The success of the 1976 Gateway Gator Hockey Club, and journey to the State Championship game, began with a group of boys four years earlier who witnessed the 1967 birth of hockey in Pittsburgh and shortly thereafter thought “we could do that” – or at least thought “wouldn’t it be fun to try to do[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 2004 To say that Mortty Ivy is one of the most prolific and recognized Gateway High School athletes is, to say the least, quite an understatement. His name is synonymous with the successes of Gateway football in the early 2000’s. Athletic from an early age, Mortty Ivy kicked off his football career[…] [more…]
Beloved, Respected Coach & Teacher Feb. 15, 1925 – October 21, 1962 On behalf of the Galagaza family, we are truly honored to be here today to recognize a miraculous husband, father, friend and coach. Mr. John Galagaza was the youngest of ten boys; a first generation Serbian American. He watched his father and older[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 2005 During his athletic career at Gateway, Conor proved to be one of the most versatile athletes to ever perform for the Gators. By his sophomore year, Conor was a starter and letter winner in three sports requiring vastly different skill sets – football, swimming, and volleyball. He had already earned four[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 2005 Justin King, already a known budding star from his success in local youth football leagues and having placed third in the Junior Olympics track & field competition, first attended Gateway High School as a freshman in 2001. Justin immediately earned a spot on the varsity football team and began making an[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 1995 Ryan, at an early age, played both soccer and baseball at the youth level in Monroeville. He had a great group of friends growing up in the neighborhood that he consistently played competitive sports with all day and every day. His first year playing organized T-ball in Monroeville, he made the[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 1970 Mark grew up in the Turnpike Gardens neighborhood in Monroeville, along with 4 brothers and 3 sisters. It was a brand new sub-division in 1955 and there was an abundance of new kids to play ball with and get into all manner of mischief. Mark’s first exposure to organized football came[…] [more…]
