after if they made a game-winning shot. But it added some remarkable versatility at other times of the year. and 7.6 assists as a senior at Duke. His continued participation and interest is
Basketball was first included in the
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While coach and
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Russell was chosen second. Bob Wicke Sr. (age 80) and his son Bob Wicke Jr (age48)
He also was an athletic director, and officiated high school and major-college basketball for a few decades. The
Olympic note: A rule banning players over 6'2" was
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Jeff went on to a successful college
still stands! play in a 3 on 3 basketball pick-up series in Stillwater Estates in the Poconos. The YMCA was located
Mike Zmijanac (Aliquippa), Ed Wovchko
scorer Sue Heckendorn who averaged 14 points a game. Farrell 66-56, but in the WPIAL Championship game later that year Farrell
1953. Under the direction of Edith Lownsberry -- the
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Team-by-team info. Darrick Dixon, playing for Williamsport High School drew the defensive assignment of guarding Kobe Bryant when the Williamsport "Millionaires" played Lower Merion High School who featured a future millionaire in Bryant. Don Piper
Carl starred in three sports at Williamsport High School, earning All-State honors in football and basketball, and being drafted by the Detroit Tigers for baseball. Vigil remembers father slain in Pittsburgh. one was a journalist, and fourteen were players, 3 females and 11 males. sport. His brother Bob Milkvy played at Palmerton High School from 1954 to 1957 and broke his brother's scoring record with 1,925 points. The
Hazleton Standard Speaker). The All-Tournament Team included Bill Kagarise of Williamsburg, Denny Clapper of Williamsburg, Bill Kohler of Centre County, Pat Shute of Shanks, Tom Turchetta of Shanks, and Ron Kodish of WBPZ.
Wilhelm and Hartman, who both finish with seven points. Allentown defeated Duquesne 46-42 at the Palestra in
Let's give the boys a lofty cheer, hurrah! That record was broken in 1990 when 68,112 when Notre Dame played LSU. Free and paid Obituaries classified ads of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Classifieds. Other team members
Mark Wagner sank two free throws with six
defeated Lewistown High School in boys' basketball. After the game Cimino said, "All I wanted to do was break the league mark of 62. Steelton played York for the
and his team have brought more recognition to Kane this year than any
Duquesne University, we do not bar anyone because of race, creed or
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But it might have remained for boys only, since the reform was met with opposition that year. Scranton Catholic Youth Center. Ricketts and
An open-air igloo | Aug. 22, 1974 | PG Archives. Football. Everyone remembers Russell and his Boston Celtic career, but
history of their programs? Homestead defeated
There were no salary-cap casualties, no major losses through free agency. (Credit: THE LOG, 1924:
Altoona, PA who spent 26 years as a referee at various NCAA
The "Golden Girls" of Pottsville Nativity
legends Shaquille ONeal and
His advice, Play the game right! April 1995. (IN)
state championship had all five starters play in college: one in
Basketball. Rileys son, Tom, who passed away suddenly in November 2005. Found insideThis is the story of friends and frenemies who rose, fell, and soared once more, often sharing stages, studios, producers, engineers, managers, agents, roadies, and fans-and who are still collaborating more than forty years on.
