Paul Schofield stories, Page 8
After tough finish, Franklin Regional turns attention to 2026 season
Baseball season ended a little earlier than expected for Franklin Regional. The campaign started well for the Panthers (10-9), but they ended the season on a six-game losing streak. Every one of the late-season losses came against playoff teams. The Panthers entered the final two weeks of the season a...
Quaker Valley in position for run at team title at PIAA girls 2A meet
SHIPPENSBURG – Quaker Valley is in decent position to make a run at the PIAA Class 2A girls team track title after Day 1 of the championships. Second-place finishes by senior Cecilia Montagnese and junior high jumper Oumou “Mimi” Thiero have the Quakers two points behind Lewisburg. Quaker Valley has...
Ligonier Valley’s John Jablunovsky wins PIAA track gold
SHIPPENSBURG — John Jablunovsky has had some good days on the track, but none better than Friday at the PIAA track and field championships. The Ligonier Valley senior jumped a personal-record 6 feet, 6 inches to win the Class 2A high jump at Seth Grove Stadium. He also might have...
Derry’s Sophia Mazzoni faces big challenge at state meet; Greensburg Central Catholic’s Jerry Davis seeded 1st
If Derry senior Sophia Mazzoni wants to win a second PIAA javelin title, she has some work to do. There are two girls in the eastern part of the state who have better throws this season. Perkiomen Valley junior Ava Flicker has the best throw in Class 3A at 164...
6th-inning rally sends Norwin past rival Hempfield into WPIAL Class 6A finals
Norwin used a four-run sixth inning, including a bases-clearing double by senior Nathan Silberman, and rallied to defeat rival Hempfield, 7-4, in a WPIAL Class 6A baseball semifinal Tuesday at Boyce Mayview Sports Complex. The fourth-seeded Knights will play second-seeded Seneca Valley in the championship game at EQT Park in...
Mohawk uses 4-run rally to defeat Southmoreland in Class 3A quarterfinals
Southmoreland softball coach Todd Bunner brought his team together in left field at the Montour softball field Monday for one last time. After his talk, he huddled the players, and they all put their hands together and yelled “family.” No. 2 Mohawk scored four runs with two outs in the...
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Game for May 20, 2025
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class A Quarterfinals 5-Greensburg Central Catholic (18-2) vs. 4-Bishop Canevin (11-6) 4 p.m. Tuesday at West Mifflin Winner plays: Winner of 1-Serra Catholic (17-3)/8-Jefferson-Morgan (14-3) on Wednesday in the semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Anthony Grippo, Greensburg Central Catholic; Jackson Maddix, Bishop Canevin Extra bases:...
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 19, 2025
WPIAL Class 6A Quarterfinals 4-Norwin (12-8) vs. 5-Butler (12-8) 4 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny, Wexford Winner plays: Winner of North Allegheny/Hempfield on Tuesday in the semifinals Players to watch: Brayden Wardzinski, Norwin; Boden Lenyk, Butler. Extra bases: Wardzinski is 5-0 for Norwin. Senior Nate Silberman is committed to play...
Penn-Trafford’s Logan Kerstetter goes back-to-back in javelin at WPIAL championships
History repeated itself for Penn-Trafford senior Logan Kerstetter. For the second consecutive season, Kerstetter went into the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championship May 14 at Slippery Rock’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium as an underdog in the javelin. And for the second consecutive season, Kerstetter won the title. He was one...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Nick Turowski advances in U.S. Open qualifier
When Nick Turowski plays golf, he likes to play fast. He said he’s slowed down a bit in college by taking his time walking up to his ball. “I don’t like to wait around,” Turowski said after tying for third May 13 at the U.S. Open local qualifier at Quicksilver...
Seton Hill sweeps Millersville, advances to Atlantic D-II Super Regional
Seton Hill swept a baseball doubleheader against No. 1 seed Millersville in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional on Saturday and advanced to the Atlantic Super Regional for the third consecutive season. The Griffins (40-16) knocked off the talented Marauders (44-10), 7-4 and 8-2. They will face the winner of...
3 Franklin Regional athletes advance to PIAA track and field championships
Five athletes from the Franklin Regional track and field team earned medals at the WPIAL Class 3A championship May 14 at Slippery Rock, but only three secured a trip to the PIAA championship meet Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg. Senior Will Weaver, sophomore Sean Cartwright and sophomore Jamie Kociela will...
