STATE COLLEGE – Many years from now, the phone is going to ring at the home of Bill Simms.On the other end of the line will be a high school softball coach, maybe from his own West Greene, asking him to give a pep talk to their team.“We really need it,” they’ll say. “You’ll know ...
Two of this area’s legendary wrestlers were recognized with the sport’s highest honor.Cary Kolat and Tony Gizoni were two of the inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame during ceremonies held Saturday.That alone would be a superb honor, but Kolat was recognized as a Distinguished ...
I’m told there are some out there who doubt my prognosticative ability.Well, put the coffee cup down, take a break from reading the morning newspaper and let me ask you this.Who was the man who predicted South Carolina would be a Final Four team in the NCAA tournament, and who said former ...
Gavin Teasdale, the junior from Jefferson-Morgan, won his third PIAA wrestling title and remained undefeated in his career.Brendan Furman finally put it all together and snapped a two-year drought of state champions from Canon-McMillan.Max Murin of Central Cambria won his second Double-A title ...
Some final thoughts on the PIAA Wrestling Team Tournament.Save for the first-round loss to Council Rock South, Canon-McMillan’s wrestling team went as far as their talent allowed.The Big Macs one-point loss ended any chance of winning the Class AAA portion of the PIAA Team Tournament at the ...
A couple trivia questions.What Washington-Greene County team last won the WPIAL Team Tournament in Class AAA?In Class AA?Maybe the first one is pretty easy. The answer is Canon-McMillan, which won the last one and its fourth straight in 2013.The Chris Mary-led Big Macs were putting the ...
