Paul Schofield stories

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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)...

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 begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Slippery Rock University’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium, and numerous Norwin athletes are looking to bring home...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....