PIAA championship Tuesday...
Derry’s Cymmerman begins his long journey, hopes to join elite club
The coronavirus has made it tough on high school athletics, especially wrestling. It’s even tougher for high school wrestlers wanting to earn a trip to Hershey in March for the PIAA championships. This is unlike any other season. To get there, tournaments were condensed, qualifiers were reduced and another tournament...
6 PIAA qualifiers from last year not wrestling at WPIALs
Seneca Valley senior Chanz Shearer isn’t the only big-name wrestler not participating in the WPIAL and PIAA championships. Mt. Lebanon junior Mac Stout, the returning WPIAL Class AAA 170-pound champion and PIAA runner-up, was not entered along with four other PIAA qualifiers. Stout has not wrestled since getting injured Jan....
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 16, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings: Class AAA 106: 1. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (21-0); 2. Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, so. (23-2); 3. Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan, fr. (15-2); 5. Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (15-4). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (14-1); 2. Troy Hohman,...
Final Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling team rankings for 2021 season
Class AAA Rank, Team, record, previous 1. Waynesburg, 13-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 20-2, 2 3. Hempfield, 9-0, 3 4. Franklin Regional, 17-3, 4 5. Connellsville, 7-4, NR 6. Norwin, 10-3, 5 7. North Allegheny, 13-3, 6 8. Butler, 14-2, 7 9. Canon-McMillan, 8-4, 8 10. Kiski Area, 11-3, NR...
Injury keeping Seneca Valley standout out of WPIAL wrestling tournament
The WPIAL released on Monday the list of wrestlers that will be participating in the individual tournament and one of the top wrestlers in Class AAA was missing. According to the entries inputted on Floarena, Seneca Valley senior Chanz Shearer (18-2, 89-26), who was ranked No. 2 in Class AAA...
Penn-Trafford wrestling team makes progress, looks forward to next season
It didn’t end the way Penn-Trafford wrestling coach A.J. Brentzel had hoped, a loss in the Section 1 championship match and a loss in the quarterfinals of the Class AAA WPIAL Team Tournament, but the second-year coach is proud of the progress the team has made in two seasons. The...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors rifle team falls to Hempfield
Penn-Trafford’s coed rifle team saw a seven-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to Hempfield on Feb. 10. The Spartans, who handed the Warriors only other loss this season, outscored Penn-Trafford, 800-59x to 797-47x. Penn-Trafford had won seven consecutive matches. The team was nearly perfect in defeating...
Waynesburg defends WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championship
Waynesburg was favored to win its second consecutive WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championship Saturday and did just that. But when Seneca Valley coach Kevin Wildrick held out numerous starters, including two-time PIAA champion Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Waynesburg’s job became a lot easier. No. 1-seeded Waynesburg (13-0) won 12 of 13 matches,...
Burrell takes down Burgettstown to capture 15th straight WPIAL Class AA wrestling titleVideo
It didn’t take long for the Burrell wrestling team to let Burgettstown know what was in store for it during the WPIAL Class AA team championship Saturday at Canon-McMillan. No. 1 Burrell (13-1) used a quick start, winning its first six matches, and rolled to a 38-18 victory for its...
Franklin Regional wrestling turns focus to individual goals
Franklin Regional could have entered the WPIAL Class AAA Team Tournament and probably would have won the Section 1 title and reached the semifinals. But coach Matt Lebe, school officials and team members all agreed individual goals were more important to shoot for because of the pandemic. So the team...
Franklin Regional grads Lee, Kemerer No. 1 in NCAA wrestling rankings
Two Franklin Regional grads – Spencer Lee and Michael Kemerer – are ranked No. 1 according to the latest NCAA coaches rankings. Both wrestle for No. 1 Iowa. Lee, a two-time NCAA champion, is ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds. Kemerer, a two-time NCAA placewinner and three-time All-American, is ranked...
Seneca Valley earns spot in Class AAA wrestling finals with dominant showing
Seneca Valley turned in two dominating performances Wednesday in the WPIAL Class AAA Team Tournament to earn a trip to the finals on Saturday. But the Raiders (20-1) will need an even better performance if they want to win their first title. That will be a difficult task as they...
Marquee matchup highlights Westmoreland County Tournament
The Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament always seems to feature a lot of great matchups. The 2021 tournament had more than its usual marquee matchups Saturday. Some of the matches pitted the top wrestlers in the state. That included Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary and Penn-Trafford’s Troy Hohman, Franklin Regional senior Carter Dibert...
Westmoreland wrestling notebook: Norwin raises funds through workouts
Waynesburg (Class AAA) and Burrell (Class AA) were seeded No. 1 in their classifications for the WPIAL wrestling team tournaments which are scheduled to begin Wednesday. Both are returning champions, and Burrell will be looking for its 15th consecutive title and 17th in school history. Waynesburg has won six titles,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 9, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings: Class AAA 106: 1. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (18-0); 2. Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, so. (18-2); 3. Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan, fr. (15-2); Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (11-4). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (14-1); 2. Troy Hohman, Penn-Trafford,...
