Former Uniontown High School athletic standout Ryan Robowski lived his athletic dream to the fullest extent.Robowski lettered in three sports for the Red Raiders in the mid 2000s. He started in athletics at an early age.鈥淚 really just played soccer and baseball growing up,鈥� Robowski said. ...
Brad Bowden has a unique place in Belle Vernon Area High School athletic history. When he graduated in 1988, he became only the fourth player in BVA baseball history to earn a Division-1 scholarship, at Penn State, following Jimmy Russell (South Alabama), Tom Vitale (Clemson, although he ...
In December 2018 I wrote an article detailing the depths that High School football in Fayette County had fallen. I followed that up with another article in January 2020. The numbers were depressing and I advocated that leaving the WPIAL and forming a Fayette County football conference might be ...
In athletics size can sometimes be deceiving. A good example is the late Uniontown High School athletic standout Jim Shaner.The diminutive Shaner was listed at 5-foot-6 and 155 pounds, but he cast at giant shadow for the Red Raiders in football and track and in The Fayette County Baseball ...
The Fayette County sports community is mourning the loss of one of the county鈥檚 all-time great athletes with the passing of former South Union High School standout Rich Novak at the age of 80 on March 25.Reaction from former teammates and family was swift.鈥淗e was absolutely the best athlete ...
Gary Michaux cast a big shadow over area football as a top-notch running back at California High School and California State College (now Cal U) in the late 1960s and early 1970s.A native of Daisytown, Michaux began his football journey at a young age.鈥淚 think I really started getting ...
