Baseball has always been a part of Greg Lonigro鈥檚 life, so much so that it became his life鈥檚 work.Lonigro was a three-sport athlete at Geibel Catholic High School in the 1980s where he played baseball and basketball and was on the golf team.鈥淢y senior year was the first year they had ...
Does the name Harry Wilhelm mean anything to you? If you are a fan of Fayette County baseball it should.Wilhelm was regarded as one of the diamond greats of Fayette County back in the day, he also was a childhood friend of General George C. Marshall, and played on the same team with the great ...
Carmichaels鈥� Bill Everly is another piece of thread running through the tapestry of Western Pennsylvania baseball.Everly was a crackerjack right-handed pitcher for Carmichaels High School in early 1990s. He also played basketball and was on the golf team.Baseball was the sport that he was ...
Joe Thomas has been inducted into The Fayette County 缅北禁地 Hall of Fame in 2010 and The Uniontown Area High School Academics, Arts and Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013, yet another honor is coming his way from the WPIAL Hall of Fame. Inductees were selected in five different classes 鈥� athlete, ...
Masontown High School had some outstanding football teams under the guidance of Gene Franks.The Gunners were a perennial power in Fayette County football.Coming into the 1950 campaign, the Gunners had to replace five regulars and three top reserves from the 1949 squad that went 8-0-2. The two ...
Today鈥檚 Memory Lane is comprised of items from the mail bag and my notebook.It is my sad duty to report that two former Fayette County athletes have passed away recently, both were former standouts at German Township High School during the 1940s and 鈥�50s.Speedy Murnis Banner died on ...
