When studying the tape of Monessen’s upset of Fort Cherry, what stood out to Burgettstown coach Mark Druga was the Greyhounds’ tenacity on defense. “They swarmed to the football,” Druga said. “What I preach to our players at Burgettstown is when you’re playing a great offense ...
MONESSEN – The Monessen High School football program became the ninth in WPIAL with 700 all-time wins as the Greyhounds won at Camichaels 38-0 in a nonconference game Friday night. Monessen (2-0) joins Aliquippa, Jeannette, New Castle, Washington, Clairton, McKeesport, Greensburg Salem and ...
It took longer than he would have liked, but sixth-year Monessen football coach Wade Brown is starting to see things where he would like them to be. “Just in terms of getting the kids to be football players,” he said. “When I first got here, I felt we had a lot of athletes that were ...
Peters Township has hired Mark Elphinstone as its new athletic director. The hiring was made official on Monday at the district’s school board meeting. Elphinstone takes over for Brian Geyer, who has accepted a role with the WPIAL as the assistant executive director. Elphinstone spent 23 ...
Name: Madison Johnson Grade: Senior School: Monessen Sport: Basketball Johnson’s week: Last Sunday, Johnson needed 12 points to achieve 1,000 for her career. In the fourth quarter she nailed a three-pointer and met the milestone, helping Monessen beat Ellis School, 31-24. It was a kick ...
By John Sacco Contributing Writer Five local natives will be inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame this spring, the organization announced Tuesday when it revealed its 2026 induction class. Tricia Fabian Alderson and Phil Mary, Chartiers-Houston High School graduates, along with the late ...
