Former Wyoming Area football coach Paul Marranca to be honored

WEST PITTSTON – Paul Marranca is a name that is synonymous with the Wyoming Area football program going as far back when he played on the very first team when the school district was formed in the fall of 1966.

After college, Marranca coached football under his mentor, legendary high school coach Jack Henzes at Dunmore High School, before making his way back to Wyoming Area to assume the head coaching job where he had a successful career.

Marranca over 27-years as a head coach, amassed a career record of 230-98-2 with a winning percentage of .703, was the 1980 PA Coach of the Year, a 12-time Wyoming Valley Conference Coach of the Year and a Big-33 coach in 2000.

When the Wyoming Area Football Alumni Association was formed, Marranca was onboard with Lou “Bikes” Ciampi over 25-years ago.

On Thursday, July 18, the Wyoming Area weight room, located across the street from the Anthony “Jake” Sobeski Football Stadium on Boston Ave., will be dedicated in Coach Marranca’s name and will forever be known as the Paul J. Marranca Performance Center.

According to Ciampi, the dedication will take place, open to the public, at the weight room parking lot at 4 p.m. followed by a cocktail reception at The Banks Waterfront Venue, Kennedy Blvd, Pittston, starting at 5 p.m.