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ATH07_004_BoringChuck_TPitcher Chuck Boring Earns Point Stadium Award For March
     07/23/08...Mountain Cat junior pitcher Chuck Boring (Dilltown, Pa.) earned the Point Stadium Award for the month of March when the Point Stadium Committee announced the monthly winners for March, April, May and June on Tuesday.  The Monthly winners are now eligible for the Annual Point Stadium Award and scholarship presented after the 2008 sports schedule at the facility concludes... (Full Story) ... (Full Tribune-Democrat Story)

Jim Herlinger Named Women’s Soccer and Women’s Track & Field Coach
     07/21/08...Pitt Johnstown has named Johnstown native and Richland High School graduate James Herlinger Head Women’s Soccer Coach and Head Women’s Track & Field Coach.  Herlinger began his more than 25 years of coaching under Clyde Horner at Pitt Johnstown in 1974... (Full Story)

Former Lady Cat Mindy-Young Gagliardi Inducted Into Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame
     07/21/08...Mindy Young-Gagliardi, the 1992 WBCA Champion NCAA Division II National Player of the Year, joined eight other inductees as part of the class of 2008 into the Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame at Johnstown's Pasquerilla Conference Center on Saturday.  Young, a 1992 Kodak All-American and GTE District II Academic All-American, stands third on the Lady Cat All-Time Assists List with 577 and tied for sixth on the All-Time Scoring List with 1,486 career points... (Tribune-Democrat Feature Story)   (Tribune-Democrat Hall of Fame Banquet Recap)  WJAC-TV Banquet Coverage

ATH07_280_HC_PatPecora_TPat Pecora Named Athletic Director (Interim)
     07/03/08...Pat Pecora, head coach of the nationally ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team, has been named Athletics Director (Interim) at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.  The appointment, which was announced by Pitt-Johnstown President Dr. Jem Spectar, is effective immediately.... (Full Story)

ATH07_280_HC_PatPecora_TPat Pecora Earns USMC Excellence In Leadership Award
     06/27/08…Mountain Cat wrestling Coach Pat Pecora has earned the fourth annual United States Marine Corps Collegiate Excellence in Leadership Award.  Pecora, and Scholastic Leadership Award winner George Dlugolonski, were presented with their awards at the 2008 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Convention in Las Vegas, NV earlier this month... (Full Story)

Logo07_011_w175 Athletics Hall of Fame     Pitt Johnstown's inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet in September was a huge success.  If you would like to nominate someone for the Class of 2008, please fill out and submit the on-line nomination form on the Hall of Fame website.  Please review the Hall of Fame constitution and by-laws before submitting nomination.  (Pitt Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame) 
Last Reviewed: May 18, 2008
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