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TWIST SOFTBALL

Final date for registration for TWIST traveling recreational fast pitch is Saturday. Age groups are 10U, 12U and 15U, age as of Dec. 31, 2020. All registration must be done online at www.twistsoftball.com. Visit site for fees and more information, or call 724-263-8563 or 724-747-0916.

ON THIS DATE

March 5

1937 – Hank Day, head football coach at Washington & Jefferson College, is hired for the same position at Farrell High School.

1952 – Undefeated Washington High School gets 18 points from John Riser and 15 from Gene Steratore to defeat Midland 60-34 in the WPIAL Class A basketball quarterfinals at the Pitt Field House.

1956 – McDonald never trails and cruises to a 50-43 victory over Shannock Valley in the WPIAL Class B semifinals at the Pitt Field House. Terry Smith leads McDonald’s offense with 16 points.

1963 – Jim Simon leads three Washington players in double figures with 17 points and the Little Presidents upset Homestead 66-43 in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals.

1966 – Trinity edges Waynesburg and Canon-McMillan for the team title at the WPIAL Wrestling Championships at Wash High. Three Hillers, Ron Junko (103 pounds), John Abajace (120) and John Long (154), win individual titles.

1970 – Joe Hester scores 22 points and California pulls away in the fourth quarter for a 64-52 victory over Avonworth in the WPIAL Class B basketball semifinals at the Civic Arena.

1971 – California State College’s Ray Greene, who averaged 23.2 points per game, is named the NAIA District 18 Basketball Player of the Year.

1973 – New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announce that they’ve swapped wives and children.

1977 – Norm Nixon scores 27 points to lead Duquesne to a 57-54 upset of Villanova in the finals of the first Eastern Collegiate Basketball League tournament in Philadelphia. The win secures a berth in the NCAA tournament for the Dukes.

1977 – Donald Williams scores 25 points as Notre Dame upsets undefeated and top-ranked San Francisco, 93-82.

1980 – Joe Hester’s 22 points power California past Avonworth 64-52 in the WPIAL Class B semifinals at the Civic Arena.

1985 – Washington’s boys basketball team defeats Monessen 63-53 in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals at Ringgold High School. It’s Washington’s 50th consecutive victory.

1985 – Immaculate Conception gets 30 points and 16 rebounds form Becky Burlingham and dominates Monessen 73-33 in the WPIAL Class A girls basketball semifinals at Ringgold.

1986 – Waynesburg College wins its third consecutive NAIA District 18 basketball championship, surviving a slowdown and defeating Westminster 59-49 at College Gym. Theron Hogue scores 16 points and Darrin Walls has 15 for the Yellow Jackets.

1986 – The Washington boys basketball team moves into the WPIAL Class AA championship game by defeating Bishop Boyle 76-58 in the semifinals at Chartiers Valley. Mark Popeck scores 21 points for Wash High.

1986 – Becky Burlingham has game highs of 18 points and 15 rebounds to lead Immaculate Conception to a 52-30 victory over Shannock Valley in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at North Allegheny.

1994 – Terry Wilkins scores 25 points and Washington & Jefferson upsets host Kenyon, the top seed in the Great Lakes Region, 75-58, in the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament.