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Remembering Monessen super fan Nello Tineri

When I received word last Thursday that Nello Tineri died, my mind instantly went back to my childhood.I have literally known Mr. Tineri my entire life, and even though he lived in Florida for a while, he often crossed my mind every football season.You see, Mr. Tineri bled Monessen black and ...

Russell was part of Belle Vernon basketball history

John Russell was part of the greatest basketball team in Belle Vernon Area High School basketball history and the memories of the Leopards’ WPIAL title run in 1977-78 are still vivid to this day.After playing JV ball, Russell became a key cog for Belle Vernon in 1976-77 on a team that ...

Royal Rumble outcome up in the air

The 30th annual Royal Rumble takes place tonight, and the outcome of the Rumble match itself truly is a guess.No less than 10 men could win the match in my eyes, and this yearĢƵ Rumble match has the second deepest pool of talent in history. The only 30-man Rumble that could touch this one, in ...

Winter of 1976 was what a ‘real winter’ is like

Following a series of generally mild winters over the eastern United States beginning in 1971-72 the extremely cold winter of 1976-77 came as a rude shock to most people.Fuel shortages quickly followed the cold air as the frozen rivers and lakes made transportation difficult. Commerce and the ...

Shed antlers an objective for mild-weather forays

This is an awkward, anticlimactic time of year for outdoor types. We tend to be objective-driven, especially during the hunting seasons, which are closing now. We enjoy the outdoors for its own sake, but we still crave that “edge” of pursuit. ItĢƵ a letdown deepened by the bland and balmy ...

Hall call nice surprise for Angle

Monday afternoon, word broke that Kurt Angle would headline WWEĢƵ 2017 Hall of Fame class, and it is both well deserved and a surprise.A Pittsburgh native, Angle built quite the resume in his 6½-year WWE run.He won a total of 12 titles during his short WWE run, and he is without question one ...