Brad Everett, Author at Pittsburgh Union Progress

It wasn’t a home game, but Vinnie Cugini had an opportunity Tuesday to break one of the WPIAL’s most storied records less than a mile away from his family’s home. The Cuginis live in Morningside, down the road from Neighborhood Academy, located in Stanton Heights. Neighborhood Academy played host to Cugini and Aquinas Academy in […]

Brad Everett

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