Jul 10, 2022 4 min read

The Washington-Greene Co. Chapter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame is holding its inaugural golf outing Saturday, July 23 at Indian Run Golf Club, Avella.

The outing, which in part benefits the Chapter’s Scholar-Athlete program, will feature a shotgun start beginning at 8 a.m. Registration and check-in starts at 7 a.m.

The format is a four-person scramble. The cost is $85 per golfer, which includes green fee, cart, dinner, drinks, food at the turn, and prizes for the winners. All participants will receive a T-shirt.

“The Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame supports local scholar athletes in their pursuit of academic and athletic success,” said Zack Zebrasky, golf outing and membership chairman.  “We work alongside local partners to raise money to award scholar athletes with highly competitive awards.

“In order to financially support these scholarships, we hold a couple of fundraisers each year. We

would greatly appreciate any contributions that your organization could make to our efforts — gift cards, prize packs, or any other donations would be appreciated.”

In the past 13 years, the Chapter has provided more than $34,000 in scholarships for scholar-athletes in the two-county area.

The Chapter plans to rotate the outing each year between Washington and Greene counties.

Foursomes can be paid for at www.wash-greenesportshall.org via our PayPal service.

 On this date

July 11

1911 – The St. Louis Cardinals baseball team survives a deadly train wreck at 3:35 a.m. on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. The train crashes into a viaduct and plunges down an 18-football embankment near Bridgeport, Conn., killing 14 people and leaving 47 others injured. Nobody from the Cardinals is hurt and they labor for 15 hours to aid the survivors. The railroad pays the players $25 apiece for their efforts in the rescue and for their lost possessions.

1944 – In the first baseball all-star game played in Pittsburgh, Phil Cavaretta of the Chicago Cubs reaches base five times as the National League beats the American League 7-1 at Forbes Field.

1961 – Roberto Clemente’s 10th-inning single drives in Willie Mays with the winning run in the National League’s 5-4 victory in the all-star game in San Francisco.

1966 – Former University of Pittsburgh basketball player Dave Sauer is named head coach at Canon-McMillan High School.

1982 – Hollis Stacy shoots an even-par 72 before defeating Kathy Postlewait on the first hole of sudden death to win her second consecutive LPGA West Virginia Classic at Speidel Golf Course in Wheeling, W.Va.’s Oglebay Park.

1985 – Jack Lambert, middle linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, retires from the NFL on his 33rd birthday. Lambert missed most of the 1984 season because of a dislocated big toe, an injury that has not healed.

1988 – Brendan Folmar completes 22 of 35 passes for 297 yards and 3 TDs as the Pittsburgh Gladiators rout the New York Knights 44-28 in the Arena Football League.

1989 – Quicksilver Golf Club owner Bob Muphy announces plans for the course to host a tournament on the PGA’s Ben Hogan Tour next spring.

2001 – After requesting to be traded, Jaromir Jagr is dealt by the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Kris Beech, Michal Sivek and Ross Lupaschuk. Jagr scored 439 goals for the Penguins. None of the players acquired by Pittsburgh have scored an NHL goal.

2006 – Before starting the fifth inning of the All-Star Game in Pittsburgh’s PNC Park, Vera Clemente is escorted onto the field by 1960 World Series hero Bill Mazeroski to accept the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award on behalf of her late husband. With the scoreboard showing Roberto’s replays, tears flowing from AL skipper Ozzie Guillen, and the heartfelt ovation from the crowd, the ceremony honoring the Pirates’ Hall of Famer becomes a truly memorable moment in the history of the All-Star Game.

Golf Outing

For more information or to make contributions or donate prizes, contact Zack Zebrasky, at 724.255.7208 or via email at zebraskyzr@gmail.com. Chapter president John Sacco can be reached at 412.559.9343 or johnsacco18@gmail.com.