Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. It is the county seat and largest city of fayette county. The 1925 uniontown mens basketball team was the first to inspire and unite the area with its dominance on the court. Uniontown area high school red raiders apparel store. Peters church on the right and a sunoco station on your left. Uniontown library is located in the 1939 town hall building and provides a wide variety of books, materials, online products, printing services, community programs for all ages, and a wifi hotspot with 247 access. As early as 1843, the methodists of uniontown had purchased a lot on water street and a church had been erected before the summer of 1844. Looking back at the greatest streaks in wpial sports history. Uniontown area high school alumni from uniontown, pa. Aug 18, 2014 most of us learn about life in a small river town through the stories of mark twain, but ive also learned through my own family history. Watch uniontown area high school uniontown boys basketball highlights and check out their schedule and roster on hudl. Its origin and development was written by the inventor himself, who was inspired purely by the joy of play.
Uniontown boys basketball uniontown area high school. Uniontown is located in western perry county in westcentral alabama. March 9, 2019 mississippi university for women womens basketball claims first title for the w march 9, 2019 oakwood wins mens division i national championship, fourth in school history. I love basketball and am fan of the nba there are a few of us out there, but my knowledge of pro basketball pre1992 was limited, so i appreciate the book as a resource that is fun to read, well argued, and well researched. Woodville was the terminus of one of the earliest plank roads a road literally paved with wooden planks. The red raiders have captured 47 section titles, eight wpial titles and four state titles. Two peach halfbushel baskets gave the name to the brand new sport in late 1891.
Add a future nbaer and you get a team for the ages. The driving force on the team, stu lantz, wont be in attendance because of a prior commitment, but he will be there in spirit. Once scattered with frontier forts and native american paths, uniontown has changed. Around uniontown captures this history with nearly two hundred vintage images culled from personal collections and the uniontown public librarys archives. The highest scoring game in high school history took place in florida in 1995 when riverview defeated bradenton148142 for a combined 290 points. The red raiders have won 47 section titles, eight wpial titles and four state titles. Internet archive contributor allen county public library genealogy center language english. Keep up with all your favorite uniontown area high school sports with uniontown football gear as well as red raiders merchandise and uniontown area high school apparel for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and more.
The first school in uniontown opened september 26, 1783 where the fayette county prison now stands, yards away from where henry beeson announced the founding of the town at his mill in 1776. Uniontown genealogy in union county, ky usa 1,015,348 kentucky 38,814 union county 202 uniontown 10 note. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census, down from 12,422 at the 2000 census. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing.
Laurel highlands and uniontown high schools share a storied history of excellence in sports that include several state basketball championships over the years. The 1925 team played in a very different era for the sport of basketball that we are familiar with today, so any delusions of turning this into a which team is better post is not possible. Uniontown school district has a rich history of athletics. Judging yearbooks by their covers uniontown public library. Owens, the webmaster for the red raider nation website. View beautiful treelined streets with the magnificent homes of coal barons.
That year, uniontown defeated norristown 9057 for the aaa title. Lake high school home of the blue streaks the official page for all your lhs news. A place to catch up with,reconnect,reminisce, with classmates of long ago. Traveling on route 40 east at marshall monument doughboy, flags, continue to next light, turn right onto morgantown street. Not many hoops teams in wpial history had two future nfl players in the starting five. View the schedule, scores, league standings, rankings, roster, team stats, articles and video highlights for the uniontown red raiders basketball team on. One of his teaching methods was to involve his students in the national history day competition. To this day, uniontown is one of only 11 teams in more than 100 years of wpial basketball to make it through an entire season with a perfect record. Uniontown opened in 1911 and was renovated and added in 1954 and 1979 and has a gymnasium with balconies, an auditorium, natatorium, woodshop, metal shop, and graphics shop. Basketball book signing to feature former uniontown. Basketball book signing to feature former uniontown, prescott stars. Uniontown 1962don yates and ron sepic were the team leaders taking the uniontown red raiders to a state championship in 1962 according to edward a.
Kansas profile uniontown teachers high school history. The red raiders had slowly been building to that championship. Uniontown quickly became a last chance stop for emigrants on the oregon trail and a trading center for the local potawatomi indians, who received their government payments here and whose reservation was only a short distance away. Uniontown genealogy in union county, ky usa 1,015,348 kentucky 38,814 union county 202 uniontown 10. Uniontown, kentuckystory of a river town confetti thoughts. Heartache and hope by jay mclean, whispered truths by anne mercier, broken and screwed by tijan, the miracle of. An informative and historical overview of union county, kentucky with 926 pages including 353 biographies. Kids love reading about sports, but it can sometimes be a bit harder to get them excited about history. This set of informative books will help young readers gain historical perspective and encourage them to think about how technology and the environment have affected the ways people have lived and played in the past. Basketball in uniontown has a storied history letters to. May 05, 2009 i love basketball and am fan of the nba there are a few of us out there, but my knowledge of pro basketball pre1992 was limited, so i appreciate the book as a resource that is fun to read, well argued, and well researched. Basketball players born in uniontown pa, united states realgm. About one month after cassius clay changed his name to muhammad ali, uniontown s 64 team etched its name in the record books.
