2013 • It was time for the girls to get in on the J. Budd Grebb Basketball League action as the inaugural games of the women’s division prepared for tipoff. Bitonti’s Barristers will face off against ...

Pirates brass have been giving a master class in jibberish when it comes to discussing the successes and failures of the 2024 edition of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club. But when are we going to see the ...

2013 • It was an uphill climb in the Grebb League for Union Cleaners. The winless squad was only able to field five players for their game against Dairy Queen but made a gallant attempt to claim the w...

I’ll start by saying I was not in attendance at Thursday’s Belle Vernon-Charleroi Fayette County American Legion League game at Vets Field. But I did see the video. C’mon, man. How is that call missed...

2004 • Tim Kelly gazed skyward at an ominous blanket of gray in anticipation of yet another disappointment for his Belle Vernon American Legion team. The skies opened up right after the Sidewinders to...

2014 • There is some Magic coming to Rostraver Township this fall. The Southwest Pennsylvania Magic, an “A-Minor” hockey team in the Federal Hockey League will make its home at the Rostraver Ice Garde...

2014 • Mitch’s Bail Bonds dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker in 10 innings to visiting New York Pizza in Fayette County Baseball League action. The Jailbirds trailed 4-0 but scored twice in the bottom of the ...

2014 • Bunola boxer Rod Salka will finally get his shot at a title fight. Salka had hoped to get a shot at the title after he went to California to watch the Figueroa-Belmontes fight. Omar Figueroa, w...

2014 • The returning players for Farmers Insurance are chomping at the bit for a rematch against BeeGraphix which has won the J. Budd Grebb Summer Basketball League championship for two years. It was ...

As I was perusing social media, I came across a photo of a Monessen girls youth softball team that was participating in the local playoffs. What caught my eye about the photo was that one of the team’...

2014 • Belle Vernon’s American Legion team pounded out 12 hits, all singles, on its way to a 9-5 victory over host Farmington in Fayette County League action. Belle Vernon never trailed, as winning pi...

Jeremy Sellew We’ve seen our share of baseball and softball champions around the Mon Valley. WPIAL champions like Elizabeth Forward softball this year, Belle Vernon softball last year and state champi...

2014 • Sunday – no paper 2004 • The Belle Vernon Area coaching community has added two new members. Ellen Hildebrand was hired Monday to head up the girls basketball team. Hildebrand is a 1978 Montour...

2014 • Even a little bit of extra motivation couldn’t help Mitch’s Bail Bonds snap their losing streak. The Jailbirds losing streak extended to five games as they suffered a 4-1 loss to Company G at V...

2014 • Melanie Greco’s vision for the girl’s division of the Grebb Summer Basketball League is starting to come into focus. Last year, Greco, commissioner of the girl’s division, said she wanted to se...

2014 • Belle Vernon American Legion team picked up its second win in as many days, knocking off visiting Waynesburg 5-2 at Cedar Creek Park. It wasn’t a pretty victory, but Belle Vernon coach Bill Fra...

2014 • In a game delayed almost two hours due to a lack of umpires, Jake’s Pizza handed Mitch’s Bail Bonds its third consecutive loss in Fayette County League play. Jakes started off strong in the fir...

At my age, I’m old enough to remember the Pirates of the early 1970s, who won a World Series and probably could have won more if it weren’t for the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati. I remember the “We Ar...

2014 • The much anticipated matchup between the top two teams in the Fayette County Baseball League didn’t turn out to be much of a game. Carmichaels rode the powerful right arm of Bentworth graduate ...

Mike Darnay’s photos, it’s obviously a deep sting, too. But when they all look back on what a special season this was, there’s plenty to be proud of. A WPIAL title that was elusive for a number of yea...