Fayette County has been blessed with some great families of athletes through the years. At the top of the list has to be the Munsey family who were part of the rich history of Uniontown High School athletics.George Munsey was the first of six children of George Sr. and Evelyn Little Munsey. He ...
Fayette County has a rich sports history and unfortunately, the stories and exploits of many great players and coaches have been lost and forgotten by the sands of time.This is the fourth in a series of articles that will explore some of these hidden figures. This article concerns former South ...
Former Geibel Catholic basketball standout Erica Hogan was a 1,000-point scorer in high school and college.She got an early start in the sport.鈥淢y mom tells the story that I didn鈥檛 really like my Aunt Donna until she bought me a Doctor J adjustable basketball hoop when I was 3 or 4 years ...
It was 50 years ago come March 9 that the Ringgold Rams captured the WPIAL Class A basketball title with a 54-47 win over General Braddock at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.The year before in 1971-72 Ringgold lost to tough ballgame to Keystone Oaks, 54-53, in the WPIAL playoffs and coming into ...
Belle Vernon girls basketball spawned a dynamic duo in the Slagus sisters, Jessica and younger sister Kaitlyn, who were 1,000-point scorers during their playing days with the Leopards.鈥淢y dad called us a dynamic duo,鈥� Jessica Slagus laughed.Both sisters got an early start in athletics.鈥淢y ...
In the history of Uniontown High School girls basketball only four ladies have tallied 1,000 career points.One of them is Kelsey Sleighter.The love affair with basketball began at an early age for Sleighter.鈥淚 started playing basketball in about second grade,鈥� Sleighter revealed. 鈥淚 loved ...
