AWARDS

May 4, 4th Annual L.V. Sports Hall of Fame Induction Northampton Community Center, 1601 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, PA Social Hour 5 PM Country Style Dinner 6 PM 7:15 Awards Program begins

2013 INDUCTEES

Football Mike Guman Bethlehem Catholic, Penn State, Los Angeles Rams
             Bob Parsons, Pen Argyl, Penn St. Chicago Bears coming in from Chicago
              Al Leonzi, former Summit Hill High School player, now Panther Valley, Penn St. Head football coach at Kutztown U.

Basketball Coach Billy Paulik Salisbury High School
                 Bill Davis, Bethlehem High & Moravian College player, coached a state championship team at Mount  Penn  then Emmaus High School

Boxing Frankie Alotta, Allentown High pro boxer and trainer
           John Florio (deceased) boxer, trainer and pro manager. His son Jay will accept his award
            Battlin' Bill Marks amateur and pro fighter

Martial Arts Grandmaster Robert Nenow, Lehighton (deceased) founder of American Tae Kwon Do, winner of several fighting championships
                   Kevin Kresge, Lehighton 6th Dan in American Tae Kwon Do owner of Dynasty Karate, Palmerton

Media Ted Meixsell, Moravian College

Multi-sports George Atiyeh, Dieruff High School football, state wrestling champ wrestled and played football at LSU, All SEC
                   pro football Eagles, Denver Gold of USFL
                   Jude Panik, Notre Dame of Green Pond, wrestling quickest pin in the country 4 seconds, football star.
                    Ray Steele, East Stroudsburg High School, Philadelphia Athletics and Kansas City A's 15 of 16 MLB teams
                     Red Fetherman, Stroudsburg High School, 2 sport star at East Stroudsburg State Teacher's College named  athlete of the first half of the century at Stroudsburg in 1951 pro baseball then Air Force pilot
                    Jim Oplinger, Northampton High School and East Stroudsburg St. 3 sport athlete, St. Louis Cardinals, coming up from Florida

Umpire Frank Pulli, Easton High School resides in Florida, his brother Mickey will receive Frank's award

Wrestling Jerry Rodriguez, 2-time PA wrestling champ at Saucon Valley High School, #1 ranked wrestler in USA 1977 senior year, SEC Champ at LSU in 1979, ACC champ at North Carolina St in 1982 and 1983
                Rick Rodriguez, state champion 1976 at Saucon Valley, College Freshman All-America 1st Team N.C. State
                Tony Iasello, coached Bethlehem Catholic to state championship, founded Christmas City Tournament, founded
                D-XI Wrestling Hall of Fame & Scholar Athlete Award

Baseball    Dick Nissen, Slatington High School, pro baseball
                 Horatio "Ishky" Fatzinger, Allentown High School pro baseball then 20 years as a player in Blue Mountain League then 20 in Tri-County League, batted over .300 at the age of 52
                 Bob Zerfass, Bethlehem High School, played basketball & baseball at Moravian College, Bethlehem Cardinals, Hellertown Royals, has won every award category in BML

Bridget Smith Bethlehem Catholic soccer and basketball LVSHOF Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, fist in her class aspires to play college basketball daughter of Ed Smith and Grace Crampsie Smith, basketball star at Marian Catholic

Zac Edwards, Catasauqua High School basketball,baseball and cross country LVSHOF Male Scholar Athlete, first in his class. has receive an Academic Scholarship to Lebanon Valley College where he will continue his baseball career, son of Robert "Yogi" Edwards Slatington High 3 sport star and baseball & football player at Muhlenberg College and Teresa Edwards.

Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame Female Athlete of the Year Kayla Cunningham played soccer and field hockey 4 years, basketball and track her senior year holds LV soccer goals record. Will continue her collegiate career on scholarship as an Indiana Hoosier field hockey player. Daughter of Whitehall Wrestling Head Coach Tim Cunningham and Tammi Haines Cunningham

Mike Racciato, Pen Argyl High School football and 3 time state champ in wrestling will continue his wrestling career for the Pitt Panthers

Master of Ceremonies Keith Groller. Cost is $30 and tickets and program sponsorships are still available LVSHOF "Recognizing the past while promoting youth growth. Please make checks payable to L.V. Sports Hall of Fame
 311 Mulberry St. Catasauqua, PA 18032. for more information call Joe Zemba at 610-297-0669.

Sunday June 2nd Picnic For a Purpose L.V. Sports Hall of Fame Fundraiser Hokey Legion 3154 N. Front St.12-6 rain or shine. Reunion of sports teams, Northern Lehigh Girls Softball St. Champions, All of the Coplay American Legion Baseball St. Championship teams, Friends of Larry Christoff, Northampton High, Rutgers U & Baltimore Colts, and Bobby Shoemaker, bowler, Carl Case & Glenn Noack, Whitehall H.S.,Ken Cressman umpire former players of Catty Knee-Hi baseball & CYAA youth football coach Bernie "Bobo" Cunningham and St. Lawrence CYO players and Coach Sam Pantoni,former players in the Whitehall Flag Football League Lehigh Valley Men's Fastpitch League and friends of Frank Nace & Karl Lauchnor, Cement Belt Slow Pitch League, M & K Sales fast pitch and slow pitch and Danielsville Demos slow pitch teams. Cost $20 Kids under 12 free. Catered by the Fairview House, Whitehall 1-5 free beverages all day. Tickets on sale at the Aquasat Lounge in Catasauqua or by mail with check payable to L.V. Sports Hall of Fame 311 Mulberry St. Catasauqua, PA 18032. Games for everyone, all ages. Music by d.j. Static and D.J. Glo Stix LVSHOF Idol, Lip Sync & dance contests, horseshoes & quoits tournament, ladder golf, washers, bean bag contests. For more information contact jdzemba@aol.com or call Joe Zemba at 610-297-0669 Raffle and Chinese Auction items are needed. Business card program ads start at $25                                                                  
Nominations are now being accepted for 2014 L.V. Sports Hall of Fame please email jdzemba@aol.com before December 31,2013

LV Sports Hall of Fame is behind $400 on our fundraising for summer programs and are seeking donations of youth t-shirts for LVSHOF No Off Dayz basketball program and Runnin' Huskies Youth Track & Field

Please make checks payable to
L.V. Sports Hall of Fame
311 Mulberry St.
Catasauqua, PA 18032
610-297-0669
LEHIGH VALLEY SPORTS HALL OF PICNIC PICNIC FOR A PURPOSE JUNE 2, 2013 HOKEY LEGION, 3154 N. FRONT STREET, WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP
NOON TO 6 CATERED BY FAIRVIEW HOUSE RAIN OR SHINE donations needed for programs for at-risk children and young adults of the Lehigh Valley

As everyone knows, our youth are being constantly placed at risk, targeted by the influences of gangs, drugs, and violence. The Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame, in addition to honoring the Lehigh Valley's finest coaches and athletes, seeks to provide our youth with sport-related opportunities in an effort to positively affect their life choices.

These choices, beginning at age five and continuing to young adulthood, include support of sports teams and leagues, youth mentoring partnerships, field trips to collegiate and professional sports events, to name a few. These activities are all funded by the Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame.

Last year, needy youth in our 16-18 age group received sneakers and tee shirts. This year, art, dance  and percussion programs have been added.

The Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame needs your help to continue its vital work of positively impacting the lives of our area youth. Please be as generous as you are able.

The sponsorship list is as folows:

$5 sponsor of Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame plaque for Ron "Punkin" Miller to be placed at Egypt Field name mentioned in picnic program
$10 Friend of Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame music program name mentioned in picnic program
$25 Business card ad in program
$50 sponsor of Hall of Fame Inductee
$100 event sign & website sponsor