After an 11-year hiatus The Backyard Brawl is back.The college football season kicks off on Sept. 1 with the 105th edition of Pitt vs. West Virginia in front of a national television audience. Both fan bases are energized and the game at Acrisure Stadium is a sellout.Former Pitt and West ...
You could make a strong case that the Holliday family is the first family of Fayette County baseball, and more ammunition was added to that argument recently.Former All-Star Major League outfielder Matt Holliday was informed in May that he will be part of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame. ...
It has become sort of the unofficial kickoff to the high school football season in Western Pennsylvania, an annual get together of some of the greatest coaches in WPIAL football history.The event is organized each year by my good friend Bill Priatko. It is a chance to gather and break bread and ...
In recent months I have had the pleasure of interviewing two Western Pennsylvania sports legends. I met with Connellsville Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lujack on April 5 in Florida and sat down with former Pittsburgh Pirate great Dick Groat who hails from Swissvale on July 19.Many sports fans ...
On July 14 author Eric Moskala had a book signing in the tiny Vargo Newsstand in his hometown of Fayette City.Moskala had just released his second book about Fayette City history, 鈥淰oices of Fayette City, Pennsylvania: Recollections from the 1940s.鈥� It is a wonderful look back in time and ...
During the 鈥淕olden Age鈥� of Uniontown High School football in the 1950s and 1960s the Red Raiders were blessed with some outstanding players.One of them was tough-as-nails offensive guard and linebacker named Nick Caramano.Caramano was a well-rounded athlete who played several sports.鈥淚 ...
