In these times of limited sports activity due to the coronavirus pandemic the ĢƵ will occasionally present “From the Vault,” a story the sports staff has dug up from the past and reprinted. Today is a story by Jim Downey on Madison WiltroutĢƵ NFHS record javelin throw on May ...
The years can often fly by as important dates gather in the past, and thatĢƵ just the feeling Madison Wiltrout had when she was informed her record-breaking throw in the javelin was five years ago today.“ThatĢƵ crazy. I totally forgot about it,” responded Wiltrout.Wiltrout was in her ...
Callie Cunningham set the course of her college academic and soccer careers as a sophomore, but the Connellsville senior made it official last fall when she signed her letter-of-intent with Kent State University.Cunningham actually made the decision to make a verbal commitment to coach Rob ...
You can’t teach height. ThatĢƵ according to an old basketball saying and it certainly applies to Connellsville 6-foot-4 center Sara Aumer.What you can teach is how to be a better all-around basketball player, and Aumer has certainly excelled in that area over the final two years of her high ...
Dom Prestipino was searching for an Eagle Scout project last summer and the Connellsville senior developed a plan that benefited himself, his cross country teammates and visiting runners.PrestipinoĢƵ proposal involved making ConnellsvilleĢƵ cross country course on the grounds behind the ...
Three area students earned national honors in the 2020 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition, presented annually by the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.These local students represent the Southwestern Pennsylvania alliance of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, ...