Bishop Manogue High to induct these 14 athletes into its Hall of Fame

Bishop Manogue High School will induct its third athletics Hall of Fame class Jan. 22 when it enshrines 14 former Miner athletes. Tickets for the occasion can be found for $65 every at BishopManogue.org with doorways opening at 5 p.m. and the dinner and ceremony at 6 p.m. within the faculty’s small health club. The inductees will even be honored in the course of the Bishop Manogue boys basketball recreation Jan. 23 in opposition to Galena. Below are bios on the 14 athletes who will likely be inducted.

Kevin Jepsen (baseball)

Jepsen is the one Manogue athlete to be named the Nevada Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year, an honor he acquired in 2002. Charles Oppio, Manogue’s longtime baseball coach, as soon as described Jepsen as “a once-in-a-lifetime talent.” After his Manogue profession, Jepsen was drafted as 53rd general within the 2002 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and earned a reported $750,000 signing bonus.

Jepsen made his major-league debut for the Angels in 2008 in opposition to the New York Yankees. His big-league profession spanned 10 years. Besides the Angels, he performed for Tampa Bay, Minnesota and Texas. Jepsen additionally pitched for the U.S. baseball crew within the 2008 Olympics, profitable a bronze medal. He recorded a save in a key 4-2 victory in opposition to Taiwan. He pitched 5.2 scoreless aid innings for Team USA.

At Manogue, Jepsen was a three-time 3A All-State participant, being named because the all-state third baseman as a sophomore. In all, Jepsen had a 22-4 win-loss report at Manogue, with a 1.09 earned-run common in 165 innings. His fastball in highschool was clocked at 98 mph and his slider at 91 mph. He had 269 strikeouts with 52 walks for the Miners, permitting simply 61 hits and pitching 4 no hitters, based on statistics from the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Tom Montague (monitor, soccer, basketball)

Manogue did not have anybody to educate the monitor crew within the spring of 1969. That, nonetheless, was not going to cease two seniors — Montague and Bill Wierzba — from competing. Together, they grew to become an impartial crew, placing collectively their meet schedule, practising on their very own and paying for his or her transportation to varied meets.

The prime performer for Manogue’s two-man monitor crew from 1969, Montague was among the many prime prep excessive jumpers of that period, clearing heights that have been virtually exceptional for highschool athletes within the Sixties. As a senior, he wouldn’t let the very fact he had no coach cease him from pursuing the game he liked.

Montague was the highest excessive jumper in Northern Nevada as a junior and senior, breaking the state report with a 6-foot-6 bounce on the Wooster Relays. He additionally received the Northern Zone title with one other bounce of 6-6. His 6-6 bounce stays the Manogue faculty report after 56 years.

Montague was additionally a beginning huge receiver for the Miners’ soccer crew and a beginning ahead for the basketball crew. After graduating from Manogue, Montague acquired a monitor scholarship to Nevada. After he dedicated to Nevada, Montague was supplied one other scholarship — this one from the University of Oregon, the main collegiate monitor energy within the Western U.S. Montague stored his dedication to Nevada coach Jack Cook to compete for the Wolf Pack.

Bill Wierzba (soccer and monitor)

Wierzba was a part of Manogue’s two-man, impartial monitor crew in 1969. Also one in every of Manogue’s hardest soccer gamers of the ’60s, Wierzba threw the shot put and discus for Manogue. Wierzba constantly scored monitor factors at meets for the Miners, tossing the discus round 130 ft and the shot put round 45 ft.

Wierzba, captain for Manogue’s soccer crew in 1968, went on to turn out to be a starter at defensive deal with for the Nevada soccer crew. In 1973, Wierzba turned in an epic efficiency in Nevada’s upset victory in opposition to arch rival UNLV. Now dwelling in Port Arthur, Texas, Wierzba is retired from the U.S. Air Force.

