Paul Schofield stories, Page 99
American Junior Golf Association coming back to Southpointe
The AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) is coming to Southpointe Golf Club on Aug. 2-6. This is the second consecutive season Southpointe will host the AJGA Junior presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods. A field of 78 boys and girls, ages 12-19, will compete in a 54-hole event. There will be...
Pair of locals in hunt at Sunnehanna Amateur golf tourneyVideo
JOHNSTOWN — If you want to win the Sunnehanna Amateur, you have to play and putt well. Thursday was moving day, and many took advantage of the soft conditions to shoot good scores. Unfortunately, only one of the Western Pennsylvania players took advantage. Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt (Drexel) shot a...
Goetz, Schmidt, Jackson close to the leaders at Sunnehanna Amateur
JOHNSTOWN — Mark Goetz had a tournament-saving five-hole stretch Wednesday during the second round of the 67th Annual Sunnehanna Amateur to remember. The Greensburg native was stumbling at 3-over-par through six holes after he endured two weather delays when he turned around his day at Sunnehanna Country Club. He went...
Rain suspends Round 1 of Sunnehanna Amateur; Ryan Hybl holds early lead Jackson, Goetz among the leaders
JOHNSTOWN — Oklahoma men’s golf coach Ryan Hybl played most of his round rain-free during Day 1 of the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur on Tuesday. But a heavy thunderstorm moved through the area and delayed play for more than three hours. When play resumed, Hybl saw his early four-shot lead...
Knapp’s good deed toward Goetz lands both in Sunnehanna Amateur
Sometimes people who do good deeds reap great rewards. Oakmont’s Sean Knapp is that person. Knapp was part of the field for the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. It would be his 28th consecutive appearance in the tournament. But Knapp asked event co-chairman John Yerger...
Tri-State PGA brings back Amateur tournament
The Tri-State PGA announced Friday the Amateur will return Aug. 14 at Chartiers Country Club. The last time the Amateur was held was in 2012. After coronavirus restrictions forced the WPGA to cancel a few early season tournaments, leaving its annual schedule lighter than usual, the organization decided to bring...
Golf notebook: Palmer Jackson working on game; 4 qualify for state Open
Palmer Jackson continued to work out the kinks in his golf game during the third round of the 114th annual Southern Amateur on Friday. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore shot a 3-over par 75 and is 8-over 224 for the tournament. The final round is set for Saturday...
Palmer Jackson improves, survives cut at Southern Amateur
When Palmer Jackson gets hot, he’s one of the top golfers in the country. The 2019 season was unbelievable for the Murrysville resident and 2019 Franklin Regional graduate. He shot 10 consecutive tournament rounds in the 60s. He continued his strong play in the fall at Notre Dame. But the...
Murrysville’s Jackson shoots 3-over 75 at Southern Amateur
Palmer Jackson shot a 3-over par 75 on Wednesday during the first round of the Southern Amateur in Carrolton, Texas. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore is tied for 45th. Round two of the tournament is Thursday. This is the start of three busy weeks for Jackson, who will...
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps, Hempfield’s Olivia Persin earn top honors at Driscoll awards
After a delay of more than 2½ months, the winners of the Excellence Award were revealed Wednesday at the 64th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet hosted by Judge John J. Driscoll. Hempfield’s Olivia Persin and Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps were surprised. Maybe even shocked. Persin, a three-sport standout, and Phipps, who...
Pittsburgh’s Stimmel falls in R. Jay Sigel state amateur match play finals
Golf can be a very frustrating game. Just ask Pittsburgh native Rick Stimmel. After winning his semifinal match against Max Siegfried, 5 and 3, Stimmel lost to Norristown High School senior Joshua Ryan, 1-up, in the finals of the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play event sponsored by...
Upper St. Clair’s Jordan captures medalist honors at Isaly’s Junior event at Youghiogheny
Scott Jordan of Upper St. Clair shot a 1-over par 73 to capture the Isaly’s Junior Tour tournament at Youghiogheny Country Club on Tuesday. Pittsburgh’s Adam Steinmetz was second with a 75 in the 17-18 age division. Cranberry Township’s Dante Rossetti won the 15-16 division by shooting a 77, while...
Stimmel, Young advance to R. Jay Sigel state amateur semifinals
Rick Stimmel was the medalist during the qualifying round at the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel State Amateur Match Play tournament at the Country Club of York on Monday. But match play is a different animal. After breezing to a win in the Round of 16, the Pittsburgh native found...
