INDUCTEE Just mention #19 to a long time football fan and they will probably tell you about Johnny Unitas, the Baltimore Colts All Pro quarterback and NFL standout. Mention #19 to a veteran Mount Carmel Area fan and they will tell you about Joe Buchinski. For the last four decades, Joey was the standard by which all future MCA quarterbacks were measured. At a time before passing was looked at as a way to move the football, Buchinski established marks that stood for over 30 years. As a senior, Buchisnki led the Red Tornadoes to a record of 8 and 2 while throwing for 1963 yards and an incredible 27 touchdowns. His career record of 3,763 yards stood until broken by Mike Higgins in 1994, while the 1963 yards stood until 2002 and Dave Shinskie’s record breaking season. Buchinski’s average of 10.8 completions per game and 196.3 yards per game remain as standards of excellence. Joe’s 284 yard – 5 touchdown performance vs Shenandoah in 1965 still ranks as the best game in MCA history. Joey also three for 4 TD’s in a game on three occasions and over 200 yards 3 times. For his efforts, Joe was named first team all state by the Associated Press and to the third team by United Press International. He also became only the second player in MCA history to be named to the Big 33 team and played against Texas in the summer of 1966. Buchinski then took his talents to the University of Miami where he was a member of the varsity football from 1966 thru 1969. He played most of his career behind George Mira – a future All American and NFL player. Joe did, however, get to play in the Liberty Bowl in 1966 and the Blue Bonnet Bowel in 1967.Joe graduated from the University of Miami in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education. Joe then took a position at Miramar High School in Florida and worked his way up to being the head track coach and head football coach from 1979 -1987. He recorded a 56-38 record as the head football coach and won District Championships in 1981 and 1982 and a Regional Championship in 1979. He was named Coach of the Year after each of those seasons. During his stint as head coach, Joe was a guest speaker at the University of Alabama Coaching Clinic as well as the University of Kansas Coaching Clinic. From 1989 -2001, Joe served as the Offensive Co-ordinator-Quarterbacks Coach at St Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale. While at ST Thomas, his teams went 140-30 and won three Florida State Titles and were Runners Up on 5 occasions. Joe works as a Physical Education Instructor and Behavior Management Specialist at Miramar Highs School. He lives in Cooper City, Florida with his wife, Patricia, and step-children Anne and Zachery . Joey also has a son Michael, 30, and Chris, deceased. Today, Joe joins teammates Bob Pizzoli, Steve Zarlinski, Jeff Greco, Bob Hamernick, Frank Niglio, Joe Greco, Ron Lewis, and Tom Beierschmitt as members of the Ed Romance Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

INDUCTEE Mike Doviak graduated from Kulpmont High School in 1964; he last graduating class before its merger with Mount Carmel in 1965. Mike earned 10 varsity letters for the Wildcats; four in basketball, three in football, and three in baseball. He was an end in football, pitched and played the outfield in baseball, and was the center on the basketball team for coach Ed Stavinski. He also served as president of his class during his junior and senior years. Doviak was awarded a basketball scholarship to Alfred University and began his studies there in the fall of 1964. He played basketball for four years for the Saxons and also threw the javelin on the track team. Mike graduated in 1968 as the all time leading rebounder in school history and left himself as the second leading scorer in the Saxon record book. He averaged over 20 points per game as a senior. He was voted to the weekly “all-east” team on four separate occasions during his career. Mike was inducted into the Alfred University Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Following his graduation from Alfred in 1968. Mike attended graduate school at Bucknell University, majoring in mathematics. While at Bucknell, he renewed relationships with several local athletes who were also attending Bucknell, including his brother Greg, who was a sophomore at the time. While at Bucknell, he continued playing basketball recreationally and spent more time than he should have on the university golf course. Mike attended the University of Florida from 1970-1975, and received his Ph.D in statistics in March of 1975. As a graduate assistant in the Department of Statistics at Florida, he had the opportunity to do some teaching, enjoyed it and decided to make teaching his career. After completing his graduate work at Florida, Mike accepted a position in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where he is currently employed. It was there that he met his wife Sue, an instructor in the Department of Economics. They currently reside, with their daughter Meaghan, about a mile from the Old Dominion University campus. Today, Mike joins brother Greg as an inductee in the Ed Romance Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

