When Janine Vertacnik when hired to take over the Monessen girls basketball program, she was fully aware that the once feared program had fallen on hard times in recent years.However, Vertacnik is entering her 32nd year as a head coach with previous stops at Jeannette, Greensburg Salem, Yough ...
FORT ALLEN -- Monessen had no chance, they said, against the defending state champion and current No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class A playoffs.Get the mercy clock ready, they said."Yeah, I know you guys are surprised," said Greyhounds coach Mikey Blainfield.Surprised, the experts were, although ...
It took four tries but West Greene finally came out on top.The Pioneers, Monessen and California, who all tied for first place in the Tri-County South Conference in football, even after all formal tiebreakers were implemented, were required to hold a coin-flip session Monday morning at the ...
It took four tries but West Greene finally came out on top.The Pioneers, Monessen and California, who all tied for first place in the Tri-County South Conference in football, even after all formal tiebreakers were implemented, were required to hold a coin-flip session at the WPIAL headquarters ...
Vaughn Taylor scored all the points Monessen needed in the first quarter as the Greyhounds cruised to a 30-0 victory Friday night at Avella in Tri-County South Conference action.The Greyhounds, West Greene and California all finished at 6-1 atop the conference standings. The teams will flip a ...
MONESSEN -- In a battle of one-loss teams in Monessen and Rochester Friday night, the level of intensity and hard-hitting was off the charts.In fact, it was reminiscent of how the Monessen and Rochester teams of yesteryear were known for playing.Unfortunately for Monessen, the Greyhounds fell, ...
