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ON THIS DATE
Aug. 30
1953 – In the opening game of a doubleheader, rookie Jim Pendleton hits three of the Braves’ major-league record eight home runs in a 19-4 win over Pittsburgh. The Braves hit four more homers in the second game, an 11-5 win, to set a major-league record for a doubleheader.
1956 – Mike Pavella of Washington Country Club shoots a final-round 75 to win the Tri-State PGA at Oakmont Country Club and join a select group of three-time winners of the event.
1959 – Pittsburgh relief pitcher Elroy Face wins his 22nd consectuive game over two years, and 17th of the season.
1972 – Alfredo Garza hits a two-run homer to center field in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Monterrey, Mexico, a 3-1 win over Honolulu and the Pony League World Series championship. It’s the only hit of the World Series for Garza.
1976 – James R. Harris, head basketball coach at Washington & Jefferson College, resigns.
1979 – The Pittsburgh Penguins trade goaltender Denis Herron and a second-round draft pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Pat Hughes and goaltender Bob Holland.
1980 – John Cohen returns a punt 72 yards for a touchdown as time expires to give Washington High School a 13-12 victory over Trinity before a crowd of 4,000 at Wash High Stadium. Joe Cario scores two touchdowns for Trinity.
1985 – Dave Jamison rushes for 148 yards on 24 carries and scores three touchdowns as Jefferson-Morgan defeats Waynesburg, 27-6, spoiling the head coaching debut of the Raiders’ Jeff Metheny.
1986 – Andy Vore’s 66-yard touchdown runw ith 1:22 remaining caps Trinity’s 16-0 season-opening victory over Washington. Vore also has an 11-yard TD run and rushes for 124 yards on eight carries.
1986 – Quarterback Andy Vore runs for touchdowns of 11 and 66 yards to lead Trinity to a 16-0 season-opening victory over Washington.
1991 – Gary Clark, Eric Guy and Jason Barr combine to rush for 248 yards as McGuffey wins its season-opening football game, 14-0, over host Canon-McMillan.
2001 – California University senior running back Wesley Cates breaks his own school single-game rushing record by gaining 287 yards in the Vulcans’ season-opening 28-7 victory over Geneva at Adamson Stadium. Cates scores all four California touchdowns.
2013 – Shai McKenzie rushes for 234 yards and three touchdowns as Washington defeats Greensburg Central Catholic 26-14. McKenzie gains 190 of his yards in the second half.
2013 – Koltan Kobrys runs for 215 yards and returns the game’s opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdowns, leading Fort Cherry to a 46-31 victory over Carlynton.
HOLE-IN-ONE
Gregg Stoner had a hole-in-one Aug. 24 at Rohanna’s Golf Course in Waynesburg. Stoner aced the 105-yard No. 2 hole during league competition. His playing partners were Cottie Denjen and Greg Leathers. This was Stoner’s sixth hole-in-one, three of those coming on No. 2 at Rohanna’s.