Jan 6, 2022 2 min read

Jan. 7

1955 – Frank Kondrad scores 53 points to lead Bentleyville High School to a 93-41 victory over West Bethlehem. Kondrad makes 20 field goals and 13 free throws.

1961 – Waynesburg College’s wrestling team edges visiting Rochester 16-11 to give Yellow Jackets coach Raymond “Bucky” Murdock his 100th career victory.

1979 — The Pittsburgh Steelers win their third AFC championship by beating the Houston Oilers 34-5 in a steady freezing rain at Three Rivers Stadium.

1983 – Jim Wunderlich makes an 18-foot jump shot with one second remaining that gives Mon Valley Catholic a 60-59 win over visiting Carmichaels and vaults the Spartans into first place in Section 16-A.?

1986 – The last unbeaten boys basketball team in the area falls when Burgettstown wins at Bentworth, 61-59. Mario Bongiorni scores 18 points to lead the Blue Devils.

1989 – Vance Walker scores 37 points, including five in the final three minutes, as Waynesburg College defeats host Westminster 93-83 in the NAIA District 18 opener.

1997 – Rutgers-Camden snaps its NCAA-record 117-game losing streak with a 77-72 victory over Bloomfield College. The Division III Pioneers were winless since beating Ramapo, 74-73, Jan. 18, 1992.

2000 – Eric Lang scores a game-high 23 points, including the 1,000th of his career, to lead Peters Township to a 65-58 victory over Uniontown.

2010 – Maggie Gibson scores 16 points, grabs 22 rebounds and blocks six shots as Washington & Jefferson’s women’s basketball team upsets 14th-ranked Thomas More 61-57 at Henry Memorial Center.