INDUCTEE During the 25 years of its existence, the Ed Romance Chapter has inducted over 200 men and women into its halls. All have excelled at the local level. Many have distinguished themselves on the state level by being named all state or winning a state championship. Very few have brought national recognition to their school, their town, and to themselves. Dan Glowatski is one of those few. During his junior and senior seasons, as a member of the Delaware Valley College Aggies, Dan was named a LittleAll-American by the Associated Press. Dan was also selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player during the 1984 season. Following the 84 campaign, Dan was recognized by the Philadelphia Football Writers and the Maxwell Club of Philadelphia. He was also named to the All Middle Atlantic Conference and All Eastern College Athletic Conference football teams for three consecutive years. Dan’s honors were all hard-earned as a receiver at Delaware Valley College. At the conclusion of his career, Dan held eight all-time receiving records at Del Val, including career yardage-2,645, career receptions – 154, longest reception for TD – 78 yards, receptions in a season – 53, single season yards – 867, single game receptions – 11, and also caught at least one pass in 35 consecutive games. Most of those records have held up until this last year, when Richard Gear – another Del Val All American – broke many of the marks in a pass- oriented offense. As dominating as he was on the field, Dan really excelled in the classroom, where he was named to the NCAA All Academic team as a result of his 3.827 GPA. He was named the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete in 1984. He received one of 12 Post Graduate Scholarships awarded that year by the NCAA. Dan caught the eye of the New York Jets and was given a free agent tryout in the summer of 85. Dan’s athletic career was honed on the fields of Mount Carmel Area where he was an outstanding receiver and defensive end for Red Tornado teams in 1978,79,and 80. His 23.9 yards per reception is still one of the best seasons ever at MCA. As a basketball player, Dan was a starter on the 1979-80 team, coached by Ken Kline, that went 27-8 and made its’ way to the eastern semi-final against Lourdes Regional. The 27 wins represent the most in school history. Dan ran the hurdles in track and was a part of the team that won three consecutive Schuylkill League titles. After his career had ended, Dan continued to bring recognition to himself by being inducted into the Delaware Valley College Hall of Fame in September, 1994. Dan currently resides in Mount Carmel with his wife Lisa and sons, Danny-15, and Brett-11. He is a self employed paper broker.

INDUCTEE Dave Shinskie has rewritten the record books during his four year career as the quarterback for the Mount Carmel Area Red Tornadoes. Shinskie became the starter in his freshman year during the playoff run following and injury to Nick Sebes. During his tenure, David has compiled a 41-6 record as the starting QB, more than any other QB in MCA history. During the 2002 season, Dave completed 160 of 250 passes for 2,524 yards and 26 touchdowns. All are new marks at MCA, except the TD’s which are one away from Joe Buchinski’s 27 in 1965. Shinskie also established new career marks with 400 completions in 711 attempts for 6,334 yards and 57 TD’s. Dave also connected on 16 passes in a game 3 times, had 14 consecutive completions at one point, and 94 passes without an interception. He had a streak of 11 consecutive games with a TD pass and threw for TD’s in 14 of 15 games this season. He has racked up 28 100 yard passing games, 8 – 200 yard passing games, and has the 2nd- 283, 5th – 273, 7th – 267, and 8th – 264 yard passing games in MCA history. His career total offense of 6,072 yards is second only to Jon Veach. Shinskie was honored as MCA’s fourth Small School Player of the Year in 2002 and was named as the first team quarterback by the Associated Press and Pennsylvania Football News. PFN also named him offensive player of the year. After offers from Temple, Iowa, Indiana, and Toledo, Dave has accepted an athletic scholarship to The University of Delaware, where he will also play baseball. He is the son of Joann and Dave Shinskie, Kulpmont.

