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Tonight’s Program Wednesday, December 5, 2012 6:00 PM Arrivals Welcome 6:30 PM Opening Pledge of Allegiance ER Bernard Wirth 6:30 PM Dinner by All Occasions Catering LLC. Salad Roast Beef Potato Vegetable Rolls and Butter Dessert Coffee and Soft Drinks 7:15 PM Introductions and Acknowledgements History and Explanation of the Trench Trophy Committee Lineman’s Pledge Bill Pukalo Guest Remarks and Award Presentations Jim McNally Len Jankiewicz Ed Sciera Jack Catanzaro Dave Hack Former Award Recipients 8:15 PM 2012 Trench Trophy Awarded Jim McNally John Gebhardt Memorial Scholarship Awarded Lancaster Elks Lodge 8:30 PM Closing Remarks ER Bernard Wirth and Committee 040130 20 Trench Trophy0 ‘12 ---- 01 2012 Trench Trophy Finalists #63 | Jason Bunk Alden High School #74 | John Czech Jamestown High School #51 | Cortland Haines Jamestown High School #68 | Ryan Hunter Canisius High School #54 | Sean Murphy Timon/St. Jude High School #74 | Nick Nocek Fredonia High School #71 | Micheal Senn Orchard Park High School #52 | Khalil Sommerville Bennett High School #52 | Tyler Studd Springville High School #50 | Jake Swan Maple Grove High School 2012 Underclassman Award Presented by Dave Hack and Be the Best Football Camp Large Schools #74 | Adam Belica Orchard Park High School Small Schools #70 | Erik Feitshans Alden High School 02 ----- Trench Trophy10 ‘12 20 30 40 5 Trench Trophy Executive Committee Kuras Carl Co-Chairman/Founder Sciera Ed Co-Chairman Rizzi Philip Co-Chairman Zajac Jerry Secretary Rizzi Victor Treasurer Braun Gary Trustee Cronin Dennis Trustee Graver Chuck Trustee Hajduk David Trustee Keicher Robert Trustee Pukalo Bill Trustee Constantino Sibby Administrative Assistant Peek Becky Administrative Assistant Gustavel Daryle Administrative Assistant Kuhn Len Co-Founder Trench Trophy Committee Members Aldinger, Richard Kuras, Chad Anna, Michael Labenski, Tim Bruso, Sean Le Mere, Bob Catanzaro, Jack Maciejewski, Ken Damiani, Dave Mason, Dennis D’Arcy, Larry O’Brien, Ken Delzer, Bob Sr. Ozolins, Bernie DeYoung, Dave Sanita, Tony DiRienzo, Lou Sciandra, Angelo Eicheldinger, Rick Scimia, Joe Ferrentino, Mike Sharpe, Bob Gesse, Ken Sugg, Harry Graham, Glenn Warnick, Don Grffin, Steve Warnick, Fred Hack, Dave Wegner, Brian Helmicki, Steve Wegner, Gary Hersey, Dave Wegner, Ken Huber, Chuck Weiss, Roger Jankiewicz, Len Whelan, Paul Klinger, Mark Wilson, Brian Kolb, Jason Zicittella, Bob Kupka, Frank Zieziula, John Paul Ficzere | John Gebhardt | Tom Terhart 040130 20 Trench Trophy0 ‘12 ---- 03 Guest Speakers Jim McNally Former NFL Offensive Line Coach Kenmore West graduate, Jim McNally, was considered too small to play line. His size and speed even earned him the nickname “Mouse” in the back yards of Kenmore. Jim began his coaching career as an assistant with UB until the school ended their football program, Jim moved on to other other college programs including Marshall, Boston College, and Wake Forest before being hired as the offensive line coach with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. Jim would spend 15 years with Cincinnati coaching a line anchored by Pro Football Hall of Famer, Anthony Munoz. After leaving Cincinnati in 1994, Jim signed on as offensive line coach for the NFL expansion franchise, Carolina Panthers and then would hold the same position for the New York Giants during their 2000 appearance in the Super Bowl. Jim then got the opportunity to come back home to Western New York and coach for his hometown Bills. In 2007, after four years with the Bills and over 30 years of coaching, McNally retired. Jim is a member of the Kenmore West Athletic Hall of Fame and a 2008 inductee to the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the UB Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. Len Jankiewicz Former Head Football Coach Lancaster High School A 1969 graduate of Lancaster High School, Len attended SUNY Brockport where he graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics in 1973. In 1974 Len returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach on Joe Foyle’s staff at Lancaster. He remained on Joe’s staff until his retirement in 1986 where he was then promoted to head coach and later Athletic Director in 1993. Len would remain the head coach at Lancaster until his retirement in 2011, amassing a record of 143-93-2. Len has been the recipient of numerous awards through his coaching career including the Gordon Bukaty Memorial Award in 2006 and Section VI Athletic Administrator of the Year in 2007. He was also inducted into the WNY Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. An active member of the Western New York scholastic athletics community, Len has sat on, and chaired, many committees including the Section VI Athletic Council, WNY Amateur Football Alliance, and the WNY Football Coaches Association. Len resides in Lancaster with his wife Robin. Jack Catanzaro Union College All-American Jack is a 1986 graduate of Lancaster High School and was an All-Star on the 1985 