While most of Uniontown was sleeping comfortably in their beds, Laurel Highlands had the stadium lights on at Mustang Field, the music blasting from the PA system and fans in the stadium as head coach Ian Edenfield had his players hitting when the clock struck midnight on early Monday morning ...
When Tony Mercadante helped formulate the idea for a Uniontown high school hall of fame, he wanted it to be with a different twist. “I checked around and most who had one had a sports hall of fame,” Mercadante said. “When we started this at Uniontown, I wanted to bring in other ...
Matt Humbert has had success wherever he’s gone. At Laurel Highlands he quarterback the Mustangs to only their second WPIAL playoff appearance in 2002 and was part of a winning program at California University of Pa. (now PennWest California), where he earned a Bachelor of Science in ...
John Menhart played football for Carmichaels in the 1970s and coached them in the 1990s into the 2000s. He’s been a part of good teams, some great teams and a few not-so-good teams so has experienced both sides when it comes to lopsided games. Menhart, the Mikes’ all-time winningest coach ...
John Menhart looked around him and wondered if he belonged. It was Sunday, June 7 and Menhart was at the Washington-Greene Co. Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet, held at Hilton Garden Inn in Southpointe, as part of the Class of 2026. “My thoughts were, ...
BULLSKIN TWP. — The Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame officially welcomed 10 new individual members and two teams into its ranks on Friday at Pleasant Valley Golf Club. Hall of Fame co-founder and Executive Chair George Von Benko introduced each new inductee and presented each with a Hall ...
