Sep 21, 2020 4 min read

ON THIS DATE

Sept. 22

1911 – Cy Young, 44, beats the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0, at Forbes Field for his 511th and final major league victory.

1927 – Gene Tunney wins a unanimous 10-round decision over Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field in Chicago to retain his world heavyweight title. The fight is marred by a long 10-count in the seventh round. Dempsey knocks Tunney to the mat, but Dempsey doesn’t go to a neutral corner. The referee doesn’t start counting until four or five seconds after Tunney is down. Tunney regains his feet and goes on to win.

1971 – The Pittsburgh Pirates clinch their second consecutive National League East Division title when they defeat the second-place St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, 5-1. Luke Walker and Dave Giusti combine to toss a six-hitter to beat Bob Gibson, who no-hit the Bucs last month in his only other start against the team.

1972 – Greg Moten catches touchdown passes of 75, six and five yards from Bob Somplatsky and undefeated Avella gets its third consecutive shutout, 35-0, over host Carmichaels.

1974 – The Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos play to a 35-35 tie in the first regular-season overtime game in NFL history. Joe Gilliam passes for 348 yards and throws a Steelers-record 50 passes.

1975 – Richie Zisk and Dave Parker each drive in four runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 and clinch their fifth National League East Division title in six years.

1985 – Brian Davis rushes for 100 yards in his first collegiate game, but Pitt loses to Boston College, 29-22.

1989 – Chris Lenhart of Ringgold charges from behind in the final 300 yards to win the boys race at the Washington County Coaches Cross Country Meet at Mingo Park. Kathy Knabb of Peters Township wins the girls race.

1991 – Pitcher Doug Drabek strikes out eight and the Pittsburgh Pirates win their second consecutive National East Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Three Rivers Stadium.

2000 – Lanfer Simpson and Lee Fritz combine for 321 rushing yards and seven touchdowns as undefeated Waynesburg High School rallies for a 50-35 victory over visiting Seton LaSalle. Bruce Gradkowski completes 30 of 50 passes for 378 yards and five touchdowns for the Rebels.

2005 – P-Forty-Seven, with driver Dave Palone, takes the lead in the stretch and wins the 60th Little Brown Jug, the second leg of of the Triple Crown for 3-year-old pacers. It’s the first Jug win for Palone, a Meadows regular. Palone qualified three horses for the final, including heat wins with P-Forty-Seven and Up Front Tornado.

PENN STATE SCHEDULE

2020 Penn State Football Schedule

Oct. 24-at Indiana

Oct. 31-Ohio State

Nov. 7-Maryland

Nov. 14-at Nebraska

Nov. 21-Iowa

Nov. 28-at Michigan

Dec. 5-at Rutgers

Dec. 12-Michigan State

BASEBALL

Washington-Greene Adult Playoffs

35-and-over

Lumber Kings 7, Devil Rays 0

Blue Sox 10, Prowlers 0

GIRLS GOLF

Section 2-AAA

South Fayette-178 Mt. Leanon-190

Hickory Heights Golf Club, par 36

South Fayette: Caroline McConnell 36; Marissa Malosh 41; Ally Brennan 50; Paige Postufka 51.

Mt. Lebanon: Natalie Boyd 44; Lindsey Powanda 45; Anna Kushnir 49; Madeline Zerega 52.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association Top 10 Polls:

Class AAAA

1. North Allegheny

2. Moon

3. Canon-McMillan

4. Bethel Park

5. Oakland Catholic

6. Shaler

7. Pine Richland

8. Latrobe

9. Norwin

10. Upper St. Clair

Others receiving votes: Seneca Valley; North Hills; Hempfield; Baldwin;

Class AAAA Players of the Week

Mia Schubert, junior, OH, Shaler; Alexa Pstoka, senior, OH, Bethel Park; Gigi Madson, senior, OH, Upper St. Clair; Maddy Cigna, So., libero, Oakland Catholic

Class AAA

1. Franklin Regional

2. Montour

3. Beaver

4. South Fayette

5. Thomas Jefferson

6. Elizabeth Forward

7. Freeport

8. Armstrong

9. Trinity

10. Hampton

Others receiving votes: Chartiers Valley; Hopewell; Knoch; Plum

Class AAA Players of the Week

Becky Stephens, junior, MH, Chartiers Valley; Renee Baldy, senior opp/set, Franklin Regional; Rebeka Fowler, senior libero, Kiski; Marin Williamson, senior, MH, Trinity

Class AA

1. North Catholic

2. Avonworth

3. Serra Catholic

4. Ellwood City

5. Frazier

6. Shenango

7. Seton LaSalle Catholic

8. South Park

9. Dery

10. Carmichaels

Others receiving votes: Waynesburg; Laurel

Class AA Players of the Week

Maggie Colenbrander, junior, OH, Avonworth; Shannon Gorny, senior, OH, South Park; Bethany Krut, senior, OH, New Brighton; Alexandra McGee,  senior, setter, Carmichaels

Class A

1. Bishop Canevin

2. Fort Cherry

3. Greensburg Central Catholic

4. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

5. Beaver County Christian School

6. Eden Christian

7. Leechburg

8. Union

9. West Greene

10. California

Others receiving votes: Rochester

Class A Player of the Week

Kiera Kozlowski, soph., OH, Bishop Canevin; Skylyn Raypush, senior, libero, Leechburg