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Football McLee, Hathaway shine
Uniontown graduation Kevin McLee was named the defensive champion for the West Virginia University football team in their 38-0 win over Cincinnati.
McLee, a junior linebakcer, made seven tackles (five solo, two assisted), forced a fumble, broke up one pass and intercepted another, returning it 30 yards.
Carmichaels graduate Bobby Hathaway contributed in the victory as well.
Hathaway, also a linebacker, made two tackles, including a sack for a six-yard loss, and recovered his second fumble of the season.
McLee is tied for the team lead in tackles with 60, and also has six tackles for losses, two sacks, one interception, three pass break-ups, one quarterback hurry, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
Hathaway has 17 tackles and a pair of sacks.
The No. 15 Mountaineers (8-1) host the University of Pittsburgh Thanksgiving night for the 98th edition of the backyard brawl.
Local W&J duo honored
Belle Vernon graduate Aaron Krepps and Waynesburg Central grad Cory Walsh were among six Washington & Jefferson student-athletes that were recently selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II squads.
Krepps, the 2004 PAC and ECAC Player of the Year, ranks in the top 30 in six different NCAA Division III statistical categories.
He has caught 67 passes for 980 yards and 13 touchdowns this season, while also rushing for two scores and posting three touchdowns on special teams.
Krepps is the all-time leader in kickoff return (1,413) and punt return (1,113) yards at the college and is second in career touchdowns (173 for 2,691 yards).
Walsh totaled 65 tackles in 2005 to rank second on the team and 19th in the PAC. He has helped the Presidents rank 24th in the nation in pass efficiency defense and 30th in scoring defense. He has also recorded six pass breakups, two inceptions and blocked one kick.
Baseball
Pirates add coaches
PITTSBURGH (AP) – John Shelby, a Los Angeles Dodgers coach for eight seasons and the first base coach for six seasons, will be the third member of former Dodgers manager Jim Tracy’s staff to move with him to Pittsburgh.
Also joining Tracy’s staff is bullpen coach Bobby Cuellar, a former pitching coach with the Mariners, Expos and Rangers. He was the pitching coach at Triple-A Rochester in the Twins’ farm system the last two seasons.
Shelby, a former outfielder with the Orioles, Dodgers and Tigers, will be the Pirates’ first base coach and outfield coach. He had been on the Dodgers’ coaching staff since 1998 after previously managing four seasons in the Dodgers’ farm system.
Previously, bench coach Jim Lett and pitching coach Jim Colborn also decided to make the move from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh. Tracy still needs to hire a third base coach and a hitting coach.