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Honoring a pair of legendary coacHes Events to celebrate Pazzaglia and Krempasky
By Christopher Cornell
• the 1992 Class AA State Championship; and ADVAntAGe eDitor • 1992 Pennsylvania Football CoachThere are a few names that just about es Hall of Fame Associated Press Coach everybody in the Mid Valley knows, and of the Year. one of them is coach Frank Pazzaglia. His players have gone on to great Coach Pazzaglia, along with the late things as well: 14 have been named Tom Krempasky, his longtime assistant Associated Press all-state players; nine coach, will be honored at John Henzes/ have been selected to the Big 33 game; Veterans Memorial Stadium, 931 Main 14 are Lineman Hookey Reap Award St. in Peckville, prior to next week’s recipients; two were named Lackawanna Valley View vs. Delaware Valley game on County Athletes of the Year; 37 were Friday, Sept. 1. Any former players of selected to the all-regional team; four Coach Pazzaglia are welcome to be part have been named Offensive/Defensive of the ceremony and are asked to be Players of the Year; and 162 were named there by 6:30 p.m. first team all-scholastic. Pazzaglia and Krempasky coached in “Coach Pazzaglia and the late Coach this area from 1969 to 2006. Pazzaglia Krempasky instilled so many values in was the first Valley View High School the young lives of their players,” said coach after the Blakely, Jessup and Lori Chieffallo, one of the organizers Archbald high schools combined. of the celebration. “Their coaching days In their tenure, they accumulated marked an era of community, support 317 wins, 107 losses and 8 ties. In addi- and celebration. It gave the meaning to tion, they accomplished the following: Cougar Pride.” • 12 seasons with 10 or more victoIn addition, it was decided that the ries ceremony before the upcoming game • Two undefeated seasons (1971 & was not enough of a celebration. A 1992) group of organizers was led by E.J. • 12 Big Eleven Championships Weston, one of Pazzaglia’s players and a • 5 Eastern Conference Championlongtime friend. ships E.J.’s vision was that the field recognition would be followed by a tribute celebration the following day,” Chieffallo said. The tribute celebration will be held on Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Archbald Athletic Club Field, Export Lane in TS_CNG/ADVANTAGE/PAGES [A01] | 08/24/17
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Coach Frank Pazzaglia
Archbald, starting at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25, and the proceeds will help to establish a scholarship in the names of Coach Pazzaglia and Coach Krempasky. “Many were invited to participate in the committee work, which began early in the summer of this year with weekly meetings occurring on Mondays at a local establishment,” Chieffallo said. In addition to Chieffallo and Weston, Tom Kovalchik, Scott Mackinder and Renee Loftus were committee members. “EJ, Tom and Scott are all devoted and loyal Cougar fans to this day,” she said. For more information or tickets call 570-575-5043, and, as coach Pazzaglia
Coach Tom Krempasky
was famous for yelling at his players: “Hustle, hustle, hustle!” if you go: what: Ceremony and celebration of the careers of Coaches Frank Pazzaglia and Tom Krempasky. when and where: Friday night, Sept. 1 at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium, 931 Main St. in Peckville. And on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m., a celebration of their careers at the Archbald Athletic Club Field, Export Lane in Archbald. Admission to the Saturday event is $25 (and the proceeds will help to establish a scholarship in the names of Coach Pazzaglia and Coach Krempasky).