Championship Team, Joe Foyle’s final season as head coach at Lancaster. He went on to attend Union College where he captained the 1989 team that won the Lambert Cup and played for the Division III National Championship in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. That season Jack achieved first team all league, all East and All-American honors for his play at offensive guard. Dave Hack 5 Time CFL All-Star and 1999 Grey Cup Champion As a player, Dave was a three-year starter at Division I Maryland. A member of the Buffalo Bills practice squad in 1996, he went on to play nine seasons with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL, where he was a five-time league all-star and won the Grey Cup Championship in 1999. He has also coached two seasons at both St. Francis High School and Erie Community College and served as a guest coach with Hamilton and the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL. In 2008 David joined the Buffalo State Bengals’ coaching staff to help coach the offensive line. He is the founder of “Be the Best” Football Camp LLC. He has a bachelor’s degree from Maryland in kinesiology and a master’s in education from D’Youville College. David is a native of Holland, NY, and he currently resides in East Aurora with his wife Deborah and their two Bernese mountain dogs. 04 ---- Trench Trophy10 ‘12 20 30 40 5 Special Guests Mark Adair Editor of Football Weekly Dylan Anna 2010 Trench Trophy Winner Chuck Amo Section 6 Athletic Council Representative Stu Boyar WGRZ Channel 2 Sports Sal Capaccio WGR Sports Radio 550 Host and Local Media Personality Jasen Carlson 2009 Trench Trophy Winner David Dee Time Warner Cable SportsNet Milt Dickerson Kensington Lions Club and WNY All Star Game Chairperson Dan Evans Buffalo Bills Vice President of Information Technology Joe Foyle Coaching Great and Member of Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Dick Gallagher Editor and Founder of Western New York High School Sports Don Heins YNN Buffalo Sports Anchor Chuck Huber Former Coach and President of WNY Football Coaches Association Jesse Jesonowski 2005 Trench Trophy Winner Denny Lynch Greater Buffalo Sports HOF VP and Former Director of Public Relations Buffalo Bills Dennis Sarow Connolly Cup Chairman Ken Stoldt Section 6 Athletic Council Football Chairman Dick Wojciechowski Monsignor Martin Athletic Council Buffalo News Sports Writers Mary Jo Monnin, Keith McShea, and Lauren Mariacher Village and Town of Lancaster Elected Officials WGR Sports Radio 550 - Inside High School Sports 040130 20 Trench Trophy0 ‘12 ---- 05 ‘12 - ‘13 Lodge Officers Camille Lewandowski Robert Delzer Secretary Bernard Wirth Inner Guard Gerald Zajac Exalted Ruler Daniel Nycel Treasurer Chaplain Robert Wilde Paul Welker Leading Knight Tiler Fred Warnick Carl Kuras Loyal Knight Paul Neunder Sebastian Constantino Walter Paluszak Lecturing Knight Richard Eicheldinger Lou Di Rienzo Rodney Blicharski Esquire Trustees Carl Kuras Manager With nearly 1 million members in more than 2,000 local lodges nationwide, the Elks is one of the largest and most active fraternal orga- nizations in the world. The Lancaster Elks Lodge donates to numerous charitable causes on the local, state, and national levels. We offer numerous activities and services to not only our members and their families, but also the community. This great organization always welcomes new members with open arms, so if you’re interested, let us know. Elks believe in the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, Fidelity, God, and Patriotism. A few examples of what the Elks do for the community: Hoop Shoot -- Free Throw Program Nearly 3 million boys and girls participated in 2010. The largest co-educational sports program in the country. Open and free to all boys and girls, ages 8-13. Drug Awareness Programs Provides resources to help educate children about the dangers of drugs. Helps to support educators, parents, and community leaders, in their fight against youth drug use. Scholarship Programs Awards over $3 million in scholarships EVERY year, second only to United States Government. Veterans Services All 172 VA Medical Centers have a committee of Elks which helps to enhance the lives of our ill and aging veterans. Elks National Foundation The charitable trust has total net assets of over $390 million. The ENF distributed more than $16 million during the 2009-2010 fiscal year. 06 ---- Trench Trophy10 ‘12 20 30 40 5 2003 Nominees and Finalists Week One Nominations: Week Six Nominations: Brandon Randle - Burgard Jerod Allen - Medina Alex Haney - Lockport Matt Graham - Orchard Park Justin Kindt - Depew John Livingston - Eden LaMar Russel - Cardinal O'Hara Pat Neligh - Southwestern Rich Zee - East Aurora Kyle Van de Velde - Lancaster Week Two Nominations: Week Seven Nominations: Matt Gioia - West Seneca West Andrew Daines - Niagara Falls Mike Enouch - Fredonia Brad Maderer - Alden Jerid Bradley - Catt. / Little Valley Mike McGuire - Williamsville North John Domres - Amherst Joe Sidari - Medina Chris Smith - St.