SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Allen Yancoskie recently became the 11th wrestler in MCA history to record 100 wins during his career. He did it in dramatic fashion at the Northeast Regional Championships. He joins Mike Garcia (140), Josh Malick (140), James Haynes (137), Dylan Hornberger (130), Eric Lupotsky (122), Nick Dusendschine (121), Dave Evans (112), Brett Przekop […]

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT It has always been the belief at Mount Carmel Area High School that, even though we are a small AA school with limited resources, we have been able to provide our athletes with the tools to be able to compete. From the support of our School administration to the community support of booster […]

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Unlike many of the teams that won championships, expectations were very high entering the 1996 season. MCA had come off the ‘95 season with a team that rolled through the Eastern Conference Playoffs with 34-0 and 35-0 wins over GAR and Line Mountain. They were arguably one of the best AA teams in […]

INDUCTEE Although many outstanding athletes have graced the lower anthracite coal region, very few of them were as versatile and successful, despite battling adversity, as Frank Pecaitis. He excelled in two diametrically opposing sports in baseball and wrestling, and also competed in cross country. He captained all three sports and earned 11 varsity letter at […]

INDUCTEE Growing up the daughter of Betty Katona, and being exposed to water from an early age, has certainly helped to guide Anne through her life in sports. Anne began as a Junior Life Guard at age 13 and Senior Guard at 16. She also helped to teach swimming at Knoebels for nearly 15 years. […]

INDUCTEE Although there have been many terrific female athletes to play for Mount Carmel Area High School, few have found themselves in the discussion as being the best in their particular sport. Kelly Klusman is, without a doubt, one of the best to ever play the game of softball at MCA. When Kelly came out […]

INDUCTEE Seven yard! 21 feet! The distance covered so eloquently by former Red Tornado Robert York in his article “Closing the Circle”. The seven yards represented the connection of the past and present for all Red Tornadoes. The seven yard gain happened to be the touchdown that gave MCA its first modern day state championship […]

INDUCTEE It is the goal of every athlete to be the best at something, to be the first person ever to achieve something, or to finish your career as one of only a few to have realized something great. Joel Gonzalo, after his stellar career at Mount Carmel Area High School, can say that he […]

INDUCTEE Sometimes it only takes one defining moment for an athlete to forever be remembered. Dan Chucoski had his moment during the MCA-Shamokin game in 1975. The Indians had already clinched the Southern Division Championship and were riding a 10 game win streak. The Tornadoes, on the other hand, were struggling through a 7-3 season […]

RUSS AND JO ANN CESARI SCHOLARSHIP Mason Duran is this year’s recipient of the Russ and Jo Ann Cesari Scholarship, going to an MCA lineman planning to continue playing in college. Duran really came into his own during the 2015 season as a two-way performer for Head Coach John Darrah. Duran was one of the […]