Paul Schofield stories, Page 77
Louis Olsakovsky leads tight West Penn Amateur field
There is a tight leaderboard after Day 1 of the 121st Annual West Penn Amateur. Ten golfers shot under par during the two rounds Monday at Indiana Country Club. The field was paired down to the Top 30 and ties for Tuesday’s final round. Leading the pack is McMurry Golf...
Oakmont membership eager to host another U.S. Amateur
If there is one thing the membership at Oakmont Country Club enjoy the most, it’s putting on a major golf event. They love to see the best golfers in the world tackle one of the toughest courses in the country. They don’t mind if it’s hard for them to score....
Yough rallies to sweep Bushy Run in District 31 semifinals
Yough pitcher Allen Novacek got off to a shaky start in Monday’s District 31 American Legion semifinal against Bushy Run. But after he was given a rosin bag to help his fingers grip the baseball after two innings, Novacek was tough to beat. Yough rallied from a 6-0 deficit to...
Pitt-Greensburg names Greensburg native Chris Klimchock as men’s basketball coach
Chris Klimchock’s first basketball head coaching job is almost literally in his backyard. Pitt-Greensburg announced Monday the hiring of the Greensburg native as its new men’s basketball coach. He replaces Brody Jackson, who recently was named athletic director and basketball coach at Manchester High School in Akron, Ohio. Jackson was...
South Greensburg mayor Kevin Fajt wins 4th Westmoreland County Amateur title
Kevin Fajt knew if he wanted to win his fourth Westmoreland County Amateur on Sunday, he had to be aggressive. He followed his gameplan to a T. On the putting green, Palmer Jackson, who shot a 74 on Day 1, asked Fajt what he needed to shoot to catch him....
Latrobe advances to American Legion District 31 finals
Latrobe American Legion baseball used a different method to defeat Young Township on Sunday in Game 2 of the District 31 playoffs. The Jethawks used the no-hit pitching of Jake Bradish to win Game 1. The bats came alive late in Game 2. Latrobe scored 10 runs over the final...
Kevin Fajt leads Hannastown-heavy Westmoreland County Amateur
It should be no surprise to know someone from Hannastown Golf Club is leading the Westmoreland County Amateur. Hannastown Golf Club has earned the distinction of having one of the strongest memberships in Western Pennsylvania. Seven of the top 10 golfers in the field at the Westmoreland County Amateur call...
Bradish tosses no-hitter to lead Latrobe in opener of District 31 Legion semifinals
Jake Bradish has pitched in big games all season for the Latrobe American Legion team, and he has had some great games. But Saturday’s Game 1 of the District 31 semifinals might be his most memorable. Bradish pitched a no-hitter to lead Latrobe to a 4-0 victory against Young Township...
Westmoreland County Boys Athlete of the Year: Christian Zilli, Hempfield
It’s a rare feat when an athlete from a large high school excels in three sports. It happens more often at smaller schools, but usually not in larger classifications. Hempfield’s Christian Zilli is an exception. As a senior, Zilli was the quarterback on the football team, one of the top...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Alex Turowski wins at Diamond Run
Penn-Trafford graduate Alex Turowski has been battling a little midseason slump on the golf course. He hasn’t been playing to his standards. Turowski finished 73rd in a field of 156 at the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Boys Championship at Hershey on June 29. He finished the two rounds at 15-over par...
Latrobe, Yough, Bushy Run advance in District 31 American Legion playoffs
Top-seeded Latrobe combined the four-hit shutout pitching of Payton Henry and a 12-hit attack to defeat Hempfield East, 11-0, in the District 31 American Legion opening round Wednesday. Latrobe swept the best-of-three series, 2-0. It will play the winner of the Young Township and Murrysville series. Young Township leads the...
Top local golfers survive test of nerves to qualify for U.S. Amateur at Oakmont
JOHNSTOWN — Yes, it was nerve-racking for some of the golfers Wednesday at Sunnehanna Country Club participating in the U.S. Amateur qualifier. There was more pressure than usual because there were only five spots available for the prestigious tournament, which will be played at historic Oakmont Country Club from Aug....
