Nick Kwiatkoski’s football career has come full circle.The 30-year-old Bethel Park native excelled on defense for the Black Hawks, and, on June 19, the 6-2, 242-pound linebacker signed a contract to play for his hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.“I grew up a Steelers fan,” Kwiatkoski ...
The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum is displaying the four Super Bowl rings and a Pro Football Hall of Fame ring awarded to the late Pittsburgh Steelers legend Franco Harris.The rings are being featured in the Sports Museum’s “Super Steelers” exhibit as part of a special installation ...
The curious NFL football career of Jake Dixon came to an abrupt end when the Pittsburgh Steelers cut the Bethel Park native on Aug. 16 to meet the deadline of reducing rosters to 85 players.After another round of reductions Aug. 23, NFL rosters must be trimmed to the 53 limit by 4 p.m. Aug. ...
When Jake Dixon changes his mind, positive things happen.An all-state volleyball player out of Bethel Park High, he transferred from Lewis University, where he was part of a Division I recruiting class ranked No. 2 nationally, to Duquesne University in 2017 to pursue his passion in football.An ...
Even though Seton LaSalle experienced back-to-back losing seasons, Mauro Monz of South Fayette views the task as his alma mater’s latest head football coach as that of reviving rather than rebuilding the program.A member of a Rebels team that reached the WPIAL semifinals almost 30 years ago, ...
Christian Kuntz embraces adversity because the Chartiers Valley High School graduate knows beyond his bleakest days loom silver linings.Take COVID-19 for example. Five games into its inaugural season, the coronavirus crisis shut down the XFL. Kuntz was furloughed. Not for long though. For less ...
