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Pennsylvania High School Coaches-wins/losses
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"Speedy" Morris, (photo
left) when Morris won game #900 in 2012;
he was
is 870-373 (3/5/10) in 42 years as a high
school coach at Roman, Penn Charter, St. Joseph's Prep and La Salle
University. That includes 8 Philadelphia Catholic League
Championships, 12 Southern Division Titles,
2 NIT Tournament appearances, 4 NCAA Tournament appearances, being the
Winningest Coach in La Salle University History, and
the
Winningest Coach in St. Joseph’s Prep History, his current coaching
position. (Credit:
Tom Taylor)
Ron Insinger,
has coached at Loyalsock for 38 years leading the Lancers to
nine district championships, he also has had 22 20-win seasons since 1975.
When he won #700, Loyalsock players carried him off the court at
Hughesville after his 700th career win. As of Mar 2012, he stands at
853-224 that includes four year coaching
the girls. (Williamsport Gazette)
(Bill Kelly)
Mike Kopp, went to
802 wins (1/13/10), Allentown Central
Catholic Vikettes, has five PIAA Class AAA girls basketball championships
(four straight
2001-2004, and one in 1987). This includes 74 previous wins at
Notre Dame HS in Bethlehem Twp, Pa-,
(Credit:
Joe
Gill, Easton Express-Times)
Don Graham, (801
wins)
He
coached for 51 years at Pittsburgh North Catholic High School from 1948
to 1999, amassing an 801-436 record and winning
three state Catholic championships and also reaching the state title game
twice more. During his decades at North Catholic, he taught physical
education, science, math and health. He also was a guidance counselor and
athletic director, and was an assistant football coach for 17 years.
(Credit: Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Jerry Conboy, coached 45 seasons and won close to
800
games. He started at a catholic grade school when a parish priest asked him to
coach the school's team, he showed a talent for coaching and after a few years
was asked to become the coach of the then new South Hills Catholic in 1955 (11
seasons). He later made stops at
Davidson University
(2
seasons), Point
Park College
(21 seasons), Elizabeth Forward girls (5 seasons), Montour boys (3
seasons), Seaton La Salle girls (5 seasons).
(Nov 4, 2012 telephone conversation with Coach Conboy)
Don Barth
(788
wins)
Pittsburgh North Catholic
girls, A former Pittsburgh policeman, he led the Lady Trojanetts 20 straight
seasons to the WPIAL Championship Game, earning 12 WPIAL Championships and 7
state championships. (Credit: Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Julius Prezelski
(757
wins)
and 290 losses, Forest City. In 2011, two decals were revealed on
opposite ends of the gym floor that read "Julius P. Prezelski Gymnasium,"
accompanied by "757" - the number of victories to which he led the
Foresters before his retirement in 1993.
(Credit: Ashley Teatum, timestribune.com)
Bob Schaefer (757),
and 163. In 1981, Bob Schaefer took over as head coach of the
Cheltenham girls' basketball team, which had lost 57 of 60 games over
three seasons. During his 31 years, Cheltenham won 24 Suburban One League
titles, four district crowns, and two state championships (2000, 2007).
(3/28/12, Philadelphia Inquirer).
Eddie Gayeski (744
wins) and 195 losses; at Shickshinny Northwest
H S- 1951-1985.
a .792 winning PCT. Gayeski lead the team to back-to-back PIAA
State Class A basketball champions in 1982–83 and 1983–84, going 65–1 in the
two years. His teams earned 20 wins in 24 of 34 seasons, 13 league
titles and 14 District Championships. Coach Edward Gayeski died in the summer
of 1985.
The Northwest School District found in Luzerne County has around 1,300
students from k to 12. (Credit: wikipedia.org)
Jim Davis, 737
wins in 42 years while coaching at Northeast Bradford and Athens
winning 15 league titles and two district crowns. Four times his teams
were district runner-ups, five times they took third in the district and twice
he had teams reach the Eastern semifinals at the state level, reaching the
Eastern Finals in 1987. He retired from coaching in 2011. (Credit: Rich Bobb)
Ken Misiak,
730
Wins &
366 Losses, coached for 49 years, Geibel
Catholic H. S.. His 1978 team went
28-0, won the WPIAL championship and the PIAA State Championship defeating Darby Twp 66-53.
