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Hard work paved the way for Gallo’s success

Denise Gallo used hard work and great determination to forge an outstanding high school and college basketball career.“I had a basketball under my arm since I was six-years old,” Gallo said. “To have my dedication to the sport recognized is truly a blessing.”Gallo was a standout at ...

Former Uniontown star Machinsky remembered

Word finally reached Uniontown last week of the passing of one of the all-time greats in Fayette County football history.Former Uniontown star Francis “Moose” Machinsky, age 79, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 peacefully in his sleep.Machinsky, a Buffington, Pennsylvania native, was a ...

Cochrane was part of Geibel’s run

The Geibel Catholic girls basketball team enjoyed an unprecedented run of success capturing four straight WPIAL Class AA titles from 1993 through 1996.One of the linchpins of that special group of girls was 5-foot-10 Tara Cochrane.“We always knew that was a unique moment in time for us,” ...

Mike King was cut from the Fairchance Georges basketball squad in ninth grade. He used that disappointment to fuel what turned out to be an outstanding basketball career.“I got cut in ninth grade,” King recalled. “ThatĢƵ one thing I had in common with Michael Jordan, we both got cut in ...

Frank Zimmovan followed in some big footsteps at North Union High School, as he had four brothers (Steve, George, Ed and Bill) that participated in athletics for the Rams.The youngest of 12 children, Zimmovan was a three-sport standout in football, basketball and baseball for the Rams in the ...

Dave Dvorchak knew about UniontownĢƵ great football tradition and he and his teammates embraced that tradition.“Actually, my brother Ed played on the 1965 WPIAL championship team,” Dvorchak said. “We had football families like the McLees and the Hull brothers, the three Ostrosky ...