Sal was a multi-sport athlete at Marshall High School earning 4 letters in basketball and track & field and 2 in volleyball. With multiple All-Conference awards, Sal was All-State in both basketball and track & field. She helped lead Marshall to the basketball finals in 1981 and was named captain of the Detroit Free Press Team. Sal still holds the Marshall shot put record and basketball record for points in a game, rebounds in a game, average points in a season and average rebounds in a season.
After graduation, Sal attended Alma College lettering in basketball, softball, track & field and field hockey. She was All-Conference in basketball winning 3 league championships and making 2 NCAA appearances. She also received All-Conference honors in softball and track & field and a league championship in field hockey. Sal was inducted into the Alma College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996 as an individual and 3 times as part of a team (2 basketball and 1 softball). Sal started her coaching career in 1986 later serving as the Albion College Women’s Athletic Director and head basketball and softball coach from 1991 to 1995. She then returned to Marshall, coaching basketball and softball serving as head girls basketball coach from 1999 to present, with over 300 varsity wins and a State Championship in 2016. She lives in Marshall with her husband Steve.