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'68 Forest Hills Track Team:

Front Row: Tim Giles, Garry Nagy, Lyle Harrington, Walter Prozialeck, Mike Prozialeck, Mike Poldiak, Jack Romanchok, Gary Shrift.
 
Middle Row: Brian Gochnour (Mgr.), Dan the Man Mihalko, Greg Knavel, George Susko, Dave Potchak, Tom Myers, John Hostetler, Mike Valko, Lynn Kepper, Dave Keilman, Jim Dietrich.
 
Back Row:Jack O'Roark, Norman Strayer, Dan "Pete" Bailey, Ken Zakrasek, Bob Matheison, Fred Fisher, Paul McCloskey, John Papsun, Tom Chulick. 

 

 

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Dave Potchak holding for Kevin Cann - Mark Patterson holding for Frank Shable

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Dusty Knavel, Tommy Gratton and Doug Smith - football camp, summer 1969.

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The Portage Mustangs' Mark Kittel (#41) returns a punt for a touchdown. Rangers Walt Prozialeck (#63) and Ken Zakrasek (#74) attempt to make the stop. 1968

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#12 - Dave Potchak,  #40 - John Hostetler, blocking, Jim Refi, Dusty Knavel and Jim Neri.

FH vs. Northern Cambria, 1969.

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Summer Camp, 1969 - Dave Potchak, Jude Basile, Mark Patterson and Joe Selepak.

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1969 Ranger Offense - Highest Scoring offense in District 6.

 

Left to Right, front:  John Jones, Jim Refi, Jim "stu" Neri, Mike Valko, Walter Prozialeck, Mike "Hawk" Cornell, and Jim Feeley.  Back: Dusty Knavel, Dave Potchak, Greg "Old Man" Knavel, and John Hostetler.

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John Mitchell, Bob "Goose" Naglic, and John Allen Gilles,  1969.

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Northern Cambria vs Forest Hills, 1969 - #82 Jim Feeley, #77 Mike Cornell, #50 Mike Valko, #12 Dave Potchak

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Ranger Cheerleaders, 1968-69.

Charlotte Makin, Patti Baxter, Kathy Vrabel, Jenny Custer, Joan Albertelli, Cindy Mathieson, Karen Madigan, Sandy Barton and Gail Lapinsky

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Tom Shable, Mike Valko and John "JD" Jones, summer camp, '69 - from the Tribune-Democrat



 

 

 

Left, summer camp, '69.

Kevin Cann and Mike Cornell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Left: Frank Shable, 1969.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Left, Denny Rolla, '69-'70.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                      

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Coach Chuck Sponsky, 1969.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Left: Greg "Old Man" Knavel, summer camp, 1969.

 

From the Tribune-Democrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Submitted by Tom Casti of Ehrenfeld:

 

 

 

 

Photo of Kevin Cann, 6 ft, 205 lb's - the Tribune-Democrat Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient. Kevin played both offense and defense as a tackle. He is credited with 34 unassisted tackles his senior year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Attn: The photo to the right: Kevin's uncle, Alan Cann - former local player from South Fork-Croyle High School, class of 1953.  Later played at Syracuse University and for the Boston Patriots pro team.  At Syracuse, he blocked for the lengenday running back, Jim Brown. --------------------->

 

Submitted by Tom Casti: 

 


 
TD against the Colts, 1969, Doug Smith in background.
 
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Dave Potchak, 1969.
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Summer Camp, 1967 - Dave Potchak, Bill Matsko and Ray Danel.
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Greg Knavel tackles a N.Cambria Colt with Ted Eppley looking on.
 
 
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Senior Night, 1969: Chuck Potchak, Dave Potchak, Dororthy Potchak.
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Dan Mihalko's sketch of Coach Ed Terek, Chuck Sponksy and Fred Vespa. 1968
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Above: An Old Ranger, playing pre-WWII football for Wilmore High School, circa 1940 - Chuck Potchak, father of site admin Dave Potchak.
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