ROSTRAVER TWP. -- Uniontown had the unenviable task of opening its boys basketball season with an all-new starting lineup on the road against one of the top-ranked teams in Class 4A on Friday.To make matters worse for the Red Raiders, starting center Christian Perkins was unavailable and senior ...
Coaches always encourage their athletes and teams to get better as the season progresses and finish strong.ThatĢƵ what made for some of the most frustrating local sports moments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. There were those who were prepared to embrace greatness but never actually ...
Connellsville struggled to earn wins this football season while playing in the rugged Big East Conference but its offense averaged 23.7 points per game and gave opponents fits.The Falcons even rang up 28 points against conference champion Penn-Trafford. The only team to score more against the ...
Former Belle Vernon standout Hayward “Junior” Wilson is a forgotten gem from Western PennsylvaniaĢƵ rich basketball history.“I picked up a basketball when I was about five or six years old,” Wilson said. “I thought I was going to be a football and basketball player. I tried football ...
Belle Vernon did plenty of good things early in the game and again late, but Aliquippa dominated the middle and that carried the Quips to a 33-25 victory over the Leopards in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal game Friday night.Top-seeded Aliquippa (9-0) wiped away a 13-point second-quarter deficit by ...
California is hoping to start a new trend in the WPIAL football playoffs tonight.The Trojans played well but came up short in their last three postseason games by close scores, all against rugged competition.Coach Ed Woods’ unbeaten squad will be at home as the No. 4 seed against No. 5 ...