Aug 31, 2022 1 min read

ON THIS DATE

Sept. 1

1953 – Ray Williams of Fairport, N.Y., is hired as head basketball and baseball coach, and athletic director, at Waynesburg College.

1976 – Chuck Heberling becomes Executive Secretary of the WPIAL, replacing the retired Bill Lohr.

1981 – Hickory’s Jim Brown hits a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give his team a 12-10 win over Pliska’s in the final game of the Ten Mile Valley Softball League B Division playoff series.

1989 – South Fayette High School’s Morris Richardson strips the football from a Peters Township player early in the third quarter and returns it 40 yards for a touchdown, and Steve Dragan kicks the extra point, as the Lions edge the Indians, 7-6, in the season opener for both teams.

1990 – Washington High School’s Bryan Milligan scores on a 98-yard run and an 81-yard punt return as the Prexies defeat Trinity 49-13 and spoil the coaching debut of the Hillers’ Ted Petersen.

1992 – The Pittsburgh Steelers release linebacker Huey Richardson, the team’s first-round draft choice in 1991.

1995 – Brad Miller runs for two scores and Derrick Dow throws for another score as Ringgold defeats defending WPIAL and PIAA champion McKeesport 28-14, ending the Tigers’ 15-game winning streak.