Connellsville has always had a rich baseball heritage. Former Geibel Catholic High School two-sport standout Keith Smith is just one of the many players produced by the city along the Youghiogheny River. Smith, like many athletes, got his start in sports at an early age. 鈥淚 got a start in ...
Veteran Belle Vernon Area softball coach Tom Rodriquez has forged a Hall of Fame career by building his program on three core principles: 1. Pitching. 2. Defense. And 3. Timely Hitting. Rodriquez was a baseball player during his high school days at Mon Valley Catholic High School and ...
Zack Dillow is a prime example of perseverance and hard work paying off in athletics. Dillow was a standout on the Albert Gallatin football team during the 1990s. Like many athletes Dillow got an early start in athletics, but it wasn't football. 鈥淚 started in wrestling,鈥� Dillow ...
Isaiah Bradick and Brian Martos combined on a four-hitter and Avella held off West Greene for a 2-1 win in a Section 1-A baseball pitchers battle on Thursday, March 28. The Eagles (2-0, 3-0) also won a tight clash on March 25, 3-1, in a two-game sweep of the Pioneers. Bradick pitched five ...
Connellsville High School wrestling has a rich tradition and history, and the Falcons under head coach Bill Swink, who just completed his third season at the helm, are on the rise. Swink, a Connellsville graduate, played football at Connellsville and was a three-year letterman in ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. 鈥� Rocco Welsh's dream of winning a national championship as a true freshman came up short Saturday night in the finals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at 174 pounds. The Waynesburg Central graduate and Ohio State wrestler dropped a 2-0 decision to Penn ...