Brad Meyer (cross county and monitor)

Meyer received three consecutive state championships in cross county in 1988, 1989 and 1990. He was a first-team All America middle-distance runner in 1990 by Track & Field journal. Meyer ended his profession at Manogue because the state-record holder in three occasions: 1,600 meters (4:14.98), 1,500 meters (3:52.8) and three,200 meters (9:50.1). Meyer received three consecutive state titles at 1,600 meters and three,200 meters, plus two straight state titles at 800 meters.

In a 1990 invitation-only race that includes the very best highschool runners within the nation, Meyer completed third within the 1,500 meters on the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympics, bettering his Nevada state report with a time of three:51.9. Meyer additionally set the boys’ division report for the long-standing Reno Gazette-Journal Jog, a extremely well-liked and publicized all-comers run of 4.97 miles, with a time of 25:55.6.

Meyer acquired a cross nation scholarship to Arizona and helped the Wildcats win the Pac-10 crew title in 1991. After school, Meyer returned to Manogue as the pinnacle monitor and cross nation coach from 1999-2002. He additionally was an assistant coach for the ladies basketball crew, coached by sister Carissa Welch from 201-04, serving to Welch win Manogue’s first state championship in that sport.

CeCe Marizu Cooper (swimming, water polo)

Marizu Cooper was a multiple-time state champion within the 100- and 200-meter backstroke who was named to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-America swim crew in 2006. Marizu Cooper additionally was a standout water polo participant, main a Washoe County crew to the championship recreation of the Thunder Invitational in Rocklin, Calif., in 2004. She was named to the all-tournament crew.

Marizu Cooper was awarded a swimming scholarship to Illinois the place she competed on a nationwide stage and have become one of many Big Ten’s prime performers within the 100 and 200 backstroke. Marizu Cooper was an Academic All Big Ten choice for 3 consecutive years, incomes a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award as a senior. She accomplished her swim profession at Illinois with the second-best instances within the 100 and 200 backstroke at school historical past.

Jackie Cavilia (cross county, monitor & discipline and softball)

Cavilia helped led three Manogue women groups to state championships (cross county, monitor & discipline, softball) earlier than graduating in 1984 as her class valedictorian. Cavilia received particular person state cross county championships in 1981 and 1982 and helped Manogue seize state crew cross county titles in 1980 and 1983.

In monitor, she received state particular person titles within the 1,600 meters and three,200 meters in 1982 and helped Manogue win state crew titles in 1981 and 1982. Cavilia additionally performed on Manogue’s 1983 state softball championship crew. Cavilia has served as Manogue’s assistant athletic director for the previous 10 years. Before that, she was the college’s affiliate director of promoting and communications.

John Brodeur (soccer, monitor & discipline)

Brodeur loved among the finest eight-game spans in Manogue soccer historical past in 1968 when he rushed for 1,293 yards in these eight video games. He led all Nevada backs in dashing yardage that season. Brodeur missed a recreation due to an damage suffered in a 20-20 tie in opposition to Reno High, and coach Ken Munley mentioned his Miners would have overwhelmed the Huskies if Brodeur had not been damage.

Brodeur, nonetheless, returned from damage to run for 305 yards within the season’s remaining recreation versus Stewart Indian School. He ended the season averaging greater than seven yards per carry. Brodeur was named to the Class AA All-State first crew in soccer in 1968 and was additionally named All-America honorable point out by Coach & Athlete journal.

In monitor, his 10.4-second 100-yard dash time was among the many finest within the state. He was additionally Manogue’s scholar physique president and a mentor to youthful college students. Upon commencement, Brodeur performed two years for the Nevada soccer crew. He additionally labored part-time on the Nevada State Journal (now Reno Gazette-Journal) as a sportswriter and lined many Manogue athletic occasions for the newspaper, together with a narrative on Manogue’s two-man monitor crew of 1969.

Brodeur’s consulting enterprise, Brodeur Partners, is a multi-national enterprise headquartered in Boston with workplaces abroad and in three different U.S. cities.

