Wally Pryor

Wally Pryor

  David Bales Loved Wally like everyone else! He emceeds many events for us at Scholz’s, including our jalapeño eating contests. One year, he, my dad Larry, and Pam McGee went on a” goodwill “ trip to Slippery Rock. Dad took several large jars of jalapeños to the game. Wally told the crowd they were…

1982 AIAW and NCAA compete
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1982 AIAW and NCAA compete

  How the NCAA women’sFinal Four was born A decade after Title IX, a battle for control of women’sbasketball split loyalties and produced two national champions LEFT: Rutgers defeated Texas, 83-77, in the 1982 AIAW women’s basketball championship. RIGHT: Forward Ann Pendergrass helped Louisiana Tech defeat Cheyney State, 76-62, in the first NCAA women’s championship…

Dana LeDuc

Dana LeDuc

> “ Athletes learn and earn the valuable life skills taught by playing sports. These skills are ingrained in the players heart by coaches who teach that success requires a teammate mentality, a work ethic in tow, and self-reliance as the goal.Coach Dana LeDuc taught those lessons well. ”— Billy Dale The oral history of…