2006 NPAAA Hall of Fame Inductees - North Penn Alumni Athletic ...

North Penn Alumni Athletic Association 

Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 

Saturday, October 14, 2006 

North Penn High School

The NPAAA Board of Directors 

Board Members at Large 

Greg Kobasa Richard Swanker Al Brodhag Jami Wilus Rick Carroll 

Officers 

Ron Jaros Jim Heimer Tom Strickland Russ Stewart Bill Sinkinson 

Recording Secretary Vice President President Treasurer Corresponding 

Secretary

Our Mission Statement: 

The mission of this Association shall be to uphold the standards and prestige of the North Penn 

High School athletic program and to encourage and promote higher education through 

scholarship awards to those athletes who demonstrate courage and sacrifice during their athletic 

careers. In addition, a hall of fame has been established to recognize those alumni from North 

Penn High School and its legacy schools who best exemplified those high standards while 

participating in athletics in high school. 

NPAAA Scholarship Winners 

The North Penn Alumni Athletic Association is proud to support some of the outstanding 

scholar/athletes of North Penn High School in their pursuit of higher education. Listed below are the 

recipients of the annual scholarships that your membership and donations help to support. 

Scholar Athlete Award 

2002 Jennifer Krepps 

2003 Kristi Troster Nicholas Fanslau 

2004 Liz Monachello Mike Partain 

2005 Shi Chen Abraham Horng 

2006 Jennifer Kesilman Matt Francis 

2002 

James K. Gulick Award 

Steven Craig 

2003 Matt Henderson 

2004 Scott Simonovich 

2005 Sean Doyle 

2006 Cody Edling & Phil Wright 

The James K. Gulick Scholarship is awarded annually to the senior North Penn track & field athlete who best 

exemplifies the ideals of Coach Jim Gulick Sr., sportsmanship, integrity and leadership. 

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NORTH PENN ALUMNI ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 

Early in 2000, a group of North Penn community members and North Penn School District representatives met 

to discuss the possibility of starting a formal North Penn Alumni Association. The initial force behind this idea was Art 

Wurster, a former North Penn Scholar/Athlete. Following several monthly meetings, criteria for membership was 

established -- former North Penn athletes and coaches, as well as honorary members. In August of 2000, The North 

Penn Alumni Athletic Association (NPAAA) was officially founded, and members of this fledging organization began 

to meet on the second Wednesday of each month. 

Officers were duly elected: President- Al Brodhag; Secretary - Ken Schmidt; Treasurer - Russ Stewart; as well as 

four Directors - Greg Kobasa, Rick Carroll, Jim Heimer, and Tom Strickland. 

By-laws and a mission and purpose of the organization were created with the approval of the North Penn 

School District. A Newsletter, The Knight Times, was produced quarterly for the growing membership. 

In 2002, the NPAAA awarded its first scholarships, the Scholar/Athlete Award and The James K. Gulick Track 

Scholarship Award. 

In January 2004, a new President (Tom Strickland) and a new Vice-President (Jim Heimer) were elected to serve 

the NPAAA. In the Spring, President Strickland (NP Graduate, 1962) presented to the NPAAA Board of Directors a 

basic outline for the North Penn Athletic Hall of Fame, to be sponsored by the NPAAA. It was enthusiastically and 

unanimously accepted by the Board of Directors. Work began immediately on the First Induction of Candidates and 

culminated with official ceremonies on Saturday, October 8, 2005. 

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P.O. Box 22 

Lansdale, PA 19446 

http://www.npaaa.org 

215-368-9800 Ext. 105 alumni@npenn.org 

October 14, 2006 

Welcome to everyone attending this evening’s second annual NPAAA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This 

year’s event is going to be remembered not only for the 12 individuals and 2 teams being inducted but also for the 

historic milestone of the establishment and dedication of the Wall of Honor. This Wall of Honor will not only be a 

permanent monument to individuals and teams but it will also serve as a documented record of North Penn High 

School, and its Legacy Schools, sports history for everyone to appreciate. 

Since the NPAAA was established in the Year 2000, we have successfully awarded nine scholarships to outstanding 

senior class male and female student athletes. Also, the NPAAA, in conjunction with the James K. Gulick Award 

sponsors, have provided six scholarships to Track & Field athletes who epitomize qualities of sportsmanship, fair 

play, and competitiveness espoused by North Penn High School Coach James K. Gulick, Sr. Please visit the 

KnightSite (www.npaaa.org) to view a listing of the individual scholarship winners. In addition, the NPAAA has 

reached a milestone of over 200 members and growing every day. 

