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 ...
It is with great sadness that the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame reports the death of Fayette County Sports Hall of Famer Ross Kershey on Nov. 16 at the age of 90. Kershey was born on May 11, 1933 in Wendell, West Virginia, to John and Donice Kershey. He was a graduate of Dunbar Township ...
The weather Thanksgiving morning was nearly perfect to take a run or walk around Uniontown for around 900 participants in the 17th annual Uniontown Turkey Trot 5K. It was a bit chilly with a teeth-rattling wind every so often, but those who crossed the finish line didn't seem to mind. I'm not ...
The Western Pennsylvania sports community was deeply saddened by the passing of longtime educator and sports historian Stephen Russell on Thursday morning at the age of 74. Russell will be greatly missed. He was an invaluable resource and link to the past, serving as Chairman of the Mid Mon ...
The recent Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet on Oct. 28 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Breinigsville was a star-studded affair.Locally Fayette County Sports Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer was the headliner, but at the event two former pro football stars, Russ Grimm and ...
Former Southmoreland High School athletic standout Russ Grimm received another big honor when he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Breinigsville.Grimm was part of the 60th Class of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame joining: Jan ...