Familiar faces top local USGA Amateur qualifier
There is something about being familiar with a golf course. You kind of know the ins and outs. That’s true for some of the golfers who participated Tuesday during Day 1 of the United States Golf Association’s Amateur qualifier at Sunnehanna Country Club, Johnstown. There are some familiar players at...
District 31 American Legion roundup: Yough rallies to defeat Unity
Nate Wilkins didn’t let a shaky start bother him Tuesday during Game 1 of the District 31 American Legion playoffs against Unity. That’s because his Yough teammates backed him offensively. James Shoman, the ninth batter in the order, banged out three hits and had four RBIs as Yough rallied to...
Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Rodney Gallagher, Laurel Highlands
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. When coaches talk about Rodney Gallagher, it’s all good. They don’t have a single...
Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Pharoh Fisher, Serra Catholic
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. So what separates Pharoh Fisher from the rest of the football players he goes...
Seton Hill baseball coach Marc Marizzaldi earns regional honor
Seton Hill baseball coach Marc Marizzaldi was honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association as the ABCA/ATEC NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year. Marizzaldi led the Griffins, who finished 39-8, to their most successful season. They were Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division champions, PSAC runners-up and...
West Virginia to retire jersey numbers for Major Harris, Darryl Talley
Major Harris was an electric quarterback and linebacker Darryl Talley was a dominant defender at West Virginia. The two superstars will have their jersey numbers retired during the 2021 season by the West Virginia athletic department. Harris’ No. 9 will be retired during the Oklahoma State game Nov. 6, and...
WCCC camp focuses on teaching baseball, the right way
West Hempfield seventh grader Alex Hayes wasn’t getting the kind of practice time he had hoped for. Coronavirus concerns shut down his season, so his parents sent him to baseball camp at Westmoreland County Community College this week. Hayes said he’s learned a lot. “I learned proper way to field...
District 31 American Legion baseball season winding down
The District 31 American Legion baseball season wraps up Sunday, but the final four days are turning out to be a race between the final eight playoff teams. Teams are jockeying for positions as the season wraps. The top four teams in the league earn home-field advantage in the opening...
Palmer Jackson hopes to make noise at Fuhrer Jr. Invitational
It’s one of the most elite golf tournaments in Western Pennsylvania. It features some of the top amateur players in the Pittsburgh area and some up-and-coming pros from across the country. The 37th annual Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational begins with two rounds Monday at Pittsburgh Field Club. The third...
Excessive heat delays Olympic track trials for Maddie (Holmberg) Nickal, Hanna Green
Because of excessive heat in the Eugene, Ore., area, the U.S. Olympic trials were suspended Sunday until midnight. Temperatures exceeded 100 degrees, and the stadium was evacuated because of the heat. Hempfield graduate Maddie (Holmberg) Nickal has one event left to compete in the heptathlon. She placed fifth in the...
Franklin Regional’s Louie Kegerreis named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball Player of the Year
2021 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball All-Stars Player of the year Louie Kegerreis Franklin Regional, Sr., SS Franklin Regional senior Louie Kegerreis received a lot of interest and some offers from college teams during his senior baseball season. An injury hindered his sophomore season and the coronavirus pandemic canceled his junior season,...
Green gets Olympic reprieve; Williams, Wiltrout come up short
Latrobe native and graduate Hanna Green received good news late Friday at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore. Her appeal in the 800-meter semifinals was upheld, and she went from missing the finals Sunday to becoming the ninth runner in the field. Green finished fourth in her heat of...
Hempfield’s Williams, Latrobe’s Green advance at U.S. Olympic trials
Bridget (Guy) Williams is headed to the U.S. Olympic trials women’s pole vault finals after clearing 14 feet, 9 inches during qualifying Thursday in Eugene, Ore. Latrobe’s Hanna Green, meanwhile, advanced to the semifinals in the 800-meter run. Williams, a Hempfield grad, needed to finish in the Top 12 to...
