Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association DISTRICT XI Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, and Pike Counties www.district11.piaa.org ROBERT HARTMAN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chairman July 30, 2018 W. BRADLEY PENSYL Vice-Chairman RAYMOND J. KINDER PIAA District XI is honored to announce its inaugural class of the District XI Hall of Secretary Fame. Fourteen inductees were selected as members of the first class to the District XI THOMAS MOLL, II Hall of Fame. Inductees were selected from nominations made by member schools, Treasurer officials’ chapters, and media membership. Nominees are selected by on their ELAINE ARNTS Female Sports Representative accomplishments on the high school level and are not inclusive of accomplishments SCOTT COOPERMAN outside of high school athletics. Constituencies may nominate additional athletes by William Allen HS completed the forms located on the District XI website, www.districtxi.com. The FRANK D’ANGELO nomination deadline for each class is May 1 of each induction year. Male Officials’ Representative SCOTT DIMON Our first Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 4pm at Pine Grove Area HS the Holiday Inn Conference Center Lehigh Valley in Breinigsville. Dinner will precede RICHARD DRY our induction ceremony. Tickets for the event are $50 and can be purchased by Junior High Representative contacting District XI Chairman Bob Hartman at [email protected]. The TIM EGAN Pen Argyl HS deadline to purchase tickets is October 1. ROBERT FELTY Tri-Valley HS The first inductees of the District XI Hall of Fame are: BRYAN GEIST AD Association Representative Sue Butz-Stavin WAYNE GRIM J. Birney Crum School Boards Representative Diane Decker RICHARD HEFFERNAN John Donmoyer Palisades HS Al Erdosy RAY RAMELLA Nazareth HS Matt Gerhard LYNN SABOL Michelle Marciniak Private Schools Representative Ed McCaffrey STEPHEN TOTH Larry Miller Tamaqua HS Bob Mlkvy DAVID TROXELL Parents Representative Ray Nunamaker ANNE WENNINGER Artie Owens Female Officials’ Representative Milo Sewards JASON ZIMMERMAN Allyssa Vavra Northwestern Lehigh HS Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association DISTRICT XI Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, and Pike Counties www.district11.piaa.org Sue Butz-Stavin has made her mark as the Head Field Hockey coach at Emmaus High School. While leading the Green Hornets, Coach Butz-Stavin and coached 29 straight District XI Championship teams of her 33 won as well as 12 PIAA Championship teams and won over 900 games. J. Birney Crum led the Allentown High School Canaries from 1925 through 1950 amassing 190 wins in football and 490 wins in basketball for a total of 680. From 1945 to 1947 his Allentown High teams won 3 basketball state championships. Coach Crum was inducted in to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1975 and passed away in 1981. Marian Catholic’s Diane Decker was an outstanding basketball player from 1981 to 1985. While playing for the Fillies, Decker amassed 2,377 points and 1,116 rebounds and led Marian to a PIAA Championship in 1984. She was named Converse All-American and USA Today Honorable Mention All-American. John Donmoyer finished his career as the most successful boys’ basketball coach in District XI history, securing 624 wins during stops at William Allen (23 years) and Moravian Academy (17 years). He is a member of the Lehigh Valley Basketball Hall of Fame and the court at William Allen High School is named in his honor. Northampton High School’s Al Erdosy was the Head Football Coach from 1939-1968. He owned a remarkable record of 169-25-9. His teams won 21 Lehigh Valley League championships. Coach Erdosy may be best known for his use of the short punt offense. In 1969, the football stadium at Northampton High was named after Coach Erdosy. There are a very small number of 4-time PIAA Champions in the sport of wrestling. Catasauqua’s Matt Gerhard is one of them. Gerhard won his four PIAA titles from 1981-1984 and finished his career with a record of 127-3. Gerhard also won four District XI and four Regional Championships. Allentown Central Catholic’s Michelle Marciniak was named National Player of the Year by Parade Magazine and Gatorade, as well being name Naismith National Player of the Year in 1991. She scored 3,025 points in her high school career that spanned from 1987-1991. Multi-sport athlete Ed McCaffrey had an outstanding career for the Vikings of Central Catholic. He was a key contributor to two Basketball State Championships, scored 1,637 points, was AP All-State in 1985-86. He was a Parade All-American and AP 1st Team All-State in Football in 1985. Basketball standout Larry Miller played hoops at Catasauqua High School is the all-time leading scorer in District XI history with 2,722 points. He also secured 2,062 career rebounds. He led his team to four straight league championships and three straight District XI Championships. His Catasauqua career spanned from 1960-64. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association DISTRICT XI Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, and Pike Counties www.district11.piaa.org Palmerton High School’s Bob Mlkvy made his mark on the basketball court. From 1954-57, Mlkvy scored a school record 1,925 points. He led the Blue Bombers to three straight league championships. The 1956 team, led by Mlkvy, played for a state championship against Farrell High School. He was named All-State twice and Parade All-American in 1957. Mlkvy passed away in 2016. Ray Nunamaker is one of District XI’s most decorated wrestling coaches. In 34 years as the Head Coach at Nazareth High, Coach Nunamaker won 468 dual meets and coached 8 wrestlers to 9 PIAA Championships. His teams won 20 league championships and 7 District XI Championships. Coach passed away in 2015. Artie Owens was an outstanding running back and track athlete at Stroudsburg High School. As a senior Owens established Pennsylvania records with 41 touchdowns in a season. He was a Kodak All-American, UPI and AP All-State, All-Conference, and a Big 33 selection. He was also clocked in the 100 yard dash at 9.8 seconds. J. Milo Sewards began as Head Basketball Coach at Allentown High School in 1950 and immediately led his team to a PIAA State Championship. As Head Coach for 24 years, he led his teams to 9 league championships and 4 District XI Championships. He ended his career with 408 wins, winning over 71% of his contests. The Gym at William Allen is named in honor of Coach Sewards. Coach passed away in 2003. Panther Valley’s Allyssa Vavra made her mark in the swimming pool for the Panthers. Vavra was a 5-time PIAA Champion and 18-time All-American during her high school career. She was a 17-time District XI Champion, helping her team win a title in 2008. She also established a school record in 200 IM. .