Paul Schofield stories, Page 119
Hempfield’s Fintan Brose gets bigger, stronger
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. When Hempfield senior Fintan Brose wants to get away from football, he will grab...
Greensburg’s Rocco Mediate advances in U.S. Senior Open; Knapp, Cooper do not
Rocco Mediate will playing this weekend. That’s because the Greensburg native made the cut at the USGA U.S. Senior Open on Friday at Notre Dame’s Warren Golf course in South Bend, Ind. Mediate shot a 1-under par 69 and is 1-over for the tournament. He is tied for 53rd. Two...
Knapp shoots a 71, Mediate 72 at U.S. Senior Open
Oakmont native Sean Knapp shot a 1-over par 71 on Thursday during the first round of the U.S. Senior Open at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. Knapp is nine strokes behind the co-leaders David Toms and Steve Stricker, who each shot an 8-under par 62. He is tied...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018 cross country season
There is a reason gold is in North Allegheny’s team colors. Gold is usually given to first place teams or individuals, and North Allegheny’s boys and girls cross country teams earned gold medals and trophies for winning the PIAA Class AAA championships last fall. The North Allegheny boys outdistanced La...
Brentzel hired as Penn-Trafford wrestling coach
When A.J. Brentzel and his wife, Alicia, attended a Penn-Trafford wrestling match last season, Brentzel told her he really wanted to give back to the program. “I felt I could help out and had something to make the program better,” Brentzel said. “I felt I could make a difference.” When...
Michael Gligic rallies to win Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational
When Michael Gligic began his round in the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational eight shots behind 54-hole leader David Bradshaw, the former winner of the Web.com tournament was still confident he had a chance to win. Gligic knew he had to play well and hoped Bradshaw and other golfers in...
David Bradshaw closing in on 4th title at Frank B. Fuhrer Invitational
Most golfers consider Round 3 of a tournament as moving day. There wasn’t much movement, however, during Tuesday’s round at the annual Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational at Pittsburgh Field Club, and that was just fine for three-time champion David Bradshaw. The Harper’s Ferry, W.Va., native, who competes on the...
3-time champion David Bradshaw takes 2-shot lead at Frank B. Fuhrer Invitational
Three-time champion David Bradshaw shot a 5-under-par 135 to take a two-shot lead after Day 1 of the Frank B. Fuhrer Invitational. Bradshaw shot a 3-under 67 in Round 1 and a 2-under 68 in Round 2 on Monday at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Four golfers were tied for second...
Penn-Trafford grad Dan Obremski part of ‘toughest field’ for Fuhrer Invitational
Dan Obremski didn’t need to look at the field to know how tough the Frank B. Fuhrer Invitational, which begins Monday at Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel, will be this year. After taking away the 15 spots normally reserved for Tri-State PGA professionals, Fuhrer was able to invite a...
Ligonier Valley wins linemen challenge at Pitt
It was quite a day for the Ligonier Valley football team. The Rams competed in the University of Pittsburgh’s linemen challenge and took home the title by defeating Ohio power, the Massilion Tigers. So proud of our linemen! Your 2019 Pitt Linemen Challenge Champions! Beat Massillon, Ohio in the finals...
West Virginia HOF class includes WPIAL stars Meg Bulger, Jones brothers
West Virginia announced its 29th Hall of Fame, and the class includes three former WPIAL stars: wrestlers Greg Jones and Vertus Jones and women’s basketball player Meg Bulger. The induction ceremonies will take place Sept. 14 when WVU hosts N.C. State. The other inductees are Steve Dunlap (football), Darryl Prue...
Yough’s Bach named Westmoreland Tribune-Review Baseball Player of the Year
2019 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball All-Stars Player of the Year Jarett Bach, Sr., P/1B, Yough There was a reason the Yough baseball program made a huge jump in 2019. His name was Jarett Bach. The 6-foot-5 left-hander was the guiding force for the Cougars as they tied Greensburg Salem for the...
Dom Nania joins Seton Hill wrestling staff
Hempfield graduate Dom Nania, who wrestled at Wheeling Jesuit and was an assistant at Hempfield and Norwin with Vince DeAugustine, was recently added to the Seton Hill coach staff. Nania was a three-time captain at Wheeling Jesuit, where he compiled 98 wins and was a two-time NCAA Division II qualifier....
