Paul Schofield stories, Page 48

Class AAA Rank, Team (W-L), Last week 1. Waynesburg (20-1) 1 3. Connellsville (21-4) 2 2. Latrobe (15-3) 3 4. Canon-McMillan (13-7) 4 5. North Allegheny (7-1) 5 6. Kiski Area (14-4) 6 7. Butler (18-4) 7 8. Norwin (16-4) 8 9. Franklin Regional (10-3) 10 10. Bethel Park (13-6)...

Looking ahead to the 2022-23 season, what wrestling teams should be the early favorites? Latrobe, which finished third in the WPIAL Class 3A, probably will be the preseason favorite. The Wildcats will graduate five starters: Lucio Angelicchio, Gabe Golden, Jack Pletcher, Tyler Lynch and Sam Snyder. Some of their top...

TribHSSN WPIAL Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 14 Individuals Class AAA 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 35-4; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 25-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 22-5; 4. Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan), 24-9; 5. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 23-9. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 27-4; 2. Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan)...

If the Penn-Trafford hockey team is to win a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League title, it will be the team leaders guiding the way. Early in the season the Warriors (13-4) lost their best defensive player, Cam Kiste, to a season-ending injury. Then last week they lost their top offensive player,...

HERSHEY — The Latrobe wrestling team learned a valuable lesson Saturday: Sometimes things just don’t go your way. That’s what happened to the Wildcats on Saturday against Williamsport in the consolation semifinals of the PIAA Class 3A team wrestling championship at Giant Center. The Millionaires were able to get favorable...

HERSHEY – For what the Waynesburg wrestling team has gone through this season — an unexpected coaching change and having two quality wrestlers sidelined — finishing third in the PIAA Class 3A Team Wrestling Championship was quite an accomplishment. Despite winning only six of 13 bouts, Waynesburg was able to...

When the Franklin Regional hockey team plays a game, the Panthers do so with a chip on their shoulder. The 2021 Panthers reached the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Penguins Cup championship game in Class 2A, but lost to Baldwin. “Every time we play a game, we talk about that game,”...

Semifinals Nazareth 38, Waynesburg 17 106: Dominic Rizzotto (N) p. Jake Thomas, :37 113: Tahir Parkins (N) d. Ky Szewczyk, 8-2. 120: Charlie Buntin (N) p. Xavier Harmon, 1:08. 126: Braxton Appello-Fries (N) d. Zander Phaturos, 6-3. *132: Mac Church (W) t.f. Ayden Rader, 22-7 (4:45). 138: Colton Stoneking (W)...

HERSHEY – Latrobe wrestling coach Mark Mears has been building something special for the past two seasons since he took over the program. Getting to the PIAA Class 3A team wrestling championship and wrestling in the Giant Center was one of the goals. The veteran coach knew his team didn’t...

HERSHEY — Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields walked away from the PIAA Class 2A team championship with mixed emotions. While he was disappointed his team was eliminated after a 33-19 loss to Boiling Springs, he was pleased the team reached the tournament and won a match. “I’m upset about losing,...

Class 2A consolation round Faith Christian Academy 38, Burgettstown 24 106: Parker Sentipal (B) won by forfeit 113: Sam Hunter (F) p. Darius Simmons, 0:56 120: Gauge Botero (F) t.f. Dylan Slovick, 15-0 (4:05) *126: Chase Hontz (F) p. Autumn Snatchko, 0:23 132: Joe Sentipal (B) d. Maxwell Stein, 5-4...

First round Connellsville 67, La Salle College 6 106: Edward Donovan (L) p. Trent Huffman, 1:04. 113: Evan Petrovich (C) p. Jackson Hersh, 1:19. 120: Jacob Layton (C) t.f. Connor Kwok, 15-0(3:05). 126: Gabriel Ruggieri (C) p. Aidan Buchanan, 2:23. 132: Chad Ozias (C) p. Noah Ruiba, 1:09. 138: Lonzy...

