Paul Schofield stories, Page 87
Penn-Trafford notebook: Girls basketball team runs into No. 1 North Allegheny
Penn-Trafford girls basketball coach John Giannikas was honored before the Jan. 25 game against North Allegheny for winning his 200th game. But the veteran coach would rather have had the win against the Tigers that night instead. North Allegheny claimed sole possession of first place in WPIAL Section 1-6A with...
Penn-Trafford’s Hayden Coy following in brothers’ footsteps
When part of a successful wrestling family, there is plenty of advice to go around. Penn-Trafford freshman Hayden Coy gets it if he wants it or not. Usually, the youngest of the Coys doesn’t mind the tips from brothers Cam and Nick. “We talk almost every day,” Hayden Coy said...
Kilkeary, Vance, Morlacci claim Powerade wrestling titlesVideo
Like many high school athletes, Latrobe sophomore Vinny Kilkeary is just happy to be competing this season. The coronavirus has delayed and even canceled a lot of high school athletics the past year. For now, athletes are getting a chance to compete. Kilkeary showed why he is the top ranked...
Latrobe’s Kilkeary rolls into Powerade finals
Latrobe freshman Vinny Kilkeary is looking for his first Powerade Tournament title, and he reached the finals Saturday night with two impressive wins in the morning and afternoon session. Kilkeary defeated Kiski Area’s Antonio Giordano, 7-2, in the quarterfinals and routed Hickey’s Justin O’Neill, 16-0, in the semifinals. He will...
Franklin Regional wrestling sets sights on section title
The Franklin Regional wrestling team hasn’t won a section title for more than five years, but the Panthers have put themselves in position to end that streak. The Panthers (11-3, 4-0), ranked No. 4 in the Trib HSSN rankings, clinched the top spot in Section 1B-AAA with one section match...
Powerade schedule adjusted
There will be a change in schedule at the Powerade Tournament on Saturday. Tournament director Frank Vulcano Jr. announced that instead of holding three sessions Saturday, all matches will be held in one session with wrestling beginning at 10 a.m. at the Monroeville Convention Center. There are 43 teams competing...
Hempfield sophomore wrestler Kapusta coming of age, gets 2 quick pins at Powerade
If you’re looking for a wrestler who is beginning to attract attention this season, look no further than Hempfield sophomore Lucas Kapusta. The young Kapusta, the son of former three-time NCAA Division II champion and four-time All-American Brian Kapusta, is starting to wrestle with a purpose. “He’s starting to realize...
Mt. Pleasant freshman Shaulis starts strong at Powerade tournament
Mt. Pleasant freshman Greg Shaulis didn’t stick around to watch his brother Lucas wrestle Friday afternoon at the Powerade wrestling tournament. Instead, he headed to his grandmother’s house to rest for a possible big day on Saturday. Shaulis advanced to the quarterfinals at 120 pounds by defeating Carlynton’s Bryce Rodriguez,...
Burrell pulls out of Powerade Tournament
A second WPIAL team has been forced to pull out of the Powerade Tournament. Burrell wrestling announced on Twitter today that it must pull out of the tournament and hopes to return to action Feb. 4 against Thomas Jefferson. It seems our schedule is changing daily this season. You can...
Hempfield’s Briar Priest tops Latrobe’s Nate Roth to lift Spartans
The top wrestlers in the WPIAL at 132 pounds met for the first time Tuesday, and the two walked away knowing this likely won’t be the last time they meet this season. Latrobe sophomore Nate Roth, who was ranked No. 1 in the Trib Total Media individual rankings, and Hempfield...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Waynesburg, Seneca Valley grapplers eye 2nd Powerade titles
Waynesburg sophomore Mac Church and Seneca Valley senior Alejandro Herrera-Rondon are the only WPIAL wrestlers looking for their second Powerade Tournament titles this weekend. Church won the 106-pound title in 2019 and Herrera-Rondon nabbed the 113-pound crown in 2018. Because of Gov. Tom Wolf’s state shutdown of all high school...
WPIAL wrestling standings through Jan. 25, 2021
Class AAA Section 1-A Fox Chapel 2-1 2-5 Hampton 2-2 4-9 Kiski Area 1-0 4-3 Armstrong 0-0 0-0 Indiana 0-0 0-0 Highlands 0-2 1-5 Section 1-B Franklin Regional 4-0 11-3 Penn-Trafford 3-1 5-5 Gateway 0-1 0-2 Penn Hills 0-1 1-3 Woodland Hills 0-2 0-2 Plum 0-2 4-5 Section 2-A Thomas...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling team rankings for Jan. 26, 2021
Class AAA Rank Team Last week 1. Waynesburg (7-0) 1 2. Seneca Valley (13-1) 2 3. Hempfield (7-0) 3 4. Franklin Regional (11-4) 7 5. North Allegheny (7-0) 8 6. Canon-McMillan (7-3) 5 7. Norwin (3-1) 8 8. Butler (8-2) NR 9. Latrobe (4-3) 10 10. Thomas Jefferson (8-1) NR...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Jan. 26, 2021
Class AAA 106: 1. Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan, fr. (9-0); 2. Connor Smith, Seneca Valley, fr. (13-1); 3. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (12-0); 4. Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (6-1). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (7-1); 2. Troy Hohman, Penn-Trafford, jr. (7-0); 3. Joe Simon, Waynesburg, fr. (6-1); 4. Tyler...