Misiak was the only coach in Geibel's history, a small private school in
Connellsville which opened in 1963 until 2008 when the school
opened his position. (Credit: Mike White, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Dave Bailey, 707-297-Tussey
Mountain clipped host Central, 48-47
in overtime in the championship game of the Giant Eagle Tipoff Tournament to
give Dave Bailey his 600th career coaching victory on Dec 1, 2007. (Credit: John Hartsock,
Altoona Mirror) (Update credit: Rod
Brumbaugh)
Bob Schnure, now at
706
wins, is in his 31st year as a girl's head coach, first at Downingtown and
then at Downingtown East since the school opened in 2003. His current
record is 706-206 with five PIAA championships, and 12 District 1 titles.
(Don Beideman, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/26/11)
Linus McGinty, Archbishop
Carroll (girls) & Cardinal O'Hara (girls)
He has won National Coach of the Year honors (Russell Athletic, 2009)
and in 2008 he was elected to the Philadelphia Archdiocese Hall of Fame.
his record is 703-131, his 700th win
was against Archbishop Prendergast, O'Hara won 53-42.
“Gordie” Foster (702)
and 282. He coached for 39 years, taking his first teaching job at Gratz
High School. which had no gym so they built their own outdoor court using
trees to support backboards and hoops constructed by a local blacksmith. His
official coaching career started in 1956 at Lykens High School which became
Upper Dauphin Joint and then Upper Dauphin Area. Following a seven year stint
at Lebanon Valley College (1982-1989) he returned to UDA for five more seasons
before retiring in 1995. In 2003 the gymnasium at UDA was officially dedicated
as “Gordie Foster Gymnasium” where a brass plaque notes his contributions as
-- “Educator…Coach…Friend”.
Tony Chapman, Holy Ghost Prep in
Bensalem won his 700th game. He is in his 33rd season at Holy Ghost. In this
span, he has won 4 District 1 AAA championships and appeared in 2 state
finals. (Gary Nolan)
Longtime Holy Ghost Prep basketball coach Tony Chapman will take a leave of
absence during the 2012-13 season. (Philadelphia
Inquirer)
Lamar Kauffman. at Lancaster Catholic
and now at 700 wins, including 11 District Three Class
AAA titles and two PIAA Class AAA titles (1989 and '96), 2/15/12.
Hank Stofko,
700 victories, retired in 1991 after 35
seasons, Plymouth-Whitemarsh, the 1963 team won the 3-A Boy's State
Championship.
Eddie McCluskey,
698 wins
and 185 losses, Farrell
High School,
coached for 28 years, won
seven state championships: 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1969 and
1972. At the 1/26/12 Mercer County Hall of Fame dinner, former Farrell
player Danny Stewart said, Playing for “The Master,” according to Stewart, was
a powerful, empowering experience. "You just don’t know,” Stewart
recently related, reflecting back on a Shenango Valley era that never will be
replicated. “McCluskey was a genius." (Credit Ed Farrell, Sharon Herald) (Update from Sharon Herald article by
Jim Raykie, found HERE)
Edward Chiampi,
Swoyersville won 689 games and lost 191
games over 32 years of high school coaching. He coached the Swoyersville
basketball team for 29 years; two years at Nanticoke; one year at
Forty Fort; his teams had nine District 2 Class A championships, five
District 2 Class B titles and 23 of 29 North League crowns. Coach Chiampi's
1949-50 team went to the Class A state championship final in which they lost
to Homestead, 47-42. He never had a losing season in 32 years of coaching
basketball and died October 2, 1982. (Xavier Chiampi, Europe)
Lash Nesser Uniontown 680,
at both Uniontown H S and Uniontown St. Johns, for 39 total years,
winning the state Championship at both.
St. John’s (1948-76), Uniontown (1976-87) -
Record at St. John’s (434-233), Uniontown (246-64)
(Credit: fayette county
guru)
Ron Rhen, record of
675-170 in 31 years, Pine Grove "Cardinals" Girl's
Basketball Team. won two PIAA
State titles, retired
1998.
John M."Jack" Farrell. Boy's
Basketball Coach for 35 years at two schools: 1960 to 1967 at St.
Paul's High School Scranton, PA : 176 and 56. Then 1967 to 1995 at
Scranton Preparatory. His Scranton Preparatory record was 495
and 119. Overall Record 671 wins and 175 losses and he won the
1973 PCIAA State Title.
(Credit: James P. Farrell, 2/25/09)
Dan Dougherty, Philadelphia
Episcopal Academy, 1977-97, 2001-07, 667-308
(Pius X, Penncrest, Malvern Prep, and 10 years at Episcopal, he also
at one time assisted Jack Kraft at Villanova and then served as the head coach at the USMA,).
