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The recent Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet on Oct. 28 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Breinigsville was a star-studded affair.Locally Fayette County Sports Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer was the headliner, but at the event two former pro football stars, Russ Grimm and ...

Former Southmoreland High School athletic standout Russ Grimm received another big honor when he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Breinigsville.Grimm was part of the 60th Class of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame joining: Jan ...

When the merger between Rostraver and Bellmar High SchoolĢƵ happened, big Jim Bair was one of the building blocks for the first Belle Vernon Area football squad in 1965.Bair started building a resume in athletics early.“I played Little League baseball and I was terrible,” Bair recalled. ...

Back in the day he was known as “Leapin” Len McFadden, a nickname he earned as an outstanding performer on the Uniontown High School track and field squad in the early 1980s.He also played a little football for the Red Raiders.McFadden got an early start in athletics.“I started early, I ...

Baseball has always had a rich tradition in Fayette County. Back in the day American Legion baseball was very strong and served as a stepping stone for many area players into professional baseball.“American Legion baseball was big in the state of Pennsylvania because high school baseball was ...

The late Fayette County Sports Hall of Famer Jules “Buddy” Quertinmont received a long overdue honor this weekend as he was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.“He would definitely have his chest pumped out thatĢƵ for sure,” QuertinmontĢƵ son ...