Penn-Trafford knocks off 3rd-seeded Latrobe in Class 3A boys volleyball thriller
Penn-Trafford veteran boys volleyball coach Jim Schall looked exhausted after Thursday’s WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal against No. 3 Latrobe, and he did not even play. But the cagey coach had his team ready for a thrilling match as his No. 6-seeded Warriors stunned the Section 2-3A champs, 3-2, by scores...
Norwin’s Ryan Schiller wins thriller in WPIAL 110-meter final
Ryan Schiller is not afraid to put in extra work. It sure paid off at the WPIAL track and field championships Wednesday at Slippery Rock University’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Norwin’s Schiller (14.30 seconds) used a quick finish and a lean after the final hurdle to edge North Hills’ Gamaliel Mogire (14.32)...
Trio of Westmoreland County track stars repeat as WPIAL champs
Who says it is tough to be a repeat champion? The three athletes from Westmoreland County who won titles at the WPIAL track and field championships last year were not satisfied with one title. They wanted more gold medals, and they got them. Penn-Trafford senior Logan Kerstetter, Derry senior Sophia...
Norwin track teams looking to continue banner season at WPIAL meet
It has been quite a spring so far for the Norwin track and field program, and the Knights are not done yet. The WPIAL Class 3A track and field championship begins at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Slippery Rock University’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium, and numerous Norwin athletes are looking to bring home...
Nick Turowski, Mark Goetz advance to U.S. Open final qualifier
When Nick Turowski plays golf, he likes to play fast. There was a reason he was in a hurry Tuesday while playing at the U.S. Open local qualifier at Quicksilver Golf Club. He had to catch a 4 p.m. flight out of Greater Pittsburgh International Airport with the West Virginia...
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 14, 2025
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 5A First round 6-Penn-Trafford (14-6) vs. 11-Connellsville (13-5) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of 3-Shaler (13-6)/14-Montour (12-7) in quarterfinals May 20 (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Brayden Stone, Penn-Trafford; Grayden Gillott, Connellsville Extra bases: Penn-Trafford had an eight-game winning streak snapped by...
No. 1 Penn-Trafford fends off challenge from scrappy Moon in Class 5A 1st round
Sometimes the littlest play turns out to be the play of the game. Penn-Trafford junior catcher Mackenzie Cox made three such plays Monday in the WPIAL Class 5A first-round game at West Mifflin. Cox laid down a perfectly executed squeeze bunt that ignited a four-run second inning and then made...
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 13, 2025
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A First round 12-Mt. Pleasant (12-6) vs. 5-South Park (12-6) 4 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 4-Waynesburg (15-3)/13-Freeport (13-6) in quarterfinals May 19 (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Cole Chatfield, Mt. Pleasant; Cooper Hochendoner, South Park Extra bases: Mt. Pleasant was part...
Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis retires from wrestling
Nico Megaludis has decided to hang up his singlet. The three-time PIAA Class 3A champion at Franklin Regional finished with a 170-1 career record in high school before becoming a NCAA champion, two-time runner-up and third-place finisher at Penn State. He recently announced on Instagram that he was going to...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Distance runner Jake McGhee turns in record performance
Penn-Trafford senior Jake McGhee turned in quite a performance at the 51st annual Baldwin Invitational. McGhee won prestigious McKinney Mile, and he broke the Penn-Trafford school record in the process. He won the marquee race named in honor of Baldwin’s former coach. McGhee won in 4 minutes, 15.71 seconds. Norwin’s...
Penn-Trafford lacrosse teams finish strong
Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse coach Charles Hach said he did not know what to expect this season after graduating 16 seniors. “We were rebuilding, and our goal was to make the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs,” Hach said. “We exceeded my expectations by finishing third. Now that we are in the playoffs...
‘You have to beat the best’: Penn-Trafford, 11 other Westmoreland County teams set for WPIAL baseball playoffs
For Penn-Trafford third-year baseball coach Lou Cortazzo, seeding doesn’t mean anything given the talent of teams in Class 5A baseball. Cortazzo’s squad proved that in 2024 when the Warriors were seeded No. 7, worked their way though the playoffs and defeated No. 4 Bethel Park, 4-3, in the title game....
Quicksilver playing host to U.S. Open qualifier
The only U.S. Open Local Qualifier in the Pittsburgh area will be held May 13 at Quicksilver Golf Club. There are 84 players entered who are vying for five berths. Some of the local golfers entered include Mark Goetz, Palmer Jackson, Wes Lorish, Brian Cooper, Jimmy Meyers, Justin Moose, Carter...
