SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Tommy Latshaw capped a great 1986 season in which he won 29 bouts and lost only six, by finishing fourth in the Pennsylvania State Championships. He was runner-up in District IV at 132 lbs., but he went on to win the championships in both sectionals and regionals at the same weight class. On the way, he established a school record for most pins in a season with 20. Tom also won the MCA Invitational Championship at 138 lbs. He is also a defensive mainstay of the Mount Carmel football Tornadoes, despite his lack of size.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Tony Niglio is another of those people who have contributed so much to Coal Region sports. An outstanding athlete on his own, Tony competed for 18 years as a softball pitcher and won more than 300 games. In 1957, he won 27 games and lost only one, while being the league MVP. As a bowler he was equally proficient. He averaged 187 over 20-year period, and there are people making a living at the game doing not much better. He once had a game of 257. Additionally, he has coached kids for more than 20 years. His St. Mary’s of Kulpmont teams have always stood out, winning three Deanery championships, and in 1971 an overall league title.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT John was Middle Atlantic AAU District Champion in 1984, 1985, and 1986. He won the Mt. Carmel Area Holiday Tourney in 1984 at 98 pounds and he repeated in 1985 at 112 pounds. In 1986, he finished third in both Districts and Regionals; was the sectional runner-up and topped off his great year by going all the way to the State Quarter Finals. He was selected to represent Districts 3 and 4 in the State Challenge of Champions Meet, and he won his weight class. His overall career record was 71 wins, 16 losses and five ties. He is the son of Barbara and John Bewick of 458 W. Saylor St., Atlas, Pa.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT B.J. was a 1982 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School. While a Tornado he was a three-sport letter winner and was names All Anthracite First Team as an offensive lineman in 1981. He began his football at West Chester University and lettered there as a frosh; but he transferred to Bloomsburg University at the end of his freshman year. He was a three-year starter as an offensive guard for the Huskies. He capped his three-year career by being named First Team All conference P.S.A.C. offensive guard and being a member of the 1985 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship team. This year’s Husky team won the Lambert Cup Trophy emblematic of the best small college team in the East.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Vic olear, a rangy 6’2” Tight End Land Linebacker, completed a brilliant career at Lourdes by setting records for pass receptions on offense and solo tackles as a linebacker on defense. Olear’s single season mark of 51 receptions for 755 yards and his career record of 116 catches for 1,755 yards figure to stand for some time as Lourdes records. In addition, he recorded 112 tackles as a linebacker; also a Red Raider record. He received All State Honorable Mention for three successive seasons and was on the Big 33 Checklist 6 times in ’85. Vic is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vic Olear of Mt. Carmel.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT In 1985, Frank Sheptock became Bloomsburg University’s first 3-time All American and 3-time Sports Captain. At this time, he enjoyed it even more because he towed the team along, too. Despite setting just about every conceivable defensive record for the Huskies, Sheppy took the most pride in the fact that his Bloomsburg finished undefeated in the regular season, and went all the way to the National quarter finals before losing. As this is being written, Sheppy‘s awaiting word of the NFL draft which will determine his football future. No matter what happens, Frank Sheptock has attributed the finest college athletic career every enjoyed by a graduate of Mount Carmel High School.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Mike Marlow Team Captain of the Tornado ’85 Corss-Country Team, finished 22nd in the 1985 State Championship Meet. This was the best finish ever for a Mount Carmel runner in the State Cross-Country Meet. Mike was also honored on the first All Schuylkill League Team for ‘85, He finished 3rd in the All Schuylkill League, 2nd in the Shikellamy Invitational, and 5th in the District IV Meet. Mike will attend Bloomsburg University where he’ll major in Business Management.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Academics: Ranks 12/138, average 91.34, National Honor Society, National Athletic Honor Society, Rotary student of the month for October, Who’s Who among American High School Students, National History and Government Award, National Leadership Award, Key Club treasurer, Spanish Club 4 years, cheerleader 4 years, Glee Club 4 years, Pep Club 4 years, Operetta, Newspaper Editor 2 years. Athletics: letter winner in track 4 years, all-league championship 800 meters, 1600 meter relay, and 3200 meter relay teams. Second in 1600 meter run all-league and 2nd in District 4,800 and 1600 meter runs. District Champion 3200 meter relay team, 3rd place winner State Championship Meet 3200 meter relay team. Leading scorer on team, captain 1986.

INDUCTEE Lou Costello graduated from Mt. Carmel Catholic in 1941. He was a 4 letterman for the Rams, a hard-driving runner who led Catholic High to some of its finest seasons. Under coach Ray Green and led by Lou Costello, they lost only one game his final two seasons. Lour received a full scholarship to play football at St. Bonaventure and starred there as a frosh. But his father was killed in a mine accident in 1942 and Lou had to leave school to help support his family. This was a pattern repeated often in those days. One wonders how many great athletic careers were curtailed because of higher priority of helping support the brothers and sisters of your family to your own personal education. Lou’s mother decided to move the family away from the Coal Region to guarantee there would be no other family members lost to the danger of working in the mines. They moved to Phoenix where he made his home til his death. He transferred his own unfulfilled dreams of sports and education to his children, however, and four of his five children have graduated from college and the fifth and youngest is a junior at Millersville State presently.

INDUCTEE John Pipa was an outstanding four-sport athlete at Mt. Carmel High School from 1914 to 1918. At Mt. Carmel he played football, baseball and competed on a club basis in track. He captained the football team in both his junior and senior years in High School. He did not go on immediately to college, first serving a three-year stint in the US Army during World War I. After being discharged, he enrolled at Dickinson College from where he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in 1924. At Dickinson he captained the football and baseball teams and set records as a track and field star. His speed and power combined to make him a feared and powerful runner who led the Carlisle team to some of its best gridiron seasons. In 1922 John Pipa was named to the All American Squad by Walter Camp. He was actively involved in other kinds of athletic activities…as a matter of fact, he held a record for the shortest time to ascend Mt. Washington that stood for many years. He was also the National Collegiate Arm Wrestling Champion while at Dickinson. He enrolled in Dickinson Law School and received his degree in law in 1926. He returned to Shamokin and began to practice law; but his athletic career was not over. He played for several years for the Mt. Carmel entry in Anthracite Professional Football League. He was then convinced to leave to become Player coach of the Shenandoah Yellow Jackets. After completing his athletic career Attorney Pipa became one of the leading trial lawyers in the State of Pennsylvania. He died in 1967.