(Credit: Keith Pompey)
Aaron Straub, (Elk County
Catholic) now has 666 total wins and
counting. He
became the winningest boy's coach in District 9 history on
1/27/11 when the Crusaders defeated the Bradford Owls for his
639th victory on the boys' side of
coaching. Coach Straub also has 27 victories as the head coach of the Lady
Crusaders. Straub took over the title as the winningest coach from Don
Stemmerick of Union High School. Coach Straub is in his 29th season as
the head coach of the Crusaders. He took over as the head coach at Elk County
Catholic (Christian) in the 1982-83 season. (St.
Marys Daily Press)
Charles A. DeVenzio, won
659 games at
Ambridge, Springdale and North
Allegheny high schools. His 1966-67 Ambridge team went 27-0.
I covered his last game in the 1991 PIAA playoffs and have a chapter about
him in my book, Alle-Kiski Valley Sports History. (George
Guido, scholastic sports correspondent, Valley News Dispatch, Tarentum).
John Miller, 657-280,
Riverside (1969-1975); Blackhawk
High School (1975-2005); (Credit: fayette county guru)
Jim Atherton, a PA Sports Hall of Fame
basketball coach . He coached Perry Joint H. S. in Harrisburg, West Pittston,
Coughlin and Luzerne County Community College. He won championships at each of
the high schools, but most of his success came at Luzerne County Community
College – home of the James T. Atherton Gymnasium. He had nine regular
season and six postseason championships at LCCC, as well as a 55-game home
court winning streak. and a record of 651-308. (Dave
Konopki, Times Leader)
Jim Dooley,
645, (431) the win was the 85th at Delone Catholic. With 145 at Gettysburg, 129 at
Shippensburg, 164 at Cumberland Valley and 77 in Iceland from 1982-1983.
(Reading Eagle, 1/20/10)
Bill Hagar compiled
645 wins in 30 plus seasons coaching at
Maplewood, Jamestown (N.Y.) and Franklin, all boys teams. He is currently the
Franklin girl's
coach. (Credit: Joe Mattis,
Erie
Times-News)
Ken Bianchi,
643, Abington Heights, "The victory earned
the Comets a berth in the PIAA Class AAA tournament and gave Bianchi his 600th
career win in 36 years, an honor he declined to talk about after the game." (Credit:
Donnie Collins, Times Tribune, 3/5/11)
Bruce Leib, recorded his
500th win with Hazleton Area, and his 600th at Central Dauphin East on
12/5/08. He retired in Feb 2011, finishing his 35 years as a coach
with a 643-214 career record.
He coached at three schools: Mullen in Denver
Colorado and two schools in Pennsylvania: Hazleton Area and C D East in
Harrisburg. (Credit: Josh
Fadden and Mike Joseph)
Andy Pahach,
industrial arts teacher at Bolivar High School and its successor, Laurel Valley
High School, from 1948 -1984. Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bolivar
Indians (1948-1952) and Laurel Valley Rams (1952-1984),
PIAA state championship game finalist 4 years (69,70,71,81), District 6 champion 8 seasons,
conference champion 16 times. Pahach returned as head coach of Laurel Valley
girls’ team for the 1988-89 season, finishing the year with a 17 – 9 record-Total Record:
538 wins
and 346 losses. (Credit: Doug Kurtz)
What happened to Laurel Valley H S? On October 8, 2010, Judge Gary
Caruso of Westmoreland County decided that the Ligonier Valley School District
Board of Directors acted appropriately in closing Laurel Valley Middle High
School. It's now part of the Ligonier Valley School District.
Don Stemmerich, won
638 games
coaching at Union
Joint High
School in Rimersburg for 38 years from 1955 to
1993.
Lloyd Wolf, (626) and
381, Reading
Holy Name; Won
the PCIAA state championship in 1969-70; Berks Conference championship game
appearances in 1987, 1988 and 1998; a county championship in 1997; District
3-A titles in 1998 and 1999; and a trip to the PIAA Class A final in 1998. (Credit:
Mike Drago,
Reading Eagle)
Dick Black,
(620)
Mount Lebanon H S from 1961 through 1996 (35 seasons) 620 wins and 251
losses with 13 seasons of 20 wins or more, 18 section titles,
2 PIAA Final Four appearances and
Pennsylvania Coach of the Year in 1968. He was inducted
into Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1992) and into the Beaver
County Sports Hall of Fame (1997). But get this: in 37 seasons, there
was never had a technical foul called against him.