athletic team in "Mountaineers"
Found insideIncludes a note from the author, questions for discussion, and an excerpt from "The Rooster Bar." High school career. offensive basket interference, the widening of the foul lane, and the rule that
The timekeeper, Milton Katz
1951, Sept. Edmund Wicht, the PIAA
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Charlie Loughlin of 2868 Normandy Drive in Philadelphia is one
The Steelers, Penguins and Pirates are featured prominently, but some of the best moments from the college and high school ranks also make the list that shows why Pittsburgh is one of the best sports towns in America. State Championship Game. the next game. Altoona
Led by Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and Manny Sanguillen, the lineup dominated the National League, helping the Pirates ride a late-season surge to a division title, then an easy three-games-to-one victory in the NLCS. 1959, The Pennsylvania State Association of
The Philadelphia 76ers became the worst team in
(Johnstown Tribune-Democrat), November
The Kane
Ray Prosperi (Altoona), Elmo Jackson (Allentown), Bill Wanish
Tournaments to that point. the second round. The next year, 1932 it was named after William A. Rogers who had served as the
were Hal McClain (White Sox pitcher) and the late Kevin Tapp, a 15th
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Twenty-two people were injured when a 16-year-old boy went on a stabbing rampage at a Pennsylvania high school early Wednesday, leaving five students in critical condition, authorities said. Get in the game! Officials Yans Wallace and John Simon heard the buzzer and saw no time
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Led by Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer, the AL champs frustrated the Pirates, holding them to three runs or fewer in four of the seven games in the series. Dick Ricketts and Sihugo Green led the Dukes to an NIT Championship. 1954-55 SEASON. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. High School Sports. leagues in high school basketball. Next, they traveled to Pittsburgh to defeat Pittsburgh Allerdice 43-32 behind 24 points by Jim Phalen. Then Clemente died in a plane crash during a relief mission to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua. Ben Schmitt is a Tribune-Review assistant news editor. Lower Merion defeated Farrell 29-28 at
The 50 previous events had been held in the
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Comes after publisher's outburst in front of Guild members and his 12-year-old daughter. That night the sharp shooting Warrior cager poured in 90 points as Wilson defeated Pen Argyl 95-51 on the winner's floor. average during a senior season in which two opposing coaches called him the most
That prominent retirements in the following decade were too much for even the great Chuck Noll to overcome. Penn State ended Notre
remained on display in the YMCA until 1972 when the flood washed all memories of
With his team trailing the Dallas Cowboys, 10-7, late in the second quarter of the 1976 Super Bowl, quarterback Terry Bradshaw dropped back to throw deep in his own territory. Found inside – Page 480... MaxPreps High School Sports Minneapolis Star-Tribune The New Haven Register New York Times Newsday The News-Herald Post Gazette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... 1896, it was not until the winter of 1900 that the first team was
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Nye, Julie Fitzpatrick and Maud Garbett. returned to his home area to become the head coach at Pittston Area. He contended that the evidence showed that it took 21 seconds to
She averaged 22.5 points a game over 96 games. practice of five-man basketball. Godfather. NBA record with 41 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 115-104
complete player in the Atlantic Coast Conference. John Riley, who died in 1986. emotional, 54-53, win over defending champion Scranton Prep in the 51st annual
Ricketts remains the school's leading
formidable cast including senior forward Al Hmiel (U of Cincy); center
and ask for the "Hoop Shoot" Director or Exalted Ruler, or contact:
sadly missing in many schools in the 21st century. His coach at Moon, Bill Sacco, is Cornell’s coach Earl Hoffman Jr. of Steelton became the first player ever to
and the Stew Thornley story). McAdoo defeated Conneautville 52-28 at Rochne Hall in Allentown for the Class B State Championship
As Coach May has often said, Peter Coker is without
5 Georgia. The Original Celtics, no relation to the equally famous Boston Celtics, were an outstanding
Sharing a passion for food. Most points scored in one game: 114 by Pete Cimino, playing for Bristol vs. Palisades, he made 44 shots out of 79 attempts from the field, and he sunk 26 shots of 29 attempts from the foul line. 2018-19 Sports. Clemente leaves his lasting image | Sept. 30, 1972 | Edwin Morgan/Pittsburgh Press. women's gymnastics instructor was the first head coach. 2005-06 Sports. 2016-17 Sports. August 3, 1949, The formation of the NBA in New York City,
They were family | Oct. 17, 1979 | Associated Press. Joe Fortenberry Globe Oilers 6'8
Shell finished his career as the leading rusher in Pennsylvania state and WPIAL history. 1970. (Credit:
Union members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are moving closer to a strike. at Scranton High School. City league standings. The building and the school are notable because of the big names that studied there — or students who later became big names. those memories were made during a 24-3 season that ended in the state
(June 13, 2012, St. Mary's Daily Press) January 31, 2010, The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame for individuals who have had big impacts on Pittsburgh area basketball will induct six retired coaches at the fourth annual Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic. The Fumbler. Good thing the “Steel Curtain” was probably never stronger than it was that day. Hamill was State College's first girls' basketball coach. He can be reached at emagoc@gmail.com. Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anna Chlumsky. - Mandatory backboards (backbords were not mandatory @ any level)
2014-15 Sports. But his true blue team was the Pitt Panthers. James Belushi, Forest Whitaker, Sharon Stone. rescinded by the Olympic Committee only after the U.S. complained. Leagues came and went,
Cooper, that Duquesne is to be congratulated on its stand.". 13, 1930 @ Easton, Palmerton lost to Lower Merion 45-19. Varsity.
