Fayette County has always had a rich baseball history. Forgotten over the years is a great ballplayer from a bygone era, Jasper “Jap” Washington, who was born September 13, 1896 and was a native of Dunbar.
Washington was a graduate of Connellsville High School and shortly after ...
Shrouded by the mists of time former Uniontown High School and University of Pittsburgh basketball standout Lester Cohen is slated to be inducted posthumously into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania on May 5.
The Cohen family is thrilled with the honor.
“We were very ...
Connellsville has always had a rich baseball heritage. Former Geibel Catholic High School two-sport standout Keith Smith is just one of the many players produced by the city along the Youghiogheny River.
Smith, like many athletes, got his start in sports at an early age.
“I got a start in ...