Hisiro family’s athletic legacy continues
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November 13, 2025
SPORTS STEW

Hisiro family’s athletic legacy continues

By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 

About a year and a half ago, Sports Stew highlighted the remarkable athletic family of John Hisiro out of Charleroi. His brothers, Tom and Carl, starred for the Cougars on both the football field and the diamond, with Tom earning UPI and AP All-State honors. John himself even had tryouts with the Pirates and the Yankees.

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