Northampton Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame

Class of 2005

Al Erdosy - (1932) Football Coach - Teacher

Mike Lisetski - (1931) Baseball Coach - Teacher

Pete Schneider - (1938) Basketball/Football Coach & Athlete - Teacher

Harry Wall - Wrestling Coach - Teacher

Joan Kremus - Girls Sports Coach/Teacher- Field Hockey, Basketball

Elwood Ludwig - Football Coach - Teacher

Class of 2006

Dennis Onkotz - (1966) Football All-American, Professional

Brian Schneider - (1995) Baseball Professional

Walter Zirinsky - (1938) Football Professional

Joe Gerencser - (1949) Football Coach - Player - Teacher

Lou Wolf - (1949) Football Coach, Player, Athletic Director - Teacher

Mary Lisetski - (1932) Basketball Player, Official

Robert Novogratz - (1954) Football All-American

Class of 2007

Don Rohn - Wrestling Coach - Teacher

Greg Vogel - (1972) Basketball, Baseball Player, Professional

Jim Oplinger - (1954) Baseball Coach, Player, Professional - Teacher

Laura Newhard - (1996) Basketball Player, All-State

Joe Novogratz - (1961) Football Professional

Alek Erdosy - (1939) Athletic Director - Teacher

Steve Micio - (1955) Wrestling State Champion - Teacher

Class of 2008

Bob Nemeth - Basketball Coach, Professional Athlete - Teacher

Richard Reimer - (1955) Football Player, Professional

Jim Schneider - (1973) Basketball Player, All-State

Cortney Madea - (1996) Softball Player, State Championship

Steve Medei - (1995) Swimming State Champion

Dan Medei - (1995) Swimming State Champion - Teacher

Edward Keglovits - (1955) Wrestling State Champion

Class of 2009

Willard Oplinger - (1961) Baseball Player, Professional

Mike Lisetski, Jr - (1964) Baseball Player, Professional

Ellen Malone - Basketball Coach

Larry Christoff - (1968) Football Player, Professional

Donald Christman - (1954) Football Player, Professional

Richard Censits - (1954) Basketball Player, Professional

Andrew Shellock - Athletic Trainer

Class of 2010

Debra Anthony - Softball and Field Hockey Coach - Teacher

Gwen Whildin - Boys and Girls Swimming Coach - Teacher

Charles Woginrich - (1962) Football, Basketball, Track Athlete - Teacher

Gerald Simcoe - (1956) Basketball and Track Athlete

Joe Steffie - (1968) Track and Field State Champion

Class of 2011

Jason Kremus - (1989) Football and Track, State Champion - Coach

Jim Fromhartz - (1988) Basketball and Track

Robert Crawford - Head Golf Coach, Assistant Basketball Coach - Teacher

Jim Lindenmoyer - Football and Basketball Statistician

Class of 2012

Josh Haines - (2004) Wrestling, Two-time State Champion

Jon Oplinger - (2004) Wrestling and Football, Two-time State Champion

Jeff Ecklof - (2003) Wrestling and Football, Two-time State Champion

Joe Ecklof - (2005) Wrestling and Football, Three-time State Champion

Terry Daubert - (1987) Head Wrestling Coach - Teacher

Class of 2013

No Nominees

Class of 2014

Gregg Meyer - (1995) Golf, Two-time District XI Champ, Three-time State Qualifier

Charles Shimer - (1957) Football, Basketball, Baseball, Professional Football

Christine Hunsicker - (1995) Field Hockey, Basketball, Soccer (12 Letters), NCAA Runner-up

Paul Heffner - (1947) Football, Basketball, Baseball, Professional Football

Carole Weil - (1981) Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball

1937-38 "Wonder Team" Undefeated (9-0) Football, Outscored opponents 518-25, Beat Catty 85-0

Class of 2015

Keith Newhard - (1954) Football, Basketball, Baseball, HOF Kutztown University

Beth (Marushack) Bersticker - (2002) Golf, Four-Time District Champion, State Champion

Bob Oplinger - (1963) Football, Baseball, Professional Football

Mary (O'Brien) Fromhartz - (1986) Basketball, Track, Softball

Steve Pritko - (1939) Football, Basketball, Baseball, Profession Football, NFL Official

Mike Schneider - (1972) Basketball, Baseball, Coach - B & G Basketball, Baseball, Teacher, Athletic Director

1992-93 "National Champion" Wrestling Team - Undefeated (24-0), District, State, and National Champion

Class of 2016

Gerald Farkas - (1958) Football, Track, 1962 College Football Academic All-American, LV Football Hall of Fame (2010)

Sean Finkbeiner - (1984) Wrestling, 141-6-4 Overall Record, District XI, Northeast Regional & PIAA State Champion, 1984 Pennsylvania High School Wrestler of the Year

Beverly (Santee) Jenkins - (1991) Tennis, Basketball, Softball (12 Letters), 1000 Point Basketball Scorer

John Mickley - (1951) Football, Basketball, Baseball, Drafted by Philadelphia Phillies (1952)

1995-96 "PIAA Champion" Softball Team - (26-1), MVC, DXI, PIAA Champions

Class of 2017

Dr. Charles Kuntzleman - (1958) Football, Wrestling, Track and Field, Muhlenberg College Hall of Fame

Eric Spadt - (1996) Football, Baseball, Penn State University, Drafted by Cincinnati Reds in 2000 MLB Amateur Draft

Christine Susko - (1987) Softball, Basketball, Tennis, Field Hockey, Member of Princeton Tigers 1988 and 1989 Ivy League Champion Softball Teams

Edward Yaple - (1949) Football, Basketball, Baseball, Syracuse University, Hamilton Tiger Cats (Canadian Football League), 2011 National Football Foundation Hall of Fame

1995-96 Girls Basketball Team - PIAA Eastern Conference Champions, 27-5 Final Team Record, MVC 1st and 2nd Half Champions, DXI AAAA Runner-Up

Class of 2018

Matthew Erdosy - (2002) Swimming, District XI Champion, PIAA Champion, Swimmer of the Year, University of Pittsburgh Big East Team Champion

Gary Kellner - (1958) Football, Basketball, Track, Lehigh Valley League Football and Track & Field Champion, United States Naval Academy, F8 Jet Fighter Pilot

Lindsey Knupp - (2001) Field Hockey, Softball, MVC All-Star & All-State Field Hockey Player, Shippensburg University Softball Hall of Fame

Class of 2019 - 2020

Charles Hoffman - (1957) Football, Basketball, Baseball, Lehigh Valley League Football (2X) and Baseball (2X) Champion, Lehigh Valley League All-Star, Class President, University of Notre Dame Football Player.

1955 & 1956 Football Teams - Head Coach Al Erdosy.  (1955) 9-0, 323-78 Combined Points, 2 Opponent Shut Outs, Captains Charles Hoffman, Carl Wunderler, Robert Phillips, Ed Gassler.  (1956) 9-0, 420-46 Combined Points, 4 Opponent Shut Outs, Captains Charles Hoffman, Charles Shimer, Robert Reimer, Frank Marth.  

Class of 2021

No Nominees

Class of 2022

No Nominees

Class of 2023

No Nominees

Class of 2024

No Nominees

District XI Hall of Fame Inductees

Class of 2018 - Al Erdosy

Class of 2019 - Mike Lisetski & Don Rohn

Class of 2023 - Laura Newhard & Brian Schneider