I said it last year and I will state it again this year. It is a special honor and privilege to hold the position of President 

of the North Penn Alumni Athletic Association and to be part of an organization that is building on its original 

mission of providing scholarships to student athletes to successfully establishing North Penn High School’s first 

Sports Hall of Fame. By establishing a Sports Hall of Fame we are recognizing the outstanding individual athletes, 

coaches and teams that brought honor to themselves and our school. In addition, we are providing future generations 

a documented record of our sports history. This history will not only provide a source of pride but also a standard to 

emulate. This history originated with our “Legacy Schools”; Hatfield High School, Lansdale High School, and 

North Wales High School dating back to 1887 and which were consolidated in 1955 to become North Penn High 

School. 

Tonight we are honoring individual athletes and teams that represent several of these schools spanning eight 

decades. These 12 individuals, the 1976 North Penn High School Girls’ Pennsylvania State Championship Team and 

the 1981 Boys’ North Penn High School Pennsylvania State Championship Track & Field Team represent 

individuals and teams that demonstrated excellence through sacrifice, dedication, courage, hard work, and 

commitment. These values were instilled by coaches who dedicated their lives and careers to teaching athletes the 

cardinal virtues of ancient Greek philosophy: justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. These lessons of virtue 

develop individual character that shape and influence the rest of our lives. 

At the conclusion of the induction ceremony, the Wall of Honor will be dedicated. Please join the NPAAA and 

school officials to witness this historic event. Following the Wall of Honor Dedication, you are invited to a reception 

and refreshments to congratulate the inductees, reunite with classmates, teammates and meet new friends. By 

bringing together athletes, teams, and coach’s spanning eight decades we hope to provide a forum and an 

opportunity to create an atmosphere for collegiality and reunion. 

Sincerely, 

Thomas F. Strickland Jr. 

President NPAAA 

NPHS Class of 1962 

NPAAA Board of Directors 

Thomas F. Strickland, Jr. James Heimer Russ Stewart William Sinkinson Ron Jaros 

President Vice President Treasurer Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary 

Greg Kobasa Jami Wilus Richard Swanker Rick Carroll 

Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member

On behalf of the North Penn School District and Board of Education, congratulations to the new 

North Penn Athletic “Hall of Fame” Inductees. As a district, it is our distinct privilege to honor 

your athletic achievements by commemorating them through this recognition. This is our 

opportunity to thank you for helping to build the foundation of one of the most recognized sports 

programs in the state of Pennsylvania and beyond. 

Honoring your athletic accomplishments through this induction recognizes your personal 

contributions to your sport. But this honor goes well beyond your personal contributions. Your 

inclusion on our new “Wall of Fame” will serve now and into the future as an important role 

model for today’s and tomorrow’s student athletes making you, forever, a cherished member of 

our North Penn family. 

Tonight it is our pleasure to bestow this special recognition on you for the outstanding 

contributions and achievements you have earned. I applaud your phenomenal personal 

accomplishments. Your honor is richly deserved and will always be remembered through the 

efforts of the North Penn Alumni Athletic Association. 

Congratulations and thank you for your contributions to the #1 athletic program in the state of 

Pennsylvania! 

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A History of the North Penn School System 

Dick Shearer 

The roots of public education in the North Penn area predate the Civil War when simple one-room schoolhouses 

dotted the countryside. They offered schooling at the most basic level because all the primary grades were taught 

by a single teacher in that one-room environment. Students who wanted “higher” education had to travel to a 

town where advanced courses were available. As villages grew into larger boroughs in the 1880s, 12-year diploma 

programs were offered in these schools, and senior classes evolved – some with as few as a single student. 

Lansdale School District was formed in 1871, a year before the community became an incorporated borough. In 

1872, its first public school was built on East Main Street, where Citizens Bank now stands. The first graduating 

class in 1888 consisted of four students. The original school on Main Street was replaced by the larger Broad 

Street and Green Street schools in 1888 and 1899, respectively, but it was not until 1914 that the first Lansdale 

High School was built on the site of the present McDonald’s restaurant. 

An influx of new industries and affordable residential housing quickly pushed the high school building past 

capacity, and in 1930, the school board agreed to build a new high school on Penn Street, where there would be 

plenty of room for future expansion. Because of this foresight, the second Lansdale High School stood the test of 

time much better than its predecessor. Over a period of 40 years, the campus grew to serve a total of seven towns 

and townships in the region. 

