60 years since Joe Namath and Larry Bruno guided Beaver Falls to WPIAL gold. 50 years since Frank Chan led the Tigers to PIAA gold on the hardwood. 10 years since the Larry Bruno Foundation began celebrating the history of the coach and the town he called home.

2020 has presented a lot of reasons to have a celebration.

Those plans were explained and discussed as Foundation director Ron Main joined Greg Benedetti & Matt Drzik in the St. Barnabas Studio on the January 25 edition of the Saturday Sports Slam. Main announced the 2020 class live on air:

• Dwight Collins
• Lou Cynkar
• Mike DeChellis
• Elizabeth Asche “Betty” Douglas
• Cheryl Main
• Rich McMillen
• The Granati Brothers

Main made clear that the inductees were a mix of both athletics and arts, which both have had major impacts on the history of the city, county, and culture–the latter word being indicated and used several times in presenting the understanding behind what bases the Larry Bruno Foundation.

The induction ceremony will be on July 25, site and time to be determined.

Also brought up during the interview was Main’s announcement of the Bruno Foundation’s expansion to its new building on 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls, which will include a retail store, museum and conference center, and learning center. The plan, according to Main, is to expand the learning of the culture of leadership and tradition that Coach Bruno had on his players and students, and to pass that on to future generations.

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After nearly two decades as an athletic director in Allegheny County, Amy Scheuneman has rapidly ascended heights in the WPIAL chain of command. After being hired as an Executive Assistant in 2019, it was only several months until the announcement came that she would succeed Tim O’Malley as WPIAL Executive Director in July 2020.

So what does that mean for the future of District 7?

Scheuneman herself answered these questions during an interview with Matt Drzik & Greg Benedetti on the January 25 edition of the Saturday Sports Slam. She spoke about her transition to the role, along with the plans she has to expand the brand into social media, and the ways she plans to keep certain elements as is. Amy also spoke about her thoughts on football realignment, transfers, working with the PIAA, and enticing students to enter sports more than ever.

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