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Pittsburgh sports fans keep Santa busy

A disclaimer – this exquisite prose was written a couple days before Christmas, so as you are reading this column Saturday morning, I am obviously unaware of the outcome of the Bengals-Steelers holiday clash. Though, I have a great headline should the backup to the backup quarterback lead ...

Remembering Ted Nypaver

The Fayette County Sports community was deeply saddened recently with the news that Fayette County Sports Hall of Famer Ted Nypaver passed away on Nov. 22 at the age of 88. A former South Union High School standout, Nypaver had a storied career as an athlete and a coach. He was profiled in ...

Running to glory: Red Raiders had banner track season in 1963

Uniontown athletics enjoyed a golden era in the 1960s, and it wasn't just football and basketball. The Red Raiders fashioned an outstanding season in track and field under coach Abe Everhart in 1963. Eight lettermen led Everhart's squad into the 1963 campaign led by Randall Cramer in the 880 ...

Closing the book on fall sports, almost

Here we sit, on the cusp of the winter sports season. Yep, basketball, wrestling, swimming and rifle are permitted to play in earnest on the first day of December. Basketball tournaments abound within driving distance (more on that in Friday's paper), with a few wrestling tournaments mixed ...