HERSHEY — The sign of a good team is never panicking when things look bleak. Latrobe was faced with that situation Thursday in the opening round of the PIAA Class 3A wrestling team championship at Giant Center. An unfortunate and unexpected shoulder injury to junior Nate Roth completely turned around...

HERSHEY — In tightly contested wrestling matches, it’s important to win the toss-up matches. Burrell came up short in three of those matches during the first round of the PIAA Class 2A team championship Thursday and dropped a 37-24 decision to District 3 champion Bishop McDevitt at the Giant Center....

First-round matches Saucon Valley 45, Quaker Valley 30 106: Cole Hubert (SV) p. Isaac Maccaglia, 1:54. 113: Jack Kazalas (QV) p. Aiden Grogg, 1:03. 120: Logan Richey (QV) p. Jackson Albert, 3:48. 126: Brandon Krul (QV) p. Hector Mateo, 1:16. 132: Connor Nicholas (SV) p. Michael Carmody, 5:50....

For the first time in PIAA team championship history, seven teams from the WPIAL will be at Hershey for the tournament, which begins Thursday at Giant Center. Class 2A Burgettstown and Latrobe and Canon-McMillan in Class 3A earned trips to the state tournament with victories Monday in the preliminary round....

Trib HSSN’s WPIAL individual wrestling rankings as of Feb. 8, 2022: Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 32-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 23-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 18-5; 4. Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan), 21-7; 5. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 23-9. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 27-4; 2. Brandon...

Class 3A Team (record), last week’s ranking 1.Waynesburg (16-0) 1 3. Connellsville (18-2) 3 2. Latrobe (12-1) 2 4. Canon-McMillan (11-5) 5 5. North Allegheny (7-1) 4 6. Kiski Area (14-4) 6 7. Butler (16-4) 7 8. Norwin (10-4) 9 9. Bethel Park (10-5) NR 10. Franklin Regional (6-2) 7...

Greensburg Salem’s athletic department has quite a celebration planned for Wednesday’s match against Ringgold. First, the district will celebrate the team’s 800th victory, which occurred Dec. 18 when the Golden Lions defeated Gateway, 54-18. More than 100 alumni and three previous coaches (Rob Waller, Daryl Kelvington and Bill Alexander) along...

The Penn-Trafford wrestling team continues to make positive strides despite losing two matches in the Section 1 tournament and bowing out of the WPIAL Class 3A championship in the first round. The Warriors were beaten by No. 2 Latrobe, 41-15, in the opening round of the team tournament to fall...

The PIAA wrestling team tournament will commence Monday with opening round matches. Teams that advance will compete at the Giant Center in Hershey Thursday-Saturday. Here’s a look at the matchups: Wrestling PIAA team tournament Class 3A Preliminary round Monday’s schedule (7-3) Latrobe at (8-1) Carrick, 7 p.m.; (7-4) Canon-McMillan at...

There are things in life that can be controlled and some things that can’t be controlled. That’s what happened to the Latrobe wrestling team Saturday in the WPIAL Class 3A team championships at Peters Township. A hyped up Connellsville team, which had lost to Latrobe in the Section 2 finals...

Cole Homet said he knew early in the week that he was going to wrestle in the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament final. After nearly dying in a vehicle accident last summer and severely injuring his left arm, the Waynesburg senior was hoping is high school career wasn’t over. He...

The Franklin Regional swimming teams flexed their muscles Jan. 29 and returned to Murrysville after the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet with team titles and numerous winners in tow. The boys shared the title with Hempfield, while the girls were the top Class 3A team. “It was a little surprising...

WPIAL wrestling championships Class 3A Semifinals 1-Waynesburg (14-0) vs. 4-Canon-McMillan (11-3) Noon Saturday at Peters Township On the air: Trib HSSN (video stream); 1450 AM How they got there: Waynesburg defeated Thomas Jefferson (61-3) and Norwin (52-10). Canon-McMillan defeated West Allegheny (45-28) and North Allegheny (43-24). WPIAL titles: Waynesburg 6...