Tony Peroddy (soccer, baseball)

Tony Peroddy achieved one thing that’s virtually exceptional within the annals of the vaunted Manogue baseball program. In 1973, Peroddy was named to the primary crew of the AA all-state baseball crew because the state’s prime pitcher and because the first-team all-state catcher. Peroddy additionally bought sufficient votes to qualify as an honorable point out at third base and acquired three all-state votes at first base.

As a pitcher, Peroddy led the state with 96 strikeouts in 1973. As a hitter, Peroddy posted a .312 batting common, drove in 11 runs and led Manogue with 5 doubles, based on the Nevada State Journal archives. Peroddy had a .417 batting common as a junior, based on archives. Peroddy was additionally named because the AA All State catcher as a junior, tying for the distinction together with White Pine’s Dave Hunsaker. Peroddy received 4 varsity letters at Manogue in baseball.

Shortly after commencement from Manogue, Peroddy threw an ideal recreation for the Helms Crushers in Reno’s highly-competitive summer season Connie Mack Baseball League. Peroddy was the AA All-State middle on Manogue’s 1972 10-0 AA state championship soccer crew. He additionally was honored as the highest middle on the 1972 Del Chemical All-Star crew, made up of the highest gamers from all classifications in Northern Nevada.

Jim Doughty (soccer, basketball and baseball)

Doughty was a three-sport star at Manogue who was named the Defensive Player of the Year on the AA All-State soccer crew in 1982. Doughty was additionally named All-America as a senior and was an all-state linebacker for 2 consecutive seasons.

Doughty was a troublesome rebounder in basketball, incomes All-AA League Division II honors as a junior and senior. He averaged 10 rebounds per recreation as a senior and was chosen to play within the Kiwanis All-Star basketball recreation. In baseball, Doughty was a primary crew AA All-State pitcher as a junior and senior. As a senior, he threw a one-hitter in a 12-0 victory over Yerington.

After graduating from Manogue, Doughty performed soccer at UC Davis for 5 years and was an all-conference linebacker for the Aggies in 1987. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the L.A. Rams in 1989. Doughty additionally coached soccer at UC-Davis, Willamette University and the College of San Mateo. He taught and coached at Truckee High for 20 years.

Steve Senini (soccer, baseball and basketball)

Senini was named to 5 all-state groups, incomes seven varsity letters earlier than graduating from Manogue in 1973. After Manogue, he had an All-America soccer profession at Nevada. Senini was named to the AA All-State baseball crew as a sophomore, junior and senior. As a senior, he had a .407 batting common within the common season, stealing 15 bases, based on Nevada State Journal archives.

His daughter, Manogue grad Chelie Senini, was additionally a renown base stealer at Nevada, main the nation in stolen bases as a member of the Wolf Pack softball crew just a few years in the past. As a Manogue senior in soccer, Steve Senini led the state with 38 catches for 766 yards, based on archives. Senini was coached by Chris Ault in highschool and school.

He was first a large receiver at Nevada beneath coach Jerry Scattini however moved to tight finish when Ault grew to become the coach in 1976. It was a momentous transfer, as Senini was named to the 1977 College Division Associated Press All America crew at tight finish. He caught 37 passes for 806 yards in his All-America yr, with a 21.7-yard-per-catch common. Senini was signed by the Denver Broncos after school and performed in 4 preseason video games with the NFL crew.

Richard Pincolini (soccer, basketball, baseball and monitor & discipline)

Pincolini was described in newspaper accounts of the day as “Manogue’s all-everything player.” Pincolini was named Manogue’s athlete of the yr as a senior for the 1963-64 faculty yr and was additionally named to All-State groups in soccer and basketball that yr. He received 11 varsity letters at Manogue, taking part in 4 sports activities.

