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On schedule
MONDAY, APRIL 17
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
BASEBALL
Class 6A Section 2
Hempfield at Canon-McMillan, 4 p.m.
Class 5A Section 2
Connellsville at South Fayette, 4 p.m.
Bethel Park at Peters Township, 7 p.m.
Trinity at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m.
Class 4A Section 2
Belle Vernon at Laurel Highlands, 4 p.m.
Ringgold at Uniontown, 7 p.m.
Class 3A Section 4
Yough at Southmoreland, 4 p.m.
Greensburg Salem at McGuffey, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Section 1
Bentworth at Chartiers-Houston, 4 p.m.
Beth-Center at Burgettstown, 4 p.m.
Charleroi at Washington, 4 p.m.
Class A Section 1
Avella at Fort Cherry, 4 p.m.
California at Carmichaels, 4:15 p.m.
West Greene at Jefferson-Morgan, 4 p.m.
Class A Section 3
Frazier at Monessen, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Class 6A Section 1
Pine-Richland at Canon-McMillan, 4:15 p.m.
Class 5A Section 4
Peters Township at Connellsville, 4 p.m.
Trinity at Bethel Park, 4 p.m.
Class 4A Section 2
Ringgold at Elizabeth Forward, 4:15 p.m.
Uniontown at Belle Vernon, 4 p.m.
Class 3A Section 3
Yough at South Allegheny, 4 p.m.
Class 3A Section 4
Waynesburg at Seton LaSalle, 4 p.m.
Class 2A Section 3
Fort Cherry at Charleroi, 4 p.m.
OLSH at Burgettstown, 4 p.m.
Washington at Beth-Center, 4 p.m.
Class A Section 2
Jefferson-Morgan at Chartiers-Houston, 4:15 p.m.
West Greene at California, 4:30 p.m.
Class A Section 3
Monessen at Frazier, 4:30 p.m.
April 17
1955 – Roberto Clemente, a 20-year-old rookie from Carolina, Puerto Rico, makes his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates in right field at Forbes Field.
1959 – Trinity High School’s Mark Opatt throws a no-hitter and strikes out 12 in the Hillers’ 5-0 baseball victory over host Canonsburg.
1964 – The New York Mets lose their first game at Shea Stadium, to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3. Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell hits the first homer at Shea and scores the winning run on a ninth-inning single by Bill Mazeroski.
1978 – Joe Montana, who quarterbacked Notre Dame to college football’s national championship, is named the Observer-Reporter Sports Headliner.
1991 – John Smiley pitches a one-hitter and Jeff King hits a two-run homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 win over the New York Mets. Kevin McReynolds’ one-out double in the second inning is the only Mets hit. Smiley retires the final 23 Mets in order.
1999 – The Pittsburgh Steelers select Louisiana Tech wide receiver Troy Edwards with the 13th pick in the NFL draft.
1999 – Trinity’s Ben Junko wins two long-distance races and takes second in the 800 but Canon-McMillan wins the boys team title at theWashington-Greene County Coaches Track Meet.
2005 – Winning pitcher Danielle Claassen tosses a two-hitter and J.C. Timko smacks a double and triple as Chartiers-Houston (8-0) remains undefeated with a 3-1 win over West Greene in Section 2-A. It is West Greene’s first section loss.
2006 – Sidney Crosby scores three assists in Pittsburgh’s 6-1 win over the New York Islanders to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season. The 18-year-old becomes the seventh NHL rookie to reach the 100-point mark.
2012 – Cameron Grimes throws a four-hit shutout as Carmichaels defeats previously unbeaten Jefferson-Morgan 10-0 in a Section 2-A softball game.