Hennon, Butler. (620) and lost 259 in 38 seasons of high
school coaching at Wampum and Elwood City. Wampum High School
won three state championships in 1950's and 1960's. In 1955, the team went
undefeated, 31-0. The coach, L. Butler Hennon was known for unusual practice
techniques, such as players wearing weighted jackets, workmen's gloves, and
winter galoshes to improve their quickness, and wearing special glasses to help
them improve their dribbling touch. Hennon's theory was that such handicaps in
practice made things easier in games. His techniques were featured in a Life
magazine article (January 1988) and used by the Russian Olympic basketball team.
Wampum High School merged into the Ellwood City School Districtl in 1961-62
The former school gymnasium and auditorium in Wampum, serving as a community
center, was renamed the L. Butler Hennon Recreation Center in his honor.
(Credit: Jeff Bales Jr, lawrencecountymemoirs.com)
Tom Traynor earned
his 600th career victory as a head
coach thanks to Mt. Pleasant's 50-20 win over Derry (1/30/10) in Section
3-AAA. His 49 year career as of 2/5/11 stands at
612 wins. Traynor began his coaching career in 1962 at Pitt-Johnstown,
where he spent nine years. While at the school, he earned 116 victories.
The majority of Traynor's success came at Hempfield, where he coached for 30
seasons from 1971-2001. While there, Traynor racked up 393 victories and was
named the Section 1-AAAA coach of the year 10 times. In 2001,
Traynor became the coach at Mt. Pleasant and has amassed 101 wins there so
far. (Credit:
Jason Black,
Daily Courier)
Larry Seneta, His overall record
in 30 seasons at Girard is 606-223. He compiled a 505-122 record in
21 seasons coaching the girls. Prior to that, he was 101-101 in 9
seasons coaching the boys. He is currently the Girard girls
coach. (Credit: Joe Mattis,
Erie
Times-News)
John Donmoyer Moravian Academy's John Donmoyer is District 11's
all-time leader in boys basketball coaching victories. Donmoyer enters his
39th season (16th season with the Lions) with 601 wins. (Keith
Groller, Allentown Morning Call, 12/6/12)
Lurline Jones, recorded
her 600th win at University City
High School in Philadelphia
on January 12, 2005. She had won 12 public league championships.
Patty Hower Lebanon
Catholic girl's coach currently has 583 wins and 283 losses in 31 years.
Patti Hower has over 600 wins and two state championships. (Update
credit: Mike Miller\Lebanon Catholic)
Harry DeFrank, Trinity,
topped 500 wins in January of 2004 at age 76 and during his 47th
year of coaching. He
retired in 2007 after 50 years in coaching, 23 at Trinity and 27 as a CYO
coach with 585 wins, ,Andy Schulz, 578- entering his
29th year as the Head Basketball coach of General McLane High School in
Edinboro. He has been the coach there from 1984 thru 2012 with a
combined 578-173, six District 10 Championships and one State Championship in
2007. ( Credit: Rob Kennerknecht, Athletic Director, General
McLane High School)
Tony Fannick Sr., 31 years at Milton High School
has 574 wins (2/26/08) (Milton Fan)
Chuck Crummie, 573-277, Pittsburgh Central
Catholic, 1980-present (Credit: fayette county guru)
"will
begin his 33rd season (2012-13) as the Vikings’ mentor. His career
record is 573-277 and has numerous section titles and one WPIAL-AAAA title
(2008), two WPIAL-AAAA Runner up (1987 & 2012) and a PIAA-AAAA Runner up (1988)"
(Credit:
Kevin Shields)
Chet Hine won 564 wins in 34 years
at Bishop Hoban. He won six District 2 championships, five Wyoming
Valley Conference division titles and had three appearances in the state's
Final Four. Bishop Hoban is no longer in existence. Bishop Hoban, Bishop
Hafey and Seton Catholic merged to form Holy Redeemer. (Dave Konopki,
The Times Leader)
Ross Macciocco (600)...Dunmore,
28 years 528-219; Scranton Prep, 2 years 34-17. Total: 562-236. From
1980-81-thru present. (Credit: Guy Valvano)
Among Macciocco's wins are 13 league titles, seven District 2 crowns and a trip
the state title game with Dunmore in 1994. There are also the countless players
he's sent on to successful careers in college. On 2/12/13,
he reached 600 as the Scranton Prep girls basketball coach.
