Penn-Trafford notebook: Nick Turowski sparks WVU to win at Nemacolin

By: Paul Schofield
Sunday, October 5, 2025 | 11:01 AM

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Penn-Trafford grad and West Virginia sophomore Nick Turowski helped the Mountaineer golf team to a tournament victory.

Turowski finished third overall, shooting an 8-under par 208, as the Mountaineers won the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational at Mystic Rock Golf Course in Farmington on Sept. 27-29.

The Harrison City native had rounds of 73, 66 and 69. It was his third top 5 finish in a row.

Teammate Kaleb Wilson was the overall winner at 11-under 205.

WVU finished 38-under, 18 shots better the Western Carolina, in the second annual tournament.

Yacamelli runs wild

Sophomore quarterback Cody Yacamelli scored four touchdowns and rushed for 115 yards to lead Penn-Trafford to a 33-14 win against Plum in a nonconference battle. Jack Miller booted a 21-yard field goal, and the defense recorded a safety.

Senior quarterback Nate Desmond completed 7 of 13 passes for 96 yards.

The win left the Warriors 5-1, 1-1 in the Class 5A Big East Conference.

PT girls lead section

The Penn-Trafford girls’ volleyball team remains atop the Section 3-4A standings at 4-0.

The Warriors are ahead of Hempfield (4-1) and Norwin (2-1).

They own a 3-2 win against Latrobe and a 3-1 victory against Hempfield.

The Warriors were scheduled to visit Latrobe on Oct. 2 and host Hempfield on Oct. 7 and Plum on Oct. 9.

PT golfers end season

The Penn-Trafford boys and girls golf teams had disappointing seasons in the standings.

The boys finished 4-8 in the section, which was won by Latrobe, and the girls finished 4-8 in the section, which was won by Elizabeth Forward.

Doubles team falls

The Penn-Trafford doubles team of sophomore Elle Lejeune and senior Annabella Aquino, the section winner, dropped their first-round match in the WPIAL Class 3A tournament on Oct. 1.

They lost a hard-fought 10-8 decision to Upper St. Clair duo of junior Catalina Ramierz and sophomore Leila Harnade.

The USC duo finished in fourth place.

Field hockey seeks strong finish

The Penn-Trafford field hockey team (3-6-2, 1-6-1) can still qualify for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, but it needs to finish strong.

The Warriors recently dropped a 4-3 decision to Fox Chapel.

They have key matches against Latrobe (Oct. 9) and Upper St. Clair (Oct. 15).

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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