The National Park Service is welcoming back the firefighters who saved Friendship Hill National Historic Site in Springhill Township 40 years ago with a special event from 1 to 3 p.m. July 14 called “Saving the Gallatin Mansion: A Tribute to the 1979 Firefighters.’’“We know a lot of the ...
Gene Franks IV has a great lineage in athletics. When he started his baseball career he quickly found out the weight the family name carried in Fayette County athletics.“I wasn’t fully aware of what the Franks name meant, but I soon learned what it meant in athletics,” Franks said. ...
Andino Vecchiolla picked up right where he left off in the high school season in throwing a two-hit shutout in UniontownĢƵ 8-0 victory over Smithfield-Fairchance on Saturday at Smithfield Ball Field in Fayette County American Legion baseball action.Vecchiolla had eight strikeouts and walked ...
Laurel Highlands had arguably its best season in the history of the baseball program, and the Mustangs were rewarded with three players on the Pennsylvania Big 5/6 All-Conference first team.Juniors Santino Marra and Andino Vecchiolla made the team as infielders and senior Greg Hensh was tabbed ...
The Uniontown Rotary Club will hold the 62nd B’nai B’rith Sports Awards luncheon ceremony at the Diamond Ballroom in Uniontown on Thursday.To qualify for the award, a student must be “a senior ranked in the top quartile of the graduating class, be an outstanding athlete, and exhibit the ...
GREENSBURG — Albert Gallatin didn’t play its best softball and top-seed Penn-Trafford took advantage in MondayĢƵ 10-0 WPIAL Class AAAAA quarterfinal playoff victory in five innings at Seton Hill University.The Lady Colonials (11-8) had their six-game winning streak snapped by the Lady ...