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Star Beacon, day, date Star Beacon, day, date XXXXXXX — 1 2018 ACBF Ashtabula County Hall Of Fame Basketball Foundation INDUCTEES Awards Banquet and JESSICA CANCEL Hall of Fame Induction (1999 - Ashtabula) JESSICA OLMSTEAD Sunday, April 8th, 2018 (2002 - Conneaut) DAN COXON (1995 - Conneaut) STEVE KRAY (1997 - Edgewood) WAYNE GAMES (1976 - Geneva) JIM PINNEY (1958 - New Lyme) BEKKI HAMPER (2000 - Jefferson) RICK BERRIER (1981 - Jefferson) AL SIDBECK (1966 - Harbor) OFFICIAL ROD BROWN PROGRAM (1980 - Pymatuning) 2 — ACBF Star Beacon, Friday, March 30, 2018 Ashtabula County Basketball Foundation 2018 Awards Dinner Sunday April 8, 2018 3:30 p.m Doors open / 4 pm Dinner and Ceremony New Leaf Event Center 110 Gateway Ave - Conneaut, Ohio Melody Nowakowski Vice President Program John Higgins Vice President Phil Garcia Charter Director National Anthem Chris Larick Director Invocation Pastor Scott Walsh Doug Hladek Director Welcome Brad Ellis Bob Hitchcock Director Banquet Dinner Phil’s Catering Al Goodwin Director Introduction of All-County First Teams Coaches and Foundation Nominees Andy Juhola Becky Olmstead Director ACBF HOF Inductees Dave Miller Dawn Zappitelli Director Ed Armstrong Director Andy Juhola Director Presentation of Awards Steve Kray Director Edward Jones/David Flautt Scholarship David Flautt Ralph Turk Director ACBF Coaches’/Referees’ Award Dawn Zappitelli Tim Mizer Director ACBF Alumni Achievement Award Steve Kray Michael Bartone Executive Administrator ACBF Officials’ Appreciation Award Phil Garcia ACBF Coach of the Year (Girls) Melody Nowakowski ACBF Coach of the Year (Boys) John Higgins ACBF Player of the Year (Girls) Doug Hladek Ashtabula County ACBF Player of the Year (Boys) Bob Hitchcock ACBF Special Award Brad Ellis Closing Remarks Brad Ellis Coaches School Girls Boys Edgewood Paul Stofan John Bowler Conneaut Tony Pasanen Tim Tallbacka Trustees Geneva Nancy Barbo Shane Clugh Michael Joslin Nicholas Iarocci Lakeside William Isco Rob Pisano Grand Valley Kim Triskett Justin Turk Jefferson Steve Locy Rob Faulkner Board of Directors Pymatuning Valley Jeff Compan Ryan Shontz Brad Ellis President St. John Nick Iarocci Curtis Turner Star Beacon, Friday, March 30, 2018 ACBF — 3 ABCF HOF Class of 2018 Steve Kray Page 4 Dan Coxon Page 9 Jessica Cancel Page 5 Rod Brown Page 10 Al Sidbeck Page 6 Jessica Olmstead Page 11 Rick Berrier Page 7 Bekki (Hamper) Starr Page 12 Jim Pinney Page 8 Wayne Games Page 13 ABCF HOF Inductees ACBF Player of the Class of 2017 Eddie Kropf Phil Miller Jim Cordell Year Nominees Carlos Aponte Laura Silvieus Jim Osborne Dan Foster Steve Carlson Jim Welty, Jr. Ernie Pasqualone Ronnie Hanson Conneaut Lakeside Shelly Burns Jim Welty, Sr. Fred Scruggs Harvey Hunt Rob Ferl Class of 2013 John Wheelock Rhea (DeJesus) Greene Jim Gilbert Class of 2009 Jay McHugh Nara (DeJesus) Skipper Steve Hanek Jim Bradley Ray Peet Brian Turner Jim Henson Bill Brainard Tonya Tallbacka Alan Miller John Higgins Kelly Henson Eleanor Young Denny Sabo Richard “Dick” Hill Scott Humphrey Class of 2005 Paul Erickson Kelly Hitchcock Billy Johnson Tammy Busser Ron Weaver Tiffany Leonard Kelly Johnson Ken Taft Carl McIllwain Randy Knowles Roberta Cevera N. Skwera T. Taylor C. Howell M. Condon Class of 2016 Marianne Meola Larry Lattimer John Coleman Pete Candela Angela Miller Bruno Mallone Shellie Crandall Edgewood Jefferson Kay Ann Fails Tom Naylor Bob Miller Harry Fails Kenneth Green Hiram Safford Karl Pearson Chris Fitting Boyd Griffith Al “Red” Schubert Tom Ritari Henry Garvey Sam Hands Carl Stokes Ken Smith Terrence Hanna Micky Zigmund Marthella Spinneweber Charles Hirshey Jemal Harris Class of 2012 Class of 2008 Melody Holt Kelly Kapferer Lori Belconis Ed Armstrong Randy Linsted Lori Korver Jim Chiacchiero Denny Berrier Richard Scribben Brad McNeilly Dutch Cotton Don Cannell Frank Zeman Lou Pavolino Brad Ellis Tammy Church Hagstrom Class of 2004 Al Runyan Jon Hall Al Goodwin Ange Candela H. Kanicki F. Diemer A. Vance H. Root Class of 2015 Gordon Hitchcock Adam Holman Dan Craft Eugene Miller E.J. Kinleyside Jim Dodd Kelly Easton Zirzow Steve Oman Gary Kreilach Andrew Isco Geneva Pymatuning Valley Krystal Henson Force Lyle Pepin Chris Larick Andy Juhola Doug Hitchcock Jeff Puffer Steve McHugh Anita Jurcenko Jennifer Johnston Horner Jerry Puffer Ron Richards Chuck Naso John Kampf Dave Sillanpaa Joe Shantz Sue Pokelsek Bill Kaydo Charles Watson Chuck Stevens Kiki McNair Class of 2011 Kim Triskett Frank Roskovics Bob Naylor Bill Brosky Trixie Wolf Anita Tersigni Dana Schulte Jeff Cicon Class of 2007 Bob Walters Ron Silvieus Larry Cumpston Dale Arkenburg Matt Zappitelli N. Stoltz Peoples-O’Neil J. Freeman M. Hurst Bob Spencer Chris Hammon Jim Dolan Class