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Into the Hall: Jeff Spinetti

Jeff Spinetti didn’t have his mind set on winning a PIAA wrestling gold medal when he was a senior at Uniontown in 1985. “I didn’t plan on winning the state title,” Spinetti said. “I lost my first two rounds (as a sophomore and junior in Hershey). My senior year I was undefeated ...

Into the Hall: Fran Novak

Fran Novak followed in the steps of his brother, 2010 Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame inductee Rich Novak, as an outstanding multi-sport athlete at South Union High School. Fran paved his own path to greatness with the Blue Devils and this year he’ll join Rich, who died in 2021, in ...

Into the Hall: 1982 Connellsville baseball team

Tom Sankovich is quite familiar with the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame. Sankovich, who starred in baseball and football at North Union Township High School and played football at Maryland, was inducted in 2015. Thanks to his outstanding career as Connellsville baseball coach, he was ...

Into the Hall: George Von Benko

When the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame is mentioned a wealth of outstanding area athletes likely comes to mind. There is another name that will always be intertwined with the Hall of Fame. That name is George Von Benko. After helping to make his dream of a local hall of fame ...