Rich Bierbower impressively was a varsity starter as an underclassmen in both baseball and football at South Union High School but it was his career as a coach and teacher in the Uniontown school district that is his claim to fame. Bierbower was a head coach and assistant coach in football ...
Ron Fudala and Harold “Horse” Taylor are two names that go hand in hand when talking about the inception and quick ascension of Laurel Highlands boys basketball. Taylor was the first head coach of the Mustangs and guided them to a 320-129 record from 1966 to 1982, winning WPIAL and PIAA ...
Move over Jack Buehner. A relative is about to join you. Laurel Highlands graduate Bill Buehner was the leading vote-getter for the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026 that was recently revealed. “This is our 17th class and Bill Buehner has been on the cusp of getting in ...
When a team with high expectations not only reaches but surpasses its goals, that makes for a special year. Jefferson-Morgan was such a team this past boys basketball season. The Rockets not only achieved their quest to earn a section championship for the first time since 2001 and win a ...
Defining a single position for Geibel Catholic's Emma Larkin and Uniontown's Aierra Jenkins was a difficult task. Both seniors played a variety of roles to help their respective teams, whether it was scoring, rebounding, handling the ball, playing defense or being a leader. They both ...
When Mallory Clemmer, Aierra Jenkins and Emma Larkin discovered they had earned all-state honors in basketball, the trio found out from a third party. Clemmer received the news from her mother, while Jenkins’ father informed her. Larkin learned she made her third all-state team in Class A ...
