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Good old summer time

The anticipation is over ... summer is here!Yep, the sun reached its apex in the sky at 12:24 a.m. Wednesday, signaling the time for vacations and all-star seasons for youth baseball.The first day of summer, unfortunately, also means the days will be getting shorter as the season works its way ...

Budd Grebb Memorial Basketball League begins

The Budd Grebb Memorial Basketball League opens up tonight with girls action, and the boys division will begin next week.Melanie Greco, the Director of the Girls division, is excited to get things under way.鈥淭his is a great time of the year, the kids love playing in the summer and they enjoy ...

North defeats South in BeeGraphix Football Classic, 28-14

FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP 鈥 Saturday night at Myron Pottios Stadium, the North downed the South in the BeeGraphix Football Classic, 28-14.The effort of the North鈥檚 defense was the story of the game as it limited the South to 98 yards of total offense on 42 plays.North assistant coach Chris ...

Memory Lane: Gil Joseph

Growing up Gil Joseph like a lot of youngsters had dreams of playing professional baseball. The Hiller, Pa., native is one of the few who saw the dream come true.Joseph was a standout right-handed pitcher for Brownsville High School in the 1970s.鈥淲e had a lot of good athletes, guys like Dan ...

A taste of summer

Although summer does not begin until June 21, most folks consider summer, the months of June, July and August. We call this period the meteorological summer, since most of our summer like weather and summer activities occur during this time period. By early September, the heat and humidity have ...

Laurel Highlands a likely place to encounter state symbols

As far back as third grade at Mount Braddock School, when we learned about our state tree, flower, and bird, these symbols carried meaning.They stand for larger intangibles, and the peoples鈥 common recognition of the value of wild native things. More recently, because I鈥檇 just learned of ...