Arcadia publishing takes basketball books online to a whole new level. Every town has a history peculiar to itself, and that uniontown has is eminently so. In presenting the following history of uniontown to a reading public it is with the belief that such a work is desirable and that it will be given a cordial reception. About the pa room the pennsylvania room is an expansive history and genealogy collection with a fayette county focus. A few weeks ago, after reading the general history and genealogy shelves in. Beyond the core collection of fayette county histories, an assortment of resources ranging from military registers to church minutes to local photography collections are available to visitors. History uniontown opened in 1911 and was renovated and added in 1954 and 1979 and has a gymnasium 2 with balconies, an auditorium, natatorium, woodshop, metal shop, and graphics shop. The baskets were nailed to the gymnasiums balcony at the height of ten feet to be used as goals. Uniontown high school has a great basketball tradition. Naismith, born in northern ontario in 1861, gave up the ministry to preach clean living through sport. To be the leader in addressing educational, social, and physical needs of students and staff. Lets take a trip back in time to a glorious period in uniontown high school basketball history when the red raiders had a holiday tournament streak that was truly remarkable. Focusing on my familys stories from uniontown, kentucky, ive absorbed so much information that brings it all home to my heart.
As of january 2012, the school is undergoing renovations to relieve overcrowding issues and aging to the existing structure. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from uniontown highin uniontown, alabama. Feb 3, 1998, the highest scoring game in pennsylvania high school basketball history. The pennsylvania room holds thousands of books devoted to the history and genealogy of our region.
However, those 257 points only ranked ninth on the alltime list according to the national federation of state high school associations record book. Around uniontown captures this history with nearly two hundred vintage images culled from. The biographical history of basketball is a lively, fun and informative look into how the game has moved from a loosely organized, dimlylit past to status as perhaps the worlds most popular sport by one of the nations most prolific and knowledgable sports writers, peter bjarkman. Single game scorers in kansas high school boys basketball history. Unionown pa and fayette county pa books and authors. About one month after cassius clay changed his name to muhammad ali, uniontowns 64 team etched its name in the record books. In these pages, revisit 1896, when uniontown had its greatest patriotic festivity. Union county, kentucky history, genealogy, and maps.
Norm conard was a social studies teacher at uniontown high school. This building was used until 1858 when the present twostory brick building was erected. Today, the wall street journal on p a14 had mention of a 14 year old resident of uniontown, rodney gallagher, a basketball player, who aspires to have his instagram account verified with a blue check mark that confirms his legitimacy as a socialmedia sensation. A football and basketball star at uniontown, sepic was drafted by.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. From the ancient remains of native settlements, to houses of founding fathers, the civil war, and beyond, kentucky has plenty of. Find books about basketball history and famous basketball. A uniontown area woman has written a book of shared stories from her life and. Historyfirst settled in 1818, the area that would become uniontown was initially called woodville after the first family settling there.
Most of us learn about life in a small river town through the stories of mark twain, but ive also learned through my own family history. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. The 1925 uniontown mens basketball team was the first to inspire and unite the area with its dominance. What better way to get kids curious about the past than to combine the two. Kentucky has a rich collection of historical places in uniontown and beyond. If you see your name among the uniontown area high school graduates, someone is looking for you. The uniontown playground system was an incubator for red raider stars and the two junior highs ben franklin and lafayette also were big factors in uniontowns athletic success. Uniontown had a 52game winning streak, which is still tied with washington for the longest in wpial history.
Directions to sports venues uniontown area school district. Freed from espns censors, however, bill simmons humor unfortunately resorted to one to many dick and tit jokes. We offer a great selection of books on basketball history, the best teams and matches, album of famous basketball moments, the best choice for every basketball collector. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of morganfield, sturgis, uniontown, dekoven, pride, waverly, ky, maps, civil war, family, families, ancestors. Dynamic basketball duos college exposure basketball. Uniontown grew rapidly in the spring and summer of 1848. Every year, hundreds of family historians stop by to learn about their local heritage. Chartiers valley girls basketball teams 52 consecutive wins are bringing back. Arcadia publishing is one of the nations most respected publishers of regional and local interest books on a variety of subjects, including basketball. If you see your name among the uniontown high graduates, someone is looking for you. Fayette county has a long and very rich baseball history. Bjarkman is one of the countrys leading historians and author of more than 30 books on the history of basketball and baseball. The first games of basketball were played with a soccer ball it was easier to dribble than a football and two peach baskets. There are many great books about the area and we have included some of our favorites below.
Uniontown is a city in fayette county, pennsylvania, united states, 46 miles 74 km southeast of pittsburgh and part of the greater pittsburgh region. Basketball players born in uniontown pa, united states. The 52game streak tied uniontown for the wpial record and. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from uniontown area high schoolin uniontown, pennsylvania. Shannon bussey led washington with 44 points while derrick johnson led west philly with 34 points. The old petersburgaddison historical society has released a new book. Lake high school, uniontown, ohio, uniontown, ohio. Uniontowns ron sepic was great twosport athlete and an. Sepic was a star football and basketball player at uniontown high school in the 1960s. Traveling on route 40 east at marshall monument doughboy, flags, continue to fourth light, turn right one block before reaching high school, go one block, turn left before railroad tracks and follow to stadium traveling on route 51 south continue into uniontown and turn left you will see st.
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