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Lucovich selected for ECCC Hall of Fame Pete Lucovich spent 32 up.

years as a successful high school coach and teacher at Carthage High School following a standout foot– ball and baseball career at then East Central J unior College from 1971- 73. In recognition of his success in athletic... Lucovich will be inducted into the ECCC Athletic Hall of Fame during the 2013 Homecoming activi– ties scheduled Saturday. Oct. 12 on the Decatur ·am pus. Lucovich and former Major League Baseba ll player and Louisville native Marcus Thames, now of Tampa, Fla. , will be enshrined at the Alum– ni Association Awards Luncheon beginning at 11 a.m. in Mabry Memorial Cafeteria. Lucovich, who came to EC following a stellar ath– letic career at Hickory High School, said he is "deeply honored and

He also had four squads (1983, 1991, 1992 and 2007) to achieve num– ber-one rankings in the state during season com– petition. Lucovich also achieved success as a junior varsity head football coach, com– piling an overall 49-14 mark. He also served as golf • IJ and tennis coach at CHS. o He led the golf team for 12 years (1998-2010) and seven squads quali– fied for state tournament competition. He coached tennis for eight years (2002-2010), compiling four distr ict tournament titles and a state tournament appear– ance. Lucovich received numerous honors and awards throughou t h is career, and cr edits the ECCC staff and coaches "for preparing me for a successful teaching and coaching career."

LUCOVICH thankful" for the presti– gious award. When he retired in 2010, Lucovich had logged 28 years as athletic direc– tor and head football coach at Carthage High School, where his teams compiled an overall record of 162 wins and 125 loss– es. He led 10 Tiger teams to the state playoffs, and three squads (1991, 1992 and 2007) finished Class AAA South State runners-

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