INDUCTEE At 6,0″ 270 pounds, Randy Swank joined Dave Williams and Jon Else as three year starters at the center position for MCA. Randy’s toughness and strength allowed him to become a starter as a sophomore as the Tornadoes went on to state title number 4 in 2000. 42 starts later, Randy concluded his career in Hershey as the Tornadoes won their fifth state title in 2002 This year, Swank anchored an offensive line that had three new starters as the season began. As the season progressed and injuries mounted, Randy remained the one constant in a revolving door of linemen. His leadership was pivotal in the success of the Red Tornadoes as they rolled to a 15-0 record and established a new team record for passing yards with 2,573 and went over the 5000 yard mark in total offense for only the 4th time ever During his tenure as a starter, Mount Carmel Area teams gained over 14,000 yards in total offense while winning 37 games and losing 5. Defensively, Randy contributed 63 tackles – 21 for loss – and 4 sacks for 24 yards lost. During his four-year career, Swank totaled 163 tackles and 10.5 sacks. His was a part of two State Championships, three District Titles, one Eastern Conference Crown, and one State Runner-up. He was named small school first team all state as an offensive linemen by the Associated Press and Pennsylvania Football News. Randy has also won two District Four Championships in the shot and placed eight in last year’s PIAA State Meet. He is the son of Tammy and Barry Gedney and Randy Swank.

INDUCTEE Steve Matzura will certainly be remembered as one of the best all around football players to ever don the red and white. Steve led the Tornadoes with 155 tackles – 16 for loss – 4.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, 7 passes broken up and 3 blocked kicks. On the way to a perfect 15-0 record, Steve became the all time leading tackler with 425 stops during his 4 year career He also joined Mike Diminick and Vince Yasenchak as the only players in MCA history to record three consecutive 100 tackle seasons. On offense, Steve caught 53 balls for 739 yards and 6 touchdowns, The 739 yards ranks as the 4th best season ever at MCA. He also ran the ball 30 times for 200 yards and 5 touchdowns. His 53 receptions established a new single season record at MCA, surpassing the 52 by Joel Gonzalo in 1994. His career total of 113 receptions for 1650 yards ranks second to Gonzalo’s 123 for 1850. Steve’s versatility and quiet leadership helped the Tornadoes to a 48-9 record during his career. He started 42 consecutive games as the Tornadoes won two State titles, one Eastern Conference Crown, and three District Championships. Steve was named small school first team all state by the Associated Press as well as Pennsylvania Football News. Steve is the son of Steve and Marsha Matzura of Kulpmont.

INDUCTEE Most of Bob Greco’s life has been devoted to local sports, particularly basketball. For over fifty years he has played, coached, and officiated local sporting events on the youth, high school, and amateur athletic levels. Bob has always stressed dedication, commitment, and hard work as staples of his teams. After all, he was asking no more than he was willing to give. And give, he did! Bob has never been paid once cent in all of his years coaching local sports teams. Bob’s reward was developing players with winning attitudes based on fair play, hard work and teamwork. According to Bob, his greatest enjoyment and reward has been from what his players have gone on to accomplish in their lives, rather than what he has accomplished. He is also proud of the fact that 99% of the girls basketball players at Mount Carmel Area went on to higher levels of education. Bob is a 1953 graduate of Mount Carmel Catholic High School, where he played basketball as a guard and small forward. He went on to Susquehanna University and graduated with a BS degree in 1957. He later went on to play with Diamond Coal’s Intercity Championship Softball Team as a pitcher and catcher. He also played on a number of semi pro basketball teams including the Locust Gap Apollos during the 50’s and 60’s. When the opportunities to play dried up, Bob turned to coaching as an outlet. He coached St. Peter’s CYO boys from 1960 through 1965, and then the Holy Spirit Spiritans from 1966 through 1980. Consistency and fundamentals were always trademarks of his teams as they had winning records in 19 of 20 years. His teams went on to win two Harrisburg Diocesan Championships and were able to finish second and third in the State CYO Championships. Bob joined his daughter Debbie in 1981 as she took over the girls basketball program at Mount Carmel Area. Together, they made the program competitive in the always tough Schuylkill League. Their teams qualified for District playoffs on 5 different occasions and won Mount Carmel Area’s only Girls District Basketball Championship in 1985. They coached the state’s all time leading scorer in Maria Fantanarosa, and coached 4 of MCA’s 7-1000 point scorers in Fantanarosa, Shannon Guinan, Leslie Gilotti, and Carolyn Darrup. They also tutored the school’s only 1000 rebounder in Sue Humphrey and coached the only 500 assist guards in Margot Guinan and Jill Gonzalo. Greco has also given to his community as Past President and current Secretary of Mount Carmel/Kulpmont Kiwanis Club. He is a Life member, Unity Committee Chair, Finance Committee member of the West End Fire Company, and is a past president of the American Heart Association .Greco has been employed since 1972 at the Shamokin Area Community Hospital and is a Licensed Pennsylvania State Nursing Home Administrator. Bob and his wife Jean, who passed away in 2002 after 45 years of marriage, are the proud parents of three children. Dr. Robert Greco, Debbie Perles, and Attorney Edward Greco, and have 8 grandchildren. Today Bob joins his brother Joe – a member of the inaugural class of the Ed Romance Chapter – as a perfect set of bookends to the Chapter’s first 25 years.

