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Ferek dominated on sandlots before signing with Pirates

The late Stan Ferek is yet another gem from the areaĢƵ rich baseball history. Ferek was an outstanding pitcher in sandlot baseball circles before signing a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1941.Ferek, a 1940 graduate from Uniontown High School, he played football for the ...

First round goes to Raw

The first week of the official WWE brand split is in the books, and Raw definitely had the better show.However, there are many ways to look at this.Raw has way more talent that Smackdown does, so the early split of the brands should favor Raw most of the time.The WWEĢƵ flagship show was given ...

Filleting fish no mystery; Right tools help

A few days ago, Kathy and I encountered a couple we are friends with at a restaurant in the mountains. While the women chatted about our respective grown kids, the husband and I talked outdoor stuff, mostly fishing. He related that a pond on their property holds some large bluegills, and that ...

Battleground, Raw still going strong

The WWE presented Battleground Sunday night in Washington D.C., and Raw emanated Monday night from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.I was at both shows and here is a recap of the events.The first thing that stood out to me was how loud the Verizon Center was in D.C. and how CONSOL was ...

Uniontown HOF to honor 4th class

The fourth class of the Uniontown Area High School Academics, Arts and Athletics Hall of Fame is set for induction the weekend of Sept. 2-3.A class consisting of 12 individuals and one team will be enshrined. The 2016 class will be honored before the Uniontown-Thomas Jefferson football game on ...

Rio Olympics on the horizon

Don't look now but the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics is just over a week away.Although local hopefuls Clara Santucci, Emily Zimcosky, Kaitlyn Johnson, Brad Balsley, Patrick Reagan, Coleman Scott, Marissa Kalsey and Madison Wiltrout fell shy of a trip to the largest Portuguese-speaking ...