Ronald J. Musto, Jr.
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2014About This Inductee
Currently, Ron is the Program Director/Principal of the Luzerne Intermediate Unit #18 in Kingston. As a student/athlete at Wyoming Area High School in Exeter, Ron participated in basketball and baseball. In 1982 he has named 1st team All-Scholastic in baseball, led the league in runs scored and finished 6th in conference in batting average. He was a three-year starter with the Greater Pittston American Legion, winning the 1983 Wyoming Valley Conference, Regional championship and participating in the State tournament. At East Stroudsburg University, he was a three-year starter in baseball, finished second in Pennsylvania for Division II programs and participated in the 1958 NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. He has coached high school baseball at Pleasant Valley High, Dallas Area and Wyoming Area (head coach for 14 seasons). In 1998 Wyoming Area won the Wyoming Valley Conference AAA Championship their first baseball championship in the school’s history, advancing to the District II semi-finals. In 2002 and 2003 they were the Wyoming Valley Conference AA Champions, advancing to the District II semi-finals. He also coached high school basketball for 7 years at Pittston Area and Wyoming Area High Schools. Ron has also been manager and general manager of Greater Pittston American Legion baseball for 25 seasons and won the 1990, 1997, 2002, 2003 league championships and the 2002 and 2003 regional championships. Just a few of Ron’s numerous accomplishments at Wyoming Area include the establishment of the Melberger Award presented to the role-model student athlete, founder of the Ashby Award (MVP of the Wyoming Area-Pittston Area game), organization of the “Diamond Club” Parents Association. He was also instrumental in the recruitment of numerous college baseball players by producing Skills Recruiting DVD/Video Tapes and communicating with college coaches for the past 23 years. Very active in his community, Ron currently resides in the Exeter area and is the father of two sons, Evan and Kyle Musto.