Ron Fudala and Harold “Horse” Taylor are two names that go hand in hand when talking about the inception and quick ascension of Laurel Highlands boys basketball. Taylor was the first head coach of the Mustangs and guided them to a 320-129 record from 1966 to 1982, winning WPIAL and PIAA ...
Move over Jack Buehner. A relative is about to join you. Laurel Highlands graduate Bill Buehner was the leading vote-getter for the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026 that was recently revealed. “This is our 17th class and Bill Buehner has been on the cusp of getting in ...
The annual Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony is as popular as ever with the Class of 2025 being enshrined Friday at Pleasant Valley Golf Club. Headlining the new group were Brownsville graduate and former major leaguer Doug Dascenzo and Fayette County’s all-time ...
Dick LeBeau spent a combined 59 years in the NFL as a player and a coach and was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010 based on his stellar playing career with the Detroit Lions. Pittsburgh Steelers fans would argue LeBeau should be enshrined as a coach as well after he helped ...
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 ...
Over the past two basketball seasons the Uniontown Red Raiders have faced the formidable Lincoln Park Leopards three times in the PIAA and WPIAL playoffs. Last season the Raiders were downed by the Leopards in the PIAA tournament, 85-64, on their way to a Class 4A state championship. This ...