When regional consolidation took place in 1955, the Penn Street school underwent a massive expansion project 

that more than doubled the size of the original school. In June 1955, the final Lansdale High School diplomas 

were awarded, and three months later North Penn High School was born. 

Like Lansdale, Hatfield’s education system evolved from one-room schools into a larger school that began offering 

advanced grades during the 1890s. Hatfield Consolidated School District was formed in 1921 when residents of 

the borough and township agreed to erect a modern high school on the borough-township line in 1921. The new 

facility contained 19 rooms and was built on a 10 1/2-acre tract at Fairgrounds and Cowpath Roads. When the 

building opened in September, 1922, it was the first six-year high school in this part of the state. A total of 492 

students were brought together under the same roof, taught by a 15-member faculty. Hatfield High featured the 

largest auditorium and gymnasium between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley. Now the home of the Biblical 

Theological Seminary, Hatfield High School’s last graduates received their diplomas in 1955. The high school 

closed its doors on June 10, 1955, and in September, 1955, Hatfield’s underclassmen began attending the North 

Penn Joint High School in Lansdale. 

Public education in North Wales also began with a one-room school located on Main Street that was built before 

the town was incorporated in 1869. The bustling young town soon outgrew its first schoolhouse and a new one 

was erected at Third and School Streets. By the 1890s that structure also proved inadequate and a three-story 

addition was built to house all 12 grades. North Wales held its first commencement in 1887 – with one student 

receiving a diploma. The School Street building was replaced in 1928 by what is now North Wales Elementary 

School on Summit Street. Like Lansdale and Hatfield, North Wales became a part of the North Penn Jointure in 

1955, ending the era of independent school districts – and high schools – in each town. 

To come full circle, the post-World War II construction boom impacted the once rural townships of Hatfield, 

Montgomery, Upper Gwynedd and Towamencin much like the rapid growth the boroughs experienced a halfcentury 

earlier. The venerable Lansdale/North Penn High School was no longer able to contain the influx of new 

students. In 1971 a new, massive high school campus was built in Towamencin, and Penn Street was converted 

into what is now Penndale Middle School.

A Remarkable Story about five of NPAAA’s Hall of Fame Track and 

Field Inductees and their Record Setting Sprint Progression 1924 to 

2006 

By Richard Swanker 

There was a time when track shoes had leather soles with ¾ inch spikes and athletes 

ran on 440yd. cinder tracks. In 1924 George Sands was a senior at Lansdale High School. 

He was the captain of the football and basketball teams. However, it was as a track team 

member that he excelled. As a sprinter he set school records in the 100, 220 and 440 yard 

dashes, running 10.0 flat for the 100yd. dash in 1924. The world record in 1924 was 9.5. 

George went to Penn State on a full track scholarship. 

4X100 yd. relay. 

Fourteen years later not a lot had changed with the track shoe, cinder tracks or George’s sprint records. 

One major change that took place was the beginning of the Crawford era. James B Crawford 

began coaching Track and Field in 1930 at Lansdale High school. In 1938 Jack Watt became the 

next great sprinter in Lansdale high school history. Jack was undefeated in dual meets for three 

years. His senior year he was undefeated in the 100, 220, and 120yd. low hurdles. He tied the 

school record in the 100yd. dash and set a new school record in the 220yd. dash. Jack went on 

after high school to set a new world interscholastic record with Mercersburg Academy in the 

In 1956 the area high schools; Lansdale, North Wales and Hatfield, came together to create the North 

Penn school district. Track shoes had changed; the uppers were lighter, the soles still had long spikes, and athletes 

ran on 440yd.cinder tracks. Coach Jim Crawford was coaching and in 1960 a new sprinter emerged, Ron Hangey. 

Ron, as a senior in 1961 at the Bux-Mont League Championship meet, set League records in the 100, 220 and 

440yd. dashes. He went on to win the 100yd. dash at the state meet, becoming North Penn’s 

first 100yd. dash State Track & Field Champion; he also placed second in the 440yd. dash at 

the State Meet. At the end of Ron’s senior year he had broken all of North Penn’s sprint 

records. The 100yd. record was now 9.9; the 220yd. dash record was 21.9 and the 440yd. 

dash record was 48.9. 

