Pine-Richland Varsity Wins St. Barnabas Medical Center Roundball Classic
Gibsonia, Pa. - Jan. 19, 2007 - In a hard-fought battle that went down to the buzzer in overtime, the Pine-Richland High School varsity basketball team defeated Mars Area High School 63-60 to win the ninth annual
St. Barnabas Medical Center Roundball Classic. The Pine-Richland Rams and the Mars Planets played on Jan. 15 at the Pine-Richland High School gymnasium. It was the sixth time in Roundball Classic history that the Rams won the game but the first time since 2003.
Following the games, Most Valuable Player plaques and team trophies were presented by Dr. Mike Krawczykiewcz, chiropractor with MK Chiropractic at St. Barnabas Medical Center. Capturing Most Valuable Player honors for the Rams by scoring 26 points was Brett Matson. Steve Cress of the Mars Planets was named his team's MVP for scoring 22 points. Rams coach Dave Krakoff accepted the St. Barnabas Medical Center Roundball Classic trophy on behalf of his team.
In the evening's junior varsity match-up, Pine-Richland continued its nine-year winning sweep, defeating Mars 49-24. Pine-Richland's MVP honors went to R.J. White for scoring 8 points and having 4 assists. Brandon Stadelmeyer was named the Mars MVP for scoring 8 points. Pine-Richland JV coach Mike Decker accepted the St. Barnabas Medical Center Roundball Classic trophy on behalf of his team.
St. Barnabas Medical Center is part of St. Barnabas Health System, which has campuses in both the Mars Area and Pine-Richland school districts. Each year, St. Barnabas Medical Center sponsors basketball and football games between the schools as a way to show community support and to support the longstanding friendly rivalry between the schools. St. Barnabas Medical Center is a multi-specialty outpatient medical center open to the public, providing general preventative family medicine and specialty treatment to community members of all ages, as well as dental medicine and home care. St. Barnabas Medical Center also offers complementary medicine, including chiropractic services and massage plus a full range of speech, occupational and physical therapies. More information is available online at www.stbarnabasmedical.com or by calling 724-443-7231.
Faith-based yet non-denominational, St. Barnabas Health System includes St. Barnabas Charities, St. Barnabas Medical Center, The Village at St. Barnabas, The Woodlands at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas, The Arbors at St. Barnabas, St. Barnabas Nursing Home and Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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