A NEW BOOK BY KAREN MUNDY • COMING SOON
The Burg Boys
Winning the Hearts of a Town
The true story of the Waynesburg Mohawks, the small-town Ohio team that went to the state tournament seven times and brought a whole village together.
Some stories just have to be told!
Growing up in Waynesburg, Ohio, Karen Mundy often heard stories about the great sports teams in the village, dating back to the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s. The Burg Boys, also known as the Waynesburg Mohawks, were successful in football, basketball and baseball, but the basketball teams were phenomenal.
7
trips to the Ohio state tournament, 1934–1952
96-5
record from 1949 to 1953
1 pt
from a state title in the controversial 1951 game
Meet the Author
Karen Mundy
Karen spent almost 30 years at her hometown weekly newspaper, most of them as editor, writing about the seemingly ordinary people whose stories deserved to be told.