Paul Schofield stories, Page 8

For Ligonier Valley’s Roger Beitel, Latrobe’s Ron Prady and Jeannette’s Tommy Paulone, being selected to coach in Sunday’s East/West All-Star games at Cumberland Valley is a tremendous honor. Beitel is the head coach of the Small School West team and Prady is the defensive coordinator for the Big School West...

Darin Kowalski shot a 4-under par 66 in the second round Thursday to capture the Tri-State PGA Amateur Championship at Hannastown Golf Club. The South Hills Country Club member finished with a 4-under par 136. He carded 10 birdies during his two rounds. Scott Jordan and David Fuhrer II tied...

SLIPPERY ROCK — Mt. Pleasant junior Jarret Garn and Hempfield senior Caleb Prola would have rather run Wednesday at the WPIAL track and field championships. But Mother Nature wouldn’t cooperate. So the meet resumed Thursday at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium at Slippery Rock University, and the duo earned trips to the PIAA...

SLIPPERY ROCK – Penn-Trafford senior Matt Sarnowski seems to throw his best when he goes against Hempfield senior Peyton Murray. Before Wednesday, Sarnowski had twice edged the reigning PIAA Class 3A discus champ this season. The third time came at the WPIAL Track and Field Championships at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium at...

Class 3A boys (The top four finishers automatically qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championship, as do those who meet the standard if they finish in the top eight. Pole vault is the exception.) 3200 relay (8:02.02): 1. Butler, 7:57.88; 2. North Allegheny, 8:04.05; 3. South Fayette, 8:04.05. 110...

Sophomore Tyler Samide drove in two runs and earned a save to lead No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic to a 3-2 victory over No. 12 Washington in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round baseball game Tuesday at Gateway. Samide doubled in Anthony Grippo in the first inning and then scored on...

It’s the day track and field athletics have had circled all season. The WPIAL track and field championships begins 11 a.m. Wednesday at Slippery Rock. Athletes will try to become the best in the district and earn a spot in the PIAA championships, which are May 24 and 25 at...

Any team wanting to be successful in the WPIAL playoffs should follow Burrell’s recipe Tuesday at Gateway. The No. 14 Bucs combined timely hitting, sound defense and the crafty pitching of left-hander Stevie Hasson en route to a 6-2 upset of No. 3 Mt. Pleasant in the opening round of...

Class 5A 10-Moon (10-7) vs. 7-Penn-Trafford (16-3) 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway, Monroeville. Winner plays: No. 2 Fox Chapel, which drew a bye, on May 20 at a site and time to be determined. Players to watch: Coleman Fletcher, Moon; Jason Sabol, Penn-Trafford; Extra bases: The Warriors finished third in...

WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A 10-Greensburg Salem (8-8) vs. 7-Avonworth (12-8) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Peterswood Park Winner plays: Winner of 2-Mohawk (16-3)/15-East Allegheny (12-6) on May 20 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Tyler Martin, Greensburg Salem; Aiden Tinker, Avonworth Extra bases: Greensburg Salem’s top hitter, Grant...

Mother’s Day wasn’t the only thing being celebrated Sunday. The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association, which was founded in 1899, celebrated 125 years of existence. It has grown from the five founding clubs to more than 200 member clubs and 35,000 players. An open house was held Thursday at the WPGA...

The Penn-Trafford softball team was seeded fourth for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs when the brackets were released May 9. The Warriors (12-5) drew No. 13 Bethel Park for a first round game that was scheduled for Monday. The winner advanced to play the winner of No. 5 Shaler and...

One of the goals for the Penn-Trafford girls lacrosse team this season was to win a section title. The Warriors came up just one goal and one win short of achieving that. Now the Warriors’ focus is on the WPIAL playoffs, winning a game and advancing to the PIAA tournament,...

Spencer Lee’s 83-year old grandmother lives in France and never has seen him wrestle in person. She will this summer. The Franklin Regional and Iowa graduate qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris by reaching the finals Saturday at the Last Chance Olympic qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey. Lee went...

After going through numerous tryouts and rigorous workouts over the past two years, Franklin Regional fourth grader Mason Webb earned a big honor. He was chosen to represent Team Pennsylvania in the prestigious Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament in July. Webb, 10, plays center for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Gold 3A...

It shouldn’t be hard for Latrobe baseball coach Matt Basciano to get his team up for its WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff game. That’s because when the WPIAL released the pairings Friday, Latrobe found out its opponent is Hopewell, the team that defeated the Wildcats, 4-3, in the 2023 district...

With the WPIAL track and field championships set for Wednesday at Slippery Rock University, athletes have one last opportunity to qualify. There are at least three “Last Chance meets” that will be held over the next two days. Norwin and Pine-Richland will host two events Thursday, and West Mifflin will...

WPIAL Hall of Famer and two-time PIAA champion Rachel Rohanna of Waynesburg returns to the U.S. Women’s Open on May 28 at Lancaster Country Club after winning the sectional qualifier Tuesday at Shannopin Country Club. Rohanna, who played in the LPGA Tour and Epson Tour, shot a 2-under-par 140 during...

Here are the top running times, throwing distance and jumping distances in Pennsylvania this season. Also included are the top three WPIAL and City League athletes and their rankings in the state. WPIAL/City League best Boys (Times and distance are what have been reported to PennTrackXC MileSplit by May 8.)...

It was a day of redemption and fulfilling a dream for the Quaker Valley track and field teams Tuesday at the WPIAL Class 2A championships. The boys reclaimed the title after losing it in 2023 to Greensburg Central Catholic, and the girls fought off challenges from numerous teams to win...

Penn-Trafford grad Alex Turowski, a junior at Fairmont State University, was selected to compete at the NCAA II Atlantic/East regional golf tournament on May 9-11. The event, hosted by West Liberty University, will be played at the Speidel Golf Club’s Jones Course in Wheeling, W.Va. The NCAA announced that 80...

The Franklin Regional junior varsity hockey team struggled during the regular season in the PIHL’s Tier 1. The Panthers, who were the Tier 2 champions in 2022-23, were moved up because of their success. “We were put in with the big boys,” Franklin Regional coach Dave Soltesz said. “We were...

Norwin junior Brandi Brozeski pulled off a stunner in the 100-meter hurdles Friday at the 50th Baldwin Invitational. Brozeski not only broke her personal record, she upset the favorite, South Fayette’s Delaney Schumaker, to win the race. Brozeski finished in 15.01 seconds. She broke her PR (15.54) twice, running a...

Penn-Trafford track and field coach Eric Reger had just put his children to bed about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when he got a text from team captain Matt Sarnowski. “I think they made a mistake,” it read. “I was going over the scoring, and I have us winning.” Reger quickly pulled...

The Norwin boys and girls track and field teams are headed back to the WPIAL Class 3A team championship Tuesday at West Mifflin. The boys defeated Kiski Area (131-19), Connellsville (107-38) and Baldwin (119.5-30.50) in the semifinals Wednesday. Connellsville finished second by defeating Kiski Area (93-57) and Baldwin (76-74). The...