The shoes got a little lighter, the track was still 440 yd. of cinders, and Coach 

Crawford’s unbelievable coaching career continued. In 1968 he won his 21 st consecutive 

Bux-Mont League Championship and another superb sprinter emerged, Bill Clugston. As a 

junior at North Penn, Bill won the 100yd., 220yd. and 440yd. dashes at the Bux-Mont League 

Championship meet. He went on to win the 100yd. dash and the 200yd. dash at the District 

One Track and Field Championships. In the 1968 State Track and Field Championships, Bill 

became the first underclassman at North Penn High school to win a State Track & Field Championship title in the 

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220yd. dash; he was fifth in the 100yd. dash. The following year, 1969, Coach Crawford won his 22 nd consecutive 

Bux-Mont League Championship title and his last. Bill again won the 100yd., 220yd. and 440yd. dashes at the Bux- 

Mont League Championship meet. At the 1969 District One Track & Field Championship, Bill won the 100 and 

220 yd. dashes for the second year, helping North Penn and Coach Crawford to its first District One Track and 

Field title. At the State Track and Field Championships Bill won the 220yd. dash, making him North Penn’s only 

two time State Champion; he was third in the 100yd. dash. 

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In the next 10 years, there were major changes in track and field. The shoes were synthetically made and 

very light; the tracks changed from 440yds. to 400 meters. The surface changed from cinders to all weather tracks, 

the spikes changed from ¾ of an inch to ¼ of an inch, and Coach Crawford turned the track program over to 

Coach James Gulick. In 1981 Coach Gulick’s Track team won North Penn’s first boys Indoor and Outdoor State 

Track & Field Championships. Coach Gulick retired and turned the reins over to Coach 

Richard Swanker in 1982. In 1989 another superb sprinter emerged, Shane Pratt. Before 

Shane would graduate from North Penn High School he would hold every class record in the 

100m, 200m and 400m, except the 9 th grade 100 meters (his brother Derek holds that). In 

1991 Shane finished the dual meet season undefeated in the 100, 200 and 400 meters. He 

won the League Championship in the 100, 200 and 400 meters, setting a league and school 

record in the 400 meters, running 47.4. In the District One Championships, he won the 100 and 200 meters. 

Advancing to the State Track & Field Championship, he won the 100 and 200 meters, finishing the season 

undefeated in the 100 and 200 meters. In 1992 Shane finished the dual meet season undefeated in the 100, 200 

and 400 meters. He won the League Championship in the 100, 200 and 400 meters breaking the league and school 

record in the 100 meters running 10.2. At the District One Championships he won the 100 and 200 meters and 

anchored the 4X100m relay to first place finish. In 1992 Coach Swanker won his second District One Track 

Championship. At the State Track & Field Championship, for the second straight year, Shane won the 100 and 

200 meters, helping North Penn and Coach Swanker to the State runner up team title. Shane finished the season 

undefeated in the 100 and 200 meters for the second straight year. Shane’s 200 meter time at the state meet was a 

new school record, 20.9 (21.08 fat). Shane ended his career with all three sprint records at North Penn High 

school; 100 meters 10.2h; 200 meters 20.9h and 400 meters 47.4h. These Track records at North Penn High School 

stand today in 2006.

Reflections / Excerpts from a Motivational Speech 

by Steve Miller Presented 1/9/02 at the NPAAA Annual Meeting 

Steve addressed the perennial question of the overall meaning of athletics, what athletics meant to him during his 

student days at NPHS, and how those lessons impacted both his professional baseball career and later life. He 

outlined how athletics taught him the meaning of hard work, sacrifice, desire, enthusiasm, conditioning, mental 

toughness and discipline – all topics frequently mentioned by many insightful athletes. Steve focused on four 

qualities that had special significance to him and what those qualities entail. 

1) LOYALTY: 100% commitment to all who depend upon you. Loyalty is found within any successful 

team, at any level, in any successful business. 

2) RESPECT: Everyone has personal goals. Respect those goals and the life experiences of your opponents, 

but do not confuse fear with respect. Respect your parents and the authority they represent in your life. 

A gentle look, a kind word, or a smile can do wonders. The American writer Herbert Casson said that, in 

handling men, three feelings you must not possess are fear, dislike, and contempt. 

3) UNSELFISHNESS: Think of all consequences before you talk or act. Ask yourself the question, "How 

would I want to be treated in this situation?” What you say or do affects the lives of others. What makes 

a perfect day? Say or do something nice for someone who can never repay you! 

4) HONESTY: It’s habit forming in either case – honesty or dishonesty. Self-honesty is imperative in 

athletics or in any other field. You can never become an effective leader if you are dishonest – in sports or 

in life in general. 

