INDUCTEES | Trumbull County Sports Hall of Fame The third Trumbull County Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are slated Oct. 16 at Sorrento's Restaurant, Parkman Road, NW, Warren. Thirteen new



Red Ames (baseball): Played 17 years in the majors with the Giants, Reds, Cardinals and Phillies, compiling a record of 183-167. Made his major league debut on Sept. 14, 1903, allowing no hits in five innings of a 5-0 win over the Cardinals. Played on four pennant winners with the Giants, posting a career-high 22 wins in 1905. On April 15, 1909, he had a no-hitter through 10 innings against the Brooklyn Dodgers before losing 3-0 in 13 innings.
Neil Brayton (basketball): A member of Liberty High's state runner-up team in 1961, he was an all-state selection twice. Scored 727 career points at Liberty, then went to the University of Maryland where he lettered three seasons and was team captain as a senior.
Nick Cochran (football): Graduate of Girard High, where he was all-state and player of the year in both football and basketball. Attended Ohio State for a year before transferring to Youngstown State, where he was the starting quarterback on the 1992 national runner-up team. He threw for 2,196 yards and 12 touchdowns that season.
Bob Fleischer (basketball): A three-year basketball letterman at Liberty High, helping the Leopards to 61 wins over that span. He scored more than 1,400 career points and averaged 23 rebounds per game as a senior, earning first team all-state honors. Went to Duke where he was twice named team MVP and was academic all-conference as a junior and senior.
Brad Gintert (wrestling): A 1984 graduate of Howland High, Gintert was a three-time state finalist and two-time Division I state champion at 132 pounds. He fashioned a career record of 105-8 before attending Ohio State, where he was 98-35-5 all-time at 126 and 134 pounds. He was Big Ten honorable mention freshman of the year and second team freshman All-America.
Tracy Lynn Dawson (basketball): A graduate of Champion High, where she led her team to three straight conference championships. Went to Kent State, earning four letters and scoring more than 2,000 points in her career. She averaged 19 points per game as a senior and was named all-conference.
Marcus Marek (football): Led Brookfield High to the Class AA state championship in 1979 before going on to Ohio State where he continued the Buckeyes' tradition of outstanding linebackers. He was a three-time All-Big Ten pick as the Buckeyes went 38-12. He played professionally in the USFL.
Tony Napolet (coaching): Long-time prep football coach at Warren Kennedy and Niles. In 24 seasons his teams are 172-82-3. A graduate of Warren St. Mary's High, where he was named first team all-county, he went on to Marquette University, graduating in 1960.
Bernie Profato (contributor): A 1963 graduate of Niles McKinley High, he was an outstanding track and field athlete. He entered the Marines, where he gained notoriety as a light heavyweight boxing champion and compiled a 53-6-1 amateur record. A member of the Niles police department for 31 years, he won several medals in the Police Olympics and was a long-time boxing, basketball and softball official.
Matt Stevens (media): A 1941 graduate of Warren Harding High, he began at radio station WCED in Dubois, Pa., in 1952, and from 1957 until his retirement in 1986, was sports director at WHHH, which later became WRRO.
Randy Stephens (boxing): A cruiserweight who posted a 25-9 record with 18 knockouts as a professional. Two of his last three fights were for the WBA title.
Clyde Wagner (boxing): Began his amateur career at age 15 out of the Niles Police A.C., winning the Youngstown Golden Gloves 126-pound novice title in 1946. Joined the Navy the following year and won several championships, posting 82 career amateur wins. He was 14-7-2 as a professional.
Bill White (baseball): A graduate of Warren Harding, he earned letters in football, basketball and baseball at Hiram before embarking on a professional baseball career that spanned 13 seasons. A member of six all-star teams and winner of seven Gold Glove awards, White finished with a career batting average of .286 and 202 home runs. In 1989, he was named president of the National League, holding that post until his retirement in 1994.