Girls basketball team gets OK to attend Swin Cash HoF ceremony

By JEFF STITT
jstitt@yourmvi.com
McKeesporters tend to beam with pride when they mention the name Swintayla “Swin” Cash. She’s a basketball star who holds two Olympic gold medals, was a four-time WNBA All-Star and is currently the vice president of basketball operations and team development for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. During Wednesday’s meeting, the McKeesport Area School Board unanimously approved a motion giving the McKeesport Area high school girls basketball team to attend the HOF ceremony from Sept. 8-11 at no cost to the district or the families of the Tigers girls who will attend.

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