INDUCTEE Matt Montgomery was a split end on this year’s successful Red Tornado football team. Matt had 23 receptions for 387 yards and 5 Tds. As a punt returner, he amassed the 553 yards and scored 4 Tds, a school record. On defense, he is credited with 51 tackles (31) solo, had 4 interceptions, broke […]

INDUCTEE Tiffany Okronglis, captain of the 1998 girl’s basketball team this season, scored her 1000th point as a Lady Tornado and led the team to a 7-4 record in January, qualifying them for participation in District playoffs. Tiffany is a dominant force in basketball, but she also takes part in many other extra-curricular activities. She […]

INDUCTEE Jazz Diminick called the 1968 season “the most prosperous in the history of our school” in an annual letter to colleges and football scouts. The Tornado coach had taken to writing biography on each of the seniors, including their stats and college board scores, to colleges where he hoped to drum up interest in […]

INDUCTEE Jack Brennan played at Mt. Carmel Catholic from 1942 through 1946. He played varsity football four years and was a captain in 1945 when the Rams won the Diocesan Championship with a 7-3 record. He enlisted in the Army after graduation and was part of the 7th Calvary Regiment in Japan with the U.S. […]

INDUCTEE Ed Augusiewicz’s story sounds like a dozen others you’ve heard regarding terrific Coal Region athletes whose lives and careers were cut short by the intervention of World War II, or family pressures. After a bang-up career at Mount Carmel High, where he led his team to a 9-1-1 record as a senior, Augusiewicz enrolled […]

INDUCTEE Mike was an outstanding defensive tackle for the 91 and 92 Red Tornadoes and was named to the Reading Eagle All Anthracite team following each of those two seasons. But as a shot putter he was in a class by himself. He won the silver medal in the PIAA Championships in ’91 and then […]

INDUCTEE George Homiak was a member of the 1927 State Championship Football Team. His play as a tackle on that squad drew the attention of the legendary Lou Little, who at that time coached for Georgetown University. Little later became famous as coach of Columbia University which ended a long win streak of the US […]

INDUCTEE Frank Pinamonti was a guy who “put his money where his mouth is.” From 1951 until his death in 1995, Pinamonti was actively involved, either as a player or sponsor, as Mt. Carmel’s patron saint of fast-pitch softball. Many of the kids who played for Pinamonti over the years are members of his Hall […]

INDUCTEE Paul was a standout 3-Sport star at Mt. Carmel. As a football player he played quarterback, defensive end, tight end and kicker. He made the Reading Eagle All Anthracite Team as both a junior and senior and was All State Honorable Mention. He also started for 3 years as a basketball player to chalk […]

INDUCTEE Andy Siket was one of Kulpmont’s all-time greats. He starred in both basketball and baseball for three years at Kulpmont; and as an All-League player led the Wildcats to Susquehanna Valley League Championships and in 1939 to the District 4 Finals. He entered Villanova University in 1939 on a basketball scholarship and played there […]