(Story and Photo by Sandy Giordano)
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa High School Head Football Coach Mike Warfield presented three former coaches, Frank Marocco, Don Yanessa and Mike Zmijanac with 2021 championship rings recently.
Coach Marocco said head coach Mike Warfield called him to come up to the practice field. He said, “When I got there he said he wanted to give me something”. Coach Warfield called the team over and presented him with the 2021 championship ring. Marocco said of the presentation, “That was something special.”
Coach Yanessa said , “the gesture was “classy” on Coach Warfield’s part.” Coach Warfield played on his team when he coached.
Coach Zmijanac, who lives in Mount Lebanon, said that the ring presentation was a nice gesture from the 2022 Quips.