Bristol Senior AA pays tribute to 44
There is something to be said about preserving your past success in sports, especially when it entails a celebrated history such as Bristol's.
With its intent to preserve the legacy of its former heroes in sports, the Bristol Senior Athletic Association (BSAA) celebrated its five-year anniversary with its Inaugural Anniversary Ball May 1 at the Maltese Room.
Among the honorees was Jim Sottile (1949), who led the Bristol High boys basketball team to the state championship in 1975. Billy Keys (’75) and Lee Moore (’75) – seniors on the title-winning team – were also among the former Warriors named to the 44-person delegation.
Greg Pinelli (’73), present day athletic director at Bristol High, was also honored as was Mike Missanelli, whose sports talk radio show on 950ESPN recently took over the No. 1 ratings spot in the afternoon drive.
All of the honorees were Bristol High graduates who took their game to the collegiate level. Missanelli played second base for two seasons at Penn State.
Sottile was a standout forward for the West Virginia University basketball team from 1951-53 who helped the Mountaineers enjoy one of their best three-year spans in school history.
Pinelli was a member of the ‘73 Bristol High boys basketball team that was the first to make it to the state championship game. He went on to play men’s hoops at Kutztown University.
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– Sports Editor Steve Sherman
BSAA – Five Year Anniversary Dinner
Legacy Honorees: (Deceased)
1924 – Joe Diamanti – Football - Muhlenberg
1928 – William Edward Dougherty – Football - Springfield
1933 – John King Cole – Football - St. Joseph's
1936 – Dominic “Sags” Sagolla - Football - Lock Haven
1936 – Eleanor Petrick – Track - Rider
1937 – Roman Paglione - Gymnastics - Penn State
1942 – Chick D’Angelo – Basketball – East Stroudsburg
1943 – Joe Sagolla – Track - Temple
1948 – John Pindar – Basketball - Western Michigan
1970 – Gene “Beanie” White – Track - Penn State
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Legacy Honorees: (Living)
1940 – Dan DiMido – Football - Penn State
1945 – Barbara Yerkes – Field Hockey - Ursinus
1946 – Stan Lelinski – Football - Millersville
1949 – Jim Sottile – Basketball - West Virginia (inducted in WVA Hall of Fame)
1950 – Al Daniel – Football - West Chester
1950 – Bill Moll – Football - Syracuse
1950 – Joe Dominck – Football - Syracuse
1954 – Tom “Rock” Brescia – Football - West Chester
1954 – Nancy Almond Oliver – Field Hockey - East Stroudsburg
1956 – Jogina Diamanti Picariello – Field Hockey - William & Mary
1956 – Ted Kowal - Football - West Chester (member of ’56 Bristol basketball team)
1957 – Bob Liberatore – Basketball - Villanova ('56 Bristol basketball)
1957 – Ray Naylor – Football - Bloomsburg
1957 – Ed Jones – Football - Susquehanna
1957 – John Johnson – Football - Bloomsburg
1959 – Wilmer “Bubba” Johnson – Track – Michigan State (member of ‘59 state track team)
1960 – Pete Cimino – pro baseball pitcher (Twins & Angels); (member of ‘60 basketball)
1960 – Jack Wichser – Basketball – Shippensburg (also member of ’60 basketball)
1960 – Tim Reardon – Football - East Stroudsburg (also member of ’60 basketball)
1960 – Joe Pascale – Track & Football - Lock Haven (also member of ’60 basketball)
1965 – Rosemary Bianchini – Softball - West Chester [inducted into the state of Delaware Hall of Fame for her coaching record (field hockey & softball) at William Penn HS, New Castle, DE]
1966 – Norm Davis – Basketball - Cheyney
1967 – Joe Accardi – Baseball - Bloomsburg
1967 – John Caione – Baseball - Lock Haven
1969 – Charlie Davis – Basketball - Cheyney
1969 – Bob Angelaccio – Baseball - Trenton State
1969 – Tony Mangiaracina – Football - Wake Forest
1971 – Robert Mulligan – Track - West Chester
1973 – Greg Pinelli Jr. – Basketball - Kutztown
1973 – Vic Tunis – Basketball - Alvernia
1973 – Mike Missanelli – Baseball - Penn State
1974 – Bobby Morris – Basketball - Lincoln
1975 – Billy Keys – Basketball - Tulsa (member of ‘75 State Basketball Champs)
1975 – Lee Moore – Basketball - Oklahoma State (member of ‘75 State Basketball Champs)
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Primary criteria – graduated Bristol High School and competed in college sports.
Acknowledge: Frank Barbetta, Toby Oriolo, Art Mancuso, Melvin Daniels, Ed Harm, Ray DiLissio and Anthony Mucci.
