The Fayette County sports community is mourning the death of Fayette County 缅北禁地 Hall of Famer Henry 鈥淗ank鈥� Oppermann, who passed away on Oct. 18 at the age of 83.Oppermann was a standout athlete at Connellsville High School in the 1950s and played college football at Penn State. Here is ...
Former Connellsville High School, University of Pittsburgh and pro football standout Jim Cunningham was elated when he was informed that he was going to be inducted into Pennsylvania 缅北禁地 Hall of Fame at this year鈥檚 induction on Oct. 29 in Reading.鈥淚t is truly a great honor,鈥� Cunningham ...
In athletics, playing when your father is the coach can be a difficult proposition.Case in point, former Belle Vernon Leopard Don Asmonga Jr., who played baseball and basketball for his dad.鈥淢y dad encouraged all of us to play sports,鈥� Asmonga Jr. stated. 鈥淗e encouraged us to get out and ...
Week 1 of the high school football season features another clash of Fayette County teams, two superstars facing off and a celebration of one team鈥檚 100th year.Following Laurel Highlands鈥� 50-6 win over Uniontown in Week 0, the Mustangs and West Virginia recruit Rodney Gallagher travel to ...
The honors continue to pile up this month for Bailey Parshall, the ace southpaw on Penn State鈥檚 softball team.Wednesday morning, the 2018 Belle Vernon Area graduate was named the Penn State University Female Athlete of the Year.鈥淚 am pretty honored because there are a lot of great female ...
Former Belle Vernon Area baseball standout Eric Lind had pro baseball aspirations, but unfortunately those dreams were derailed because of injury.鈥淚 got started when I was seven or eight years old like most kids,鈥� Lind stated. 鈥淚t was mainly baseball at that time. I really didn鈥檛 play ...
