Lisa (Dorward) Nimeh

The late 1980s and 1990s was the golden era of Allen High softball and Nimeh was a poised, hard-throwing pitcher who provided a major building block in the Chicks' rise to prominence.

Nimeh was an all-star pitcher in leading Allen to its first-ever EPC divisional title and District 11 tournament appearance in 1987. The Chicks finished second to CCHS in the 1987 3A district tournament and qualified for the state playoffs.

She earned a scholarship from Rutgers and set a school record for complete games in 1989 when she also led the Scarlet Kings to the Penn State Invitational title and was an all-tournament selection. Nimeh was also named an Atlantic 10 Conference all-star.

Nimeh continued her involvement with the sport as the pitching coach at Lehigh University from 1992-95 and helped the Mountain Hawks win three Patriot League titles.

She also served as pitching coach at Muhlenberg College from 1996-98 and her legacy continues even today, as the mother of three. She is now the coach of a 10-and-under tournament team.