Now coaching for 32 years. (Scranton Times-Tribune, 2/13/13)
Vince Bucciarelli (561)
...Abington Heights, 30 years 561-239. From 1982-83 thru 2011-2012
(Credit: Guy Valvano, 3/26/12)
Phil Pergola, 561-469, Mon Valley Catholic
(1970-77), Charleroi (1977-86), Ringgold (1986-04), California (2004-present),
plus a WPIAL title at Ringgold, a PIAA runnerup at Ringgold, A PIAA championship
at Ringgold, a WPIAL runnerup at California
(Credit: fayette county guru).
Bud Gardler, 560 at Bishop Kenrick/Cardinal
O'Hara. (Credit: Keith Pompey)
Joe Klebon, Shamokin Area was honored last
night (1/15/10) for his 550th varsity win
in 33 years and counting. (Credit: Gregory T.
Klebon)
Pete Horn,
Lancaster Country Day 553-199, also
coached at 5 other schools. (1/20/10 Reading Eagle)
Abe Everhart,
549 wins, Uniontown, 2 State Championships, 1962-1964.
Joe Hasenfuss won 549 games during his coaching
career at Lebanon Catholic and York Suburban.
(Dick VanOlinda , The York Dispatch)
Dick Diethorn,
St. James / St. Canice, 547-202, named
Pittsburgh Dapper Dan Coaching Award in 1951 and 1964, won four state
championships.
Bill Fox, Philadelphia Father
Judge, 1975-85, 1987-99, 2001-2005, 545-269
Ellis Dwyer, was a legendary coach from 1942 - 1973. During his thirty years
at Radnor High School, Radnor won numerous league and district basketball
titles, and advanced to the state championship game in 1960. While coaching at
Radnor and Chester, Ellis's finished with a record of
544-237 (he
was 20-5 in 1941-42 at Chester). (Credit: John Simpson)
Charles O'Brien, Philadelphia
LaSalle, 1944-1970, 541-248
Bill Paulik, Salisbury had
539 wins.
In February 2011, they named the Salisbury High School gym, the Bill Paulik
Court. (Allentown Morning Call, 2/11/11
Reggie
Weiss, 536-257 career record
compiled at Wilson (1969 for six years ); at Reading Central Catholic
(1980-1985); rejoined the Wilson boys the following year and coached through the 2001
season. He took the Muhlenberg girls job in 2004 through 2009. He later
coached the Muhlenberg boys until 2012. He won 1985
single A state title at
Reading Central Catholic. (Credit:
Matt
Malinowski/Bob Porter)
Ray Bartha, 536-265, Apollo-Ridge girls,
(1976-2010), (Credit: fayette county guru).
Dave Warner, 536-239---all
at Brentwood in District 7 from 1973-2005 except for a year he took off in
1997-98. He won the PIAA Girls AA Championship in 1982, runner-up in 1978 and
79. Won WPIAL Girls Championship in 1978 and 1979, runner up in 76, 77, 80,
84, 86, 91, 94.
(Credit: Jeff Warner)
Gary Lupek, 536 wins
in 36 years as the coach of Conemaugh Valley High School. Lupek coached
Valley throughout much of the program’s existence following the merger of the
Conemaugh and Franklin districts in 1966.
He retired in 2011. (Credit:
Mike Mastovich/Dave Burman)
Dave Warner, who coached girls at Brentwood (WPIAL) from 1973-2005,
save 1997-98; he ended his career around 535-230
in 2005. (Credit: Jeff Warner, 3/10/11)
Joe Salvino, 531-206, Monessen
(1984-present)
(Credit: fayette county guru).
Roger Flynn compiled a record of
531-201 in 27 seasons coaching the Grove City girls. His final season was
2005-2006. (Credit: Joe Mattis,
Erie
Times-News)
Lloyd Wolf, Reading Holy
Name, February 8, 2000 won his 528 th game over 33 seasons.
Larry Kostalac, Trinity:
527-225 (as of 2010)
John Silan, Kutztown
and Wilson, 527-117 over 26 seasons. won three state titles.
Win Palmer, 520-259, Sewickley Academy
(2001-present), also coached in Virginia at St. Stephens and Flint Hill,
coaching 31 years
(Credit: fayette county guru).
Bob Rozmanski, 519-243,
Serra Catholic (1980-2010),
(Credit: fayette county guru).
Ron Faust, 518-192, Washington
(1981-2009).
(Credit: fayette county guru).
