Martha Rial, Post-Gazette 2005 Athletes of the Year: Christa Harmotto, left, and Sean Lee. Click photo for larger image. The Rest of the Best: Female athlete of the year: Christa Harmotto Male athlete of the Year: Sean Lee The 2005 Honor Roll of Champions Male Athletes of the Year: 1979 - 2005 Female Athletes of the Year: 1979 - 2005

In what is considered one of the greatest basketball championship games in WPIAL history, Beaver Falls' Lance Jeter banks in a 30-foot shot at the buzzer to give Beaver Falls a 79-78 victory against Aliquippa in triple overtime. Jeter scored 37 points in the Class AA game, including a long 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation that sent the game to overtime.

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The Central Catholic football team crushes Neshaminy, 49-14, in the PIAA Class AAAA championship to cap off the most dominating postseason run in PIAA history. The Vikings won their three PIAA games by a combined score of 137-17, and outgained the opposition, 1,047-420. Star running back Eugene Jarvis rushed for 192 yards on 24 attempts in the season finale.

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The Penn Hills girls' 400-meter relay team, the defending WPIAL Class AAA champion, finishes in 11th place at the WPIAL qualifier after one of their runners falls during the race. But teams from Norwin, Hempfield and Highlands feel bad for Penn Hills and drop out of the competition, just so Penn Hills can move to eighth place and advance to the WPIAL championship meet. Penn Hills goes on to finish second at the PIAA championships.

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Blackhawk's John Miller, one of the most successful boys' basketball coaches in WPIAL history, decides to retire. Miller, 62, had an overall record of 657-280, including 29 seasons at Blackhawk. He won eight WPIAL championships, second-most in league history. He also won four PIAA titles, which ties for second among WPIAL coaches.

Lake Fong, Post-Gazette Beaver Fall's Lance Jeter launches the shot that -- finally -- beats Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class AA boys' championship game in February. Click photo for larger image.

Gateway football star Justin King, one of the top players in the country, announces he will attend Penn State, choosing the Nittany Lions over Michigan, Florida and Ohio State.

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Riverside's Curtis Brown makes history when he becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a PIAA championship game. Brown strikes out seven as Riverside defeats Halifax, 8-0, in the Class AA title game.

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Seton-LaSalle's Bill Stull and Carmen Connolly become the most prolific pass-catch combination in WPIAL history. Stull becomes the first WPIAL quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards in a season and Connolly sets a state single-season record with 116 receptions.

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Yough senior Ben McCauley, a North Carolina State recruit, averages 37.3 points in three WPIAL basketball playoff games to lead Yough to the Class AAA championship contest. Before this season, Yough had won one playoff game in school history.

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The North Catholic baseball team wins the WPIAL Class AA championship with a 5-0 victory over Riverside. But North Catholic coach Kevin Orga misses the game because he was in Jamaica getting married.

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The Perry football team wins its fifth City League championship in a row with a 23-12 victory against Peabody at Heinz Field. Perry is the first team to win five consecutive titles since Westinghouse won eight from 1954-61.

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The Upper St. Clair boys' soccer team finishes the season ranked No. 1 in the country by the National Soccer Coaches Association. The Panthers defeat West Chester Henderson, 2-0, in the PIAA Class AAA title game to become the first WPIAL team to win back-to-back PIAA championships.

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Geibel boys' basketball coach Ken Misiak becomes only the fourth coach in Pennsylvania history to win 700 games as the Gators defeat West Greene, 94-54. Misiak, a coach for 46 seasons, had a 700-320 record at the time.