Monessen will celebrate its native son Michael Moorer and his recent induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. A Celebration in the Park is planned for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Monessen City Park Amphitheater. As part of the festivities, Moorer will be given a key to the city ...
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 ...
Numerous area fire departments were called to Monessen early Sunday morning to battle a blaze at two vacant city buildings, one of which was destroyed. Monessen Fire Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were dispatched at 3:31 p.m. to 513 Rostraver St. Some of the fire did spread to 515 Rostraver ...
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 ...
MONESSEN 鈥� West Greene鈥檚 girls basketball team battled Monessen three times this season and each time the game got tighter. The Lady Greyhounds survived each time, including on Saturday with a 34-30 win over the visiting Lady Pioneers in a WPIAL Class A consolation game. Monessen (19-6) ...
Monessen held off visiting Bishop Canevin, 44-41, in the WPIAL Class A Fifth-Place Consolation game to earn the final district spot in the PIAA tournament in girls basketball action on Wednesday night. It鈥檚 the third consecutive year the Lady Greyhounds, coached by Janine Vertacnik, have ...
