Age: 43
Residence: Bellwood
High school: Bellwood, Class of 1983
My favorite sport: A tie between hockey and football
I usually attend games with: My husband, Tim, and sons, Adam (18) and Alex (4)
Favorite high school team: Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils
Favorite college team: Penn State
Favorite pro team: Pittsburgh Penguins
My favorite sports memory: Watching Mario Lemieux's last home game ever from the front row on the glass at Mellon Arena
The local athlete I most enjoyed watching while growing up: Tim Kovac
My all-time favorite local coach: John Hayes
The most famous athlete I ever met: Franco Harris
My most prized autograph/picture is of: Framed/autographed Mario Lemieux jersey that my brother-in-law and sister, Roy and Vicky Forsht, gave me as a gift
If I have a claim to fame as a fan it would be: I have never missed any of my son Adam's football, baseball or basketball games or many Martin Oil baseball games in the past 20 years.
If I were czar of local sports: Educate fans better on the rules of the sports they attend. Remind fans that most coaches are volunteers and are sorely underpaid, and remind fans of amateur/high school/little league sports that those are someone else's kids out there!
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