Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus didn’t have a baseball team when the 20th century was nearing its end. The Roaring Lions established the program in 1999 and fielded its first team in 2000. “In the first season we were two games above .500,” said Ray Smitley, who was an ...
Tom Kostelnik was a multi-sport athlete at Brashear High School but football became his clearcut path to college as he received a slew of NCAA Division-I scholarship offers in 1961. While he could go just about anywhere, one school caught his eye. “I had a ton of offers,” the late ...
Stu McLee admits he had God-given ability, which isn’t surprising considering his family tree. “I think it came naturally,” McLee said. When it came time to fine-tune himself into the outstanding track and field athlete he would become, the Uniontown great took a basic ...
Willie Bryant was a two-year starter for Uniontown in basketball who went on to play at Penn State before returning to give more or his time to his old school district. Bryant, who died on Feb. 10, 2012, had a lasting impact at Uniontown and is part of the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame ...
Jack Smarslak had the unique distinction of playing a major role on three successful teams in three different sports while at Laurel Highlands. Smarslak helped lead the Mustangs baseball team to section championships in 1991 and 1992, he was named All-WPIAL as a goalkeeper on an LH team ...
Jennifer Surlas recalls being inducted into the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame nine years ago with great fondness. Surlas was inducted as part of the Geibel Catholic girls basketball team of 1993-96, which won four consecutive WPIAL championships, in 2015. “That is an awesome ...
