Gateway Class of 1973 Gregg T. Nemec was born, raised, and continues to live in Turnpike Gardens, Monroeville, Pennsylvania. When he was growing up, Turnpike Gardens was an affordable housing development that attracted many young families. There was always someone to play with, making it the perfect place for Gregg and his two brothers, Mark[…] [more…]
The Gateway Wrestling program had it’s infancy in 1963 – 64 beginning with nothing except an enthusiastic inexperienced coach and a group of young participants willing to work hard and learn a new sport. How do you begin to build a program and achieve success in a sport that requires individual skills, dedication, experience, facilities,[…] [more…]
The 1984-85 Wrestling Team was part of the Golden Age of Gateway Athletics, a period where seemingly every sport fielded a championship caliber team. The Gator Wrestlers were undefeated in their section posting an 8 win 0 loss record winning their first ever section championship. The Gator Wrestling Team accumulated 14 wins as opposed to[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 1985 Kevin Lynch is honored and humbled to be inducted into the Gateway Sports Hall of Fame. He was not a gifted natural athlete, but he loved to compete, thrived on the discipline of wrestling and football, and was blessed with outstanding coaches, teammates, and family support. He is particularly pleased to[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 1993 Ryan Lang was destined for athletic greatness at an early age. Having grown up with his bedroom window overlooking an asphalt playground in a town whose motto reads “A town that won’t be beat can’t be beat”, it is easy to understand why he excelled in athletics. Heritage plays a factor[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 1986 Robert “RD” McKinley, Class of 1986, is being honored by induction into the Gateway Sports Hall of Fame due to his athletic accomplishments as a wrestler and as a football player. RD was one of the finest athletes ever to don the black and gold. He was a talented, strong, competitive[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 1986 Tim D’Amico began wrestling right out of diapers. He and his brother Jeff were members of Gateway’s first junior wrestling program in the 1970’s. He was an outstanding junior high wrestler and a two time high school All State wrestler. Known for his flexibility, Tim could get in and out of[…] [more…]
Gateway Class of 1970 It has been over thirty years since Randy Rovesti graduated from Gateway High School, yet, in the first ten seconds of any conversation you have with him concerning Gateway or Gateway Sports, you get the feeling that his Gateway Gator days never ended. Randy is one of those rare individuals who[…] [more…]
