Paul Schofield stories, Page 53

High school basketball practice officially began for the 2021-22 season Nov. 19, but the Derry boys basketball team, like all teams across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, have been holding offseason workouts since the end of the previous season. Derry’s Tom Esposito, who is beginning his 18th season as a head...

You probably didn’t know a student/athlete can earn a scholarship for acrobatics and tumbling. You aren’t alone. Penn-Trafford senior Carleigh Bruno learned about it kind of by accident while working out at Legend Athletics in North Huntingdon. She was there trying to improve her moves for cheerleading competition. That’s where...

When Cade Yacamelli fumbled on the first play of the game, the Penn-Trafford senior said some unflattering words to himself. But he sure made up for it later. Yacamelli rushed for 207 yards on 19 carries and scored three second-half touchdowns to help lead Penn-Trafford to a dominating 24-6 victory...

NASCAR driver Garrett Smithley has been racing since his sophomore year in high school. On Saturday, the Ligonier native and the only NASCAR Cup Series driver from Pennsylvania will be attending the Greater Latrobe Speedway Reunion at St. James Lutheran church in Youngstown. The annual event honors the drivers who...

It’s no secret the Penn-Trafford football team likes to run the football. Senior running back Cade Yacamelli and quarterback Carter Green have rushed for more than 2,200 yards and scored 30 touchdowns between them. Yacamelli has rushed for 1,290 yards and 16 touchdowns, and Green has 916 yards and 14...

Moon senior Mia Cochran picked up a huge honor when the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association named her the girls athlete of the year. Cochran was also named first-team All-State after winning her third consecutive PIAA Class 3A cross country title. She was joined on the first team by...

Don’t let Pine-Richland’s record fool you. The reigning PIAA and WPIAL Class 5A champions are a talented football team despite the twists and turns of the past 11 months. Now they find themselves back in the WPIAL semifinals at 7 p.m. Friday against No. 2 Penn-Trafford (9-2) at Pete Antimarino...

It didn’t take long for the Penn-Trafford football team to let upset-minded Fox Chapel know what was in store: a long Friday night in Harrison City. The second-seeded Warriors scored less than two minutes into the game, scored on all five of their possessions in the first half and rolled...

When Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt looked back at the 2021 season, she cites a program on the verge of greatness. Her Warriors have been the top team in Class 2A in Western Pennsylvania for six consecutive seasons, and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. When...

Franklin Regional and Penn-Trafford, arguably two of the top teams in Class 2A in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League, were scheduled for a first-place showdown Nov. 8. It was a rematch of game played earlier in the season that Franklin Regional (4-0) won 6-4. But the game was postponed and...

It didn’t take long for the Penn-Trafford football team to let upset-minded Fox Chapel know what was in store: a long Friday night in Harrison City. The second-seeded Warriors scored less than two minutes into the game, scored on all five of their possessions in the first half and rolled...

NCAA Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference Bethany (1-8, 1-7) at Saint Vincent (4-5, 3-5 PAC) 1 p.m., Saturday, Chuck Noll Field, Unity Series: Bethany leads, 12-5 Last meeting: March 26, 2021: Saint Vincent 35, Bethany 6 About Bethany: The Bison enter this week on a three-game losing skid and were...

NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Seton Hill (4-6, 2-5 PSAC West) at Lock Haven (1-9, 0-7 PSAC East) 1 p.m., Saturday at Hubert Jack Stadium, Lock Haven Series: Seton Hill leads, 2-0. Last meeting: Seton Hill 27, Lock Haven 10 (2015) About Seton Hill: Seton Hill has struggled...

The early signing period turned out to be a bonanza for the Pitt wrestling program. The Panthers received letters of intent, according to the wrestlers, from five WPIAL standouts Wednesday. Pitt coach Keith Gavin cannot comment on any recruits until the school makes an announcement after receiving confirmation from the...

Brant Garn Mt. Pleasant, sr., WR The 6-foot-2 senior is a big target for quarterback Tyler Reese. He has seven catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings. Logan Hoffman Belle Vernon, sr., FB/TE/ILB Hoffman is an excellent blocker on offense and also a leader on defense for...

Fox Chapel has already pulled off a playoff upset this season, but can it outfox Penn-Trafford in the quarterfinals Friday? The No. 10-seeded Foxes (5-6) opened the WPIAL Class 5A first round by defeating seventh-seeded Upper St. Clair, 13-10, last Friday. Now they face well-rested Penn-Trafford (8-2), which is seeded...

Penn-Trafford has yet to crack the win column in the PIAA field hockey playoffs, but veteran coach Cindy Dutt feels it’s coming. Fleetwood, the District 3 fifth-place finisher, got a pair of goals from Casey Dewald and defeated Penn-Trafford, 4-0, Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs....

It wasn’t the way the Penn-Trafford girls’ volleyball team wanted it to end, with a loss to section rival Oakland Catholic. But veteran coach Jim Schall said he was pleased with how the season went. The Warriors were prominent again. They finished 17-4 overall and 10-2 in Section 3-4A. They...

It was quite an exciting day for cross country teams from the WPIAL on Saturday at the PIAA championships in Hershey. Moon senior Mia Cochran won her third consecutive Class 3A title, Butler senior C.J. Singleton became the school’s first runner to win a state title in 60 years, the...

When the Franklin Regional hockey team needs a spark, senior center Chase Williams usually provides it. Williams has three goals and seven assists in four games, all wins for the Panthers in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League play. “He leads by example,” Franklin Regional coach John Winebrenner said. “He works hard,...

There was plenty of excitement in Alverton on Friday. Even though the coke ovens that once burned beyond Russ Grimm Field weren’t glowing, the Southmoreland football community was ready to celebrate the school’s first WPIAL home football playoff game. But visiting East Allegheny had other ideas about which team would...

NCAA Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference Saint Vincent (4-4, 3-4 PAC) at Westminster (6-2, 6-1 PAC) 1 p.m. Saturday, Harold Burry Stadium, New Wilmington Series: Westminster leads 16-3 Last meeting: Westminster 42, Saint Vincent 14 on Sept. 21, 2019 About Saint Vincent: In last week’s 34-7 loss to Carnegie Mellon,...

NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference IUP (5-3, 4-2 PSAC West) vs. Seton Hill (4-5, 2-4 PSAC West) Noon Saturday at Offutt Field, Greensburg Series: IUP leads 7-0 Last meeting: IUP 50, Seton Hill 23 (2019) About IUP: Special teams have haunted the Crimson Hawks in their past two...

Greensburg Salem’s boys cross country team has built a tradition under coach Nathan Snider. The Golden Lions were WPIAL Class 2A champions in 2016, 2018 and 2020 and PIAA champions in 2018. During that time, numerous individuals have contributed to the team’s success. While the Golden Lions aren’t in contention...

Two familiar foes will be battling for the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball title Saturday. Bishop Canevin and Greensburg Central Catholic have dominated the WPIAL’s smallest classification for the past 10 seasons, with the Crusaders winning six times, including the past four, and the Centurions winning three (2012, ‘14 and...