Paul Schofield stories, Page 9

Mt. Pleasant duo makes history by winning Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award

History was made at the 69th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet Wednesday at Ferranti’s Lakeview. For the first time in banquet history, the boys and girls winner of the Excellence Award came from the same school: Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King and Joseph Gardner, both multiple PIAA and WPIAL Class 2A...
Behind shutout from Braden Kemmerer, Plum clinches at least share of section title

Latrobe knew if it wanted to win the Section 1-5A title, it had to defeat Plum on Monday night. Plum junior right-handed pitcher Braden Kemmerer would not let that happen. Kemmerer tossed a three-hit shutout and struck out three as Plum clinched at least a tie for the section title...
Veteran coach Gene Brisbane to be honored at Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet

Gene Brisbane has been coaching high school and college athletes since being hired at his alma mater, Hempfield, in 1974. “I was preparing for my first year when the late Bill Abraham called me in and said, ‘Gene, you’re coaching female girls basketball this year.’ I really did not want...
A closer look at 2025 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees

Winners of the annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award, sponsored by Judge Michael Stewart, will be announced at a banquet Wednesday, at Ferrante’s Lakeview. Athletic directors or representatives from the 18 county high schools selected 12 finalists for the award and one male and one female winner. Here are the...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Top track performers rank among WPIAL’s best

Here is a list of some of Penn-Trafford’s top track and field performers and how they rank in the WPIAL this season. The top 24 advance to WPIAL individual championships May 14 at Slippery Rock. Some of the standout performers are Jack McGhee (800, 1600 and 3200), Ekulous Lett and...
Girls flag football could be coming to Penn-Trafford

Is flag football coming to Penn-Trafford? If the powder puff games April 25 were an indication, there is a chance the sport will be sponsored by the school district in the future. It was a test run that was a complete success. “It was a big hit,” Penn-Trafford athletic director...
Franklin Regional just misses out on WPIAL track upset

Aw, so close. The Franklin Regional boys track team almost pulled off a first at the WPIAL team semifinals April 30. In fact, coach Bob Ralston thought his team had upset Mt. Lebanon, which would have advanced the Panthers to the WPIAL team finals for the first time. “I had...
Hempfield throwers coming together; Maddie Tulley wins shot put at Baldwin Invitational

For those who thought this would be a down season for the Hempfield throwers, those people forgot to tell throwing coach Dave Murray and his athletes. Hempfield is doing just fine, and some of its throwers are putting up personal records. Junior Maddie Tulley is the latest girl to shine....
High school track notebook: ’Tis the season for large invitationals

This is the time of the year to which athletes competing in track and field look forward. It is a weekend when the athletes start measuring themselves against some of the best in the state and WPIAL. There are three big invitationals Friday — at Baldwin, Pine-Richland and Altoona. The...
WPIAL’s best track and field performances through May 1, 2025

Here are the top performers in the WPIAL as of May 1: 3A Boys 100: Preston Miller, Latrobe, 10.74; 200: Gavin Skarbek, Seneca Valley, 22.11; 400: Gavin Skarbek, Seneca Valley, 49.12; 800: Kayden Lightner, North Hills, 1:51.29; 1,600: Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 4:11.76; 3,200: Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 8:47.76; 110...
Mt. Pleasant swim coach Sandy Felice steps down after remarkable career

Mt. Pleasant is looking for a new swimming coach. That’s because longtime coach Sandy Felice, who led the Vikings boys and girls to Class 2A state titles, has decided to go out on top and hang up her whistle after 40 years. Felice, 68, began coaching in 1979 as a...
Shannopin set to host U.S. Women’s qualifier

Waynesburg native and former LPGA player Rachel Rohanna is one of 39 women competing in the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open qualifier May 6 at Shannopin Country Club. Shannopin Country Club is 105 years old and is hosting its sixth Open qualifier. It is located northwest of Downtown Pittsburgh in Ben...
Plum pulls away from Franklin Regional to stay atop section

Plum did not have a big celebration after its 12-5 baseball victory against Franklin Regional on Monday. Why would the Mustangs? All it did was help them maintain a one-game lead atop Section 1-5A in front of Penn-Trafford (11-5, 7-2) and Latrobe (12-4, 7-2). There are still two weeks to...
Thrower Logan Kerstetter, runner Jake McGhee win county titles for Penn-Trafford

Penn-Trafford senior Logan Kerstetter walked away from the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships on April 24 with three medals and an MVP award in the field events. The reigning WPIAL Class 3A javelin champion won the javelin for the second consecutive season, earned a silver medal for...
Defending WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford ‘starting to jell’ as postseason nears

As the weather heats up, so is the Penn-Trafford baseball team. The Warriors (10-5, 6-2) were in a three-way tie for second place with Franklin Regional (10-3, 6-2) and Latrobe (9-4, 6-2) in Section 1-5A, a game behind Plum (12-2, 7-1). Most section teams have four games left with a...
WPIAL’s top track and field performances through April 25, 2025

Here are the top performers in WPIAL track and field as of April 25: Class 3A boys 100: Preston Miller, Latrobe, 10.74; 200: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward, 22.13; 400: Gavin Skarbek, Seneca Valley, 49.12; 800: Kayden Lightner, 1:51.29; 1,600: Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 4:11.76; 3,200: Jack Bertram, 8:47.75; 110 hurdles:...

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