LEHIGH VALLEY FLASHBACK

A look back at Lehigh Valley sports stories over the years from Feb. 21.

2009: Mike Kopp becomes the winningest girls basketball coach in state history when Central Catholic beats Southern Lehigh 46-23 in the District 11 Class 3A quarterfinals. The win is the 789th for Kopp, allowing him to move past former Pittsburgh North Catholic coach Don Barth.

2009: For the first time in school history, Northampton qualifies its entire 14-man lineup for regionals and rolls to the team title in the District 11 Class 3A wrestling tournament. The Konkrete Kids crown five champions, including two-time winners Steve Fenningham, Jimmy Sheptock and Joe Piro. 2009: Northwestern’s Evan Yenolevich becomes the first four-time District 11 wrestling champion in 21 years with a 5-0 win over Wilson’s D.J. Hartman at 125 points. Yenolevich previously won titles at 103, 112, and 119.

2009: Alexandra Chili’s 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left and Kelly McKeon’s triple-double (13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists), the second in school history, helps Muhlenberg to a 68-65 win over Ursinus, capping the first-ever undefeated women’s basketball regular season (18-0) in Centennial Conference history.

2009: Denny Robison reveals he will step down as the only manager in Quakertown Blazers history after leading the summer college team to a 625-380 record and six Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League titles in his 25 years. Robison coached more than

120 players that eventually played professionally including nine that reached the major leagues.

2004: Despite losing four state placewinners from the previous season, Wilson captures its fifth straight District 11 Class 2A wrestling tournament team title with 207.5 points, edging Northern Lehigh (204) and Northwestern (202). Meanwhile, Northampton crowns six individual champions and runs away from the Class 3A field with a tournament-record 281 points.