Where Yannessa ranks

 Mike White | 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31

Don Yannessa retired as Ambridge's coach after 37 seasons at three different high schools (Aliquippa, Baldwin and Ambridge). A story in today's Post-Gazette referred to him as the eighth-winningest coach in WPIAL history.

That statement brought a question. People want to know who are the other winningest coaches. The below chart is the top 10 coaches on the WPIAL's all-time list for victories (* = still active):

NAME                    SCHOOLS                                                         RECORD

*Jim Render           Carrolton, Ohio-Uniontown-Upper St. Clair        329-106-6
*Joe Hamilton         Midland-New Brighton-Hempfield-Blackhawk     316-135-11
Pat Tarquinio         Ellwood City-Beaver                                          269-143-11
Phil Bridenbaugh   New Castle                                                        265-64-25
Jim Garry               McDonald-Fort Cherry                                      265-153-14
Pete Antimarino     Pitcarin-Gateway                                               255-93-13
*Jack McCurry       North Hills                                                          254-90-6
Don Yannessa      Aliquippa-Baldwin-Ambridge                              249-137-7
*Chuck Wagner    Oakmont-Riverview-Fox Chapel-Springdale       244-193-11
Dick Dilts              Richland-Kiski Area                                            234-90-7