Paul Schofield stories, Page 106
Ligonier Valley boys advance to Heritage championship with win over Penns ManorVideo
Ligonier Valley sophomore Matthew Marinchak had a quiet first half Monday in a Heritage Conference semifinal game against Penns Manor. But he made lot of noise in the second half when the visiting Comets were making a run at the Rams (20-2, 14-0). Marinchak scored 22 of his personal-best 28...
Cambria Heights to replace Ligonier Valley in Heritage Conference
Heritage Conference president Jody Rainey announced on Monday that the conference voted to approve Cambria Heights as its new member to replace Ligonier Valley, which left for the WPIAL. The vote was 8-0. Cambria Heights will begin competition in the conference starting with the 2021-22 school year. Cambria Heights is...
College wrestling notebook: Franklin Regional grad Michael Kemerer carries Iowa past Penn State
When Iowa defeated Penn State, 19-17, on Friday in a wrestling match that featured the top two teams in country, it was two Franklin Regional grads that led the way. No. 1-ranked and two-time NCAA 125-pound champion Spencer Lee picked up a technical fall win for the top-ranked Hawkeyes. Lee...
No. 1 Waynesburg rallies to win WPIAL Class AAA wrestling title in 31 years
Waynesburg found itself in an unfamiliar position in the finals of the WPIAL Class AAA wrestling team championship. With three bouts left Saturday, the top-seeded team needed to win all three and get bonus points in the process, and that’s what they did. Wins by Nate Stephenson (152 pounds) and...
No. 1 Fox Chapel pulls away to dump Penn-Trafford
There is a reason Fox Chapel is ranked No. 1 in Class 6A. The unbeaten Foxes didn’t flinch when Penn-Trafford made a run at them late in the third quarter Friday night. Fox Chapel showed its mettle and slowly reclaimed the momentum in a Section 3-6A battle and pulled away...
Once ‘overrated’ and ‘out of shape,’ Hempfield wrestlers march into WPIAL semifinals
When the Hempfield wrestling team was rated No. 1 early in the season, coach Tommy Dolde felt his team didn’t earn such a high praise. The Spartans then dropped a pair of matches late in December to Seneca Valley and Canon-McMillan and fell to No. 4. “Coach was right,” senior...
Ligonier Valley boys basketball rebounds from poor start
If you witnessed Ligonier Valley’s boys basketball game against Nazareth Prep, you probably walked away thinking it was going to be a long season for the Rams. Ligonier Valley coach John Berger might have agreed after the 37-point loss to the returning WPIAL Class A champions. But first impressions can...
Hempfield rolls over Kiski Area to reach WPIAL wrestling semifinals
Hempfield didn’t look sharp in its first match Wednesday in the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament. But the Spartans were a different team in the quarterfinals against No. 5 Kiski Area. Fourth-ranked Hempfield won the coin toss, which allowed coach Tommy Dolde to dictate matchups, and his team did the...
Westmoreland County wrestling notebook: Latrobe collects medals at West Branch
It was another successful tournament for Latrobe, which earned a fourth-place finish at the West Branch Ultimate Warrior tournament. The Wildcats finished with 130.5 points, finishing behind Southern Columbia (210.5), Mifflin County (189.5) and Johnsonburg (131). Gabe Willochell was the Wildcats’ only champion, winning the 132-pound title. Freshman Nathan Roth...
Norwin’s Vince DeAugustine reaches coaching milestone
The Norwin wrestling team presented coach Vince DeAugustine a couple of banners following Monday’s match against West Mifflin. The banners were to commemorate his 250th coaching win. In 15 years as a coach, DeAugustine’s record stands 250-61, including 218-53 in 13 years at his alma mater Hempfield. And while DeAugustine...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 28, 2020
Class AAA Team record LW 1. Waynesburg 9-0 1 2. Seneca Valley 12-1 2 3. Canon-McMillan 11-3 3 4. Hempfield 17-2 4 5. Kiski Area 12-3 5 6. Thomas Jefferson 9-3 NR 7. Connellsville 10-3 7 8. North Allegheny 6-1 9 9. Latrobe 6-2 10 10. Norwin 15-4 6 Class...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Jan. 28, 2020
Class AAA Team record LW 1. Nazareth (11) 14-1 2 2. Waynesburg 9-0 3 3. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 9-1 1 4. Seneca Valley 12-1 4 5. Erie Prep (10) 16-1 5 6. Canon-McMillan 11-3 6 7. Hempfield Area 17-2 7 8. Northampton (11) 14-1 8 9. Quakertown (1) 16-0 10...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 28, 2020
Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (30-3); 2. Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (25-1); 3. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (19-7); 4. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (19-4); 5. Nick Gorman, fr., North Allegheny, (22-2). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr. Franklin Regional (26-1); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr. Hempfield (19-3); 3. Nico...