Dennis Seddon, Roman Catholic-with a career
record of 515-128 in 22 seasons, he had a winning percentage of .801. Seddon also won more Catholic League titles than any coach with 10. Legendary
former Roman coach Billy Markward won nine, while "Speedy" Morris won eight.
He retired in 2008. (Credit: Keith Pompey)
32 former players went into coaching (Credit: Ted Silary)
Les Shoop, Punsxutawney (1969-1982)
and Knoch 1982-2006) winning 511 games in 37 seasons,
(Credit: fayette county guru).
Ernie Koontz, 509-209, Upper St. Clair girls, (1984 present),
(Credit: fayette county guru).
John Hopkins, G.A.R. Memorial High School 1973-1996 (23 years) won
503
games and lost 148. This includes 15 league titles, 8 district titles, 3
times state runner-up 1986, 1990, 1991. 11 league titles in a row 1982-1992,
86 league wins in a row 1987-1991, 89 home wins in a row 1984-1992. Won 36
games in 1982-83 season. Coach of the year 13 times and is a member of the
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of fame of Luzerne County.
Jim Fenerty, Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) currently has
501 victories. Germantown Academy plays in
the Philadelphia Inter-Academic League and thus does not play for a State
Championship. During Jim’s 23 seasons at Germantown Academy, his teams have
won the League Championship 12 times. Over 40 of Coach Fenerty’s players have
gone on to play collegiate athletics, including 30 who have played collegiate
basketball. Coach was inducted into the inaugural class of the Pennsylvania
Sports Hall of Fame --- Montgomery County Chapter as well as the Germantown
Academy Hall of Fame. He has been named Coach of the Year by every major
newspaper in the Philadelphia area (Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia.
Daily News, Intelligencer, Times-Herald). (Credit:
Barbara Dennis).
Jim Romano, Jenkintown HS girls coach, earned his
500th career win on Saturday night as the Lady Drakes
(District 1, Class A) defeated Lower Moreland (Class AAA) 40-30 in front of a
packed house at Jenkintown High School. Article commemorating this feat was
published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday, January 27.
(Credit:
George Dorshimer)
Bill Cleary, Serra Catholic girls coach, earned his
500th
career win on 2/9/12 beating New Brighton 53-35. Cleary is in his
25th season at Serra, and has a career record of 500-141. Cleary has won three
WPIAL titles -- 1999, 2003 and 2005 -- and one PIAA championship in 2005.
(Credit: Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Kirk Smallwood, Harrisburg, earned win #500
in a PIAA playoff game, defeating Philadelphia Fels 68-59. (Mar 10, 2012, Dave
Burman)
Ron Hassler,
started at North Penn in 2008-09 after having nearly 500 wins and 10 District 11
championships in his tenure at Central Catholic, Whitehall, and Catasaqua.
Snip
Esterly, Central Catholic: 500-127 (as of 2010)
Ray Bartha -
he will be playing for his 500th career win at Apollo-Ridge on Thursday night
(1/17/08). He has over a dozen section titles to go with his 1991 WPIAL
title. A-R is a AA school in the Alle-Kiski Valley. (Credit: Katie McLay,
Apollo-Ridge High '06)
Bob Rozanski, Serra Catholic coach picked up
his 500th career victory in the Class A No. 5 Eagles' 69-55 win against East
Allegheny in the Serra tournament. Rozanski, in his 32nd season, has a career
record of 500-243. (12/12/09, PittsburghPost Gazette)
Dave Lebo, four consecutive state championships at Carlisle
High School: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988. In
January of 1998, he recorded win #500
Bobby Heuser, Lower Dauphin notched
his 500th career win in a 42-14 win over host Conestoga Valley in the nightcap
of the Buckskin Classic. (12/10/11, Patriot News)
Mickey Holland, head basketball coach at Mahanoy Area High School in
Schuylkill County earned his 500th career victory in his 26th season with the
Bears boy's basketball team. Mahanoy competes in District 11 and is a AA
school (Credit: Steve Lloyd, WNEP-TV
16/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
Ron Faust, Washington High coach won his
500th game
12/13/08 when his Prexies downed rival Trinity, 69-37. He has been the
coach for 27 years and will retire at the end of the 2008-09 season. (Rich
Emert, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Kevin Kodish, the very successful girl's coach at
Lewistown High School recorded win #500 on 12/6/07, a 58-52 come-from-behind win
at Bellefonte. Among his 500 wins are eight District 6 titles and two PIAA state
championships. Kodish's 24-year career total stands at 500-156 and counting.
