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JAMES
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2005 - WRESTLING |
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Graduate of Canonsburg High School
and attended Waynesburg College. At Canonsburg Jim was a freshman
wrestling WPIAL Runner-up at 127 lbs. in 1944 and a WPIAL Champion at
138 lbs. in 1946. As a senior his record was 10-1 prior to a season
ending knee injury, depriving him of an opportunity to defend his WPIAL
championship. His high school record was 52-8-2 for a winning percentage
of .855. A 4-year football player, Jim was named to the Class "A" All-WPIAL
Team as a halfback.
He was an outstanding and respected WPIAL & PIAA Wrestling & Football
Official. He officiated wrestling from 1952-1975 and officiated numerous
WPIAL Tournaments and was chosen to officiate the 1958 and 1971 PIAA
Tournaments.
In football he officiated from 1952-1982 working numerous WPIAL Playoff
games. He was Rules Interpreter for the Washington/Greene County
Officials Association.
Chemento served in the National Guard, United States Army, for 23 years
and a retired as Captain. He was a member of the famed Pennsylvania
28th. Division and was called to active duty in August 1950 and served
in Germany until June of 1952.
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