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ON THIS DATE
March 17
1966 – The Southwest Conference, which has recently converted from a Class A league to Class B, adds Bentleyville-Ellsworth, Peters Township and West Greene as new members. It also accepts the withdrawl of Fort Cherry as a member. The conference tentatively accepts and both Avella and South Fayette as members, pending their formal applications.
1970 – Washington & Jefferson’s Scott Herz is named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball MVP. Herz led the conference in rebounding (16.1 per game) and was third in scoring (19.5).
1973 – Canon-McMillan’s George O’Korn pins Rick Peiffer of Upper Dauhpin 28 seconds into the third period to win the 167-pound title at the PIAA Wrestling Championships. It’s O’Korn’s second state title.
1980 – Guy Montecalvo is hired as Washington High School’s head football coach.
1984 – Chartiers-Houston’s Patsy Vulcano wins the PIAA Class AAA 132-pound title by beating Mike Balestrini of Shikellamy, 7-4.
1990 – Cary Kolat of Jefferson-Morgan wins his second PIAA Class AA wrestling title, pinning Jim Meckley of Line Mountain in 1:38 in the 125-pound final. Kolat wins all of his bouts in the tournament by either pin or technical fall.
1990 – Yancey Taylor scores a game-high 26 points and goes 15-for-15 at the free-throw line as Ringgold defeats Hollidaysburg 79-61 in the first round of the PIAA Class AAAA boys basketball playoffs at Norwin High School.
1992 – The Pittsburgh Pirates trade pitcher John Smiley to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for pitcher Denny Neagle and outfielder Midre Cummings.
1998 – Right winger Bill Hinton scores three goals and Peters Township defeats Kittanning 5-1 in a state hockey quarterfinal game at the Iceoplex in Canonsburg.
2001 – Edinboro University’s Josh Koscheck, a Waynesburg graduate, decisions Army’s Maurice Worthy, 8-1, in the finals to win the 174-pound weight class at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the University of Iowa.
2010 – A 23-point, 13-rebound performance by junior Mike Lamberti powers South Fayette to a 56-41 victory over Washington in a PIAA Class AA second-round playoff game at Chartiers Valley.
RIFLE
Pittsburgh and Suburban Rifle League
Semifinals
Frazier-Simplex def. Akron Zips, 1,485-1,452
Frazier-Simplex: Zac Szabo 299; Riley Dunn 297; Logan Charles 297; John Husk 296; Jeff Charles 296.
Akron Zips: Logan McClimans 297; Deven Huwig 293; Tristian Roguski 291; Benno Lutz 287; Mike Naylon 284.
Dormont-Mt. Lebanon def. Murrysville 1,478-1,419
Dormont-Mt. Lebanon: jack Ogoreuc 298; Dean Trew 298; Natalie Welter 197; Matt Piatt 293; Matt Neely 292.
Murrysville: Ray Hravey 297; Kevin Dufford 287; Steve Thomas 284; Brad Small 282; John Funk 269.