Paul Schofield stories, Page 23
Penn-Trafford coaches pleased with offseason improvement at skill positions
Penn-Trafford football coach John Ruane gave his squad a break from summer workouts over the Fourth of July holiday. It was a deserved rest for a team that has worked hard to improve on its disappointing 2023 record of 5-6 overall, which included a WPIAL Class 5A playoff loss to...
West Point softball wins Section 2 title, headed back to Little League state tournament
Winning Pennsylvania Little League state softball titles is nothing new at West Point. The league has seen 38 teams win titles, including the Minors 11U team in 2023. Now that squad, with a few roster changes, is headed back to the state tournament after winning the Section 2 best-of-three series...
Hempfield grad Bridget Williams reaches new heights by qualifying for Olympics in pole vault
When Bridget (Guy) Williams first started to pole vault in seventh grade in the Hempfield Area School District, she always dreamed big. Williams went on to help the Hempfield girls win consecutive PIAA team titles, and she won the Class 3A pole vault title with a jump of 12 feet,...
Mt. Pleasant swimmer King selected to compete in Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Mt. Pleasant rising senior Lily King had planned to participate in a couple of big swimming meets this summer. Traveling to Australia to compete in the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in late August wasn’t on her original agenda. King was one of 20 girls selected to represent the United States...
Neal Shipley finishes productive weekend, ties for 20th in PGA Tour event
Neal Shipley’s first taste of the PGA Tour turned out to be tasteful. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic grad received a sponsor’s exemption to play in the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, and he made it pay off. Shipley shot an even-par 72 during the final round...
Mt. Lebanon’s Shipley shoots under par again but loses ground at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley turned in his seventh consecutive subpar round as a professional Saturday at the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, but he fell back on the leaderboard. Shipley, playing in his first PGA Tour event as a pro on a sponsor’s exemption after making his pro debut a...
Mt. Pleasant swimming star Lily King repeats as TribLive Westmoreland girls athlete of the year
Lily King got her first taste of the Olympic experience last week and she’s anxious to take her swimming to another level. The Mt. Pleasant junior recently competed in the United States Swimming Olympic Team Trials on June 15-23 in Indianapolis and returned home with personal records in the 50-...
Bethel Park’s Darin Kowalski wins Pittsburgh Open for 2nd time
Darin Kowalski didn’t know who was leading the Tri-State PGA Section Pittsburgh Open on Tuesday until he asked someone before hitting his second shot on No. 17 at The Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel. When he learned he held a three-shot lead, Kowalski decided to be conservative. Kowalski, an...
After long high school playoff runs, District 31 American Legion baseball getting back to normal
District 31 president and Latrobe American Legion coach Jason Bush is less stressed these days. That’s because despite a late start for some teams due to extended high school seasons, teams in the league are getting caught up and things are getting back to normal. American Legion teams in the...
In pro debut, Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley ties for 9th at The Beachlands Victoria Open
Neal Shipley earned a top-10 finish in his first professional golf tournament. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic grad fired his fourth subpar round Sunday at the PGA Tour Americas’ The Beachlands Victoria Open in Victoria, British Columbia. He shot a 3-under-par 67 to tie for ninth at...
Bushy Run Legion team rounding into shape after late start
Things are getting back to normal for the Bushy Run American Legion baseball team, and the group is starting to play the way coach Scott Peyman expected. In their past four games, wins against Somerset, Mt. Pleasant twice and Blairsville, Bushy Run (7-2) has outscored its opponents, 53-2. Bushy Run...
Mt. Lebanon native Neal Shipley cards best pro round
Neal Shipley didn’t let a poor ending to the second round of his first pro event bother him. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic rebounded with his best round as a pro. Shipley, 23, shot a 6-under-par 64 on Saturday at the PGA Tour America’s The Beachlands Victoria...
Penn-Trafford’s Ian Temple tabbed Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball Player of the Year
Player of the Year Ian Temple Senior, Catcher, Penn-Trafford Being strong behind the plate is nothing new at Penn-Trafford. The list of outstanding Warriors catchers goes back to the 1970s, Penn-Trafford coach Lou Cortazzo said. Add Ian Temple to the list. Before Temple was Jakob Haynes, who is playing at...
