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Three cheers for sweet revenge

McMURRAY — Connellsville entered the season as one of the favorites to win the WPIAL Class 3A dual meet championship. The Falcons finished third in the state tournament last year and had a healthy lineup returning with three returning state qualifiers, including two medalists, but head ...

Final four bound

CONNELLSVILLE — Bill Swink is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Connellsville wrestling team, and in those five years, the 1982 graduate of Connellsville Area High School has guided his team to the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 3A dual meet tournament all five times. Fresh of ...

Connellsville man charged with raping child

A Connellsville man faces nearly 40 felony counts after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl on several occasions. Joshua Melke, 31, was reported by the girlÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ mother after she came home to find Melke lying on top of her child, the complaint said. Police said Melke admitted to ...

Nicely done, Nolan

ConnellsvilleÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Nolan Rice believes he is starting to come into his own as a wrestler during his junior season, which emphasizes the expectations the Falcons’ 127-pounder has for himself considering he is a two-time state qualifier and one-time medalist. Rice, who was eighth in the PIAA ...

Fantastic 500

When Bill Swink was questioned about earning his 500th-career coaching victory, the Connellsville wrestling head coach was quick to point out those who have worked with him in his over 40 years of guiding wrestlers on and off the mat. “To achieve something like this, you need to have kids ...