INDUCTEE Being a small school, Mount Carmel Area has always had to rely on its athletes participating in more than one sport. During the late 70’s, Ed Diminick, Paul Szymanski, Bob Zavarick, Dan Glowatski, and Bobby Joe Niglio were a few of those three-sport stars. Jed Karpinski is surely another that can be added to that list. Jed was a three-year letterman and two- year starter at wide receiver and defensive back for Coach Jazz Diminick. As a senior, he led the team with 31 receptions for 715 yards and 6 TD’s and a remarkable 23.2 yard average. For his career, Jed pulled down 49 receptions for 1,070 yards and 11 TD’s. At the time he became only the second player in school history to register over 1000 yards in receptions. He had a streak of 21 consecutive games with at least one pass reception. He was named to The Reading Eagle, Harrisburg Patriot, and News-Item All Area football teams, as well as being named Unico’s first-ever Brian Piccolo Award winner. Jed earned Associated Press All State honorable mention and was chosen to play in Pennsylvania’s Big 33 game in the summer of 1979. During the winter, Karpinski led Paul Bartko’s Tornado basketball team to the District IV final for the first time ever during the 78-79 season; losing to Montoursville by a 48-47 score. Jed established a new season scoring record at MCA with his 556 points and became only the fourth player in school history to score over 1000 points in his career. Jed continued his contribution to MCA sports by participating in track – and boy did he contribute! During his career, Jed ran the 100,220,440 yard dashes, the 880 yard relay, the mile relay, the pole vault, high jump, triple jump, and long jump with best of 6’2″ in the high jump, 42 feet in the triple jump and 20 feet in the long jump. Jed captained all three sports during his senior season. Following high school, Jed walked on at Rutgers University: turning down scholarship offers at smaller schools in order to fulfill a life-long dream. Jed became a special teams player and back-up receiver for most of his career. His hard work and diligence paid off when he became a starter for the last three games of his career against West Virginia, Auburn, and Pittsburg. His time at Rutgers was highlighted by a four catch game against Auburn and Bo Jackson. Another highlight was playing in front of 93,000 people at Penn State against Curt Warner, Todd Blackledge and Kenny Jackson. He also played against Doug Flutie, Dan Marino and Jeff Hostettler. Jed received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics in 1984 from Rutgers. He is the owner of Karpinski and Associates, Inc, an insurance brokerage agency in Lancaster. He lives in the Lancaster Area with his wife Tammy and two sets of twin boys – Kody and Kyle-12, and Troy and Tyler – 8.

