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TTOS draws Tom Nola as featured speaker

 By The Valley Independent
The 63rd annual Toast To Our Stars banquet will have a championship atmosphere to it when it is held Saturday, April 27, at the Charleroi …
Mollis hoping to lead Cougars back to glory
By Jeff Oliver
Things have changed dramatically between the time Luke Mollis was a baseball player at Charleroi and today when he embarks on his first season as …
Elijah Obade tabbed PSAC top defensive player
By Jeff Oliver
Elijah Obade capped an outstanding career at Millersville University by picking up two big Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference honors this week. Obade, a Charleroi graduate, …
21 WPIAL wrestlers reach PIAA Class AA quarterfinals
By Bill West
HERSHEY — After he endured the first two losses of his season in one afternoon, Charleroi junior Nick Gavazzi left Johnstown last Saturday with the …
Mon Valley trio going for PIAA gold
By Jeff Oliver
Three area wrestlers will carry the banner for their schools and the Mid-Mon Valley when they go for gold at the PIAA individual wrestling championships …
Charleroi’s Gavazzi moving toward AA gold
By Bill West
The number of wins climbs, but Nick Gavazzi keeps his head in check. A perfect record for the season has yet to shake the Charleroi …
Simpson picks up second WPIAL medal
By Bill Hughes
Day two of the WPIAL swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool is in the books, and local swimmers picked up where they left off. Senior …
Charleroi’s Simpson just misses gold in 50 yards
By Bill Hughes
Luke Simpson recorded a personal best time of 21.29 seconds in the 50-yard event, but came up one-tenth of a second behind Beaver Area senior Cameron Clerici in the WPIAL Class AA swimming championships Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool and earned the silver medal. “It is kind of mixed feelings …
Charleroi’s Gavazzi hopes to remain unbeaten, claim regional title
By Chris Adamski
By his own admission, Nick Gavazzi achieved what he had set out to achieve when he won the 138-pound WPIAL Class AA individual wrestling championship …
Charleroi tabs Luke Mollis as new baseball coach
By Jeff Oliver
There will be a new face running Charleroi’s baseball program. Then again, it won’t be a new face at all. Luke Mollis was hired as …
Cougars’ Gavazzi repeats as WPIAL champ
By Rick Bruni Jr.
Charleroi Area wrestler Nick Gavazzi will head to the PIAA Class AA Regional Championships in Johnstown still undefeated and with his second straight WPIAL title …
Lady Cougars fall to Carlynton, 33-31
By The Valley Independent
The playoff drought for Charleroi’s girls basketball team continued with a 33-31 loss to Carlynton in a WPIAL Class AA play-in game at Chartiers Valley. …
Charleroi to dedicate renovated gym, celebrate history
By Jeff Oliver
Big doings are planned for Friday night at Charleroi High School’s gymnasium. Not only will there will be a girls’/boys’ basketball doubleheader, the district will dedicate its renovated gym and new banners. As part of the occasion, the district is also bringing back some of its past section championship boys’ …
Brownsville nips Charleroi in closing seconds
By Bob Zynosky
A last-second shot by Brownsville’s Tre Durkin gave the Falcons a 54-53 win Tuesday and pulled them into a tie for second in Section 5 AA with Charleroi. The win avenged a 55-52 Charleroi victory earlier this season. Brownsville (13-4, 8-2) attacked the paint early, with center Christian Floyd getting …
Charleroi holds off S. Side Beaver
By The Valley Independent
Charleroi’s girls’ basketball team kept on winning in Section 5 AA Thursday night. But it wasn’t easy. The host Lady Cougars defeated South Side Beaver, 44-41 in a game that was tight down the stretch. Mia Woytovich scored seven points in the fourth quarter and Rachel Ritzer was 6-for-6 at …
Trojans seize section lead
By The Valley Independent
Section 5 AA belongs to the California Trojans. For now. The Trojans knocked off visiting Charleroi in a battle of section unbeatens, 55-52, after outscoring …
Charleroi wins on buzzer beater
By Jeremy Sellew
After Charleroi forward Eric Johnson committed a costly turnover with under a minute remaining, Charleroi assistant Coach Ryan Encapera told the junior not to hang …
Cold 4th quarter sinks Hounds
By The Valley Independent
These are definitely different times for Monessen and Allderdice in boys’ basketball. Monessen played in the last two WPIAL Class AA championship games, winning one. …
Charleroi gets past ‘5’ foe Washington
By Bill Hughes
It may not have been pretty, but first-year Charleroi Lady Cougars basketball coach Joe Grodz will take it. As the old adage goes, a coach would rather win ugly than lose pretty. Charleroi (4-1, 2-0) played stifling defense for 32 minutes, only giving up 10 Washington baskets, as the host …
Charleroi teaches Bentworth a AA lesson, 83-31
By Naz Victoria
Charleroi welcomed Bentworth back into Section 5 AA basketball, handing the Bearcats a stunning 83-31 loss. Bentworth (2-1) came into the game undefeated and two players averaging over 20 points per game. However, Charleroi (1-2), playing its home opener, had its entire starting five together for the first time. Bentworth …
Charleroi girls open ‘5’ play with 51-32 win
By The Valley Independent
It didn’t take new Charleroi coach Joe Grodz long to pick up his first section victory. The Lady Cougars traveled to Beth-Center in a Section 5 AA opener and returned home with a 51-32 win. Charleroi (3-1, 1-0) broke open a close game by outscoring B-C 29-13 in the second …
Ringgold runs past Charleroi
By Jeff Oliver
It’s not too often that both coaches have a smile on their faces after a game. But that’s what happened Friday night at Ringgold after …
High school basketball teams tip off seasons Friday
By Jeff Oliver
Change. That word could best describe what some of the area’s basketball teams will offer to their fans going into tonight’s opening of the 2012-13 …