Sometimes even Gus Gerard is surprised at what he was able to accomplish in the sport of basketball when he reflects on his career. Gerard scored 1,198 points in just three years at Laurel Highlands, starred at the University of Virginia and played seven seasons of professional basketball in ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Normally, we create our evaluations of our athletes on the numbers they produce, numbers that are referred to as statistics. These numbers are so important that they become worshipped almost like shrines ... in baseball, 56 games hit-in consecutively, .400 batting ...
Candace John helped the Laurel Highlands girls basketball team reach heights it had never achieved before and wound up as the Fillies’ all-time leading scorer with 1,734 points. The 1999 LH graduate is a member of the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 and isn’t shy when ...
Mike Revak was a multi-sport star at Laurel Highlands who batted .363 during his senior baseball season and was good enough in basketball to make Washington & Jefferson’s team. It was swinging a golf club that Revak was best at, however. Revak eventually focused on that sport at W&J ...
For Laurel Highlands graduate and Duquesne sophomore Mia Pierce, the fourth time was the charm. Pierce broke the Dukes’ record in the women’s discus on May 18 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, ...
The Laurel Highlands Fillies fifth grade girls basketball team recently won the Pennsylvania state championship held at State College. Members of the team pictured wearing their gold medals and displaying the championship trophy are (front row, from left) Tenley Gondek, Ava Price, (standing, ...
