Sports
- Last Updated on Sunday, 31 May 2015 20:33
On Friday, June 19, the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame will honor area senior scholar athletes during its 21st annual induction banquet at The Willow Room in Rostraver Township at 5:30 p.m. Recognizing the Mon Valley's best and brightest in sports and in the classroom has been an integral part of the Sports Hall of Fame since 1995.
The 2015 student scholar athlete recipients are:
• Belle Vernon Area High School: James Yantko and Samantha Mendicino
• Bentworth High School: Nick Liermann and Reilly Skerbetz
• Brownsville High School: Shane Roebuck and Jenna Shumar
• California High School: Aaron Previsky and Lyndsey Nicole Huhn
• Charleroi High School: Matthew Szerszen and Rose Hawk
• Elizabeth Forward High School: Luke Fournier and Jessica Palady
• Monessen High School: Joshua Robert Kucmenoski and Marisa Germinario
• Ringgold High School: Noah Smith and Kirsten McMichael
• Yough High School: James Kelly Sokol and Leigh Appolonia
The Sports Hall of Fame traditionally awards achievement certificates to schools achieving a WPIAL title. Monessen High School senior basketball captains and Coach Joe Salvino will be recognized with the award for winning this year's WPIAL boys Class A Basketball championship (22-7). Monessen High School basketball teams have won WPIAL titles seven times – 1919, 1923, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2011, and 2015.
In addition to inducting the area's finest scholar athletes, the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven new members including Bill Blick, Eugene Gladys, Jack Green, Phil Pergola, Bill Ryczaj, Yancey Taylor, and the late Ron Forsythe.
The recipient of this year's Hall of Fame appreciation award is Tim Urda of Badzik Printing in Donora.
Pat Bostick, a voice of Pitt Panthers football, will once again do the honors of master of ceremonies.
The banquet will be dedicated in memory of long time Hall of Fame secretary Andrew H. Solan, who passed away this year.
For ticket availability email: stephenrussell1106@comcast.net or call 724-258-3823.