All of us realize that the future holds extraordinary challenges for us; we must accept those challenges as a part of 

life. Honesty and integrity must be sacrosanct when dealing with these challenges. There is no middle ground 

when it comes to honesty; it’s black and white. There is NO special time to be honest. Its time is NOW and 

ALWAYS. 

These four traits are really about CHARACTER, which is the foundation for everything in your life. An athlete 

must be dependable and consistent, regardless of the time or place. 

Al Brodhag 

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2006 NPAAA Hall of Fame Inductees 

DAN DRISSEL 

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1963 

3 Yr Letter Winner in Football and Wrestling 

All Bux-Mont League Football Center Position 

Bux-Mont League and District I Heavyweight 

Wrestling Champion 

First Team Center at Temple University for 3 Yrs. 

Assistant Coach, NPHS 1970-1972 

Wrestling 

North Penn High School: 

Football (10-11-12) (Co-Captain) (Center, Middle Guard, Middle Linebacker) – 

All Bux-Mont Offensive Center 

Wrestling (10-11-12) Heavyweight – Bux-Mont Champions (NP) 

Heavyweight -- Undefeated (Dual Meets) 

Heavyweight – Bux-Mont Champion, District I 

Teacher/Coach, NPHS (Science) 1971-2004 

Concert Choir (11-12) 

Voice Ensemble (11-12) 

Temple University, 1967 (Football)


STAN FRETZ 

Athlete, Lansdale HS, 1935 

Football, Basketball, Track 

Captain of the 1934 Football Team 

Most Valuable Player, Football Team, 1934 

Bluffton College, Captain of the Football Team and 

Track & Field Team. 

Stan lettered in Football, Basketball, Track, 220 Low Hurdles and Javelin at LHS. He was 

Captain of the 1934 Football Team, and won the Most Valuable Football Player Trophy in 1933, 

lettering four years. At Bluffton, Stan played Football and Track, where he Captained both teams. 

After college, he returned to Lansdale to play Football (Running Guard) for the Semi-Pro Team, 

The Silver Hawks, 1946-1947. He later competed in the Senior Olympics in the State of 

Pennsylvania, bringing home medals in Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, and the 100-Yard Dash. 

Stan remained very active in Lansdale throughout his entire life, serving on Lansdale Library 

Board, Grace Mennonite Church Council, Spiritual Council Deacon, Choir Director, Choir 

Mentor, and Quartet Member. He served with the Germantown Mennonite Board and had the 

Fretz Building named after him by the Bluffton College Board of Trustees. 

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ERV JAROS 


Football, Winter and Spring Track 

3 Yr Letter Winner Football and Track 

All Bux-Mont League Football Defensive End 1964 

5 Time Bux-Mont League Champion Discus and 

Shot Put 

A State Champion Discus Record 182’3” 

Held PA State Record 20 Years 

Penn Relays High School Shot Put Champion, 1965 

5th Place at Olympic Trials 1968, Discus 

FOOTBALL –MVP ( 1964 SEASON ) Lettered 3 years; 1 st Team All League – Defense (defensive end) 

TRACK MVP ( 1965 ); team high scorer; League Champion – shot put & discus; league record in both events; 

District Champion ( 1965 ) discus, 2 nd place – shot put; set district discus record – still stands at 40 years and 

counting; State Champion (1965) Discus ; Set state discus record – stood for 20 years; North Penn High School 

discus record still stands – 40 years; Held North Penn High shot put record for 35 years; Penn Relays Champion 

– shot put (1965); Indoor Track shot put – undefeated (1964-65); Spring Track dual meet and invitationals - 

undefeated in discus and shot put until 2 nd place in shot at district championships; Lettered 3 years (No9 th graders 

on Sr. High team at that time, also no letters were given for winter track in those days); member of the record 

setting shuttle hurdle relay team; ran 14.9 sec. in the high hurdles; first eastern thrower to be invited to the 

Golden West Invitational Track and Field Meet. 

COLLEGE TRACK Full scholarship to the University of New Mexico; Oklahoma Relays – 3 time champion – 

discus; Western Athletic Conference – champion and record holder – discus; West Coast Relays – Discus 

Champion; Texas Relays – champion and stadium record holder – discus; NCAA Championships - 5 th place 

discus; University of New Mexico– school record holder discus since 1967; NCAA Track and Field 

Championships Champion – discus; 1968 qualified for Olympic Trials – 5 th place; 1970 – Outstanding College 

Athlete in America – ranked in top 3 discus from 1968 through 1972.


