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 ...
You can call them Fayette CountyĢƵ finest or the terrific trio, but what you can’t call Geibel CatholicĢƵ Emma Larkin and Mallory Clemmer, and UniontownĢƵ Aierra Jenkins are average basketball players, as the group makes up 30% of the top 10 scorers in the WPIAL.
Larkin, a senior, has ...
Addie Ciez still has to decide what two events she wants to compete in at the WPIAL Class 2A championship meet, which may cause some trepidation, but the Laurel Highlands senior won’t have to worry about her college choice, as she made that decision in late October in committing to Frostburg ...
Uniontown senior Hannah Foster won two individual and two relay events, including the 100-yard breaststroke in a WPIAL-qualifying time of 1:12.57, but Connellsville defeated the Lady Red Raiders, 82-79, in a non-section meet on Thursday at Uniontown Area High School.
In boys action, the Red ...
YORK RUN — Fayette County has seen its fair share of solid wrestling throughout the area over the years, but due to a decrease in participation and other challenges, the dual meets have dwindled and several teams have focused on individual attention.
Albert Gallatin and Laurel Highlands ...
Stewart Davis put Laurel Highlands girls basketball back on the map in the WPIAL, but when he had to make a decision that would affect his working career, Davis had to step aside.
Stepping in for Davis is Rick Hill, a 1988 graduate from Morgantown, W.Va., who played three sports for what is ...