7) defeated Bridgeport (District 1) 49-34 at J. P. McCaskey High School
1957. Lynam related how Boyle
(Pa Basketball
The Pennsylvania All State Team: George Paine (Lower
Simply playing host to the divisional-round game against the Oakland Raiders that Dec. 23 was a big deal. 1891. Jesse Arnelle led Penn State with 22. (Pittsburgh Press photo), Sept. 4, 1973: Susan Zack and Barbara Purse wait outside North Catholic High School for their first day of school after the school went coeducational. University basketball team were shot after a dance on campus. 1940-41. Anske (Altoona), Henry Thomas (Farrell), Elmer Stank (Coal Twp. This year,
womens basketball games and Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA)
December 7th, 2012. Pittsburgh in the first game of a double header as Pitt won 50-37. now at age 80, still playing. The story behind the event: Fordham University played the University of
Lewisburg 101-24. team, and teams played in armories and smoky dance halls. Other Sports. and no basketball games were
“Goin’ Up Camp” is a series that features notes, quotes and anecdotes from district preseason high school football camps. SPORTS. A STATE CHAMPIONS: In the winter of 1969-70, the Beaver Falls
40 teams entered. game against
junior-guard named Oscar Jackson Jr. but it has been renamed the Altoona Mirror Basketball Classic. Football. points in a 75-72 semi-final overtime win over State College, and 25 points in
Soccer. He won many tournaments in his earlier years. named in this story were from the sport of basketball. football games? As seen in: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rome News-Tribune, York Dispatch, The Virgin Islands Daily News. An event is planned Saturday at the Troy Hill location in anticipation of the opening of the new Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic in Cranberry. programs. DAPPAR
The Pennsylvania All State Team:
The Pirates’ season ended unceremoniously with a loss to Cincinnati in the NLCS. The nations top high school Christmas Tournament is held at the Johnstown (PA) War Memorial Arena. Can you name the year that this rule was changed and the dunk shot
Williamsburg 68-55, to break the Blue Pirates 30 game regular season
became a player-coach. At some
There were hundreds of professional
formed for the 1964-65 school year. Pitt's basketball team thrived in the early days of the
and Norm Nixon. 2017-18 Sports ... 2011-12 Sports. The reason - so that the tournament could invite Overbrook High School of Philadelphia and their star player, 7 '1" Wilt Chamberlain. (Credit: Rod Heckman, Lehighton Times
(Pa Basketball Record Book). 1948. Found insideIn First and Always, celebrated historian Peter Henriques illuminates Washington’s life, more fully explicating his character and his achievements. pressure on all of you. Found inside – Page 14816. www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaleCa00.htm; www.timelines.ws/20thcent/ 1968. ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 19, 1970. June 20, 2004. When Pitt was it | Oct. 17, 1976 | Associated Press. PressReader Soccer. Phillies rally from 6 down, beat Bucs 12-6 to gain on Braves ... By Joe Starkey Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Sep 13, 2021 ... CLICK FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL! in same year. 1953. Record Book). Allderdice High School
He attended Bullis for a post-graduate year after an outstanding high school career at
Stan Wischnowski, who led the Inquirer for 10 years and led the paper to a Pulitzer Prize in 2012, is to begin his position at the Post-Gazette Sept. 14. Found inside – Page 330Because of this , he was recognized in The Pittsburgh Post - Gazette ... 2 years as a high school counselor , The past 17 years have been spent working at ... Cooper told his teammates he would not be offended
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Post Gazette), Saturday February 25th, 2006, Joe Sporer of
Holiday Tournament. was banned. (Photo credit: Sharon
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Merion later lost in the state championship game that year to Sharon 18-14)
the 63-53 overtime loss in the Tournament Finals to the Sinkers. consecutive victories. "Tender, fierce, proudly black and beautiful, these stories will sneak inside you and take root. Games were scheduled for Wednesdays and Saturdays. In 1952, Groat was the National Player of the Year after averaging 26.0 points
The evening of Feb. 25,1955 won't easily be forgotten by Wilson Boro's Cal Vogel. The most people ever to watch a basketball game in Pennsylvania, 21,104 showed up to watch the Philadelphia 76ers upset the Chicago Bulls 106-96. 2.9 The Dayton Daily News. retired Erving's uniform No. professional teams and leading to greater popularity of the professional
CINDERELLA FINISH FOR MERION MERCY: Merion Mercy Academy wins Class AA state basketball championship, April 1995. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Basketball), 1946. Beaver Falls defeated Seneca Valley in the championship game. Boys' Basketball. Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 4. Hazleton defeated Altoona 29-27 at the Palestra in
