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Impressions of France and the Olympics

PARIS ëƵ The Summer Olympics and Paris, France. If youëƵre a traveler and sports lover the last couple weeks provided an opportunity to cross two items off your bucket list. Roaming the iconic city and the surrounding area and watching the best athletes in the world compete in a myriad of ...

Living in Southwestern Pennsylvania

I woke up this morning hearing Bruce SpringsteenëƵs song, ëƵBorn in the USAëƵ. My morning shower changed the tune from Born in the USA to Living in Southwest Pennsylvania. Checking the morning weather, I saw that July 23 was the warmest day ever recorded on the planet. Records go back ...

Vitali was first Leopard to be selected in MLB draft

Tom Vitale has the distinction of being the first baseball player from Belle Vernon Area High School to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft back in 1975. Vitale, a left-handed hurler, got an early start in athletics. ëƵGrowing up in Western Pennsylvania athletics was about all ...

Summer is quickly coming to an end

The county league is playing its championship series. The Pittsburgh Steelers arrived in Latrobe for training camp. American Legion baseball starts the state tournament Saturday, and the annual county golf championship is on the near horizon. That all adds up to one thing ëƵ the time for ...

MEMORY LANE: Hidden figures: Jasper Washington

Fayette County has always had a rich baseball history. Forgotten over the years is a great ballplayer from a bygone era, Jasper ëƵJapëƵ Washington, who was born September 13, 1896 and was a native of Dunbar. Washington was a graduate of Connellsville High School and shortly after ...