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Into the Hall … Ron Fudala

Ron Fudala and Harold “Horse” Taylor are two names that go hand in hand when talking about the inception and quick ascension of Laurel Highlands boys basketball. Taylor was the first head coach of the Mustangs and guided them to a 320-129 record from 1966 to 1982, winning WPIAL and PIAA ...

Class of 2026

Move over Jack Buehner. A relative is about to join you. Laurel Highlands graduate Bill Buehner was the leading vote-getter for the Fayette County 山 Hall of Fame Class of 2026 that was recently revealed. “This is our 17th class and Bill Buehner has been on the cusp of getting in ...

Enshrined

The annual Fayette County 山 Hall of Fame induction ceremony is as popular as ever with the Class of 2025 being enshrined Friday at Pleasant Valley Golf Club. Headlining the new group were Brownsville graduate and former major leaguer Doug Dascenzo and Fayette County’s all-time ...

Into the Hall: Buck Grover, Roger Miller

Roger Miller and Darwyn “Buck” Grover were both imposing physical figures whose athletic exploits matched their size. Miller stood 6-foot-3 and was a 1972 Uniontown graduate who made his mark in baseball and reached the major league level in 1974. Grover stood 6-foot-4 and was a 1954 ...

Into the Hall: Pete Smith

High school athletes dream of leading their team to a WPIAL championship. Pete Smith accomplished that goal in not one, but two sports in the same year. The Uniontown graduate was the point guard on the Red Raiders boys basketball team that won WPIAL and PIAA championships in 1962 and also ...

Into the Hall: Uniontown 2002 boys basketball

Terrance Vaughns was there at the beginning of what would evolve into Uniontown’s 2001-02 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship team. “We knew back in eighth grade,” said Vaughns, who would go on to become the Red Raiders all-time scoring leader with 1,721 points, a spot he still ...