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Tighe family reunion
By CHARLIE De BIASE JR.
Was it a jersey retiring ceremony or a family reunion?
Actually, it appears to be both and there's certainly nothing wrong with that.
Former St. Peter's Girls' basketball star Sheila Tighe had her Manhattan College jersey retired during a ceremony at the Riverdale school on Sunday and there were plenty of people on hand to witness the occasion.
Included in the gather were many family members and friends.
Manhattan announced Tighe's jersey would be retired earlier this fall and she becomes only the first player, men or women, and second person overall to receive the honor.
Tighe wore No. 11 during her playing days with the Lady Jaspers.
For a look at some of those who attended and the ceremony, please scroll down.
(Above, Sheila Tighe (standing behind the framed picture holding her jersey) is surrounded by a large contingent of her family during her jersey retiring ceremony at Manhattan College)
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The presentation
Former Manhattan College basketball star Sheila Tighe, second from left, is presented with a framed image of herself from school officials during her jersey retiring ceremony on Sunday.
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Well deserved
Sheila Tighe proudly displays the image she was presented by Manhattan College during her jersey retirement ceremony on Sunday.
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Manhattan College family
Sheila Tighe and Jack Powers (behind frame), the only two people to have their numbers retired at Manhattan College, are joined by the Lady Jaspers' current team during Tighe's jersey retirement ceremony.
Tighe and Powers' jerseys hang from the rafters in the background.
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Lot of talent here
Sheila Tighe, second from right, is joined by several notable former hoops stars from Staten Island during her jersey retiring ceremony at Manhattan College.
All four players scored 1,000 career points in high school and went on to play Division 1 basketball in college.
Joining Tighe, left to right, are sister Lynn Tighe (St. Peter's Girls; Villanova University), Maureen Hannafin (Notre Dame Academy; Wagner College) and Tara Walsh (St. Joseph Hill; Marist College).
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Good friends
Sheila Tighe, right, is joined by Maureen Hannafin, left, and Darlene Crowe during Tighe's jersey retirement ceremony on Sunday.
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An interview
Sheila Tighe, seated with her back to the camera (and to the left on the TV monitor), was interviewed during her jersey retiring ceremony on Sunday.
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The past and present
Sheila Tighe, second from right, is joined by, left to right, Maureen Hannafin, Darlene Crowe and Emily LaPointe during Tighe's jersey retiring ceremony on Sunday at Manhattan College.
LaPointe, a former Staten Island Academy star, is a freshman at Manhattan.
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Nice cake!
This was the cake Manhattan College ordered during Sheila Tighe's jersey retiring ceremony on Sunday.
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