GREENVILLE The Greenville High School Athletic Hall of Fame committee is pleased to announce three new scholar athletes into the Greenville Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 7, 2023. He helped win a conference title and was then taken in the 1972 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. Bill would go on to coach the Colts for 28 years. Born in Rahway, NJ he was the son of the late Charles M. and Dorothy Preston. He has 10 individual Union County titles. (NJ Advance Media file photo). (Photo courtesy of Cranford High School), Winner No. George was a Cranford graduate in 1960 and went on to attend Lehigh University. Or you can email nomination forms to saisdathletics@saisd.net. He recieved a scholarship to play football. He recieved many awards and accolades for his service to officiating and in 1992 was inducted into the Union County Baseball Hall of Fame. Athletics; Hall Of Fame; 2005; Thomas Albans III. A three-year starter, he was a first team All-State pick as a junior and a second-team selection as a senior. Comments (-1) Class of 2019 . Considered one of the best all-around athletes of his generation, Dadd was a four-year varsity baseball player, too, earning All-State honors as a catcher in 1934-1936. He was the 8 time All Union county winner from Winter of 1997 to the spring of 1999. He is a 4 year Varsity letter winner and the team captain in 1980, Eastern States and NJ State top 10 ALL-TIME, and State Sectional Champion. Cranford Creamery Announces 2023 Season Opening Date. His 1992 boys team went a perfect 8 - 0 in the Iron Hills Conference. Fax. The Cranford Sports Hall of Fame Committeehave announced 13 new inductees who will be enshrined during its Sixth Induction Ceremony and Banquet to be held on Friday, October 22, 2010at 6:30 p.m. at the Gran Centurions in Clark. Also in 1975, Amitrani won the NJ state Group IV championship for the two mile run. A Para-athlete, Guimaraes represented Team USA in the Para PanAmerican Games in 2019. Polito was named the Union County Player of the Year in 2000 and 2001, finishing with a career record of 27-1. Bryanna Grant helped Cranford with the North 2, Group 2 indoor track title in 2013. Wrestling under legendary coach Sam Rossi, Bennett became Roxburys fourth New Jersey state champion as a senior in 1972 when he won the 178-pound title with a dominating 6-0 decision to cap off an undefeated, 24-0 season that also included a District 2 and Region 4 title. Schmidt was an English teacher at Cranford form 1958-1989. Amitrani was named to the "Star Ledger All Century Team" for Cross Country. As of 2019, a total of 482 individuals have been inducted since the first class in 1982. She was a CHS graduate in the year of 1997 and she went on to attend St. Joseph's University. (Photo courtesy of Cranford High School). Raymond was a Cranford Coach from 1966 to 2006. As a senior, he had 37 catches for 1,040 yards and 12 touchdowns, while also rushing for 606 yards and six TDs. Amitrani, a 1976 CHS graduate, was the Union County champion for the mile run in 1975. (Photo courtesy of Cranford High School), Cy Dadd, Football/Basketball/Baseball, 1936. He owns a 431-172 career record, including 13 conference titles, nine county crowns, nine sectional titles and three state championships (2010, 2012, 2013). Please click the link below to read more about this In addition to the fan-picked winners, NJ Advance Media selected its four winners as well. She was also a four-year varsity basketball player. In football, he was 1st team All Watchung conference twice, and 1st team All Union County. . Edward Faulkner4. She also coached Varsity Gymnastics, and became the North Jersey Section 2 Coach of the Year. Form the 'Hall of Fame Committee.'. The 1981 Wrestling team had a spectacular season, undefeated in dual meets, and became union county champions. The Hall of Fame Committee is responsible for accepting nomination forms, researching prospective inductees, and making the final selections for new inductee classes. Kevin Minnick may be reached at kminnick@njadvancemedia.com. He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Irene; his four children, Christopher Preston . 21818 38th Ave. E. Spanaway, WA 98387. A two sport athlete at CHS, Archdeacon was a 3rd team All State Group IV, 2nd team All Union County and a 1st Team All Watchung Conference football player for the Cougars on a team ranked 8th, by the Star Ledger, in the State. Alan was an All-Morris County selection as a junior and senior and an All-State selection as a senior. About Russomanno: Olivia Russomanno is a versatile All-State player out of Cranford High School and the PDA club program in New Jersey. Leading up to October's ceremony, Cranford Patch will havefeature articleson the newest Hall of Fame members. We stress academics, the arts, athletics, and student involvement in the community. Five new members of the Denham Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted Sept. 22 at Forrest Grove Plantation in Denham Springs. Jr. Arthur Ray Hawkins Tom Topping James Cranford Hoyle Lee West Tommy King 2009 Football Team . He graduated from CHS in the year of 1935. 4: Sue Flamini, Soccer, 2001. He was voted the runner up for the High School Athlete at the Penn Relays. Laura Reigstad Zakrzewski - 1988, Girls Basketball. He played on the 1956 Group III State Basketball Championship team. She was the 3 year Varsity Letter Winner in Field Hockey and Softball and the Union County assist record holder for Field Hockey as well as the Co-Team Caption for her Softball team. 201 West End Place As a senior, he rushed for 1,712 yards and 19 touchdowns, while throwing for 681 yards and four TDs. That 2003-04 squad went a perfect 16-0 in the Iron Division. He will enter the hall as one of Roxburys most decorated athletes. Dadd was a two-year Varsity Letterman in football; receiving All State Honors as a Quarterback in 1935, In basketball, he played on a state championship team and earned Third Team All State Honors. He went on to attend Parsons college and graduated from there in 1963. (Photo courtesy of Cranford High School), Sonji Jenkins, Field Hockey/Softball, 1986. . As JV field hockey coach from 1988-2002, White