of 2003 Dave Tirabasso Kim Hitchcock Bob Fenton Al Bailey Class of 2014 Jim Landis Paul Freeman Grand Valley St. John Jim Adams Deora Marsh Tom Henson Bob Ball Mike Blauman Leo Mucci Tom Hill Ed Batanian Tim Bowler Joe Rich Fred Hirsimaki Flo Carey Nadine Cox Tim Richards Jim Hood Diane Davis Jonathan Freeman Norm Urcheck Traci Hozian Andy Garcia Class of 2010 Sean Freeman Don Marsh Gene Gephart Heidi French David Benton Robert Puffer Phil Garcia Russell Bethel Pat Sheldon Jon Hall, Sr. Dave Golen Donna Gregg Class of 2006 Beth Helfer Ray Harriman Heidi Litwiler Di Anthony Bob Hitchcock J. Cunningham A. Triskett R. Nejbauer M. Paradie Clyde Koski Maurice McDonald Kelly Boggs Bill Koval 4 — ACBF Star Beacon, Friday, March 30, 2018 After starring at Edgewood, Kray returned home BY CHRIS LARICK proved to 19-3 their senior [email protected] year, winning the North- eastern Conference champi- Opportunities are rare onship, while scoring 79.4 in Ashtabula County for points per game. students who graduate from It was the first Edge- college, then try to find a job wood boys basketball title here. since 1986. But 1997 Edgewood Individually, Kray led the graduate Steve Kray really area in scoring with 23.3 wanted to live in this area, points per contest, in free- particularly in the Buckeye throw shooting with 83 per- School District. So he made cent and in 3-pointers with it happen. 48. He was selected Player Kray, who will be inducted of the Year in the NEC, in into the Ashtabula County Ashtabula County and in the Basketball Foundation on Northeast District and First- April 8, loved growing up in Team All-Ohio in Division II. Edgewood. To Kray, winning the NEC “I was given every oppor- that year was meaningful tunity,” he said. “My father since Madison, Riverside, owned his own business. I Harvey and a strong Har- helped in the summer, but bor team, in addition to he never made me work on a individual stars like Rashad regular basis.” SUBMITTED PHOTO Wells, Ryan Turner and Todd To Kray, the Buckeye com- Steve Kray, pictured with his wife, Nicole, and children, Carly and Logan, will be inducted into the Estok, were in the league at munity, moreso than most Ashtabula County Basketball Foundation during the awards banquet and ceremony on April 8. that time. places, was a sort of Camelot Kray credits his coach, Al or Eden. That’s why, in his Buckeye, too, one of the Al Runyan. It also includes fine players like Don Palm, Runyan, who was named All- opinion, he sees old team- reasons the Warriors de- Bibler, Ryan Lencl, Curtis Joel Lapham and Ryan Watts, Ohio Co-coach of the Year mates in this area often. velop chemistry by having Colby, Chad Weagraff and a year ahead of Kray’s class. in 1997, with much of his “I work with Kevin (Andre- one or two classes make up Shaun Vencill. When their turn did come, success. jack) and see many former the roster of athletic teams Kray became a 1,000-point Kray and his teammates “He was such a big part teammates on a regular on a yearly basis. The kids scorer. Only three Warriors made the most of their of my life since I was seven basis,” Kray said. “Edgewood Kray started playing with at have, and two of in the past years, winning 15 or 16 years old,” Kray said. “I first is unique in that. I graduat- a young age were the same 10 years, have accomplished games as juniors, when Kray started playing sports with ed in 1997 and my son is in ones he graduated with. that feat. was first-team All-Ashtabula soccer at the Y and Little middle school here. A lot of That group includes good That’s because at Edge- County and All-NEC with League baseball. My mom kids who were raised here friend and point guard wood, you wait your turn. 17.3 points per game and 43 (Tina) and dad (Steve) both come back here.” Scott Runyan, the son of Kray and his teammates three-pointers. People tend to stay in Kray’s high school coach, followed teams that included The Warriors im- SEE KRAY, 16 Congratulations All 2018 Hall Of Fame Inductees And Award Honorees... Prosecutor Nick Iarocci Star Beacon, Friday, March 30, 2018 ACBF — 5 Cancel a 1,000-point career scorer at Ashtabula High BY CHRIS LARICK the Ashtabula County Bas- [email protected] ketball Foundation Hall of Fame on April 8. Led by the all-time lead- Cancel began her orga- ing girls basketball scorer nized career while in the in Ashtabula County High seventh grade. School history Diane Davis, “I really did not have any the Ashtabula Panthers interest in playing before girls team had four girls then,” she said. “I would see players score 1,000 points or my three brothers playing more. all the time, but my parents Two of them — Davis and would not allow me to play Eleanor Young — were on with them because they the same team. The third, played too physical.