Norwin, Franklin Regional, Pine-Richland, Chartiers Valley move on in WPIAL wrestling playoffs
Norwin didn’t have a good Section 1-3A wrestling tournament on Jan. 22, losing twice and finishing fourth. But the Knights bounced back, winning the Sharon Duals on Saturday and then defeating West Mifflin, 51-18, in the WPIAL Class AAA pigtail round match Monday at Canon-McMillan. The victory was the 250th...
WPIAL products Lee, Pletcher, Joseph ranked No. 1 in initial NCAA Division I wrestling coaches poll
The NCAA released the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2019-20 wrestling season Friday, and three WPIAL wrestlers — Iowa junior Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional), Ohio State senior Luke Pletcher (Latrobe) and Penn State senior Vincenzo Joseph (Central Catholic) earned No. 1 spots. Lee and Joseph are two-time...
Latrobe knocks off Penn-Trafford again
It hasn’t been a great season for the Latrobe boys basketball team. The Wildcats, who generally battle for the section title, find themselves in last place in the WPIAL Section 3-6A standings. But Latrobe didn’t look like a last-place team Friday at Penn-Trafford, and the teams ahead of them in...
Hempfield grad Maddie Holmberg sets season high, wins pentathlon in New York
Hempfield grad Maddie Holmberg continues to do amazing things on the track. A Penn State senior and two-time first-team NCAA All-American turned in her best performance of the season, scoring 4,171 points in winning the pentathlon at the Dr. Sander Invitational in New York City. Competing in five events, the...
Waynesburg, Burrell get top seeds in WPIAL wrestling team tournaments
The WPIAL wrestling committee rewarded excellence and history when deciding the pairings for the team tournament. Undefeated and top-ranked Waynesburg, which won a thriller over No. 3 Canon-McMillan in the Section 4 championship Wednesday, received the top seed in Class AAA. Burrell, which has won 13 straight WPIAL titles, was...
Hempfield defeats Kiski Area for section wrestling title
Hempfield needed a stopper when Kiski Area jumped out to a quick lead in the WPIAL Class AAA Section 1 title match on Wednesday. Senior Dillon Ferretti became that person. His first-period pin of Jack Dilts in the 220-pound match sparked No. 4 Hempfield to five consecutive victories and a...
Knoch boys basketball team stays calm, defeats Mt. Pleasant
When Knoch struggled to make a 3-pointer in the first quarter against Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday, there was no panic from the Knights. That’s because when you live by the 3-pointer, you’re confident you shot eventually will fall. Knoch’s boys basketball team had a little problem with the Vikings’ length...
Wrestling notebook: Key matches possible in section tournaments
Some potentially interesting matchups could be in store at the WPIAL Class AAA and Class AA section team tournaments. In Class AAA, the Section 1 showdown between No. 4 Hempfield and No. 5 Kiski Area and the Section 4 showdown between No. 1 Waynesburg and No. 3 Canon-McMillan headline the...
‘Spartanhawks’ Ethan Berginc, Justin Cramer fitting in with Hempfield wrestling team
When the Jeannette School District decided to disband its wrestling program three years ago and enter into a co-op with Hempfield, junior Ethan Berginc and senior Justin Cramer didn’t have a choice if they wanted to continue the sport they loved. They had to move from a Class AA program...
Trib HSSN PIAA team wrestling rankings for Jan. 21, 2020
Class AAA Team record LW 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 8-0 1 2. Nazareth (11) 11-1 2 3. Waynesburg 7-0 3 4. Seneca Valley 10-1 4 5. Erie Prep (10) 10-1 5 6. Canon-McMillan 10-2 6 7. Hempfield Area 15-2 7 8. Northampton (11) 9-0 8 9. Kiski Area 11-2 9...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 21, 2020
Class AAA Team record LW 1. Waynesburg 7-0 1 2. Seneca Valley 10-1 2 3. Canon-McMillan 10-2 3 4. Hempfield 15-2 4 5. Kiski Area 11-2 5 6. Norwin 9-2 6 7. Connellsville 9-2 7 8. Mt. Lebanon 10-1 8 9. North Allegheny 5-0 9 10. Latrobe 5-1 10 Class...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 21, 2020
Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (28-3); 2. Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (23-1); 3. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (18-6); 4. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (17-4); 5. Nick Gorman, fr., North Allegheny, (20-2). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr., Franklin Regional (23-1); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr., Hempfield (17-3); 3. Nico...
