High School football got underway with some schools playing Week 0 games, it gets into full swing this weekend when we enter Week 1 of the season.I wanted to revisit the luncheon I attended on July 17 at Grand View Golf Club in North Braddock with 10 of the greatest WPIAL football coaches past ...
The history of sports in Fayette County never ceases to amaze me. Recently a treasure trove of Fayette County sports history was given to me by the sons of Joseph Nicola Sr., who passed away at the age of 91 on January 11, 2014.Sons Joseph Jr. and James were in town to visit and pick up some ...
Arm injuries for pitchers go with the territory in baseball and many a promising career has been derailed because of them. Case in point is former Fairchance-Georges standout Matt Voithofer.A three sport athlete for the Runners, Voithofer excelled at baseball and also played basketball and ...
Mike Tremba is another in a long list of great baseball talent that was produced in the city of Connellsville.Tremba was an outstanding infielder/pitcher at Connellsville High School in the mid 1970蘑菇视频. He was part of two section championship teams in 1975 and 1976. The 1975 team finished with ...
Growing up Gil Joseph like a lot of youngsters had dreams of playing professional baseball. The Hiller, Pa., native is one of the few who saw the dream come true.Joseph was a standout right-handed pitcher for Brownsville High School in the 1970s.鈥淲e had a lot of good athletes, guys like Dan ...
Baseball in Western Pennsylvania has a rich history. While doing some research recently I uncovered another baseball gem from the past: Leon Arthur Petitt.Born in Waynesburg, PA on June 23, 1902, Pettit took a long winding road to the Major Leagues. He toiled eight years in the minor ...
