Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
While coaching girls' volleyball at Kiski Area High School, both Ellen Toy and Jamie Vick Moran were diagnosed with cancer in the 2009-2010 school year. Vick Moran, the assistant volleyball coach, was first diagnosed with lymphatic leukemia at 14. She fought the leukemia off every time. However, she couldn't win the battle against graft-versus-host-disease and passed away at the young age of 28 in August, 2012 of an infection following a bone marrow transplant. A remarkable person, Jaime was a star basketball player at Kiski Area and Saint Vincent college while battling the disease. Jaime was a special person who touched many kids while teaching math and coaching at Kiski Area.
 
Ms. Moran and Ms. Toy inspired Kiski Area's "Jam the Gym" volleyball event with the support of their families. "Jam the Gym" is a volleyball triple header -Two high school matches and one college match that benefits multiple cancer charities celebrated it's fifth anniversary in September 2014. Ellen's strength and Jaime's legacy through their courageous battle with cancer has taught all who knew them, to "never give up".