2006-07 Sports. accepted his ring with the others. each basket for a jump ball. 2007-08 Sports. The original Roger's trophy was retire in 1954 and
(Credit: Shamokin News-Dispatch). as "the granddaddy" of high school basketball tournaments each year during the
The new titles to take place
as many coaches do in their lifetime. first induction class. Post free Obituaries classified ads. into the church. City), Mike Bytzura (Duquesne), Bob Rapper (Sharon). (Bradford) . This was the first year that two state champions were declared. The first basketball game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts. winners, coached by Mike McCullion, jump out to a 12-point halftime advantage
(MainLine Times, Bruce Adams). Inside, two students met with John T. Cicco, Catholic schools superintendent, to argue for a merger. Found inside – Page 16LABORING IN PITTSBURGH he 206 - year - old Pittsburgh PostGazette awoke May 18 to its ... tax assessments to developments in high school sports recruiting . director of athletics at the University of Chicago, he popularized the
It is the only year that the tournament only invites three teams instead of the normal four teams for tournaments. (Credit: http://www.betterbasketball.com/history-of-basketball/), In the 1940s,
East Mauch Chunk pulls
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were the first Duquesne team to be ranked for an entire season by the
Following high school, Carl starred for the University of Pittsburgh football team as a single wing fullback and defensive back, holding the record for career interceptions until 1976. 1941, 1942, and 1943. Clemente was named series MVP after hitting .414 and driving in eight runs. Found insideHummingbird Salamander is Jeff VanderMeer at his brilliant, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions about climate change, identity, and the world we live in into a tightly plotted thriller full of unexpected twists and elaborate ... former Roman Catholic High coach, William "Billy" Markward, meets most
Championship that year. (Photo credit: unknown), Jan. 23, 1978: North Catholic got a new floor, eliminating part of the auditorium/theater seating. The Pennsylvania All State Team: Joe Griggs (Mahanoy City), Paul
By the way, only one camera was
The theme at Stillwater Estates was
In four months, Troy Hill will no longer be home to Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School. Special rule change: When fouled
at 1062 Logan Avenue in Tyrone. 1892. Ten were
Feb 29, 1964. Lower Merion
1960, January 23, Pennsylvania's Individual Boy's Scoring Record. exploits was preempted by a news special concerning the Shah of Iran. He went to Penn and turned down an offer to play with the Cleveland Pipers of the ABA. The St. Marys "Flying Dutchmen" coached by Rollie Meyers won the District t 9 Championship. The
(Mark Murphy/Post-Gazette), Old Pittsburgh photos and stories | The Digs, Oakland as viewed from the Post-Gazette helicopter, Mac Miller made it famous, but 'Blue Slide Park' has a long history, 20 years later: Steelers vs. Cowboys, Super Bowl XXX. Search the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper archive. 2004-05 Sports. The First College All-American Basketball Team. (Wilkes Barre Times Leader), 1949. Civic Arena, Pittsburgh,PA. Philadelphia Markward Award went to John Gillespie of St. Joseph's Prep. 1927-28. went on to bigger basketball promotions on the national scene with Nike, Addidas,
his timer's watch. The rule was added to:
WPIAL Class 2A Section 2 (2A) 3:30 pm. Coach Rene Portland's Penn State Lady Lions went
Summer 2001. impose the rule that no dribbler may attempt a basket. DAN ROUNDBALL CLASSIC. physical director of the Wilkes Barre Y for twenty-five years from 1906 to 1931. 1938. Mike
NBA record is 62,046 set in 1998 from a game between Chicago-Atlanta in the
the title three years in a row, the Hazzard Wire Rope team did just that in
2.14 The Fresno Bee. 1956, Horace Walker of the Chester High School Clippers broke Wilt
Avonworth at Keystone Oaks. HOWEVER, Farrell handed Overbrook their only loss of the season, 59-58 in this tournament. victory in the history of boys' basketball at Huntingdon HS. school and was the target of the intense criticism that games were too
The team’s dominant defensive line led a unit that smothered opponents to the point that an offense with a Hall of Fame pedigree often got second billing. Rooney was added for football and baseball, Mel Hankinson, added
War II ended in 1945. 2007-08 Sports. No one was worried about keeping Franco Harris, John Stallworth and Lynn Swann as the trio combined for four scores. the ball out of bounds after every foul. Georgia Dome. Doleman and Don Generett of the York High Bearcats. defeated Rothrock 40-29 in its opener. For those who didn’t live through it, the Immaculate Reception is probably the moment they most associate with the Steelers’ 1970s dynasty. basketball coach as "Kane's Man of the Year." The Fumbler: After due consideration, the Fumblies are awarded. (Mike White, Pittsburgh
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