4 Westmoreland softball players pick Saint Vincent
The Saint Vincent College women’s softball team, fresh off a Presidents’ Athletic Conference title, announced a six-player recruiting class for the 2020 season. Four are from Westmoreland County. They are Hempfield’s Hanna Pavsek and Jessica Persin, Franklin Regional’s Mallory Halleck and Greensburg Salem’s Sydney Tressler. Pavsek was part of four...
Westmoreland County Community College trio receive post-season baseball honors
Three Westmoreland County Community College freshmen baseball players earned All-Region XX team honors and Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference honors. The first team All-Region XX first team honors went to freshman infielder Tyler Kuhns (Latrobe) and freshman outfielder Nico Cuello. Kuhns had a .373 batting average with 31 hits and 11...
Latrobe Legion looks to maintain standard of success
One consistent with the Latrobe American Legion baseball team is the pride the players show year in and year out. For the past 28 years, the Jethawks have qualified for the District 31 playoffs, and they’ve typically battled for the regular season title. They’ve also had a full roster of...
Mt. Pleasant grad Napper runs away with Westmoreland Junior title
While Westmoreland County Golf Association tournament officials were disappointed with the small field at Thursday’s Junior Championship, they were thrilled with the play of their champion. Mt. Pleasant graduate Sam Napper didn’t perform like a golfer who started playing three years ago. The Westminster commit ran away with the 31st...
Central Catholic grad Shipley wins WPGA Junior championship on 3rd playoff hole
Neal Shipley and Brady Pevarnik finished the 99th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Junior championship in the dark Wednesday. After a thunderstorm delayed play at 2:21 p.m., the 36-hole event was far behind schedule. Thanks to some clutch putting on the final hole and the first three playoff holes, Shipley walked...
Penn State’s Jason Nolf receives Big Ten Medal of Honor
The Big Ten announced Penn State senior Jason Nolf received the conference’s Medal of Honor award, given annually for athletic and academic excellence. Nolf is a three-time NCAA wrestling champion. The kinesiology major finished with a record of 117-3. He finished with 60 pins, 27 technical falls and 16 major...
WPGA Junior tournament features strong field
Latrobe graduate Brady Pevarnik, South Fayette’s Luke Lestini, Central Catholic’s Neal Shipley and Fox Chapel’s Gregor Meyer are just some of the top golfers competing in the 99th annual Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Junior Championship on Wednesday at Westmoreland Country Club in Export. The four golfers from the WPIAL all...
Longtime WCCC pitching coach Terry Mularski calls it quits
Terry Mularski is retiring from a job he loves — coaching baseball. The 64-year-old, who retired from teaching after 40 years last year, is hanging up his jersey after 28 years as the Westmoreland County Community College baseball team’s pitching coach. “The decision to retire as a coach was harder...
Westmoreland high school notebook: First-time softball champions come up big defensively
Penn-Trafford and Frazier softball teams had a lot in common when they won PIAA softball titles on Friday at Penn State’s Beard Field. Not only were they the school’s first state titles, they did it by making big plays on defense. Penn-Trafford won the Class 5A title, a 5-3 win...
Duke’s Alex Smalley wins Sunnehanna Amateur
Duke golfer Alex Smalley became the fifth golfer and first since Rickie Fowler in 2007 and ‘08 to win consecutive Sunnehanna Amateur titles. Smalley shot his second-consecutive 4-under-par 66 to grab the 66th annual tournament Saturday at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. He finished at 10-under 270. He was five...
Firefighter parade greets state champion Penn-Trafford softball teamVideo
As the Penn-Trafford girls softball team returned home Friday night after winning their first PIAA title, they were greeted with flashing red lights and sirens as they approached Westmoreland Country Club. There is nothing like waking up the neighborhood at 11 p.m. with the commotion as they drove to the...
Hempfield grad giving football a try
When the Pittsburgh Passion battles the New York Wolves on Saturday in the Women’s Football Alliance playoffs, Hempfield 1994 grad Jen Bova will be embarking on a new dream, playing in a football playoff game. You could say she has a passion for the game. This is Bova’s first season...
