Paul Schofield stories, Page 19

Jayden Floyd, Leechburg rout Jeannette, improve to 5-0 for 1st time since 1981

Leechburg quarterback Jayden Floyd put on quite a show with legs Friday at McKee Stadium. Floyd scored four touchdowns in the first half and intercepted a pass as Leechburg throttled Jeannette, 35-13, in a battle of unbeatens in the WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference. It’s the first time since 1981...
Shady Side Academy’s Meriwether McCargo wins epic WPIAL tennis final; Belle Vernon’s Gabby Dusi repeats in 2A

It’s hard to imagine a better WPIAL Class 3A girls tennis championship match. Shady Side Academy sophomore Meriwether McCargo and Penn-Trafford junior Mia Williams put on an epic battle Thursday that lasted more than two and half hours. When it was over, it was McCargo outlasting Williams, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6...
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 4

player of the week Mark Jablunovsky Ligonier Valley, sr., WR/DB The 5-foot-9, 165-pound senior had a big game as the Rams defeated Shady Side Academy last Friday. He caught eight passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns. He also clinched the victory with a late interception. The Rams head to...
Stakes high as Leechburg, Jeannette meet in battle of unbeatens

Leechburg and Jeannette don’t have a rich history. Sure, they’ve squared off 18 times over the years, have met annually since 2014 and also played from 1980 to 1987. Jeannette has dominated by winning 14 of the meetings, and most of them haven’t been close. But none of that will...
Gene Brisbane resigns as Derry girls basketball coach

Gene Brisbane is someone who does not mince words. The veteran girls basketball coach who worked the sidelines the last five years at Derry resigned on Tuesday and he was up front with the players about why. “There is no commitment from the girls at Derry,” Brisbane said. “It was...
Oakmont Country Club restoration is complete; course ready to host 2025 U.S. Open

It has been said that if the United States Golf Association needed to hold an event pronto, they would put in a call to Oakmont Country Club, and the course would be ready. After more than 18 months of bunker restoration, Michael McCormick, the club’s grounds superintendent, declared the course...
Penn-Trafford’s Mia Williams wins 3rd section title, sets sights on WPIAL, PIAA goals

Penn-Trafford junior Mia Williams rolled to her third consecutive WPIAL Section 1-3A title on Sept. 12. Now she’s eyeing a shot at her second WPIAL title, which she won in 2022. She finished second in the WPIAL in 2023 and has yet to place at the PIAA tournament in Hershey....
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors win rematch with Moon

When the Penn-Trafford seniors were freshman, they were part of the school’s only WPIAL and PIAA championship team. That squad defeated Moon, 24-21, in the WPIAL finals, and the rematch came Sept. 6 in Harrison City. Jesse Lisbon caught a touchdown pass and Tasso Whipple raced 72 yards for a...
Franklin Regional girls tennis keeps rolling under new coach

There is a new face at the helm of the Franklin Regional girls tennis program. Kevin Fisher, son of former coach Howard Fisher, has taken over for his dad who served as the boys and girls coach at the school for 43 years. Kevin Fisher served as junior varsity coach...
Franklin Regional defense steals show in shutout of previously unbeaten Latrobe

Those looking for a high- scoring battle Friday at Murrysville went home disappointed. But for those who were looking for another tight game, which had happened six of the eight previous times, went home happy, especially if you were a Franklin Regional fan. Joey Bayne booted a 22-yard field with 4...
Kiski Area’s Max Mottura wins WCCA boys golf championship in scorecard playoff

If Greensburg Salem freshman Luke Sikora could do it all over again, he would play his final hole at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association boys golf championship, and he would hit driver. Sikora, however, hit a 3-wood, and his ball hit a tree to the right of the fairway, leaving...
Mottura edges Sikora for top spot in WCCA boys golf championship in scorecard playoff

If Greensburg Salem freshman Luke Sikora could do it all over again, he would play his final hole at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association boys golf championship, and he would hit driver. Sikora, however, hit a 3-wood, and his ball hit a tree to the right of the fairway, leaving...
Greensburg Salem brings back Paul Sapotichne as boys basketball coach

When Paul Sapotichne left the Greensburg Salem boys basketball program after 29 years, he left one win shy of 400 at the school. A banner hangs in the gymnasium displaying that number. Susie Larry, whose son Nolan played for Sapotichne and whose husband, Buck, coached with him, said she’ll be...
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 3

Player of the week Alex Tatsch Latrobe, sr., RB/LB The Penn State commit rushed for 251 yards and scored four touchdowns in leading the unbeaten Wildcats to a 42-28 victory against Norwin last Friday. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound linebacker is one of the leading tacklers on defense. He has gained 495...
Recent history suggests Franklin Regional-Latrobe matchup will be a slugfest

Even though Latrobe and Franklin Regional don’t have a deep history, they’ve played annually since 2016, and six of the past eight games have been barnburners. Both coaches — Latrobe’s Ron Prady and Franklin Regional’s Lance Getsy — expect the same type of game Friday when they kick off the...
Saint Vincent mourns the passing of longtime athletic director Rev. Myron Kirsch, O.S.B.

When Rev. Myron Kirsch, O.S.B., was a student at Saint Vincent, he was an outstanding baseball player in the Latrobe area. And before he became the school’s athletic director in 1983, he served as an assistant baseball coach from 1980-83. Kirsch oversaw numerous projects and changes at the school during...

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