INDUCTEE In the mid 70’s, girls varsity sports had just begun to appear at high schools in the Anthracite Region. Girls track was started by Coach AL Santos in 1971, while varsity basketball took to the hardwood in 1973-74 under the leadership of Coach Nancy Bobkoskie. In order to take their game to the next level, young girls needed a role model. Enter Cheryl Kent! Over the next four years, Cheryl would become one of the best female athletes to ever come out of Mount Carmel Area. Her tough, aggressive attitude on the court and her work ethic on the track took her and girls sports to a new level of competition. Cheryl became a starter in her freshman year for Coach Bobkoskie and over the next four years helped to make the Tornadoettes a respected team throughout the region. She would become the first girl in MCA history to go over the 1000 point mark as only a junior. As a senior, Cheryl broke the boys and girls career scoring marks at MCA by posting 1,557 points. She led the Schuylkill League in scoring during her junior and senior season with a 19.4 point average. Her 1977-78 total of 486 points was the single season record at the time , as was her 36 point single game performance in 1978 vs Williamsport. Her overall ability is reflected in the fact that she took down 979 rebounds in her career – a mark that would stand until Sue Humphry took down 1000 in 1990. She also registered 108 assists and 390 steals . Following the ’70 season, she was named to the Pottsville Republican ALL Star Team as well as the first-ever Reading EagleAll Anthracite Girls Basketball Team. She was the first girl to ever have her number – 23 – retired in Mount Carmel Area history. In the spring, Coach Santos thought that he had a sprinter; that is, until he saw her throw. She would go undefeated in dual meets for four years in the discus. She placed in the top six – 6th in 1976 in AA and AAA combined, 3rd in 1977 in AA, 4th in AAA in 1978 and 6th in AAA in 1979.- at the State Meet in each of her four years with the Tornado track team. She held District IV records in the javelin – 114’2″ and discuss – 120’9″. She held school records in the javelin – 120’3″, discuss – 127’8″, shot put – 36’3″ and 80 yard shuttle hurdle relay – 47.4 seconds. She posted meet records at The Harrisburg Invitational, Dickinson Invitational, Mount Pocono Invitational, and the Chester Invitational. Her javelin record stood until 1998, when broken by Ana Ditchey; while the discuss record still stands. Cheryl was the first female from MCA to be named a scholar athlete by the Ed Romance Chapter in 1979. Following graduation, Cheryl went on to Brigham Young University to play basketball. She then transferred to Penn State, where she completely shifted gears and became a starter on two teams that made it to Nationals. Kent graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Administration of Justice. Cheryl continues to play softball competing in the California Police Olympics. The 70’s were over, but one thing surely changed at Mount Carmel Area – Female athletes had their role model. And because of her, women’s athletics would go on to win district championships in track, softball, basketball, and cross country. Today, Cheryl is an 18 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, serving with a status of detective/sergeant in West LA.

INDUCTEE In speaking of the great Mount Carmel Area running backs, a certain style or particular trait usually associated with a particular back. For instance, “power” usually reminds you of Henry Hynoski. “Vision” can easily be associated with Jon Veach. “Speed” often brings up the name of Nick Sebes. “Shiftiness” most definitely reminds one of the great Gary Diminick. “Quickness” – How about Bobby Joe Niglio? “Balance” Ah yes, balance! Can anyone compare to Tony Mazzatesta? Tony wasn’t big, he wasn’t overly strong, he wasn’t fast; but boy did he have balance! That balance was what helped to make Tony one of the all-time great running backs in Mount Carmel Area history. It didn’t start out that way for Tony, as coach Diminick thought about making him an offensive guard and nose guard, After all, his size and relative quickness put him in the mold of other great MCA guards. But Tony wouldn’t have any of it – He worked harder and harder and found a way to keep himself in the backfield – He wound up starting for three years as the tail back and would churn out 2,587 yards rushing -still good for 7th place on the all time MCA list. He excelled as a kick returner for coach Diminick and ended up being the all time kick return leader in history with 1,624 yards. On the way, Mazzy established a new season mark for kick off returns with 455 yards in 1988 and a new career mark with 1,023 yards. Both marks still rank number one today. His 601 yards in punt returns still ranks 4th today while his all-purpose yardage total of 4,846 still ranks 5th on the all time Tornado list. Mazzy’s abilities helped the Tornadoes produce a number of good football teams in the late 80’s. The 88 team lost in the District II final to eventual state champion Bethlehem Cartholic, while the 89 team lost an Eastern Conference semi to the great Tim Ruddy-led Dunmore Bucks. The 86 team lost to the great Gary Brown team in the Eastern Conference Championship. Following the 89 season, Tony was named to the Reading Eagle All Anthracite team, was a Big 33 nominee, won the Mike Terry Award in 1988 and 89, and served as co-captain of the 89 squad. The “guard” also was named a third team running back by the Associated Press in the Big School category. He also forced the Breakfast Club (now Supper Club) to change its rules after he was a 10 time Player of the Week in a 12 game season. Following graduate, Tony went to Lycoming College where he immediately became a letter winner as a kick returner – That 1990 team ended up being the Division III National Runer-Up. Mazzatesta then transferred to Wilkes University and led the MAC in punt returns until injuries cut short his career – He was named a First Team MAC Scholar Athlete in 1992. Tony graduated from Wilkes in 1995 with a BS in Materials Engineering. He attended John Hopkins University in Baltimore where he received a Masters Degree in Materials Science and Enginieering. He currently works for Lucent Technologies/AGERE Systems in Allentown as a Process Engineer/Technologist. He is married to the former Patti Spears and has one child, Maci – 2. ​