With its intent to preserve the legacy of its former heroes in sports, the Bristol Senior Athletic Association (BSAA) celebrated its five-year anniversary with its Inaugural Anniversary Ball May 1 at the Maltese Room.
Among the honorees was Jim Sottile (1949), who led the Bristol High boys basketball team to the state championship in 1975. Billy Keys (’75) and Lee Moore (’75) – seniors on the title-winning team – were also among the former Warriors named to the 44-person delegation.
Greg Pinelli (’73), present day athletic director at Bristol High, was also honored as was Mike Missanelli, whose sports talk radio show on 950ESPN recently took over the No. 1 ratings spot in the afternoon drive.
All of the honorees were Bristol High graduates who took their game to the collegiate level. Missanelli played second base for two seasons at Penn State.
Sottile was a standout forward for the West Virginia University basketball team from 1951-53 who helped the Mountaineers enjoy one of their best three-year spans in school history.
Pinelli was a member of the ‘73 Bristol High boys basketball team that was the first to make it to the state championship game. He went on to play men’s hoops at Kutztown University.
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– Sports Editor Steve Sherman
BSAA – Five Year Anniversary Dinner
Legacy Honorees: (Deceased)
1924 – Joe Diamanti – Football - Muhlenberg
1928 – William Edward Dougherty – Football - Springfield
1933 – John King Cole – Football - St. Joseph's
1936 – Dominic “Sags” Sagolla - Football - Lock Haven
1936 – Eleanor Petrick – Track - Rider
1937 – Roman Paglione - Gymnastics - Penn State
1942 – Chick D’Angelo – Basketball – East Stroudsburg
1943 – Joe Sagolla – Track - Temple
1948 – John Pindar – Basketball - Western Michigan
1970 – Gene “Beanie” White – Track - Penn State
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Legacy Honorees: (Living)
1940 – Dan DiMido – Football - Penn State
1945 – Barbara Yerkes – Field Hockey - Ursinus
1946 – Stan Lelinski – Football - Millersville
1949 – Jim Sottile – Basketball - West Virginia (inducted in WVA Hall of Fame)
1950 – Al Daniel – Football - West Chester
1950 – Bill Moll – Football - Syracuse
1950 – Joe Dominck – Football - Syracuse
1954 – Tom “Rock” Brescia – Football - West Chester
1954 – Nancy Almond Oliver – Field Hockey - East Stroudsburg
1956 – Jogina Diamanti Picariello – Field Hockey - William & Mary
1956 – Ted Kowal - Football - West Chester (member of ’56 Bristol basketball team)
1957 – Bob Liberatore – Basketball - Villanova ('56 Bristol basketball)
1957 – Ray Naylor – Football - Bloomsburg
1957 – Ed Jones – Football - Susquehanna
1957 – John Johnson – Football - Bloomsburg
1959 – Wilmer “Bubba” Johnson – Track – Michigan State (member of ‘59 state track team)
1960 – Pete Cimino – pro baseball pitcher (Twins & Angels); (member of ‘60 basketball)
1960 – Jack Wichser – Basketball – Shippensburg (also member of ’60 basketball)
1960 – Tim Reardon – Football - East Stroudsburg (also member of ’60 basketball)
1960 – Joe Pascale – Track & Football - Lock Haven (also member of ’60 basketball)
1965 – Rosemary Bianchini – Softball - West Chester [inducted into the state of Delaware Hall of Fame for her coaching record (field hockey & softball) at William Penn HS, New Castle, DE]
1966 – Norm Davis – Basketball - Cheyney
1967 – Joe Accardi – Baseball - Bloomsburg
1967 – John Caione – Baseball - Lock Haven
1969 – Charlie Davis – Basketball - Cheyney
1969 – Bob Angelaccio – Baseball - Trenton State
1969 – Tony Mangiaracina – Football - Wake Forest
1971 – Robert Mulligan – Track - West Chester
1973 – Greg Pinelli Jr. – Basketball - Kutztown
1973 – Vic Tunis – Basketball - Alvernia
1973 – Mike Missanelli – Baseball - Penn State
1974 – Bobby Morris – Basketball - Lincoln
1975 – Billy Keys – Basketball - Tulsa (member of ‘75 State Basketball Champs)
1975 – Lee Moore – Basketball - Oklahoma State (member of ‘75 State Basketball Champs)
***
Primary criteria – graduated Bristol High School and competed in college sports.
Acknowledge: Frank Barbetta, Toby Oriolo, Art Mancuso, Melvin Daniels, Ed Harm, Ray DiLissio and Anthony Mucci.
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