Belle Vernon lost a great deal of talent due to graduation when it entered the 2016-17 campaign, but the Leopards still had a strong season, with five wrestlers qualifying for the individual state tournament and reaching the quarterfinals in the WPIAL Class AAA Team Tournament.Belle Vernon won ...
Connellsville's wrestling team has never missed the WPIAL Team Tournament in its 39 years of existence, and second-year head coach Jesse Swink wants to push the streak to four decades this upcoming season.Swink, a 2011 Connellsville graduate, took over last year, but the Falcons didn't lose any ...
Two teens are behind bars after they allegedly held a couple at gunpoint, threatening to kill them and a toddler at a Gibson Terrace apartment early Wednesday.Lorenzo Mike Oden, 18, of Uniontown and Malcolm J. Dyer, 18, of Connellsville were arrested separately Wednesday.At about 1:45 a.m., ...
One of the highlights of It鈥檚 a Connellsville Christmas is a holiday concert dedicated to the memory of a South Connellsville violin maker, who was a co-founder of the Old Time Fiddlers Association.鈥淎 Tribute to John Shal鈥欌�� is the theme of the concert, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at ...
The eighth annual It鈥檚 a Connellsville Christmas, set for Dec. 1-3, is a community-wide celebration that includes a parade, children鈥檚 activities, church and cookie tours, live Nativity and Santa.Organized by Downtown Connellsville, under the Fayette County Cultural Trust, the celebration ...
Duane Dupont enters his 20th season as head wrestling coach at Albert Gallatin, and is eager to see what his squad can do in both the team and individual postseason tournaments.The Colonials finished last season 9-8 in dual meets and qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA Team Tournament after a ...
