Charles Tursky, Jr.

Charles Tursky is the head wrestling coach at Kiski Area High School, and has been there for 26 seasons. Prior to his years at Kiski, he coached 7 years at Burrell. Chuck has been an inspirational leader to his team, and has been on the winning side of the mat 490 times as opposed to suffering 142 losses in his career. His Kiski Cavaliers rolled to a streak of 68 consecutive dual meet wins in the late 90's. Chuck was sectional coach of the year for 10 consecutive seasons, and was the WPIAL Coach of the Year in 1997. 2003 was a great year, as Chuck was named PIAA State Coach of the Year, was elected to the SW Region WPIAL Hall of Fame, and also inducted into the PWCA Hall of Fame. Very possibly, the most remarkable statistic for Chuck is that 80 of his former wresters have gone on to become coaches themselves; quite a legacy to great coach and an exceptional leader of student athletes. Chuck and Amiee reside in Natrona Heights and together they have five children.

Awards:

Year
2014
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Pennsylvania

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