An annual get-together of some of the greatest coaches in WPIAL football history has once again become sort of the unofficial kickoff to the high school football season in Western Pennsylvania.The event is organized each year by my good friend Bill Priatko. It is a chance to gather and break ...
Jeremy Dongilli will be part of this year鈥檚 Belle Vernon Area Football Hall of Fame class to be inducted at halftime during the Leopards versus McKeesport game on Friday, Sept. 8 with a 7 p.m. kickoff.Dongilli follows in the footsteps of his dad Gary Dongilli who was an outstanding player and ...
Former Belle Vernon football standout Spencer Lynn has set a shining example both on and off the field.Lynn got an early start with football.鈥淚 started playing football when I was four years old,鈥� Lynn recalled. 鈥淚 started playing flag football in the Rostraver Township Youth Football ...
Ray Ciferno Jr. was a key cog in the turn around of two football programs, first at Frazier High School and then at Washington & Jefferson College.Ciferno came from a solid athletic background and started playing sports early.鈥淚 was around the game of football for quite a long ...
CALIFORNIA 鈥� Belle Vernon made plenty of mistakes in Wednesday鈥檚 WPIAL Class AAAA softball championship game.Hustle can overcome miscues sometimes, though, and alert Lady Leopards first baseman Gracie Sokol saved the day for her team in an extra-inning thriller.Sokol raced over to cover ...
Haley Bashada excelled as an athlete at Belle Vernon High School and in the classroom and is still excelling in the classroom as a teacher.Bashada鈥檚 athletic journey began at an early age.鈥淚 started playing tee ball probably as soon as I could pick up the ball,鈥� Bashada recalled. ...
