Golf
Salvitti survives crazy round to win AJGA Southpointe Tournament
August 5, 2021
Rocco Salvitti’s final round at the American Junior Golf Association’s Southpointe Tournament on Thursday could only be simply described as crazy.
Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti still in the hunt at AJGA Southpointe tournament
August 4, 2021
Canonsburg’s Rocco Salvitti is one of the top golfers in the WPIAL.
Salvitti a shot back after Day 1 of the AJGA Southpointe tournament
August 3, 2021
Central Catholic junior Rocco Salvitti knows Southpointe Golf Club well. Being from Canonsburg, Salvitti has played the course numerous times.
Penn-Trafford’s Nick Turowski among local golfers set to test their skills at AJGA Junior Tournament
August 2, 2021
Nick Turowski has big aspirations.
Penn-Trafford’s Turowski wins season-ending golf tournament
July 30, 2021
Alex Turowski ended his high school career with a victory.
Plum teen enjoying winning summer on links
July 21, 2021
Wes Lorish kicked off his summer of golf in winning fashion.
‘Hidden gem’ Longue Vue Club gears up to co-host U.S. Amateur
July 17, 2021
Nestled high above the Allegheny River Valley in Verona and on the border of Penn Hills is a challenging golf course that is relatively unknown.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Alex Turowski wins at Diamond Run
July 10, 2021
Penn-Trafford graduate Alex Turowski has been battling a little midseason slump on the golf course.
Hampton grad competes at U.S. Open qualifier, NCAA tournament in golf season to remember
July 3, 2021
Hampton graduate Ben Huber this spring was part of the best golf team in Carnegie Mellon history and struggled to an 80th-place finish at an event in Columbus, Ohio.
Shady Side Academy’s Warden captures WPGA Junior title in a playoff
June 22, 2021
It wasn’t the way Weston Warden would have preferred to win the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 101st Junior Championship Tuesday, but he’ll take it.
Junior tournaments allow Penn-Trafford’s Nicholas Turowski to work on short game
June 13, 2021
Nicholas Turowski hopes to have his driver’s licenses in a year.
Hempfield adds girls golf program
February 22, 2021
Katie Miller won three PIAA titles and a WPIAL girls golf championship during her career at Hempfield .
South Fayette golfer emerging as one of WPIAL’s top players
November 1, 2020
Summer camp is usually a time for kids to do some hiking, swimming, biking and perhaps create a craft or two.
Westmoreland high school notebook: PIAA playoffs beckon for trio of teams
October 25, 2020
A trio of WPIAL championship teams from Westmoreland County will compete this week for state titles.
Learning from losses leads Sewickley Academy to 8th straight WPIAL boys golf title
Throughout the 2020 golf season, the Sewickley Academy boys golf team went through adversity.
Norwin golfers relish 1st trip to WPIAL championship
As Sal Cerilli walked up the 18th fairway on the Gold course at Cedarbrook, he felt a sense of finality kick in.
Team effort helped Franklin Regional secure 1st WPIAL golf title
A statistics teacher who doubles as the boys golf coach at Franklin Regional, Jeff Traphagen often looks at life through numbers.
Franklin Regional golfer Brooke Horvath finished senior season on high note
The Franklin Regional girls golf team won its first section title in 13 seasons and senior Brooke Horvath was one of the reasons the team went 10-1 and played in the WPIAL Class AAA team championship.
Pair of birdies highlight Oakmont experience for Hampton’s Arianna Erka
There was a time when back-to-back triple bogeys at the WPIAL golf championships would have ruined Arianna Erka.
