When Janine Vertacnik took over the Monessen girls basketball program in the summer of 2018, she knew it would take a lot of hard work to get the Lady Greyhounds back to where they once were. Long gone were the days of Monessen being led by future Division I talents Gina Naccarato and ...
Jamire Braxton is looking forward to taking the next step in his academic and basketball careers at Garrett College. He has one last game to play as a representative of the Uniontown Red Raiders though. Braxton is among 15 area senior players who have been invited to play in the ...
Emma Larkin gained great notoriety as her freshman basketball season unfolded a year ago and she picked up plenty of accolades along the way while finishing as the area鈥檚 second-leading scorer. One honor that eluded her was a spot on the All-State Team. Following a stellar sophomore ...
They had been down this road before but the end came before they reached their stated and coveted destination. This time, however, in the 2003-04 season, was the last time a talented senior foursome and eager group of underclassmen of Monessen High School girls basketball players had a ...
WEXFORD 鈥� The saying goes it鈥檚 not how you start, it鈥檚 how you finish, and that applied to Wednesday night鈥檚 PIAA girls basketball playoff game between Laurel Highlands and Fairview. The Fillies broke out of the gate quickly in building a 12-0 lead but the Lady Tigers gradually ...
Uniontown came into the season with high expectations so it鈥檚 not a surprise that coach Rob Kezmarsky鈥檚 squad is the sole area boys basketball team still alive as the second round of the PIAA tournament looms. Laurel Highlands, on the other hand, would鈥檝e been a long shot had one ...
