The Herald-Standard Elite Scholar-Athlete event, sponsored and by Tri-Star Nissan in Uniontown, was held at the dealership Saturday. Ryan Miller, a three-sport star at Bentworth, was the grand prize winner of a new 2019 Nissan Versa SV.
Laurel Highlands won its second WPIAL gold in boys’ basketball, and first since 1968, on Friday with a 52-51 victory over Mars at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.
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Laurel Highlands won its second WPIAL gold in boys’ basketball, and first since 1968, on Friday with a 52-51 victory over Mars at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.
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Thomas Jefferson had a 42-34 lead over Laurel Highlands with 3:50 remaining in Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 5A semifinal playoff game at Woodlands Hills High School. The Jaguars didn’t score again … but the Mustangs sure did in rallying for a 44-42 victory.
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Uniontown overcame a slow start and appeared to be on the brink of the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals, but Blackhawk rallied from four down in the last 30 seconds of regulation to force overtime and upset the Red Raiders, 69-63, on Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School.
Brownsville Free Public Library started a book club last fall for adults who share a love of reading. The library recently began a book club for teenagers and hopes to add a book club for middle school students.
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Enzo Fetsko scored 20 points, Ryan Anderson contributed 16 points and strong play on the boards, and Drew Howard rang up all 15 of his points in the second half as ninth-seeded Geibel defeated No. 8 Leechburg, 65-58, in a Class A first-round game at Thomas Jefferson.
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Ronnie Drennen didn’t go into detail regarding his halftime speech, but whatever the second-year head coach said must have worked, as Belle Vernon rallied for a 58-48 victory over Elizabeth Forward.
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Freshman Rodney Gallagher scored a game-high 29 points, including eight in overtime, as the Mustangs defeated Uniontown, 62-54, inside a rocking, sold-out A.J. Everhart Memorial Gymnasium in the 113th meeting between the crosstown rivals.
Senior Pen Pals in Uniontown let homebound seniors know someone is thinking of them by sending homemade cards or crafts each month to recipients of Meals on Wheels. The club, which meets at the Uniontown Adult Recreation Center, is sponsored by Fayette County Community Action Agency, which p…
