PIONEERS OF GIRLS BASKETBALL

NOTHING BUT THE CLASSICS PRESENTS

PIONEERS OF GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class of 2001

JEAN CONDO-First Womens Basketball Coach at University of Pittsburgh & Pioneer for Women's Athletics in WPIAL & PIAA. A WOMAN AHEAD OF HER TIME.

RONNIE GARNER-Long time Basketball offical & Evaluator of WOMEN Basketball officals for PIAA, NEC & BIG EAST. REAL EDUCATOR FOR YOUNG OFFICALS

DONNA RICHEY-Former Head Girls Basketball Coach at Aliquippa HS. Lead Lady Quips to 4 straight WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS & 3 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in 1980's

The Class of 2002

DON BARTH-Former Head Girls Basketball Coach at North Catholic, Led Lady Trojanette to 20 straight season to WPIAL Championship Game.12 WPIAL CHAMPIONS, 7 STATE TITLES & over 450 wins.

EDNA CAMPBELL-One of The Five Greatest Western PA. Players to ever Play the Game. Allerdice grad, All-City, All-State,Parade All-America, All-Usatoday 1st Team, Name to 2nd Time All-Usatoday 20yr team. All-American at Texas,All-star in both the ABL & WNBA.

PAM CHERUBIN-Long time Basketball offical, Worked many WPIAL & PIAA Champions games. Member WPIAL Board & District 7 Women's Officals. She also work College Games for many years. Offical Rep for PIAA. REAL EDUCATOR FOR YOUNG WOMEN OFFICALS

SHANNON DAVIS-One of The Five Greatest Western Pa. Players to ever play in the WPIAL, she scored 2275 career points at Sacred Heart, 3 time Parade All-American

BARB HESS-Long time Basketball Offical. She Coach Girls basketball at St. Basil's, St. Elizabeth, Bishop Boyle & Oakland Catholic. Started classes for officals. REAL PIONEER FOR WOMEN ATHLETICS

CAROL CLAUS-Long Time Basketball Offical, who work many WPIAL & PIAA Championship Games. Started classes for officals. REAL PIONEER FOR WOMEN BASKETBALL OFFICAL

GINA NACCARATO-All time leading scorer WPIAL history with 3364 career points, All Star at Monessen & Duquesne University

KATHY OLESAK-Retired Head Girls Basketball Coach At Schenley HS after 20 years of service. She also was long time basketball offical

PAUL SENECA-The man that put AAU GIRLS Basketball on the map. Coach over 100 AAU players that later went on to play Division I Basketball. Presently Head Coach at North Allegheny

JENNIFER BRUCE-SCOTT-Carrick HS All-Star & All-America at University of Pittsburgh, scored over 2000 career point at Pitt Panther. Presently Head Girls Basketball Coach at Gateway HS

CLASS OF 2003 PIONEERS OF BASKETBALL

KIM BASIC-Member of The first Girls Basketball team to win The WPIAL Championship at Franklin Regional, All Star at Robert Morris College, Former assistant at both University of Pittsburgh & Robert Morris College. Later Became Head Coach at Robert Morris.

GEORGE BORTZ-Head Basketball coach at Geibel HS, lead Geibel to 10 WPIAl championships finals

DON FAVERO-Former Girls basketball coach at Deer Lakes, Butler & Leechburg was girls coach baketball 30yrs.

SUE FRYE-Former Women Basketball Offical& for the past 25 yrs. she has been the female rep PIAA District 8

PAM MILLER-1st Women to work mans Basketball game, has Worked 3 Div II & Div III Final, 6 WPIAL Championship Finals & 4 State PIAA Finals

DR. MARY MYERS-Allderdice All-time leading scorer, All-state player, Kansas University star

KATHY RADILLA-All state player, all star player at Duquesne University, former women's basketball coach Point Park college, & Women's basketball Offical

VICKY STATON-Women's basketball Coach at Washington & Jefferson over 20 years

DAN SWALGA-First Women's Basketball Coach at Robert Morris University & Presently Athletic Director of Pitt-Greensburg. CLASS OF 2004 PIONEERS OF BASKETBALL

BILL CLEARY-Head Girls Basketball & Athletic Director of Serra Catholic for the past 18 seasons & has won over 350 games as coach. He also, has lead Eagles to 3 WPIAL Titles

JANET DAVIS-She has been the Head Girl's Basketball Coach at Allderdice for the past 30 years & has won 9 City Titles. She also has coach to 2 previous inductees in Pioneers of Women's basketball, Edna Campbell & Dr. Mary Myers

CAROL GELOT-She first women to Lead a Boy's Basketball team WPIAL Championship, She did it twice. She coach both the Boy's & Girl's Teams at the same time at Clairton.She presently Head Women's Coach at Pitt-Greensburg

BEN HARTMAN-Was Head Girls Basketball Coach at Seton-LaSalle when Lady Rebels to the First WPIAL Girls Basketball team to win STATE Championship in 1984. also was Head Coach at Point Park College.

CARLITA JONES-She was a All-city player, All Stater & was all American Athlete at Clarion & recently had jersey retired at Clarion.

PAT McGINNIS-Only Girls AAU basketball coach to coach Western PA to 3 National titles. He lead Clairton to WPIAL CHAMPION as a Head Coach, he has coached over 50 players to go Division I & over a 100 players that have gone on to play basketball in college.

AUDREY SCOTT-Northgate grad,MVP Colt Classic,Edinboro grad, Played in Women's Professional Basketball League,First Women to coach a Boys's High School team at Vincentian,First Women's Basketball coach at LaRouche College, was asssitant at Robert Morris University,presently Head Coach at Keystone Oaks

BETH SEIDL-Mt Alvernia all-star, She was the first women to score over 2000 career point, 1967-70. When she played there were not Division I basketball for Girls.In fact, University of Pittsburgh did not even have a team.

GERRI SEIDL-Mt Alvernia all-star, member of the very first Women's basketball team at University of Pittsburgh, former Head Basketball Coach at Northgate High School, presently has been the Head Women's at Carnegie Mellon for the past 20 years & has over 240 wins.

CAROL SPRAGUE-Former head basketball coach at Penn Hills & has been the Assistant Athletic Director for Female athletics at University of Pittsburgh, present in on the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournement Selection Committee

BROOKE STEWART-2 Time All Stater at East Allegheny HS., Third all time leading score in WPIAL history with 3055 pts, she also, scored over 1000 career points at the Uninversity of Pittsburgh & presently assistant Girls's coach at Gateway High School.

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