Following an outstanding athletic career at Avella High School and Wittenberg University in the 1950s and early 1960s, Gary Tranquill found success for many years in the coaching ranks.As a sophomore at Avella, Tranquill helped lead the Eagles to a share of WPIAL championship in what was then ...
In the late 1960s, the Donora High School Dragons won many football, basketball and baseball games while being led by the duo of Bernie Galiffa and Ken Griffey.The Dragons’ football team featured Galiffa, the star quarterback, throwing to Griffey, his favorite receiver who played the tight ...
The last time a Trinity football team won a WPIAL championship was 1948. Since then, there have been a few Hillers squads that excelled.The 1965 team was undefeated until the final game of the regular season when it lost at home to mighty Uniontown.The 1977 Hillers were very good but played ...
The 1968 Chartiers-Houston High School football team was a talented one. The Buccaneers featured an outstanding running back in Jerry Patterson, a solid offensive line and stingy defense.The defense held its 10 opponents to a total of 45 points. That included four shutouts and two points scored ...
The 1961 Wash High football team was much like the 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers in one regard. It was a great team that didn’t win a championship.Art Rooney Sr., called the ’76 Steelers the best team he’s ever seen. After beating Baltimore in a playoff game that year, the Steelers played the ...
Last week, I had the opportunity to check out the beautiful turf installed at Wash High Stadium.Gone is the natural grass, replaced by an artificial material that is soft as a feather.Standing at the 50-yard line, I began to think of all the great teams and players who played there.The ...
