Dorsey, Cynthia “Cindy”

Cynthia “Cindy” Dorsey – (1997)

 

There isn’t much doubt about Cindy Dorsey’s
athletic qualifications that made her easily the sixth
woman to earn enshrinement in the Lorain Sports
Hall of Fame. But just in case, consider that:

—In 1979, she was the first female winner of the
LSHOF’s J. Ed Uland Memorial Scholar-Athlete
Award scholarship.

—Her maternal grandfather, Joseph “Taz”
Pincura, played on the 1930 Lorain High School
undefeated football team already enshrined in the
Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.

—Three great uncles are also LSHOF enshrinees:
John Pincura (1971), Stan Pincura (1972) and
Ludwig Pincura (1973).

With bloodlines like that, Cincy’s athletic destiny
was a virtual foregone conclusion. Only she wasn’t
one to take anything for granted. Her athletic
achievements alone stand by themselves on the
highest level and surely earned her own personal
niche alongside her relatives in the LSHOF.

As a student at Admiral King High School (1975-79),
where Cindy also excelled in the classroom, she
racked up an awesome 11 varsity letters in four sports: basketball (4), softball (4), tennis (2) and
volleyball (1). In basketball, she scored 1,226 points (17-point average for 72 games) as a
four-year varsity starter. It is the second highest point total only to the legendary Jim “Bubbles”
Harris (1986 LSHOF enshrinee and former Indiana University cager) who holds the boys’ and
school individual scoring record with 1,375 points. She was the leading scorer in girls’ basketball in
Lorain County her junior (366 points, 19.3 average) and senior (387, 20.4) years.

Among her other basketball accomplishments, Cindy was selected a Greater Cleveland All Star
her junior and senior years, Lorain County first team all-star as a junior and Lorain County Girls
MVP her senior year. A three-time All-Buckeye Conference first team selection, she also led the
BC in scoring as a junior and senior, was team captain both years and, in her senior, was voted
second team All-Ohio.

Cindy not only earned two varsity letters in tennis, but also was team captain and named Most
Valuable Player both years. In addition, she advanced to the district finals twice. She carried her
court skills into city competition where she captured two Lorain City Tennis Tournament Ladies
Singles Championships.

On the AKHS girls’ softball team, all Cindy did was win MVP honors four straight years. Her
career batting average was an out-of-sight .469, which makes it easily understood why she led the
Lady Admirals in hitting and RBI’s all four years. As their No. 1 pitcher and team captain all four
years, she was an easy and overwhelming choice on the All-Lorain County girls’ softball first team
four years in a row.

Cindy moved on to Ashland College (1979-83) where she picked up nine varsity letters in
basketball (4) as a four-year starter, field hockey (3) where she was a two-year starter, tennis (1)
playing as No. 1 player in singles and doubles, and one in softball. Her unselfishness on the
basketball team—Cindy led Ashland in assists all four years—and her classroom dedication
earned her the prestigious honor of being selected on the CoSida First Team Academic All
American First Team. She was team captain and MVP her senior year.

On the tennis court, she was MVP and state runner-up in singles. While field hockey was
relatively new to her, Cindy’s outstanding ability was apparent when she was chosen team captain
her senior year.

How did Ashland College respond to Cindy’s athletic brilliance?

In 1995, she was inducted into the Ashland College Hall of Fame in recognition
as one of the finest female athletes in Northeastern Ohio.

Once her collegiate career was over, Cindy continued her deep involvement in
sports by competing in women’s slo pitch softball which she has played every
year from 1977 to the present. What’s more, she has played every position and
has earned first team All American honors five times as follows: 1989, Women’s
Class A at shortstop; 1990 and 1993, Women’s Open as a pitcher; and 1992
and 1993, Coed Open as a pitcher.

When not busy playing slo pitch softball, Cindy is a 5-handicapper in golf.
She also coached a Women’s Class B softball team in Florida to seventh place
in national competition and was a former girls’ basketball coach at Lorain
Catholic High School.