Tag: Uniontown

Aliquippa’s Chucky Humphries bites his medal after beating Mastery Charter North-Pickett during the PIAA Class AA boys basketball championship on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

A century’s worth of PIAA basketball championship factoids

March 19, 2020

Suspending the playoff after two rounds was not what the PIAA had in mind on the 100th anniversary of its basketball championships, but the coronavirus outbreak has the tournament on hold.

Highlands’ Johnny Crise pulls down a rebound between Grove City defenders during their PIAA Class 4A second round state playoff game Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020, at North Allegheny High School.

George Guido: Lots of fond memories from basketball season

March 17, 2020

This is the week when we usually wrap up the local high school basketball season and advise everybody to take in the Cager Classic Saturday night at Highlands.

Chris Chunko was hired as Yough’s football coach on Feb. 4, 2020.

Yough hires new football coach

February 5, 2020

When Chris Chunko reached age 50, he felt his chances of becoming a head football coach were dwindling.

First round, quarterfinal WPIAL team wrestling playoffs set for Wednesday

January 28, 2020

Waynesburg, Canon-McMillan, Seneca Valley and Hempfield are the four sites for the WPIAL Class AAA first round and quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Uniontown’s Keondre Deshields (1) blocks the shot of Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock on Jan. 24, 2020.

Uniontown survives scare from Belle Vernon

January 24, 2020

After a 27-point beating at the hands of Uniontown Jan. 3, the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team wanted nothing more than another shot at the Red Raiders.

Uniontown’s Billy Deshields (22) dribbles past Belle Vernon Area’s Jared Hartman (0) Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Uniontown batters Belle Vernon, looks like team to beat in section

January 3, 2020

The Belle Vernon boys basketball team has made long strides in the second year of head coach Joe Salvino’s tenure on the bench. However, Friday night at Uniontown, the Leopards found out they still have some growing to do in order to contend with the defending section champs.