His love of tennis was forged on the courts at City Park in Monessen.The first hint of John Chatlak’s talent came in his freshman year as a member of the Monessen High School tennis team as he captured a section singles championship.After moving to Donora to live with his grandmother, Chatlak ...
The Pirates would compete with the Energizer bunny for the amount of times they beat their drum of being a small-market team.It’s true.They don’t have the means to spend with such teams as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees.Mistakes have a maximized impact. ...
It’s always great when we get to the last couple of weeks of the high school football season.Teams are fighting for playoff positioning and while others are just trying to get into the WPIAL playoffs.But does the playoff field need to be downsized in some classifications?Specifically singling ...
The pregame conversations continue to change for many teams.Some will have a fight-to-the-end attitude even though theyare out of the playoffs.Others like Washington, Belle Vernon and South Fayette – the only remaining undefeated local high school football teams – will consist of the ...
And you thought Rick Pitino was slimy.Pitino was fired as University of Louisville basketball coach two weeks ago after an FBI investigation showed that one of his assistants helped Adidas pass $100,000 to a high school basketball player who ended up playing for him.Pitino, of course, said he ...
Last week was fun.Arriving at the high school football field in Fredericktown early Friday night allowed one to watch the parking lot fill to capacity and watch herds of fans make their way into the stadium.Everybody was wearing navy blue, but that didn’t mean they were cheering for the same ...
