Paul Schofield stories, Page 15

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Team rankings Class 3A Team (record) previous ranking 1. Trinity (6-0) 1 2. Connellsville (7-2) 2 3. Franklin Regional (13-0) 4 4. Latrobe (6-3) 8 5. North Allegheny (14-3) 5 6. Norwin (10-4) 6 7. West Allegheny (8-0) 7 8. Canon-McMillan (4-4) 3 9. Bethel Park...

It’s been a while for the Penn-Trafford wrestling team, but the Warriors were on track to be at full strength for the first time this season at Mid-Winter Mayhem at IUP on Jan. 13. Penn-Trafford wrestling coach Larry Hohman was set to welcome back senior Hayden Coy and sophomore Dylan...

Franklin Regional’s hockey team has made runs at the PIHL Class 2A titles the past few seasons, and the Panthers have their eyes set on another trek to the postseason. After a 1-4 start to the 2023-24 season, the Panthers have turned things around and won seven of the past...

Local fire departments descended on Greensburg Central Catholic after Friday’s basketball game. They weren’t there to cool off the Centurions, whose fast pace style scorched Clairton, 73-49, in a Section 3-2A first-place battle. They were there because of a reported electrical fire. Before the fire departments arrived, the Centurions used...

Thursday was Youth Wrestling Night at Saint Vincent, and that is not a reference to the young Bearcats. Saint Vincent coach Dom Nania invited numerous youth wrestling clubs from Westmoreland County to Robert A. Carey Center for the Bearcats’ Presidents’ Athletic Conference match against Waynesburg. Wrestling returned to Saint Vincent...

Connellsville 44, Latrobe 25 107: Nolan Rice (C) p. Brody Bronson, 3:22. 114: Leo Joseph (L) major dec. Landon Lynn, 12-1. 121: Luke Willochell (L) p. Zach Franks, 4:43. 127: Jacob Braun (L) p. Chase Sparks, 5:10. 133: Kai Vielma (C) tech fall Austin Laidacker, 23-7 (4:33). 139: Julian Ruggieri...

Even though the 71st Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament was minus one of the top freshmen in the state, there still were many youngsters who shined. Three freshmen won titles, three others were finalists and 10 earned medals. Wrestling fans missed out watching Landon Sidun (26-1) of Norwin because...

Team rankings Class 3A Team (This year’s record) Last week’s ranking 1. Trinity (5-0) 1 2. Connellsville (5-1) 2 3. Canon-McMillan (3-0) 3 4. Franklin Regional (12-0) 4 5. North Allegheny (10-2) 5 6. Norwin (9-4) 6 7. West Allegheny (7-0) 7 8. Latrobe (4-2) 8 9. Bethel Park (6-1)...

When Franklin Regional and Norwin battled on the ice Nov. 14, the Knights were short-handed and the Panthers breezed to an easy victory. In Monday’s PIHL Class 2A rematch, the game was a lot different. Franklin Regional (8-6) rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat Norwin, 6-4, in a...

Penn-Trafford senior Carlee Valenta said she was 12 years old when her grandfather, John Malazich, taught her how to shoot a rifle in his backyard. “We’d shoot at soda cans,” Valenta said. “Then my uncle Andy (John Andrew Malazich) got me involved in a local shooting club.” She honed her...

Penn-Trafford rifle coach Diana Cholock isn’t making any bold predictions for this season. But if things fall right like they did last year, the Warriors have a chance at celebrating back-to-back state titles. The Warriors return five starters from the squad that picked the right time to jell in 2023....

When Kiski Area sophomore Cooper Roscosky was in eighth grade, he mentioned his goal was to be a four-time Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association champion. Unfortunately, Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion spoiled those plans last year. But Roscosky used that disappointing moment during his freshman season as motivation. He won his first...

There were no surprises in the finals of the 71st Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament Saturday at Greensburg Salem. The trio of wrestlers looking to become three-time champions — Latrobe junior Luke Willochell, Hempfield senior Eli Carr and Franklin Regional senior Juliano Marion — did so. The list of...

There were a few stunners during the opening day of the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament Friday at Greensburg Salem. Derry’s Jeremiah Gess and Franklin Regional’s Nico Sarnic provided the biggest surprises. Gess knocked off No. 1 seed Joe Longhi of Mt. Pleasant, 6-4, in the 133-pound quarterfinals, and...

Burrell senior Cooper Hornack will not get a chance to win a second Westmoreland County Coaches Association wrestling title. That’s because the reigning PIAA Class 2A champion will be sitting out the tournament because of an injury. He was injured during his match Wednesday against Derry freshman Mason Horwat. The...

A quick start was the perfect recipe for the No. 4 Franklin Regional wrestling team in its Section 3-3A first-place showdown against Ringgold on Wednesday. The unbeaten Panthers (12-0, 2-0) got a pin from senior Ty Kapusta at 127 pounds to start the match, which was followed by a win...

Now that we’ve begun a new year, wrestling’s dual meet season will heat up over the next four weeks. There are some key matchups to begin the year Wednesday. In Class 3A, Ringgold (14-1) will visit unbeaten No. 4 Franklin Regional (11-0) in the Section 3 opener. Penn-Trafford grad and...

WEEK 3 2023-24 Class 3A Top 10 Team (This year’s record) Last week’s rankings 1. Trinity (4-0) 1 2. Connellsville (2-0) 2 3. Canon-McMillan (2-0) 3 4. Franklin Regional (11-0) 4 5. North Allegheny (8-2) 5 6. Norwin (8-4) 6 7. Plum (5-2) 7 8. West Allegheny (6-0) 8 9....

Three wrestlers have the opportunity to become part of an elite group with victories this weekend at the 71st annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament. Latrobe junior Luke Willochell, Hempfield senior Eli Carr and Franklin Regional senior Juliano Marion could join the list of 45 others as three-time county champions....

Persistence and hard work in the wrestling room were big reasons why Norwin freshman Landon Sidun won the 114-pound weight class Saturday at the Powerade Wrestling Tournament. Sidun (25-1) was carrying the torch for the WPIAL and extended the district’s streak of having at least one champion to 57 consecutive...

Connellsville wresting coach Bill Swink has been coming to the Powerade Wresting Tournament since his dad brought him when he was in elementary school and the event was held at Hamer Hall at Cal (Pa.). That was in the 1970s. “It was a great tournament back then,” Swink said. “It’s...

Two Derry freshmen turned in quite a performance at the 2023 Southmoreland Holiday Wrestling Classic on Thursday. Both won titles with impressive victories and helped the Trojans to a fourth-place finish. Corry, from District 10, won the team title. United was second and Somerset was third. The Trojans had three...

Team rankings Class 3A Team (This year’s record) Last week’s rankings 1. Trinity (4-0) 1 2. Connellsville (2-0) 2 3. Canon-McMillan (2-0) 3 4. Franklin Regional (11-0) 4 5. North Allegheny (8-2) 5 6. Norwin (8-4) 6 7. Plum (5-2) 7 8. West Allegheny (6-0) 8 9. Latrobe (3-2) 9...

The name is Landon Sidun. If you don’t know who he is, you will. The Norwin freshman is one of the top new faces in the WPIAL this season. He is a wrestler in the Spencer Lee and Gavin Teasdale mold. Sidun is already making a name for himself. He...