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DORENE “RENE” FERRIS Class of 1974

Rene’s name will forever remain synonymous with women’s athletics at Cambridge Springs. Her unmatched abilities and string of “firsts” began the path for those that followed, and laid the foundation for women’s sports around the league. Although not all three sports were organized for her entire high school career, she made a significant impact and mark on each sport regardless of the number of years they were available. Throughout her career, she was part of three championship teams (one in each sport), was elected to the First Team All-Stars every year she played in each sport, and was the basketball league’s scoring leader in its inaugural year. Her basketball accomplishments and scoring prowess become more apparent when one realizes the length of the quarters at the time were only six minutes, women played using the men’s ball, and there was no three point shot. After her high school career, Rene continued playing all three sports, concentrating mostly on softball. Her highest level of competition was the Major Open division, in which she played for 10 years. Rene finally hung up her cleats after 33 years, but not before winning 10 state softball titles in Pennsylvania and Ohio culminating in several regional championships and several trips to the national tournament. Rene again became a vital contributor to high school sports in 1984 when she began officiating PIAA Volleyball in District 10, eventually earning assignments to work several District and State Championships. In 2010, Rene was honored by PIAA for 25 years of service.

Crawford County League 1st Team All Star for Volleyball Crawford County League Team Champions Varsity Letter Winner
 * 1972**

Crawford County League 1st Team All Star for Volleyball Varsity Letter Winner
 * 1973**

Crawford County League 1st Team All Star for Volleyball Varsity Letter Winner Crawford County Leading Scorer Crawford County 1st Team All Stars for Basketball Crawford County League Team Champions Varsity Letter Winner Crawford County 1st Team All Star (shortstop) for Softball Crawford County League Team Champions Varsity Letter Winner
 * 1974**