Mike Metikosh fashioned an outstanding athletic career during his days at Belle Vernon Area High School in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Metikosh started on his athletic journey at an early age.“I got started young, just playing in the backyard with friends,” Metikosh recalled, “up in ...
An annual get-together of some of the greatest coaches in WPIAL football history has once again become sort of the unofficial kickoff to the high school football season in Western Pennsylvania.The event is organized each year by my good friend Bill Priatko. It is a chance to gather and break ...
Jeremy Dongilli will be part of this year’s Belle Vernon Area Football Hall of Fame class to be inducted at halftime during the Leopards versus McKeesport game on Friday, Sept. 8 with a 7 p.m. kickoff.Dongilli follows in the footsteps of his dad Gary Dongilli who was an outstanding player and ...
Former Laurel Highlands football and basketball standout Bill Buehner came from a family of athletes.His father Bill played at South Union and Laurel Highlands, and uncles Jack and Bob were Mustang standouts. His mom Diane was a cheerleader.Buehner’s course in athletics was set at an early ...
Former Uniontown basketball star Stu Lantz added another honor to his great career resume as the recipient of the 75th Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award on July 22, recognizing his 36-year career as a broadcast analyst for the Los Angeles Lakers.The award is presented to an individual, ...
I had the pleasure of chatting with a living Pittsburgh icon, Dick Hoak, on Thursday. My friend Bill Priatko and I journeyed to an assisted living facility in Greensburg and spent over an hour with the 83-year old Hoak.Even though he was in a wheelchair Hoak was still pretty sharp as we talked ...
