Jan 22, 2021 3 min read

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Jan. 23

1959 – Meade McKee’s 45 points power McDonald High School to an 89-53 win over East Washington. McKee makes 19 field goals.

1967 – Donora native Stan Musial is named general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals.

1975 – By the slimmest of margins, Ralph Kiner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his 15th and final year of eligibility. The former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger, who played only 10 years in the majors and led the National League in home runs for seven consecutive seasons, received 273 votes, just enough to reached the 75 percent needed to be elected.

1984 – Paul Stanley scores 22 points, including the 1,000th of his career, as Waynesburg College edges visiting Point Park, 69-67, in double overtime at College Gym to take sole possession of first place in NAIA District 18. Waynesburg wins despite having only four players score.

1986 – Bridget Lied’s 12-foot jumper with four seconds left gives Peters Township a 43-42 victory over visiting Waynesburg. It’s the Raiders’ first loss of the season. Peters Township, which receives 23 points from Vicki Humphreys, overcomes a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit.

1996 – P.J. Wrigley and Eric Lange make consecutive baskets late in the third overtime to help host Charleroi to a 79-75 victory over Carmichaels, which entered the game as the top-ranked Class A team in the state. Justin Voithofer makes eight three-pointers and scores 47 points for the Mikes.

1997 – Jackie Matheny scores 30 points, makes 15 of 18 free throws, grabs 11 rebounds and has seven steals as West Greene defeats Monessen 55-53 for the Pioneers’ first girls basketball win ever over the Greyhounds.

2011 – The Pittsburgh Steelers advance to their third Super Bowl in six years with a 24-19 victory over the New York Jets. William Gay returns a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown, helping the Steelers build a 21-point first-half lead.

Jan. 24

1941 – Washington boxer Sammy Angott wins a majority decision over previously unbeaten Harry Hurst at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. It’s Hurst’s first loss in 27 pro fights.

1956 – A basket by Eddie Allen a free throw from Beanie Gordon in the final 30 seconds help Washington High School edge Trinity 59-54 and give the Little Prexies their 74th consecutive section basketball victory.

1961 – Mike George decisions Bill Anderson 2-0 in the heavyweight bout to give Waynesburg a 25-21 victory over Trinity in a battle of undefeated wrestling teams. It’s Waynesburg’s 68th win its last 69 matches.

1963 – Cassius Clay knocks out rugged but outclassed Charley Powell in the third round of a scheduled 10-round heavyweight bout before 11,000 at the Civic Arena. Clay improves his record to 17-0.

1990 – McGuffey wins its first Section 6-AAA wrestling championship by defeating Trinity, 26-24. It’s only the second win for McGuffey over Trinity in 42 dual meets and the first since a 30-27 victory in 1973.

1993 – California University hires Kevin Donley as its head football coach. Donley coached Georgetown (Ky.) to the 1991 NAIA national championship.

2000 – Ray Robinson sets the Waynesburg College single-game basketball scoring record with 45 points in an 89-86 win over Penn State-Altoona.

1997 – Mike Deegan scores 34 points in Trinity’s 74-65 loss to Central Catholic and becomes the Hillers’ boys basketball all-time leading scorer with 1,214 points, surpassing Tim O’Connor’s record of 1,202 points.