While attending the former Kingston High School, where he graduated in 1954, Harvey participated in varsity baseball and basketball. For 3 consecutive years, he earned varsity letters in both sports. Despite his outstanding abilities in basketball and baseball, Harvey's real desire was to become a...
Martin (Mitch) Tullai, a 1946 graduate of Newport Township High School in Wanamie, played football, baseball, and ran track there. Following a stint in the Army, he graduated from Western Maryland College in Westminster, Md., where he played four years of football. In 1951, he...
Jerry attended Dunmore High School where he was on the track team and was Confer-ence Champion in the 110 low hurdles in 1952 and 1953. He received an Associate Degree in Labor Relations from the Penn State University, Worthington Campus in Dunmore. Jerry joined the...
Robert J. McGuire, teacher, coach and volunteer has been involved in Wyoming Valley sports for the last 50 years. Bob, a graduate of Meyers High School in 1940, went on to King’s College and was a 4-year starter in baseball as well as student coach. Bob...
Edward Shaw is a Tunkhannock native and 1957 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. Speaking of outstanding athletes produced in northeastern Pa., Shaw has to be at the top. Ed lettered and staffed in football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, and track. He won seventeen letters and captured...
It would be difficult to name anyone who contributed more stature and recognition to women's track, cross country, and road running in Northeast Pennsylvania than Mary Wazeter Mannhardt, the legendary runner from Meyers High School, who earned victories locally, nationally, and internationally. In 1975 as a...
Ronald A. Robacker graduated from Greene Dreher Sterling High School, Newfound-land, Pa., in 1958. Ron was a three-year letter winner in basketball and baseball, and was captain of the 1958 District XII Championship Baseball Team. Ron graduated from East Stroudsburg State College in 1962. He...
Fran Libonati graduated from Hazleton High School in 1957, serving as president of the senior class and was elected to the National Honor Society. Athletically, Libonati earned five letters, three in baseball and two in basketball. In baseball he compiled a 14-won 4-lost record highlighted by...
Leonard Pesotini, the second of three sons of Ronald and Clara Pesotini, was born in Scranton and raised in Duryea, Pennsylvania. Len has an older brother, Ron, and a younger brother, Dennis. Len attended Pittston Area High School and graduated in 1972. Len lettered in...
Carmen Libertore, an outstanding athlete from Pennsylvania's legendary coal region, starred for Hazleton High as a guard for two years. He followed with four years of varsity football at East Stroudsburg University, 1938-42. From 1942 until 1945, Carmen served with the U.S. Armored Division, 124th Armored...
Family obligations prevented Larry Pace from participating in scholastic sports while in high school. His family's business and his father's ill health only afforded him time to play sports in his church's baseball, softball, and bowling leagues, in addition to physical education classes at Meyers...
George, a graduate of Coughlin High School in 1957, was captain of the 1965 championship football team, Wyoming Valley Conference. He was selected All-Scholastic Quarterback by the Sunday Independent and the Times Leader. 1957 was Coughlin’s first championship in twenty years. He was named the...