The 1950s through the early 1970s were the Golden Age of Uniontown High School athletics. Chuck Haines was part of that era, playing football, basketball and participating in track and field for the Red Raiders.Haines got an early start in athletics.鈥淲e played on the playgrounds,鈥� Haines ...
Sometimes dynamite comes in small packages. Case in point: former Belle Vernon football and baseball standout Dave Bashada.The diminutive Bashada cast a big shadow for the Leopards in the late 1970s. He got an early start in athletics.鈥淚 played baseball and football in the Midget Leagues in ...
The 2004 baseball season for Penn State Fayette Campus was a magical one resulting in a championship.The program was established in 1999.鈥淥ur first season would have been 2000,鈥� said Ray Smitley, who was an assistant coach on the team under head coach Joe Gessner. 鈥淲e finished above .500 ...
The Fayette County sports community is mourning the death of Fayette County Sports Hall of Famer Henry 鈥淗ank鈥� Oppermann, who passed away on Oct. 18 at the age of 83.Oppermann was a standout athlete at Connellsville High School in the 1950s and played college football at Penn State. Here is ...
Former Connellsville High School, University of Pittsburgh and pro football standout Jim Cunningham was elated when he was informed that he was going to be inducted into Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame at this year蘑菇视频 induction on Oct. 29 in Reading.鈥淚t is truly a great honor,鈥� Cunningham ...
