Sometimes is you're facing a difficult assignment, watching somebody else succeed at it can give you the boost of confidence you need to do the same.Charleroi got a close-up look at Waynesburg Central's football team on Friday night and watched the Raiders complete a 7-3 season and clinch a ...
When the merger between Rostraver and Bellmar High School’s happened, big Jim Bair was one of the building blocks for the first Belle Vernon Area football squad in 1965.Bair started building a resume in athletics early.“I played Little League baseball and I was terrible,” Bair recalled. ...
Back in the day he was known as “Leapin” Len McFadden, a nickname he earned as an outstanding performer on the Uniontown High School track and field squad in the early 1980s.He also played a little football for the Red Raiders.McFadden got an early start in athletics.“I started early, I ...
Baseball has always had a rich tradition in Fayette County. Back in the day American Legion baseball was very strong and served as a stepping stone for many area players into professional baseball.“American Legion baseball was big in the state of Pennsylvania because high school baseball was ...
The late Fayette County Sports Hall of Famer Jules “Buddy” Quertinmont received a long overdue honor this weekend as he was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.“He would definitely have his chest pumped out that’s for sure,” Quertinmont’s son ...
Mike Metikosh fashioned an outstanding athletic career during his days at Belle Vernon Area High School in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Metikosh started on his athletic journey at an early age.“I got started young, just playing in the backyard with friends,” Metikosh recalled, “up in ...