(Credit: Dave Burman, radio 105.5 in Lewistown)
Kenny Bianchi, Abington Heights High School in Lackawanna County
and the Lackawanna league earned his 500th career victory with the boy's basketball
program in 33 years including Scranton Tech before it became Scranton High
School, West Scranton High School and now Abington Heights
(Credit: Steve Lloyd, WNEP-TV 16/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
Ernie Koontz, Upper St. Clair earned his 500th
career win when the host Panthers defeated Hollidaysburg. Koontz is in his
27th season as head coach. (1/6/11, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
John Miller earned No. 500
yesterday when his
Mount St. Joseph girls' team pounded visiting Pennridge, 62-29, in a
nonleague game. Miller began his head coaching career at Archbishop Ryan in 1976
after serving an apprenticeship as Speedy Morris' assistant at Roman Catholic.
Miller's breakdown: 130 wins with the Ryan boys, 20 with the Monsignor Bonner
boys, 317 with the La Salle University women and now 33 with Mount St. Joseph.
His career head coaching record is now 500-354. (12/19/07,
Philadelphia Inquirer)
Paul Brutto, Marian Catholic
girl's coach picked up his 500th career victory as the Fillies cruised past
Mahanoy Area 67-34 in the Schuylkill League Division IV opener for both teams on
12/11/2007. (Credit: Pottsville Republican)
Ray Bartha, Apollo Ridge's Girls Basketball
got his 500th win on 2/1/08. Bartha has been the head coach at Apollo Ridge
since 1976. His career record is 500-250. (Credit: Fayette County Guru)
Syl
Bozinski at Nanticoke Area had a state championship in 1961 and won over
500
games.
Greg Heath, Keystone High School in district
ix, has a record of 499 - 199 as of Feb 10, 2011. This is according to
d9sports.com. (Credit: Dan Reed)
Phil Pergola, California Area H. S. has a
career mark of 497-421. The Trojans are at Trinity Christian tomorrow and at
McGuffey Friday. They open the Section 2-A season at West Greene Dec. 18, 2007
and he has the entire season to get to win #500. (Rich
Emert, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Tom Lonergan, one of the best girls high
school basketball coaches in the Philadelphia area. Bishop McDevitt
(1984-1999) and CB East (1999-Present). Known for his detailed preparation
and defensive oriented teams, has a record of 494-193 in 25 years. 4
Philadelphia Catholic League Championships ('85, '86, '87, '94); 9 PIAA State
Playoff Appearances in 10 years (8 Consecutive 2000-2008).
(Credit: T.J. Lonergan)
Jeff Appleman, 497 wins, 397 at Williamsburg and
119 at Hollidaysburg. His 1997 Williamsburg Lady Pirates won the PIAA
Class A State Championship.
J. Birney Crum, Allentown Allen High School,
490 - 109 in 25 coaching seasons. His team won the state championship three
straight years 1945, 1946, and 1947.
Bob Wachob, West Forest High School,
483-234 in 31 seasons, retired in 2010.
Terry Manning, Millersburg
H.S., 24 years, 478 wins and 119 losses.
Snip Esterly, Reading Central Catholic entering his
21st season, all at Central, has a 485-127 record.
(Credit:
Mike Drago, Reading Eagle)
Bill Fulton, in 25 years of boys and five years of girls
coaching, 477-215, coaching stops included Pine Valley Central in New York
state, and Sayre, Lewisburg, Warren, Kane, and Johnsonburg in Pennsylvania.
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"Renzie" Hoffman
Mike Kopp
Jerry Conboy
"Jack" Farrell
Bruce Leib
Don Stemmerich
Ron Rhen
Jim Dooley
Bob Schnure
Harry DeFrank
Aaron Straub
Dick Diethorn
John Silan
Tom Lonegran
Mark Moschella
John Hopkins
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Butler Hennon
Bob Schaefer
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Jim Fenerty |
"Renzie"
Hoffman
1,255 wins and 311
losses-coached for 30 years, 17 years at
Clintonville
High School and 13 years at Mercer
High School, coaching both the
Junior Varsity and the Varsity-both the boys and the girls teams.