Penn State to play Ohio State on Wednesday instead of Michigan
Penn State announced Sunday it will travel to Ohio State in Big Ten Conference action Wednesday. The game will tip at 7 p.m. at Value City Arena. This game replaces the scheduled Michigan at Penn State games because of coronavirus issues in the Michigan program. Michigan announced all its athletic...
Penn-Trafford rifle team continues growing, finding success
The Penn-Trafford co-ed rifle team has come a long way in a short time. The program was started in 2015, and by 2020 the Warriors had developed into one of the WPIAL’s top teams. They placed third in the WPIAL last winter and qualified for the state competition, where they...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Girls basketball coach reaches milestone with win over Norwin
Penn-Trafford girls’ basketball coach John Giannikas took over a struggling program in 2006-07. Since then, the Warriors have continued to improve. Under Giannikas, the program has been headed in the right direction and turned into a playoff regular. Giannikas reached a coaching milestone Jan. 18 when Penn-Trafford (5-0) toppled Norwin,...
South Allegheny spoils Ligonier Valley’s return to WPIALVideo
Ligonier Valley’s return to the WPIAL in basketball sure didn’t turn out the way it hoped Friday. The Rams, who were playing their first game of the season, were overwhelmed by possibly the best team in Section 3-3A. And it didn’t help that South Allegheny (4-0, 3-0) was at full...
Kiski Duals to feature WPIAL wrestling’s heavy hitters
About the only thing Kiski Area athletic director John Peterman hasn’t changed this past month is his last name, and that may change. Peterman has been scheduling, rescheduling and canceling events. “It’s minute by minute,” he said. “Wait a while and things may change again.” And because of the coronavirus,...
Quick start pushes Hempfield wrestling past Norwin
Hempfield wrestling coach Vince DeAugustine couldn’t have asked for a better starting point on Wednesday in his team’s WPIAL Section 2B-AAA first-place showdown with Norwin. The match began at 120 pounds, and Hempfield used that advantage to race out to a big lead, eventually winning 40-34. Hempfield improves to 3-0...
Jeannette boys zone out Clairton in bounce-back performance
Jeannette bounced back from a stunning road loss last Friday by knocking off a football rival on Tuesday. The Jayhawks got 15 points from senior Keith Rockmore and 10 from 6-foot-8 senior center Hunter Schmidt, and defeated Clairton, 37-22, in a Section 3-2A battle at home. Jeannette (2-1, 2-1) held...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling rankings for Jan. 19, 2021
Team rankings Class AAA Rank Team LW 1. Waynesburg (1-0) 1 2. Seneca Valley (8-0) 2 3. Hempfield (2-0) 3 4. Canon-McMillan (2-1) 5 5. Franklin Regional (5-1) 7 6. North Allegheny (4-0) 8 7. Kiski Area (0-0) 9 8. Norwin (3-0) 10 9. Latrobe (2-3) 4 10. Butler (2-1)...
Westmoreland wrestling notebook: Norwin’s Altieri reaches 100-win milestone
Norwin senior wrestler John Altieri reached the 100-win mark in his career by winning his weight class at the Mid-Winter Mayhem. Altieri defeated Thomas Jefferson’s Kale Buckiso, 9-1, to win the 145-pound weight class in the morning session of the tournament. He also pinned Jack Moyer of Chestnut Ridge in...
Latrobe’s Roth back to full strength after shoulder injury
Nate Roth was on the verge of qualifying for a trip to Hershey during the 2020 WPIAL Class AAA wrestling tournament. He was so close, he could taste and smell the chocolate. Latrobe’s then-freshman lightweight was leading Connellsville freshman Jace Ross, 10-4, in the semifinals when he suffered a shoulder...
Penn-Trafford hockey set to return after long layoff
It’s been more than a month since the Penn-Trafford hockey team played a game, but the Warriors (4-1) were scheduled to be back on this ice this week against Franklin Regional. The Warriors’ last contest was a 6-5 victory against section rival Latrobe on Dec. 1. They have won three...
