Alle-kiski Sports History

by Guido, George

• ISBN13: 9781595714640
• ISBN10: 1595714642
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-15
• Publisher: Word Assn Pub

Summary

This book is the result of numerous hours of researched text, photo acquisition and interviews compiled over the years. Book jacket.

Author Biography

George Guido has been covering local sports since Feb. 19, 1971 when he was a commentator/statistician for the cable TV telecast of the Kiski Area at Valley High School basketball game. At the time, George was attending Burrell High School in the daytime and the Contemporary Institute of Broadcasting in Pittsburgh at night. Since then George has worked for the former Westmoreland Cable TV-3 and WKPA Radio, both of New Kensington, and since 1988, the Valley News Dispatch of Tarentum.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
The King of (New) Kensington: Coach Don Fletcher & Ken High football (1939-60)	p. 9
The Ford City Basketball Dynasty (1910-79)	p. 23
Defense Rules the Day: The 1986 Burrell High football team	p. 33
The Night the Fog Came: Ken High vs. Arnold 1938	p. 36
The Miracle at the Park: Riverview vs. Jefferson-Morgan 1994	p. 38
Our Precious Gem: Oakmont Country Club	p. 43
Third Shall Be the Best: Coach Dick Dilts and the Kiski Area football dynasty (1962-93)	p. 50
The Hoops Master: Coach Chuck De Venzio (1946-91)	p. 62
A Catch for the Ages: John Brown and the 1982 Sugar Bowl	p. 69
Be a Giant: The story of football pioneer Willie Thrower	p. 72
Ford City's Basketball Ambassador: Referee Red Mihalik	p. 77
Intergenerational Love: Baseball & Vandergrift	p. 80
Footballtown, USA: The Story of Freeport football	p. 90
The Face of Freeport Football: Coach Bud Carson	p. 99
Never on Sunday: West Deer American Legion's Bob Malcolm	p. 102
Small School, Big-Time Powerhouse: Leechburg High School softball (1982-present)	p. 108
Universal Acclaim: Coach Chuck Wagner (1961-present)	p. 113
A Gold Medal Career: Mickey Morandini (1981-2000)	p. 122
Reaching the Winner's Circle: 1991 Apollo-Ridge High School girls basketball	p. 127
Racing to the Top: Lernerville Speedway (1967-present)	p. 132
Finding the Right Size: 1983 Plum High School football	p. 136
The Sudden Dynasty: Valley High School basketball (1967-79)	p. 139
The Miracle in the Mud: Burrell vs. New Brighton 1995	p. 152
Places That Have Changed: (comparing local sports venues—then and now)	p. 155
The Fab Foxes: 1977 Fox Chapel High School basketball	p. 174
The Jack (Heimbuecher) of All Trades: Springdale coach Jack Heimbuecher (1972-89)	p. 177
Making the Right Choice: 1983 Riverview High School baseball	p. 183
The Lady Is a Coach: Bell Township's female football coach 1943	p. 186
That Magical Year: 1964-65 Arnold High School football and baseball	p. 188
A Day at the Races: Valley Heights Race Track	p. 194
Worth More Than the Price of Admission: Valley High School's Tom Pipkins (1989-93)	p. 196
The Coach's Coach: Coach Tom Myers (1975-2006)	p. 202
The Little School Makes It to the Biggest Stage: 1963 St. Joseph High School basketball	p. 204
His Team, His Town: Kittanning coach Harry Beckwith (1975-2002)	p. 208
A Record-Setting Role: Quarterback Gus Frerotte (1987-2008)	p. 211
The Magnificent Comeback: 1985 Deer Lakes High School girls basketball	p. 215
The Pride of Ducktown: Football's Modzelewski brothers	p. 219
Getting to the Finish Line: 2007 Leechburg High School football	p. 232
The Powerhouse from Scratch: 1967-68 Burrell High School football	p. 232
The Best Team That Didnt' Win Anything: 1986 Kiski Area High School basketball	p. 240
Just a Hometown Guy: Football's Greg Meisner (1976-91)	p. 246
Zero...Zero...Zero: 1943 Aspinwall High School football	p. 249
The Bell Tolled for Many: Bell Township High School football (1949-51)	p. 254
The Improbable Run: 1995 Highlands High School basketball	p. 259
A Baseball Revolutionary: Relief pitcher Joe Page (1944-54)	p. 264
From A Cow Pasture to a WPIAL Football Title: The Rise of the Knoch Knights (1956-78)	p. 266
Kings of the Diamond: 1966 Kiski Area High School baseball	p. 270
More Than Just a Dot: 1962 Verona High School football	p. 273
From Arnold to the Nation's Capital: Al DeMao (1937-52)	p. 277
Saving the Best for Last 1968 Tarentum High School basketball	p. 280
Aiding in the Transition: Plum's Vic Zucco, Joe Naunchik, Frank Marchlewski	p. 284
Winning Like a Gale-Force Wind: Harmarville Hurricanes soccer club	p. 290
Gone, But Not Forgotten: Now-defunct football schools and their all-time records	p. 293
The All Starters: A-K Valley football players named to the wire service all-state teams	p. 294
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