Paul Schofield stories, Page 97
Peters Township grad Schmidt’s run ends at Western Amateur
A slow start to the fourth round ended Peters Township grad Connor Schmidt’s run at the 118th Western Amateur on Thursday at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. The Venetia native and Drexel senior couldn’t overcome his slow start — 4-over-par after five holes — during the afternoon round,...
Connor Schmidt makes cut at 117th Western Amateur
Connor Schmidt stayed alive in the 117th Western Amateur on Wednesday, barely. Even thou Schmidt shot a 1-over 73 and is even for the tournament, he is tied for 39th and made the cut of top 40 and ties in the 156-man field. The Venetia native and Drexel senior had...
Bushy Run walks off in 1st round of WCABL playoffsVideo
Bushy Run struggled through much of Wednesday’s Westmoreland County American Baseball League playoff game against Young Township. It had trouble hitting Young Township starter Zach Harha over the first six innings. But when Young Township went to its bullpen in the bottom of the seventh inning, Bushy Run was prepared....
Yough rallies past Hempfield East to even Westmoreland County summer baseball series
Vinny Martin hit a two-run home run, Steve Manon added a two-run single, and Yough evened its best-of-three series in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League playoffs with Hempfield East with a 5-2 win at Sutersville on Tuesday. Martin, who earned a save in relief, hit his home run in...
Peters Township’s Schmidt 3 back at Western Amateur
Connor Schmidt opened the Western Amateur in good fashion on Tuesday. The Peters Township grad and Drexel senior shot a 1-under par 71 during Round 1 of the tournament at Crooked Stick Country Club in Carmel, Ind., and is three shots behind five players. Schmidt’s round included four birdies and...
Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti wins WPGA Junior Championship
Central Catholic sophomore Rocco Salvitti shot a 4-under par 68 on Monday to capture the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 100th Junior Championship at Grove City Country Club. The Canonsburg native who led the Tri-State Open after the first day in June edged Riverside’s Justin Hand, who shot a 3-under 69....
Top-seeded Latrobe survives scare in Westmoreland County summer baseball playoffs
Top-seed Latrobe took advantage of four Mt. Pleasant errors to score four unearned runs in a 5-3 victory on Monday in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League playoffs. The Jethawks, the regular-season champions, jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three innings, scoring a run in the first inning on...
Western Amateur next for golfers Schmidt, Jackson
Connor Schmidt and Palmer Jackson will head West on Monday to play in the prestigious Western Amateur at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. The site of the event is where John Daly became a household name when he won the 1991 PGA Championship. Schmidt finished fourth last week...
West Point Little League reaches $500 donation for scoreboard project
State Farm Insurance recently gave all its agents $500 to donate to a charity or an organization of their choice because of the coronavirus. Matt Knizner, an agent in Hempfield Township, decided to donate his $500 to the West Point Little League. The donation, said West Point president Tom Rennie,...
Mt. Pleasant baseball wins, secures playoff berth for county tournament
Mt. Pleasant doubled its win total for the season Sunday in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League by playing its most complete game of the season. Backed by the strong pitching of Joe Shrum and the timely hitting of Jonas King, Jeremiah Kitz and Shrum, Mt. Pleasant defeated West Hempfield,...
Schmidt nails 1st hole-in-one, surges to finish Sunnehanna AmateurVideo
JOHNSTOWN — Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt simply ran out of holes Friday during the final round of the 67th Sunnehanna Amateur. The Drexel senior, who carded his first hole-in-one, made a run on the back nine and finished the four-day tournament at Sunnehanna Country Club tied for fourth at 9-under-par...
American Junior Golf Association coming back to Southpointe
The AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) is coming to Southpointe Golf Club on Aug. 2-6. This is the second consecutive season Southpointe will host the AJGA Junior presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods. A field of 78 boys and girls, ages 12-19, will compete in a 54-hole event. There will be...
Pair of locals in hunt at Sunnehanna Amateur golf tourneyVideo
JOHNSTOWN — If you want to win the Sunnehanna Amateur, you have to play and putt well. Thursday was moving day, and many took advantage of the soft conditions to shoot good scores. Unfortunately, only one of the Western Pennsylvania players took advantage. Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt (Drexel) shot a...
