Paul Schofield stories, Page 64

It has been a wild baseball season for the teams from Yough and Southmoreland. Weather and the coronavirus have postponed or canceled games and forced players to sit. The teams ended section play headed in opposite directions. The two-game series between the neighboring rivals a week ago was wiped out...

Hempfield softball coach Bob Kalp spent time over the weekend mapping out the WPIAL 6A playoff pairings. He had his Spartans facing Canon-McMillan in the first round. Kalp got a firsthand look at the Big Macs on Monday during his team’s Senior Day. Hempfield won the nonsection meeting 4-2 behind...

Hannah Dobrinick played her final collegiate softball game May 9. The senior first baseman at Otterbein could have played one more season after the NCAA allowed an extra year of eligibility because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Dobrinick said she’s ready to pursue her career. “We’re going to miss her,”...

Peters Township’s Jimmy Ellis shot a 3-under-par 67 to take medalist honors Wednesday at the USGA local qualifier May 5 at Butler Country Club. Ellis and three others qualify for the U.S. Open Sectional on June 7. Others to qualify were Carnegie Mellon teammates Jason Li and Benjamin Huber, both...

It’s been quite a season for the Greensburg Central Catholic track and field teams. After the coronavirus caused the shutdown of the 2020 spring sports season, the Centurions came back strong in ’21. The boys and girls teams finished the regular season undefeated and won the WPIAL Section 8-AA titles....

The Franklin Regional boys tennis team was seeded No. 1 for the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament. The Panthers opened up the tournament on April 5 at home against Moon and scored a 5-0 victory. Anup Nadesan, Shrey Ramesh and Advait Kulkarni won straight sets matches in singles, and the...

The Norwin baseball team clinched at least a tie for the Section 2-6A title Wednesday behind a strong pitching performance from Jake Bazala and timely hitting. Bazala blanked Hempfield into the sixth inning, and Zach Potthoff came in for a save as Norwin won 3-0 on a cool, damp day....

Hempfield junior Briar Priest wasn’t sure college was in his future before the 2020-21 season. But what a difference six months can make. After becoming a PIAA champion in March, offers from Division I wrestling programs started rolling in. Priest announced on Twitter on Sunday he is making a verbal...

Diamond Run golfer Rick Stimmel opened the 2021 local season by winning the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 80th Dressler Memorial Championship at Valley Brook Country Club. Stimmel used six consecutive birdies in the first round and fired consecutive 3-under-par 69s to finish at 6-under, 138. He was five shots better than...

Before the running finals at Saturday’s Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championships, a moment of silence was held in honor of association president Larry Sellitto and Hempfield coach and historian Roger Sullenberger, who passed away this past year. Sellitto was a strong president and a fighter for all...

The Penn-Trafford boys volleyball team continues to make strides. After opening the season with a loss at Hempfield, the Warriors won eight consecutive matches heading into a first-place Section 3-AAA battle with the Spartans. Penn-Trafford’s every win was by a 3-0 score, including victories over Central Catholic and Bethel Park....

Greensburg Central Catholic junior Corinn Brewer has put together an impressive resume during her high school career. She added MVP at the 2021 Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Saturday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium after winning three events: pole vault, 800- and 1,600-meter runs. She also earned a sixth-place finish in...

Franklin Regional senior Rayna Todero isn’t the tallest or most imposing triple jumper in the state; she just happens to be one of better ones. Todero recently leaped 38 feet, 1 inch in winning the Butler Invitational. She also won the event at the Lady Spartan Invitational in April. She...

Franklin Regional grad Michael Krauza is having quite a season as a relief pitcher for Mercyhurst University. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound graduate student has appeared in 16 games and is 6-1 with an earned run average of 2.34 in 34⅔ innings. He’s allowed 24 hits while striking out 38 and walking...

There were a lot of similarities to the two winning WPIAL doubles teams. First, they were their school’s first doubles teams to win a WPIAL title. Franklin Regional’s squad won the Class AAA title and South Park’s duo the Class AA title. Each team had a right-hander and left-hander, which...

Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association officials decided Wednesday to postpone Thursday’s track and field championship because of the threat of inclement weather. The meet will be moved to Saturday at Latrobe Memorial Stadium with a starting time of 9 a.m. Instead of splitting the boys and girls, which was planned for...

Despite having 18 players out at one point because of coronavirus protocols and the team being sidelined for 20 days, Seton Hill baseball has been nearly unbeatable this season. The Griffins are ranked No. 7 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Top 25. On Tuesday, Seton Hill...

The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship will resume after a year absence because of the coronavirus. The meet will be Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. Because of the pandemic, the girls portion will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the running finals at noon, and the boys at...

Penn-Trafford junior Troy Hohman announced on Twitter earlier this month that he’s committing to North Carolina State for wrestling. The two-time PIAA qualifier placed fourth in the state in 2021 after compiling 26-6 record. Hohman’s career record is 68-30. Hohman was a Section 1-AAA champion who placed second in the...

Teamwork is the best word to describe what it takes to become a successful relay team in track. Teamwork was key when the 2017 Norwin boys 1,600-meter relay team won the PIAA Class AAA title and when the Hempfield girls won consecutive 400-meter titles in ’13 and ’14. Achieving what...

North Allegheny baseball coach Andy Heck told his team after Friday’s nonsection game at Norwin that he wouldn’t be surprised if the top two teams in Class 6A will meet again later this season. In this meeting, No. 1 Norwin got a two-out single from senior second baseman Ryan Scavnicky...

The Big 12 golf championship begins Monday at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., and West Virginia senior Mark Goetz is ready to roll. The Greensburg native and Kiski School graduate is coming off his first collegiate victory and a career-low 65. Goetz won the Mountaineer Invitational at the...

Baldwin junior goaltender Ed Nowicki told his coach after a semifinal win that he’d get a shutout in the finals. Nowicki lived up to his prediction. He made 29 saves and Baldwin defeated Franklin Regional, 2-0, in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class AA Penguins Cup championship game at Robert...