Feb 15, 2019 3 min read

Cal-UPJ basketball

moved to PS-Fayette

Because of a leak in the roof over the court in Hamer Hall, the California University men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader scheduled for today has been moved to the Penn State-Fayette campus near Uniontown.

The start times for the games will remain the same with the women’s game beginning at 1 p.m. and the men’s game to follow at approximately 3 p.m.

The games were originally scheduled for Hamer Hall instead of the Convocation Center because of a scheduling conflict with an event being held at the latter.

MMV All Sports Hall announces ’19 class

The Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven members as part of its 2019 class during its 26th annual banquet at The Georgetown Centre in Pleasant Hills on June 21.

The Class of 2019 includes Ron Bertovich, Lew Rawls, Lenny Smith, Rod Ferdorchak, Marlon McIntyre, Charel Allen and the late Patsy DeBerardinis.

Bertovich, who was raised on a dairy farm in Bentleyville, graduated from Mon Valley Catholic High School in 1972 and went on to St Francis University. Starting in 1980, Bertovich held various athletic administrative positions including sports information director at Iowa College, Atlantic 10 Conference Director of Communications and Commissioner, Empire Sports Network Vice President, Buffalo Sabres Executive VP of Administration, Commissioner of the Mid-Continent Conference (Summit League) and Colonial Athletic Association Deputy Commissioner of Basketball.

Fedorchak is a 1966 graduate of Monongahela High School and in his junior and senior years was named All-Big 6 Conference in football, all-WPIAL and all-state. Fedorchak attended Pitt, where he lettered three years as a tight end and tackle. In 1970, he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL and by the CFL’s Montreal Allouettes.

Rawls is a 1968 Charleroi graduate. As a junior, Rawls won the Big 9 football scoring title and was named to the Mon Valley All-Star team two times, all-conference first team, all-WPIAL squad and all-state honorable mention. Rawls received a scholarship to Hiram Scott Junior College.

Smith is a 1967 Elizabeth Forward graduate and was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. As quarterback, Smith led the Warriors to the Big 9 Conference title with an 8-0-1 record. He received a football scholarship to Virginia Tech and remains tied for 5th place on the all-time interceptions with 13.

DeBerardinis, a 1968 Mon Valley Catholic graduate, is the lone 1,000-point scorer in the school’s history. DeBerardinis played in the Roundball Classic and went on to Indiana River Community College, where he averaged 13 points per game.

McIntyre, a 1981 Belle Vernon graduate, excelled in football and basketball. He was a football all-conference as both a junior and senior and played at Pitt, where he rushed 957 career yards. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1985.

Allen scored 3,110 career points at Monessen, leading the Greyhounds to a state championship and being named Class A Player of the Year. Allen went on to play at Notre Dame and is No. 8 on the Fighting Irish’s all-time scoring list. She was drafted by Sacramento of the WNBA and completed a nine-year playing career in Europe. She is currently a coach at Cal State Fullerton.

Along with the Hall of Fame inductees, 18 senior scholar-athletes from Mon Valley high schools will be honored.