Paul Schofield stories, Page 10

Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse showing improvement amid 5-game winning streak

The Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse team has reached the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals in the past two seasons. Can they make it three in a row with a young team? Warriors coach Charlie Hach thinks they have a shot if they continue to improve. The Warriors have won five consecutive games...
Latrobe sophomore sprinter has breakout meet at Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational

If anyone in WPIAL track circles hasn’t heard about Latrobe sophomore sprinter Preston Miller, that is going to change. Miller put on quite a show at the 33rd annual Lady Spartan/22 annual Wildcat Invitational track meet Friday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. He won the 100-meter dash, tying the meet record...
WPIAL’s best track and field performances through April 10, 2025

Here are the top performers in the WPIAL as of April 10: 3A boys 100: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward, 10.83; 200: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward, 22.13; 400: Gavin Skarbek, Seneca Valley, 49.39; 800: Zachary Slear, Butler, 1:59.09; 1,600: Carter French, Knoch, 4:19.84; 3,200: Jack Bertram, 9:35.30; 110 hurdles: Gamaliel Mogire,...
Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational to feature record number of teams

Inclement weather pushed back the 2024 Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational by a day. But Hempfield coach Ron Colland said the 2025 annual track meet should go on as planned Friday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. This is the 33rd Lady Spartan and 22nd Wildcat invitational. More than 32 teams have registered to...
Mt. Lebanon’s Graham Keen shuts down Hempfield

Graham Keen played a big role in helping the Mt. Lebanon baseball team reach the WPIAL 6A championship game last year. The then-freshman along with senior David Shields, who was drafted and signed by the Kansas City Royals, gave the Blue Devils a solid one-two punch. The 6-foot-5 sophomore right-hander...
Plum plays ‘clean’ game, rides big 4th inning past Penn-Trafford

Plum baseball coach Carl Vollmer described his team’s performance Monday against Penn-Trafford as a “clean win.” The Mustangs got a good start from junior right-hander Braden Kemmerer, timely hitting and solid defense in their 4-1 Section 1-5A first-place victory over rival Penn-Trafford at home. The game was moved to Plum’s...
Penn-Trafford eager to compete with WPIAL track elite

When competing in a track and field section with Norwin and Hempfield, the chances of making the WPIAL Class 3A team playoffs are slim. The Penn-Trafford boys team has defied that logic that the past two seasons by qualifying for WPIALs and last year reached the finals. But if the...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Pair of seniors up for scholar/athlete award

Derek Carr and Kylie Anthony are this year’s candidates from Penn-Trafford for the Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete Excellence Award. The duo are outstanding athletes and solid students. Carr played football and basketball for the Warriors. He ranked 47th of 303 in his class with a 4.2 cumulative GPA. Anthony played volleyball...
Franklin Regional’s Colin Stalnaker, Sanshiro Ogawa advance to WPIAL singles tournament

Franklin Regional’s boys tennis team has put itself in good position to qualify for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. The Panthers (4-1, 4-4) are in second place in Section 1-3A behind Gateway. They still have matches against Norwin, Penn-Trafford and Plum. They have defeated Connellsville, Hempfield, Latrobe and Kiski Area....
Track and field notebook: Weather should not stop South Hills Classic

South Hills Classic meet organizer Rich Wright said the 21st annual track and field invitational will go as scheduled despite expected inclement weather Saturday at Baldwin High School. There are more than 30 schools entered in the early-season meet. Wright said action begins at 10 a.m., and the pole vault...
Derry track team focuses on WPIAL individual championships

Derry track and field coach Mark Curcio was excited for his girls squad coming into the season. But that joy turned to disappointment after the PIAA released the 2025-26 enrollment perimeters, which moved Derry from Class 2A to Class 3A. “Four girls and 10 boys moved us up,” Curcio said....
Hempfield jumps on Norwin to take 2 of 3 in Class 6A series

On Tuesday, Norwin used an aggressive approach on offense to defeat Hempfield in Game 2 of their three-game WPIAL Section 2-6A baseball series. On Wednesday, it was Hempfield that was the more aggressive team. The Spartans defeated the Knights, 5-2, to take two of three in the series. Hempfield won...
Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete nominees announced

If Judge Michael Stewart was impressed with the 2024 Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete nominees, then he was amazed with the 2025 class. Stewart is the sponsoring judge of the annual banquet. This is his third year as the sponsor after replacing retired Judge John J. Driscoll in 2023. That is how...
Penn-Trafford softball team looks sharp in win against nemesis Armstrong

Since Penn-Trafford won the 2019 PIAA Class 5A softball title, the team that has presented the most problems is Armstrong. The River Hawks have won five of the six meetings, including a heartbreaking loss in the WPIAL semifinals in 2024. But Penn-Trafford coach Denny Little is hoping things are changing....
Local pro, amateur, junior golfers set for 2025 season

The U.S. Open is not the only big golf event in Western Pennsylvania this summer. There are several Tri-State Section PGA and Western Pennsylvania Golf Association events for golf pros and amateurs. The Pennsylvania Golf Association also will host events across the state, and there are numerous junior events, including...
Penn-Trafford boys volleyball sharpens skills vs. top opponents in early season

Penn-Trafford boys volleyball Jim Schall said he saw some encouraging things from his team from the North Allegheny tournament March 22. Despite going 3-5 against some of the top teams in the state — the likes of Central York, Manheim Central, North Allegheny and Canon-McMillan — Schall felt it was...

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