| Acknowledgments | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 5 |
| The King of (New) Kensington: Coach Don Fletcher & Ken High football (1939-60) | p. 9 |
| The Ford City Basketball Dynasty (1910-79) | p. 23 |
| Defense Rules the Day: The 1986 Burrell High football team | p. 33 |
| The Night the Fog Came: Ken High vs. Arnold 1938 | p. 36 |
| The Miracle at the Park: Riverview vs. Jefferson-Morgan 1994 | p. 38 |
| Our Precious Gem: Oakmont Country Club | p. 43 |
| Third Shall Be the Best: Coach Dick Dilts and the Kiski Area football dynasty (1962-93) | p. 50 |
| The Hoops Master: Coach Chuck De Venzio (1946-91) | p. 62 |
| A Catch for the Ages: John Brown and the 1982 Sugar Bowl | p. 69 |
| Be a Giant: The story of football pioneer Willie Thrower | p. 72 |
| Ford City's Basketball Ambassador: Referee Red Mihalik | p. 77 |
| Intergenerational Love: Baseball & Vandergrift | p. 80 |
| Footballtown, USA: The Story of Freeport football | p. 90 |
| The Face of Freeport Football: Coach Bud Carson | p. 99 |
| Never on Sunday: West Deer American Legion's Bob Malcolm | p. 102 |
| Small School, Big-Time Powerhouse: Leechburg High School softball (1982-present) | p. 108 |
| Universal Acclaim: Coach Chuck Wagner (1961-present) | p. 113 |
| A Gold Medal Career: Mickey Morandini (1981-2000) | p. 122 |
| Reaching the Winner's Circle: 1991 Apollo-Ridge High School girls basketball | p. 127 |
| Racing to the Top: Lernerville Speedway (1967-present) | p. 132 |
| Finding the Right Size: 1983 Plum High School football | p. 136 |
| The Sudden Dynasty: Valley High School basketball (1967-79) | p. 139 |
| The Miracle in the Mud: Burrell vs. New Brighton 1995 | p. 152 |
| Places That Have Changed: (comparing local sports venues—then and now) | p. 155 |
| The Fab Foxes: 1977 Fox Chapel High School basketball | p. 174 |
| The Jack (Heimbuecher) of All Trades: Springdale coach Jack Heimbuecher (1972-89) | p. 177 |
| Making the Right Choice: 1983 Riverview High School baseball | p. 183 |
| The Lady Is a Coach: Bell Township's female football coach 1943 | p. 186 |
| That Magical Year: 1964-65 Arnold High School football and baseball | p. 188 |
| A Day at the Races: Valley Heights Race Track | p. 194 |
| Worth More Than the Price of Admission: Valley High School's Tom Pipkins (1989-93) | p. 196 |
| The Coach's Coach: Coach Tom Myers (1975-2006) | p. 202 |
| The Little School Makes It to the Biggest Stage: 1963 St. Joseph High School basketball | p. 204 |
| His Team, His Town: Kittanning coach Harry Beckwith (1975-2002) | p. 208 |
| A Record-Setting Role: Quarterback Gus Frerotte (1987-2008) | p. 211 |
| The Magnificent Comeback: 1985 Deer Lakes High School girls basketball | p. 215 |
| The Pride of Ducktown: Football's Modzelewski brothers | p. 219 |
| Getting to the Finish Line: 2007 Leechburg High School football | p. 232 |
| The Powerhouse from Scratch: 1967-68 Burrell High School football | p. 232 |
| The Best Team That Didnt' Win Anything: 1986 Kiski Area High School basketball | p. 240 |
| Just a Hometown Guy: Football's Greg Meisner (1976-91) | p. 246 |
| Zero...Zero...Zero: 1943 Aspinwall High School football | p. 249 |
| The Bell Tolled for Many: Bell Township High School football (1949-51) | p. 254 |
| The Improbable Run: 1995 Highlands High School basketball | p. 259 |
| A Baseball Revolutionary: Relief pitcher Joe Page (1944-54) | p. 264 |
| From A Cow Pasture to a WPIAL Football Title: The Rise of the Knoch Knights (1956-78) | p. 266 |
| Kings of the Diamond: 1966 Kiski Area High School baseball | p. 270 |
| More Than Just a Dot: 1962 Verona High School football | p. 273 |
| From Arnold to the Nation's Capital: Al DeMao (1937-52) | p. 277 |
| Saving the Best for Last 1968 Tarentum High School basketball | p. 280 |
| Aiding in the Transition: Plum's Vic Zucco, Joe Naunchik, Frank Marchlewski | p. 284 |
| Winning Like a Gale-Force Wind: Harmarville Hurricanes soccer club | p. 290 |
| Gone, But Not Forgotten: Now-defunct football schools and their all-time records | p. 293 |
| The All Starters: A-K Valley football players named to the wire service all-state teams | p. 294 |
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