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ON THIS DATE

Dec. 17

1950 – Andy Mestrovic scores 23 points and Washington & Jefferson’s basketball team remains undefeated at 5-0 with a 55-52 victory over Penn State at State College.

1970 – Black members of the California State basketball team decide by a 6-1 vote to boycott an upcoming game against Point Park at the Pitt Field House. The players agree to return after Christmas break if assured that the college will provide a black advisor and attempt to recruit black coaches.

1971 – Ruben Richards scores 30 points and visiting Bentworth High School ends Waynesburg’s five-game winning streak with an 83-76 victory over the Raiders.

1980 – Chartiers-Houston overpowers an inexperienced Trinity team, 40-5, in a wrestling match held without spectators in the gymnasium. The WPIAL Board of Control banned spectators from attending after incidents involving fans at a match between the Bucs and Hillers in the previous season.

1982 – Carmichaels defeats visiting Geibel 78-76 in a triple-overtime Section 16-A boys basketball game. The Mikes’ J.L. Lechner scores 36 points and makes 20 consecutive free throws, including two with two seconds left in the third overtime.

1999 – Peters Township’s Eric Lang scores 42 points but the Indians lost in overtime at Laurel Highlands, 86-79.

2003 – McGuffey wrestling coach Mark Caffrey gets his 300th career victory as the Highlanders defeat West Mifflin 76-6.

2003 – Carmichaels defensive back Donnie Hewitt and Mapletown offensive lineman Matt Messich are named to the Associated Press Class A all-state football first team.

RIFLE

RIFLE

Pittsburgh and Suburban Rifle League

Dec. 9 Results

Frazier-Simplex-1,477 Carrick Sportsmen’s-1,248

Frazier-Simplex: John Husk 50-50-100-97-297; Alayna Walther 50-50-100-96-296; Tom Morley 50-49-99-97-295; Mackenna O’Mara 50-50-100-95-295; Riley Dunn 50-50-100-94-294

Carrick Sportsmen’s: Paige Tudi 50-44-93-75-262; Kody Dressler 49-47-92-72-260; John Walsh 50-47-85-67-249; Andrea Burgos 48-43-83-73-247; Jakob Satterfield 41-45-76-68-230.

Frazier-Simplex is 7-1

Carrick Sportsmen’s is 1-7

Dormont-Mt. Lebanon-1,477 Green Valley No. 2-1,388

Dormont-Mt. Lebanon: Kaitlin Korinek 50-49-100-100-299; Dean Trew 50-50-100-97-297; Jason Allshouse 50-50-99-97-296; Alana Neidigh 49-50-97-98-294; Matt Piatt 50-50-100-91-291.

Green Valley No. 2: Tom Gerner 50-49-97-95-291; Doug Wilcox 49-50-98-91-288; Nathan Evagash 50-49-90-86-275; Greg Gerner 48-47-90-84-269; Rich Hilderbrand 44-46-93-82-265.

Dormont-Mt. Lebanon is 8-0

Green Valley No. 2 is 1-7

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