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Catching up with … Gus Gerard

Sometimes even Gus Gerard is surprised at what he was able to accomplish in the sport of basketball when he reflects on his career. Gerard scored 1,198 points in just three years at Laurel Highlands, starred at the University of Virginia and played seven seasons of professional basketball in ...

More than football

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Normally, we create our evaluations of our athletes on the numbers they produce, numbers that are referred to as statistics. These numbers are so important that they become worshipped almost like shrines ... in baseball, 56 games hit-in consecutively, .400 batting ...

Part of history

Ashlyn Basinger jumped at the opportunity. The Waynesburg Central graduate was told of the newly formed Pittsburgh Riveters pre-professional womenÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ soccer team and was thrilled when she was asked to be part of the roster. Basinger, who is a member of the University of Cincinnati ...

Enshrined

The annual Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony is as popular as ever with the Class of 2025 being enshrined Friday at Pleasant Valley Golf Club. Headlining the new group were Brownsville graduate and former major leaguer Doug Dascenzo and Fayette CountyÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ all-time ...

College sports are rapidly evolving, and recently, it took another step to the professional level after a judge in California settled on a revenue-sharing agreement between the NCAA and players. Now, athletes are allowed to play directly for schools up to about $20 million a year on top of the ...

Into the Hall: Pete Smith

High school athletes dream of leading their team to a WPIAL championship. Pete Smith accomplished that goal in not one, but two sports in the same year. The Uniontown graduate was the point guard on the Red Raiders boys basketball team that won WPIAL and PIAA championships in 1962 and also ...