Paul Schofield stories, Page 9

The Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball team could have easily quit in Tuesday’s WPIAL Class A semifinals at AHN Arena at Peters Township. But there was no quit in these Centurions. After dropping the first two games of their best-of-five match to No. 2 Eden Christian, the No. 3 Centurions...

Penn-Trafford football team is getting healthy for the upcoming WPIAL Class 5A playoffs, according to coach John Ruane. The Warriors (7-2) finished the regular season with a game against former assistant Ron Prady at Latrobe on Oct. 25. Penn-Trafford was on a four-game winning streak, which included a 35-14 victory...

When teams average six goals per game and have solid goaltending, they are going to win a lot of hockey games. That’s the formula the Penn-Trafford hockey team has used to start the 2024-25 season 3-0. The team is scoring goals, playing solid defense and getting outstanding goaltending from Tyler...

Latrobe football coach Ron Prady said he slept well Friday night. He didn’t fret about if his team was going to be selected for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. Prady knew his team had a good resume and proved itself during the season. “I figured one of the ‘wild cards’...

Franklin Regional football suffered another close loss Oct. 18 when it dropped a 27-17 decision to first-place Woodland Hills. Kyle Dupill rushed for 208 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers. Dupill’s 12-yard touchdown run gave the Panthers a 10-7 lead in the third quarter. Joey Bayne booted a 29-yard...

The Penn-Trafford football team played a game of keep-away Friday at Latrobe. The Warriors were clinging to a four-point lead in the second half at Memorial Stadium, and coach John Ruane decided to put the ball into the hands of running back Tasso Whipple and quarterback Derek Carr. And the...

The North Allegheny boys golf team ended a 50-year drought by winning the WPIAL Class 3A team title Oct. 10. Now North Allegheny athletic director Bob Bozzuto has to find more room for the PIAA team championship trophy. The Tigers capped a tremendous season by winning their first PIAA title...

Even with what happened to the Latrobe football team this season, losing star linebacker Alex Tatsch and other starters to injury, the Wildcats still have a chance to make the WPIAL playoffs for the third consecutive season with a victory Friday night. But the Wildcats face a huge obstacle in...

Player of the week John Wetzel Latrobe, sr., QB/S The 6-foot, 190-pound senior is coming off a career game in leading the Wildcats to a 28-27 victory at Gateway. He completed 8 of 12 passes for 132 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 161 yards. The Marshall commit...

It turned out to be a great day for two Class 3A golfers from the WPIAL on Tuesday at the PIAA individual championships. Fox Chapel sophomore Carson Kittsley and Elizabeth Forward junior Mya Morgan are bringing home gold medals for their work. Kittsley shot consecutive 4-under-par 68s to capture the...

Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team has won eight consecutive WPIAL Class 2A titles. The Warriors, Pine-Richland (Class 3A) and Shady Side Academy (Class A) look to continue their dominance this fall. Of the three returning champions, Penn-Trafford is in the clearest danger of seeing its streak of consecutive titles end. The...

Hempfield girls volleyball coach Ashten Flynn could not be prouder of squad this season considering the injuries and the illnesses it endured. The Spartans (10-5, 8-2) finished second in Section 3-4A, a game behind Penn-Trafford (10-6, 9-1). The teams split their matches this season. Hempfield travels to Pine-Richland at 7:30...

Elizabeth Forward junior Mya Morgan used six birdies to grab a 2-shot lead at the PIAA Class 3A girls golf championship Friday at Penn State’s White Course. She shot a 4-under-par 68 to lead Plymouth-Whitemarsh senior Rhianna Gooneratne, who shot a 70. Peters Township junior Ellie Benson is tied for...

Penn-Trafford first-year girls volleyball coach Tracy McDonald didn’t mind the tough nonsection schedule her team faced this season. She knew it would make them better, and it did. The Warriors returned only three starters from the 2023 squad, so McDonald had to mix in a talented group of underclassmen if...

When Penn-Trafford defeated Franklin Regional in a key WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference game Oct. 11, the Warriors won a key phase of the game: special teams. The Warriors blocked a punt that resulted in a safety and blocked a field goal. A muffed punt resulted in a touchdowns...

Franklin Regional hockey coach Brian Bearley isn’t surprised by his team’s 3-0 start. While others might be surprised because the team moved up to Class 3A from Class 2A this season, the first-year coach expected it because of the players returning. “I expect us to win every game,” Bearley said....

Missed opportunities and a costly turnover were too much for the Hempfield football team overcome Friday in a critical WPIAL Class 6A Conference battle against Mt. Lebanon. The Blue Devils (2-7, 2-3) won their second game of the season, 42-20, and can clinch a berth in the WPIAL playoffs by...

Player of the week Noah Sunder Jeannette, jr., WR/OLB The 6-foot-1, 180-pound receiver/linebacker had a huge game against Brentwood last Friday. He caught four passes for 120 yards and three touchdowns. He connected on scores from Kymon’e Brown of 43, 44 and 14 yards. His 19-yard catch set up the...

Since Southmoreland was formed by a merger of Scottdale and East Huntingdon in 1964, you could count on one hand the number of times the football team played in a game to decide the conference title. But since Tim Bukowski became coach in 2022, Southmoreland has played in more meaningful...

Nick Turowski wasn’t picked by his golf coach at West Virginia University to compete in the Big 12 Match Play event. Instead, the freshman was sent to Johnstown to play in the Red Flash Invitational at Sunnehanna Golf Club on Oct. 8. The Penn-Trafford graduate used the event to prove...

When Ryan Hankey took over as coach of the Penn-Trafford boys soccer program, his main goal was getting his team back into the WPIAL playoffs. And with two games left in the season, the Warriors secured third place in Section 3-A. Now Hankey wants to see his team win playoff...

The Franklin Regional hockey team not only has a new coach for the 2024-25 season, the Panthers also are in a higher classification. The Panthers are now under the direction of Bryan Bearly, who was assistant coach for former coach John Winebrenner, who was fired after the season. The team...

It was a special win for the Penn-Trafford football team Friday. The Warriors special teams blocked a field goal, blocked a punt, recovered a muffed punt that turned into a touchdown and had a couple of long kickoff returns to help pull out a hard-fought 26-10 victory over rival Franklin...

The PIAA board of control voted Wednesday to approve the wrestling steering committee’s proposal to make a major change in the individual regional tournaments. Instead of having five regions in Class 3A, the PIAA reduced the regionals to four with an average of 62.5 teams in each regional. The committee...

One streak continued, two ended and a program-first title was won at the WPIAL team golf championships Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course. The streak that continued belonged to the Peters Township girls, who won their third consecutive Class 3A title. It was their fourth in the past five years. The...