In soccer, Pincolini was the center and soul of the Miners in an period the place Manogue struggled on the sector. Newspaper accounts famous Pincolini may do every little thing for the Miners: “The 17-year-old halfback can run, kick, pass, block and tackle,” famous the Reno Evening Gazette. He earned three varsity letters in soccer and was named as a first-team finish of the A Division All-State crew as a junior in 1962 and senior in 1963.

In basketball, Pincolini additionally earned three varsity letters and his teammates voted him because the crew’s most useful participant after the 1963-64 season. He was additionally named to the primary crew of the A Division All-State basketball crew as a senior.

In monitor, Pincolini was thought of one of many prime pole vaulters in Nevada. He set a meet report on the Carson Relays with an 11-foot, 6-inch vault as a senior and received the gold medal on the prestigious Yerington 20-30 Relays in 1964 with an 11-foot vault. He additionally received two varsity letters in baseball.

Pincolini performed on the freshman basketball crew at Nevada after graduating from Manogue. Pincolini handed away in August 2025, after a battle with most cancers. Pincolini’s partner, Mary Pincolini (Corica) additionally graduated from Manogue in 1964.

Jim Maguire (soccer, basketball & baseball)

Maguire earned 10 varsity letters at Manogue earlier than graduating in 1958, together with three every in soccer and basketball plus 4 in baseball because the Miners’ catcher. Maguire was named because the A Division All-Conference and All-State soccer groups as quarterback in 1956 and 1957. He was additionally named to the All-Conference and All-State basketball groups in 1957 and 1958.

Maguire averaged 18 factors per recreation as a senior, based on newspapers stories. Against South Tahoe, he scored 18 within the fourth quarter alone to steer the Miners to a 70-41 victory. He was the No. 5 scorer within the state basketball event, averaging 16.5 factors in two video games. In one in every of his most memorable video games, Maguire scored 28 factors in a showdown with Douglas High’s 6-foot-7 Hans Boeving, who towered over the smaller Miners. Although Boeving scored 38 factors, the Miners received, 85-60.

Pat Reilly (soccer, basketball, baseball)

Reilly was a significant contributor in soccer, basketball and baseball as a senior within the 1999-2000 faculty yr, as Manogue received 3A state championships in all three sports activities. He was named first-team All-State in two of the three sports activities and later grew to become the beginning first baseman for the Arizona baseball crew.

In soccer, Reilly was the first-team All-Division quarterback and kicker, first-team All-State kicker and second-team All-State quarterback. Known for precision passing, Reilly accomplished 12-of-19 passes for 208 yards in Manogue’s playoff victory over North Tahoe, which propelled the Miners into the state championship recreation in opposition to Moapa Valley. Reilly threw a landing move to tight finish Jeremy Clarke for the profitable rating within the state championship.

Baseball was maybe Reilly’s finest sport. He pitched and performed middle discipline at Manogue. As a senior, Reilly and sophomore sensation Kevin Jepsen have been a tough pitching pair for any opponent. Reilly grew to become the beginning first baseman Arizona after strolling on to the crew.

Scott Evans (swimming)

Evans was named to the All America crew 1989 by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association for his Nevada state meet report within the boys’ 50-yard freestyle at 20.81 seconds. His report stood for 36 years till it was damaged this May by Reed High School’s Hunter Dawson at 20.50 seconds.

Evans received seven particular person state championships from 1987-90, with 4 coming within the 50 free, two for the100 free and one other within the 100 butterfly. Evans may have received extra, nonetheless swimmers have been restricted to 2 particular person occasions at state, so Evans received seven out of eight doable particular person titles in his profession.

Evans led the Miners to the 1990 Nevada state crew championship, profitable the 50 and 100 free plus swimming a leg on the profitable 400 free relay. The 1990 state swim title was particularly candy, since Manogue had solely 5 swimmers on the crew and defeated all of the bigger faculties in Reno and Las Vegas, irrespective of of enrollment sizes. He was recruited by many universities after graduating from Manogue, finally selecting UNLV.