STEPHEN “SKIP” KOSKOSKI

Stephen “Skip” Koskoski, Athlete, Basketball and Baseball—Ringgold HS and Robert Morris University—A scholastic star center and pitcher at Ringgold, he helped the Rams basketball team win a section championship and advance to the WPIAL semifinals and PIAA state tournament his senior season. On the mound he won 18 of 20 decisions with an ERA under 1.00, which included striking out 20 of 22 batters in a seven-inning one-hit shutout victory over Belle Vernon. At RMU he helped the Colonials win consecutive conference championships with the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearances in 1982 and 1983. A four-year letter-winner, Koskoski finished with a school record 608 rebounds which still ranks eighth. He finished with 93 starts in 118 career games while shooting 54.4 percent from the floor (302-55) with 50 blocks. He also coached with six teams for 23 years, which included 13 years as an assistant under three coaches at Cal U and head coaching stints with Ringgold’s girls’ and Charleroi’s boys’ teams.