Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
One of the most successful – and colorful – coaches that ever walked the WPIAL sidelines. He once had a small part in the movie “All The Right Moves.” Yannessa coached 37 seasons at Aliquippa, Baldwin and Ambridge and is 10th on the WPIAL all-time wins list with a record of 249-137-7. A former player at Aliquippa High School and New Mexico State, Yannessa took over at his alma mater in 1972. The program was in dire shape, but Yannessa built the Quips into champions, winning four WPIAL titles and finishing as runner-up three times. His 17-year record at Aliquippa was 142-44-5. He went on to become coach/athletic director at Baldwin for 14 years and coached Ambridge for six seasons before retiring after the 2008 season.