Jan 24, 2019 4 min read

WG to honor ’93-94 wrestling team

The West Greene Athletic Department will be inducting the 1993-94 varsity wrestling team into the school’s Hall of Fame Friday. The Pioneers will be hosting South Allegheny in a 7 p.m. match, and the Hall of Fame ceremony will take place prior to the match.

The 1993-94 team finished 17-0 overall, 9-0 in Section 3-AA, and won the WPIAL Team Tournament title.

Members of the Hall of Fame wrestling team included John Arbuckle, Dude Bennington, Ryan Blake, Craig Gillispie, Matt Hildreth, Chad Hill, Lonnie Litton, Ryan Rizor, Matt Robinson, Kris Rudman, Chuckie Stoneking, Chad Tedrow, Chet Tedrow, Justin Watson (deceased), Wes Watson, Craig Whitlach, Gary Whyte, Rodney Wilson, Ricky Deter (manager) and Haden Watson (manager).

The coaching staff consisted of head coach Allen Hughes and assistant coaches Scott Blair, John Coss, Curt Hughes and Brian Jackson. Gretchen Gates is the athletic trainer for the team.

Little League recognition, and Senior Night festivities will also be held Friday. Varsity wrestling coach Garett Johnston also will be organizing a “Welcome Back All-Alumni” session for a meet the team social following the match.

In the NBA

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks are the captains for this year’s NBA All-Star Game.

James and Antetokounmpo were the leading vote-getters from each conference, making them the players who will choose who plays on which team for the Feb. 17 matchup at Charlotte.

They will draft their teams Feb. 7. As the leading overall vote-getter, James will have the first pick – just as he did last year, when the captain’s-choice format was used for the All-Star rosters for the first time.

James extended his NBA record by being chosen as a starter for the 15th straight time. Antetokounmpo is now a three-time All-Star.

The starting guards from the East are Boston’s Kyrie Irving and Charlotte’s Kemba Walker – who’ll get to start on his home floor. The East frontcourt picks were Antetokounmpo, Toronto’s Kawhi Leonard and Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid. From the West, Stephen Curry and reigning NBA MVP James Harden were the picks at guard, with James, Golden State’s Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City’s Paul George getting the frontcourt spots.

• Indiana All-Star guard Victor Oladipo is out for the season with a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee.

Oladipo was injured during Wednesday night’s 110-106 victory over Toronto and left the court on a stretcher with 4:05 left in the first half.

Team officials acknowledged during the game that the injury was serious but waited until after the results of Thursday’s MRI returned to announce how much time he would miss.

Dodgers get Pollock

The Dodgers have landed a right-handed hitter to complement their deep, left-handed heavy lineup in free-agent outfielder A.J. Pollock.

Pollock and Los Angeles agreed to a $55 million, four-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press.

The agreement includes a $10 million player option for 2023 with a $5 million buyout that would make the deal worth over $60 million for five seasons.

Harbaugh gets deal

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh has received a new four-year contract following a season in which he guided Baltimore to the AFC North title.

The new deal is designed to keep the winningest coach in Ravens history under contract through the 2022 season. It replaces a pact that was slated to end after next year.