had 3 county championships and a record of 145-53. In his senior campaign, Fekete reached the state final and finished as the runner-up. Steven Carreira, Class of 1984, soccer/baseball. DiGiovanni went on to attend the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School of Business. Dreyer was the U.C.I.A.C. Induction is based solely upon high school athletic accomplishments in sports officially recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. McCaffery was the 1990 Big East Player of the Year while at Villanova and was taken in the 19th round of the 1991 MLB Draft by the Angels. He also coached soccer for Cranford in 1993-1994. She started the program and enjoyed a lengthy and successful career. Before honoring the inductees, Cranson and . At the Penn Relays, the team won the national championship, upsetting much larger and higher favored teams. As a freshman, Alexander was on the schools first girls cross country team and won the individual Iron Area Conference title. Joel Barlow High School Athletics Hall of Fame. Dennis McCaffery has over 400 career wins and directed the Cougars to three state titles. The Concord-Carlisle Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1992 for the purpose of honoring the finest athletes, coaches and other sports personalities who have helped develop and broaden the rich athletic tradition of CCHS. They also won Watchung Conference championships in 1956 and 1957. The goal of the Minnewaska Area Schools Athletic Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor those achievements. She also was the 2nd team All-Union county, All State North IIin 2001 for Soccer. He was an outfielder on the baseball team, receiving county, conference and Group honors as well. He was a first team All-Union County football player as a senior, while winning a district championship in wrestling the same year. Andrew Lowery - 1993-2012 Boys Soccer Coach. As a senior, he hit .440 with four homers and 30 RBIs as Cranford won the state championship for the third time in four years. He owns a dual meet career record of 907-220, won 35 Watchung Conference titles, 10 Union County crowns, six sectional titles and three state championships. Albans, a 1965 graduate of CHS, holds the Cranford High School record for the 880 yard run (1:56.2). Luke Christiano, Football/Basketball/Lacrosse, 2015. He made his biggest impact on the football field, earning first team All-State honors and being named Mid State 38 Player of the Year as a senior. The Hall of Fame was established in 1996, and last inducted a group of student-athletes in 2005. His college basketball was played at Delta State University where he won the best rebounder and most valuable player awards his senior year. NOTE: Some mobile apps, including the Twitter app, may not show the poll below. The Roanoke Rapids High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 are: George Earl Nethercutt Class of 1935, Baseball . This team offensively averaged 68,2 points per game which led to a record of 20-4. A 1998 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Dreyer was a standout three-sport athlete. Grant was a second team All-State selection as a senior and was a two-time All-Union County first-team pick. To open in your mobile device click this link, or copy it and paste into your mobile web browser. She coached Girls Basketball at Tioga High School in central Louisiana for 23 years . In winning the . who made his mark on the CHS ice hockey team --scoring 190 goals in 92 career games for the Cougars -- and remainsthe 3rd all-time leading scorer in state history. (NJ Advance Media file photo) Winning the NJ Group 3 and Union Championships. Cranford High School, a four-year public high school located in Cranford, New Jersey, is the home of the Cougars. Fortunately for Greeley Central High School, this past Friday's presentation at Jim Baggot Gymnasium was the first of, presumably, many athletic Hall of Fame ceremonies, as the Wildcats look to honor the athletes, coaches, teachers and teams that have made Greeley High . Dadd was a 1936 graduate of Cranford High School. She was inducted into the Cranford Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. Al Lies6. In 2016 he was elected to Bernards High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Donna was a Cranford graduate in 1996 and attended West Chester University. He was the captain of the track team which on the state championship. One of Cranfords top distance runners, Styler capped a sensational high school career by winning the Group 3 state title in the 3,200 meters and finishing sixth in the Meet of Champions. She scored 3,199 career points in college - more than any player, male or female, at that time - and was the first recipient of the Wade Trophy in 1978 as college basketballs player of the year. Robert Pender graduated from CHS in 1980. Coaches, mentors, administrators and participants, these 12 forged the path to establish the Cranford Sports Hall of Fame. SL, Tom Polito had a career record of 27-1 for the baseball team. Among those who made an impact during their playing days were (top left, clockwise) Carol Blazejowski, Ryan Williamson, Nik Fekete and Kelly Burke. As a junior, Folinusz hit .510 with nine home runs, 48 RBIs and 29 runs scored, while also being named Union County Player of the Year. Zoeller was a first team All-State pick as a junior and a second-team selection as a senior. (Chris Faytok | NJ.com)SL, Reggie Green, Football/Basketball/Track & Field, 2013. He has ran the sports column. Fedorchak signed a full athletic scholarship to Rutgers University where the team had an 18 game win streak and went undefeated in 1976. She was also a Varsity letter winner in Soccer and Track, and coached the Cranford Diamonds softball team. Dennis McCaffery, principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Cranford by day, baseball coach afterward, has a record that reads like the Hall of Famer he is: Nine Union county titles in 17 years . Jessica Dreyer was a three-sport athlete for the Cougars. Cranford Diamonds softball team six TDs team All Union County champion for the Baseball team alan an. 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