Glenn Robinson, Franklin and Marshall with 800
wins is the NCAA Division III leader in wins for active coaches, (2/9/11,
Patriot News)
Guy Strong, University of Scranton-On
Jan. 25, 2009, the Lady Royals gave Strong his 700th career win, beating Drew
University, 73-54- (Scranton Times
Tribune)
Pennsylvania High School Coaches
state
championships
(at least two)
7-Eddie McCluskey, Farrell
7-Don Barth, North Catholic (girls)
6-Joe Votino, Kennedy Christian
5-Mike Kopp, Allentown Catholic (girls)
5-Bob Schnure, Dowingtown (girls)
4-Bill Anderson, Lower Merion
4-Dick Diethorn,
St. James/St.
Canice (PCIAA)
4-John Miller, Blackhawk
4-Mark Moschella,
Bishop Guilfoyle (girls)
4-Ed Olkowski, Midland
4-Dave Lebo, Carlisle
4-Art Tanneyhill, Altoona (girls)
4-Gerry Wilson, Scotland School (1994, 1995, 2002, 2003)
3-Joe Alansky, Mahanoy Area (girls)
3- Rick Binder, Steelton-Highspire
3-J. Bernie Crum, Allentown
3-Gerry Eckenrode, Delone Catholic (girls)
3-Butler Hennon, Wampum
3-Hugh McGeehan, Hazleton
(1928,
1929, 1938)
3-Fred Pickett, Chester (2000,
2005, 2008)
3-Hank Stofko, Plymouth Whitemarsh
3-John Silan, Kutztown
2-Bill Bengel, Mercyhurst Prep (girls)
2-Mark Belensk, Bishop O'Reilly (2004, 2005) now at Holy Redeemer
2-Roy Bigler, West Reading
2- Hal Blitman, Darby-Colwyn
2-Randy Bowers, Mercyhurst Prep (girls)
2-Jerry Conboy, South Hills Catholic
(PCIAA)
2-Linda Cruttenden,
Dieruff HS (girls, 1975, 1976)
2-Charlie Dubbs,
Fountain Hill (1956, 1957)
2-Harry DeFrank, Trinity (girls)
2-Greg Downer Lower Merion
2-Abe Everhart, Uniontown
2-Dick Fox, Erie Prep (PCIAA)
2-Jim Garland, Cranberry
2-Eddie Gayeski, Northwest
2-Dick Holliday, Girard
2-Patti Hower, Lebanon Catholic
2-Harriet Jenakovich- Susquehanna Twp.
( girls,1979, 1981)
2-Lamar Kauffman, Lancaster
Catholic (girls, 1989, 1996)
2-Kevin Kodish, Lewistown (girls)
2-Alonzo Lewis, Chester
2-Fr. Steven Maco, Pottsville Nativity BVM (girls, 1978,
1990)
2-Gary Markle, York Catholic
2-Fred Pickett, Chester
2-Chris Raso, Hopewell (girls)
2-Ron Rehn, Pine Grove (girls)
2-Don Rose, Irwin High School (1947, 1948)
2-Joe Salvino,won back to back state championships coaching Monessen in 1988
and 1989
2-Robert Schlosser, Allentown Central
Catholic (1984, 1986)
2-Kirk Smallwood, Harrisburg
2-John Swogger, Mercer
2-Ruth Weidman, Pottsville
Nativity BVM
(girls,1999, 2000)
Note:
--West Reading won three straight 59, 60,
61, Bigler won in 59 and 60, then Dick Sherry won in 61.
--Irwin won the 1953 state championship with Joe McMunn and
in 1954 under Lyman Stough.
--In 2009, Governor Ed Rendell announced the state would be closing the
Scotland School for Veteran's Children (it opened in 1895). It has 288
students.
--Fred Pickett, Chester won the state title three times (2000, 2005, 2008) and
finished runner-up twice (2003 and 2007).
Won the state championship at two different
schools--
-4, Dick Diethorn,
St. James (3) / St. Canice
(1), (both PCIAA schools)
-2, J. Michael Bailey,
Williamsport/ Bethel H. S. (VA)
-2, Paul Birch,
Homestead (1939)/ General Braddock
(1973)
-2, Bill Gaffey, Altoona Bishop Guilfoyle (1967)(PCIAA)/ Susquehanna Twp.
(1980).
-2, Patti Heffner,
Catasauqua (1988) / Parkland (2006)
-2-James (Lash) Nesser, Uniontown High/ Uniontown St. John's (PCIAA)
Ellis Dwyer
Ron Insinger
Gordy Foster
Jeff Appleman
Linus McGinty
Ken Bianchi
Bobby Heusser
(Patriot Photo)
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Mike Fergus
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Chuck Crummie
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Jim Romano
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"Speedy" Morris