Goetz, Schmidt, Jackson close to the leaders at Sunnehanna Amateur
JOHNSTOWN — Mark Goetz had a tournament-saving five-hole stretch Wednesday during the second round of the 67th Annual Sunnehanna Amateur to remember. The Greensburg native was stumbling at 3-over-par through six holes after he endured two weather delays when he turned around his day at Sunnehanna Country Club. He went...
Rain suspends Round 1 of Sunnehanna Amateur; Ryan Hybl holds early lead Jackson, Goetz among the leaders
JOHNSTOWN — Oklahoma men’s golf coach Ryan Hybl played most of his round rain-free during Day 1 of the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur on Tuesday. But a heavy thunderstorm moved through the area and delayed play for more than three hours. When play resumed, Hybl saw his early four-shot lead...
Knapp’s good deed toward Goetz lands both in Sunnehanna Amateur
Sometimes people who do good deeds reap great rewards. Oakmont’s Sean Knapp is that person. Knapp was part of the field for the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. It would be his 28th consecutive appearance in the tournament. But Knapp asked event co-chairman John Yerger...
Tri-State PGA brings back Amateur tournament
The Tri-State PGA announced Friday the Amateur will return Aug. 14 at Chartiers Country Club. The last time the Amateur was held was in 2012. After coronavirus restrictions forced the WPGA to cancel a few early season tournaments, leaving its annual schedule lighter than usual, the organization decided to bring...
Golf notebook: Palmer Jackson working on game; 4 qualify for state Open
Palmer Jackson continued to work out the kinks in his golf game during the third round of the 114th annual Southern Amateur on Friday. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore shot a 3-over par 75 and is 8-over 224 for the tournament. The final round is set for Saturday...
Palmer Jackson improves, survives cut at Southern Amateur
When Palmer Jackson gets hot, he’s one of the top golfers in the country. The 2019 season was unbelievable for the Murrysville resident and 2019 Franklin Regional graduate. He shot 10 consecutive tournament rounds in the 60s. He continued his strong play in the fall at Notre Dame. But the...
Murrysville’s Jackson shoots 3-over 75 at Southern Amateur
Palmer Jackson shot a 3-over par 75 on Wednesday during the first round of the Southern Amateur in Carrolton, Texas. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore is tied for 45th. Round two of the tournament is Thursday. This is the start of three busy weeks for Jackson, who will...
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps, Hempfield’s Olivia Persin earn top honors at Driscoll awards
After a delay of more than 2½ months, the winners of the Excellence Award were revealed Wednesday at the 64th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet hosted by Judge John J. Driscoll. Hempfield’s Olivia Persin and Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps were surprised. Maybe even shocked. Persin, a three-sport standout, and Phipps, who...
Pittsburgh’s Stimmel falls in R. Jay Sigel state amateur match play finals
Golf can be a very frustrating game. Just ask Pittsburgh native Rick Stimmel. After winning his semifinal match against Max Siegfried, 5 and 3, Stimmel lost to Norristown High School senior Joshua Ryan, 1-up, in the finals of the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play event sponsored by...
Upper St. Clair’s Jordan captures medalist honors at Isaly’s Junior event at Youghiogheny
Scott Jordan of Upper St. Clair shot a 1-over par 73 to capture the Isaly’s Junior Tour tournament at Youghiogheny Country Club on Tuesday. Pittsburgh’s Adam Steinmetz was second with a 75 in the 17-18 age division. Cranberry Township’s Dante Rossetti won the 15-16 division by shooting a 77, while...
Stimmel, Young advance to R. Jay Sigel state amateur semifinals
Rick Stimmel was the medalist during the qualifying round at the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel State Amateur Match Play tournament at the Country Club of York on Monday. But match play is a different animal. After breezing to a win in the Round of 16, the Pittsburgh native found...
Chip-in sparks Bethel Park’s Kowalski to home-course victory at Pittsburgh OpenVideo
Darin Kowalski skipped the final round of the Westmoreland County Amateur on Sunday. He withdrew because of a sore back. The rest did him well. The 34-year old played the two rounds of the Tri-State PGA Pittsburgh Open at South Hills Country Club, his home course, like a veteran professional....
