Laurel Highlands graduate Christopher Pierce still has the Olympics in his sights.Pierce, who wrestled for the Mustangs and at Waynesburg University, has a chance to make the national team and represent the United States at the World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, when he ...
The 10th Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame banquet had a little bit of everything on Saturday evening, from proud commentary to interesting facts, to emotional displays to humorous moments.Through it all, though, perhaps Hall of Fame Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chair George Von Benko put it ...
GREENSBURG — Laurel had only two hits against FrazierÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Logan Hartman Wednesday afternoon, but the Lady Spartans pieced the two wind-blown hits back-to-back in the top of the seventh inning to produce the gameÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ only run for a 1-0 victory in the WPIAL Class AA championship.The wind was ...
The Uniontown Rotary Club will hold the annual B’nai B’rith Sports Awards luncheon ceremony at the Diamond Ballroom in Uniontown on Wednesday.This yearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ event marks the 61st year of honoring scholar-athletes from Fayette County in a tradition begun by the local B’nai B’rith chapter ...
WEST MIFFLIN — Laurel Highlands had many come-from-behind victories this season, but the Mustangs couldn’t rally past Mars in a 6-2 setback on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class AAAAA playoffs at West Mifflin High School.Laurel Highlands (16-4) trailed 4-0 in the second inning ...
FORT ALLEN — Laurel Highlands’ seniors stepped up in a big way to help the Mustangs rally to a 6-5 victory over Fox Chapel on Tuesday at Hempfield Area High School in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAAA playoffs that ended literally in a walk off.Tan Erminio drew a ball on a 3-1 count ...