Mt. Lebanon product Neal Shipley hits highs, lows in 2nd pro round
It will be a round Neal Shipley will remember. His second round as a pro featured a great start and a disastrous ending. The Mt. Lebanon native began the second round of the PGA Tour Americas — the Beachlands Victoria Open — with five birdies in his first seven holes....
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley has successful pro debut
Neal Shipley’s first professional event could be considered a success after one round. Playing in the PGA Tour Americas event in Victoria, British Columbia, on Thursday, Shipley shot a 4-under-par 66 and found himself four shots out of the lead at The Beachlands Victoria Open. The Mt. Lebanon native’s round...
Turowski wins Westmoreland County junior amateur, sets record
Nick Turowski didn’t have to play in the Westmoreland County Golf Association Junior Amateur tournament Thursday. He wanted to, and that impressed tournament director Bob Allshouse. “Considering all the prestigious tournaments he has scheduled this summer, I wouldn’t have blamed him if he wanted to miss this event,” Allshouse said....
After finishing amateur career in style, Neal Shipley ready for next golf chapter
Just because Neal Shipley missed the 124th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Amateur Championship, an event he was scheduled to compete in, doesn’t mean he wasn’t aware of the outcome. No, Shipley called his good friend Nathan Piatt after learning the Upper St. Clair native won Tuesday. “Nathan and I have...
Steady approach helps Nathan Piatt win WPGA AmateurVideo
Nathan Piatt picked up the silver trophy for winning the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Amateur Championship and carefully looked at the previous winners. “It’s pretty special,” Piatt said. “It’s a pretty awesome tournament to win. You’ve got so many great names on here: Sean Knapp and Arnold Palmer. Countless names...
Neal Shipley inspires field at WPGA Amateur; Piatt leads as play is suspended
What Neal Shipley accomplished this spring — being the low amateur in two major golf tournaments — caught the eye of the players participating in the 124th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur Championship on Monday. In fact, Shipley, who is turning pro later this week, was scheduled to play in...
Western Pa. golf notebook: Busy Neal Shipley withdraws from 124th WPGA Amateur
After playing four grueling rounds at the U.S. Open the past four days and finishing as the low amateur, Central Catholic grad Neal Shipley has decided to withdraw from the 124th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Amateur Championship, which begins Monday at Chartiers Country Club. Shipley tied for 26th at 6-over...
Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee ready to ‘put on show’ for U.S. wrestling at Paris Olympics
There is one thing that has never changed about Spencer Lee since he began wrestling when he was 8. Lee strived to be the best. And during the past 17 years, it’s hard to argue he hasn’t been one of the best. Now the 25-year-old Franklin Regional and Iowa graduate,...
Palmer Jackson ends up 3rd at Sunnehanna Amateur
Palmer Jackson was hoping to capture one of the biggest victories in his amateur career Saturday. But University of Minnesota senior Ben Warian had other ideas. Warian shot a 6-under-par 64 during the final round of the 70th Sunnehanna Amateur and walked away with the title by finishing with a...
Murrysville’s Palmer Jackson fires 63 to move into contention at Sunnehanna Amateur
They call the third round of a golf tournament “moving day.” It’s a day when golfers try to put themselves in contention to win a championship. For Notre Dame grad and Murrysville native Palmer Jackson, it was a day he made a big move up the leaderboard Friday at the...
Mt. Pleasant duo eager to compete with best at U.S. Olympic swimming team trials
When the U.S. Olympic team trials begin Saturday, two girls from the Mt. Pleasant swimming program will be competing for a trip to Paris in August. Heather Gardner, a 2020 Mt. Pleasant graduate and a recent graduate of Liberty University, and senior-to-be Lily King will be making their first appearances...
Eden Christian rallies past Saegertown to head back to PIAA Class A final
Clutch hitting and a calm sophomore pitcher carried the Eden Christian baseball team back to the PIAA Class A baseball championship game. A three-run double by sophomore catcher Josh Tiden in a four-run fifth inning and solid pitching from sophomore Noah Emswiler rallied Eden Christian past District 10 runner-up Saegertown,...
