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Western Pennsylvania sports fans were saddened by the passing of a legend from a bygone era when Lou “Bimbo” Cecconi died on Feb. 24 at Paramount Senior Living Care in Bethel Park at the age of 95. In an era before SportsCenter and the internet Cecconi was a full-fledged star going back ...

James “Junior” Mays forged an outstanding athletic career at Uniontown, but looking back he wishes he had done things differently off the court and off the football field. Mays got an early start in athletics and benefited from Uniontown's great playground culture. “I was playing ...

MEMORY LANE: Fields Gallagher legacy lives on

The late Crystal Fields Gallagher was a tremendous athlete and mother who died unexpectedly in 2011, but her legacy and spirit live on through her three children. Fields Gallagher was a standout forward/guard at Albert Gallatin, then known as Tri Valley High School, in the late 1980s and ...

The McLee family is a storied name in Fayette County athletics. Darrin McLee is another member of the clan who made his mark on the hardwood for the Uniontown Red Raiders. “I started playing sports at an early age,” McLee reported. “I went to Lafayette Junior High School and I'm from ...