Early agate
ON THIS DATE
May 30
1932 – Waynesburg College’s George Willis breaks the conference record in winning the 880-yard run at the Tri-State Conference Championships at Reeves Stadium Beaver Falls. Willis’ winning time of 2:00.6 stood as the Waynesburg school record for more than 40 years.
1959 – Bob Moore of the Frazier-Simplex Rifle Club sets a world any-sight record with a perfect 200-20x in a match in Kittanning.
1970 – The Pittsburgh Steelers trade linebacker Ray May and a draft pick to the Baltimore Colts for running back Preston Pearson.
1986 – Barry Bonds makes his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bonds goes 0-for-5 as the Pirates lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in 11 innings.
1986 – Ringgold High School promotes assistant coach Joe Ravasio to head football coach.
1987 – Trinity’s Bob Truby, a four-time state wrestling champion, is named the Observer-Reporter’s Athlete of the Year.
1996 – Pinch-runner Misty Wilson scores from third base on a ground ball hit by Nikki Gasti in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Carmichaels a 1-0 victory over Center in the WPIAL Class AA softball semifinals at Burgettstown.
1998 – Larry Nelson shoots a final-round 74 and wins the Pittsburgh Senior Classic by five strokes over Bob Duval at Sewickley Heights.