Chip-in sparks Bethel Park’s Kowalski to home-course victory at Pittsburgh OpenVideo
Darin Kowalski skipped the final round of the Westmoreland County Amateur on Sunday. He withdrew because of a sore back. The rest did him well. The 34-year old played the two rounds of the Tri-State PGA Pittsburgh Open at South Hills Country Club, his home course, like a veteran professional....
Harrison City’s Turowski wins again on Isaly’s Junior Tour
Nick Turowski continued his dominance on the Tri-State PGA Isaly’s Junior Golf Tour in the 11-14 age division. The Harrison City native shot a 6-under 66 at Willowbrook Country Club on Monday to breeze to a seven-shot victory. Pittsburgh’s Connor McKenzie was second with a 1-over 73. He’s won four...
West Liberty senior leads Pittsburgh Open
For most of the first round of the Pittsburgh Open on Monday, Darin Kowalski’s name appeared on top of the leaderboard. But late in the afternoon, amateur Alex Easthom of Ravenswood, W.Va., emerged as the leader in the Tri-State PGA event at South Hills Country Club. That’s because the scoring...
Stimmel, Goetz lead 7 Western Pa. golfers into state match play final 16
Rick Stimmel had it going during the qualifying round of the R. Jay Sigel State Amateur on Monday. The Pittsburgh native bogeyed his third hole of the day, No. 12, and then he got hot. Change that to sizzling. He birdied seven of 12 holes and then eagled No. 9,...
Westmoreland County scholar-athlete awards to be handed out Wednesday
The votes are in and the winners have been selected for the annual Judge John J. Driscoll Westmoreland Scholar-Athlete banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ferrante’s Lakeview. As long as Gov. Tom Wolf doesn’t make any surprise announcements over the next two days, the winners will be honored in person....
Fox Chapel resident Gregor Meyer wins his 1st Westmoreland County Amateur titleVideo
Talk about a timely weather delay Sunday during the final round of the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Amateur Tournament at Hannastown Golf Club. First-round leader Gregor Meyer was struggling during the front nine. Then a thunderstorm roared through Greensburg and stopped play for about an hour. That break gave Meyer...
Fox Chapel’s Gregor Meyer holds 1st-round lead at Westmoreland County Amateur
Gregor Meyer shot a 1-under par 69 on his home course to grab the first-round lead Saturday at the annual Westmoreland County Amateur at Hannastown Golf Club. The final round is slated for Sunday. Earlier this week, Meyer, of Fox Chapel, shot a 62 at Edgewood Country Club at a...
Local golf notebook: Pittsburgh Open is on; WPGA back in business
While the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association was advised not to hold the Amateur Championship this past week, the Tri-State PGA received no advisory and continued to play after Allegheny County officials changed restrictions concerning group gatherings. The Tri-State PGA did cancel three Isaly’s Junior Tournament events — at Valley Brook...
Robert Morris’ Nneka Ezeigbo signs pro basketball contract
Former Robert Morris women’s basketball player Nneka Ezeigbo signed a professional contract with Unicaja Malaga of Spain’s Liga Femenina 2. The 2020 graduate completed one of the best careers in school history. She is the only player in program history to be a part of four Northeast Conference regular-season championship...
Latrobe rallies for ninth straight victory in Westmoreland County baseball summer league
Sometimes you win games. Sometimes you get a gift. The latter is what happened to Latrobe on Thursday night at Legion Keener Field in a first-place showdown in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League. Christmas came in July for the Jethawks. Latrobe (11-1) took advantage of 11 walks and a...
Former Penn-Trafford baseball standout Josh Spiegel transferring from Oklahoma State
Josh Spiegel is leaving Oklahoma State after two seasons for a new school closer to home. The 2018 Penn-Trafford graduate has a couple of locations in mind but said he’s awaiting word from the schools’ admissions departments. “I haven’t made my mind up yet,” said Spiegel, who is a catcher....
So far, so good as Westmoreland County summer baseball league hits season’s midpoint
It’s the halfway mark for most teams in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League, and things are going as smooth as league director Jason Bush could expect. “We haven’t had any covid-19 cases that I know of in all three leagues,” Bush said. “Bedford/Cambria and the Central Penn leagues are...
