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ON THIS DATE
Oct. 27
1943 – Sammy Angott of Washington regains the NBA lightweight world boxing championship by winning a 15-round decision over Luther “Slugger” White in Hollywood, Calif. The fight is the first outdoor show held after dark in almost two years because of blackout restrictions following Pearl Harbor.
1951 – Mike Stefanic scores two touchdowns and undefeated Jefferson High School holds host Masontown scoreless in the second half for a 26-12 victory. The win is the 14th straight for the Jeffs.
1971 – Led by Rich Chambers’ eighth-place finish, McGuffey High School wins the Class B team title at the WPIAL Cross Country Championships at South Park.
1972 – Jim Day returns the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown, and Paul Reihner races 83 yards with an intercepted lateral for a score, as Washington wins the Century Conference championship with a 42-29 victory over West Mifflin.
1975 – KDKA, the flagship radio station for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Iron City Beer, the club’s main sponsor, announce they have fired Bob Prince and Nellie King as the team’s broadcasters.
1984 – Pat Randolph scores on a 22-yard run and Larry Holley intercepts a Penn State pass in the final minute as West Virginia defeats the Nittany Lions 17-14 at Mountaineer Field. It’s WVU’s first win over Penn State in 28 years.
1989 – Eric Mosier rushes for 148 yards and three touchdowns as Jefferson-Morgan defeats Monessen 41-14 and wins the Tri-County South Conference championship.
1989 – Jim Fields scores the game’s only touchdown on an 8-yard run only six seconds into the fourth quarter and Washington defeats visiting Charleroi 6-0 to win the Century Conference title.
1989 – Mapletown’s Derek Bochna, though slowed by a hamstring injury, sets the WPIAL rushing record in the Maples’ 17-0 win over California. Bochna gains 56 yards on 13 carries to give him 4,615 yards.
2001 – Joe Paterno wins his 324th game to pass Bear Bryant for the most victories by a Division I-A football coach when Penn State rallies for a 29-27 win over Ohio State.
2003 – Rob Milani scores during a shootout to give Peters Township a 1-0 victory over Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL Class AAA boys soccer semifinals at Elizabeth Forward High School.
2006 – Troy Garove of Trinity rushes for 270 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries as the Hillers clinch a WPIAL Class AAA playoff berth with a 28-21 victory over Peters Township. It’s Garove’s school-record fourth 200-yard game.
2007 – Washington & Jefferson scores three touchdowns and a safety in the second half to rally for a 22-21 victory over Waynesburg in a battle of undefeated Presidents’ Athletic Conference teams. Waynesburg’s Robert Heller rushes for 289 yards and two touchdowns.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association Final Poll
Class 4A
1. North Allegheny
2. Shaler
3. Oakland Catholic
4. Moon
5. Pine-Richland
6. Bethel Park
7. Seneca Valley
8. Upper St. Clair
9. Canon McMillan
10. Latrobe
Other teams receiving votes: Penn Trafford, Mount Lebanon
Class 4A Players of the Week
Paige Miller, Senior, OH, North Allegheny
AJ Thompson, Senior, MH, Moon
Alyssa Saghy, Senior, MH, Upper St. Clair
Makenzie Nelson, Senior, Libero, Pine-Richland
Bella McFarland, Senior, OH, Canon-McMillan
Allison Yarnot, Soph, OH, Shaler
Class 3A
1. Beaver
2. Plum
3. Montour
4. Franklin Regional
5. Laurel Highlands
6. South Fayette
7. Thomas Jefferson
8. Freeport
9. Hampton
10. Elizabeth Forward
Other team receiving votes: Armstrong
Class 3A Players of the Week
Lilian Rockwell, Senior, MH, Thomas Jefferson
Rachel Phoennik, Senior, MH, South Fayette
Eden McElhaney, Senior, OH, Beaver
Beth Long, Senior, OH, Mars
Erica Lampus, Junior, OH, Freeport
Angle Calloway, Junior, Libero, Penn Hills
Class 2A
1. North Catholic
2. Ellwood City
3. South Park
4. Waynesburg
5. Avonworth
6. Serra Catholic
7. Deer Lakes
8. Shenango
9. Carmichaels
10. Seton LaSalle
Other team receiving votes: South Allegheny
Class 2A Players of the Week
Christiana Saldamarco, Senior, Dspec, Deer Lakes
Sydney Kuis, Senior, Libero, Carmichaels
Noel Hunter, Senior, MH, Beth Center
Danielle McGowan, Senior, MH, Ellwood City
Malia Sigg Senior, OH, Seton LaSalle
Dalayne Morvosh, Junior, MH, Southmoreland
Maddie Fiorentini, Junior, Setter, South Park
Class A
1. Bishop Canevin
2. Fort Cherry
3. Greensburg Central Catholic
4. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
5. Beaver County Christian
6. Leechburg
7. California
8. Eden Christian
9. Western Beaver
10 West Greene
Class A Players of the Week
Emily Bonelli, Senior, MH, Apollo Ridge
Ca’Mari Walden, Senior, MH, California
Lilly Shychuck, Senior, South Side Beaver
Erin LaQuatra, Junior, Libero, Bishop Canevin
Talya Pascoe, Junior, OH, California