CAROL SCHMIDT KRIEBLE 


Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball 

Three Sport Letter Winner 

Co-Captain Basketball Team, 1956-1957 

Bux-Mont Champions All 3 Sports, 1956 - 1957 

West Chester University 1957-1961 participated in 5 sports. 

Field Hockey All College, All Philadelphia Sectional Teams 

Coach, NPHS 1961 and 1962 

Field Hockey Bux-Mont League Champions, 1962. 

Field Hockey Team (one loss in two years). 

Softball Bux-Mont League Champions, 1962 

North Penn High School: Class of 1957 (Top 10 % of class); Field Hockey: (10. 11. 12): Right Wing , Bux-Mont 

Co Champs 1956; Basketball: (10, 11, 12): Guard, Bux- Mont Champs 1957; Softball: (9, 10, 11, 12); Catcher, 

Bux- Mont Champs-Undefeated 1956, 1957; Sport Club (11, 12); Played amateur softball with a team in 

Reading during summers of 1956-57. Employed as leader in Lansdale Summer Recreation Program from 1958- 

1961 

West Chester State Teachers College: Class of 1961—BS in Health & Physical Education (Magna Cum Laude); 

1989—Masters Equivalency; Field Hockey (1,2,3,4): Left Wing: All College, All Philadelphia Sectional Teams; 

Basketball (1,2,3,4); Guard; Lacrosse (3,4) : Right Defense; Softball (1,2,): Catcher; Track and Field (1)—Shot 

put; Women’s Athletic Association, Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Program, Valkyrie Club—Women Health & 

Physical Education Majors; Played amateur softball with a team in Coatesville during summers of 1958-60; 

North Penn School District: Teacher/Coach 1961-1963 - Taught Health & Physical Education in grades 10, 11, 

12; Head Coach Field Hockey: 1961-62, 1962-63---Bux Mont Co-Champs; Assistant Coach Basketball: 1961- 

1962; Head Coach Softball: 1961-62, 1962-63 ---Bux-Mont Co-Champs; Played right wing with adult Bux-Mont 

Field Hockey Team after college. 

Souderton School District: Teacher / Coach 1964-1965 - Taught Physical Education in grades 7 and 9; Head 

Coach Junior High Hockey Team—fall of1964; Assistant Coach Junior High Basketball—winter of 1964; Head 

Coach Senior High Softball Team—spring of 1965. 

North Penn School District: Teacher 1969-1993 - Taught Elementary Physical Education at: Oak Park, York 

Ave, Hancock, Montgomery, A. M. Kulp, North Wales. 

Retired on June 30, 1993, after 27 years teaching and moved to Largo, Florida. Sports Activities in my 

retirement: Senior Pinellas Good Life Games: Winner of Gold Medals for golf twosome and Silver Medal for 

bowling between 1994-2000; 

Golfing Achievements: Hole in One (1995, 1998, 2000, 2005) 

Fairway Village Ladies League Golf Champion: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 

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STEVE MILLER 


Football, Basketball, Baseball 

3 Year Letter Winner in each Sport 

Football MVP, 1966 

1ST Team Defensive End All Bux Mont League, 

1966 

Evening Bulletin All Scholastic Award, 1966 

1st Team All Suburban Defensive End, 1966 

1st Team PA Coaches All State Defensive End 

1st Team Baseball All Bux Mont League, 1967 

Led Baseball Team in Hitting and Home Runs, 1967 

Played for Boston Red Sox Baseball Minor League 

Organization 

North Penn High School 

Football (10-11-12) (Co-Captain) (Defensive End/Offensive Guard): Defensive End: All Bux-Mont 1 st Team; 

Offensive Guard: All Bux-Mont 2 nd Team; Other Awards: NPHS Most Valuable Player; Newton Cowan Award; 

All Suburban 1 st Teams, Defensive Guard and Offensive Guard; Evening Bulletin 1 st Team All-Scholastic Award; 

Pennsylvania Coaches 1 st Team All State, Defensive End. Varsity Letters three years. 

Basketball (10-11-12) (Center Position) Center All Bux-Mont 2 nd Team; Varsity Letters: Three Years 

Baseball (10-11-12) (Catcher, 1 st Base, Outfield) 1 st Team All Bux-Mont Catcher Position; Led team in batting 

average and home runs. Varsity Letters: Three Years. 

University of Virginia, Football Scholarship - 1 st Team ACC All Freshman Offensive Guard 

Boston Red Sox: Played in organization for five (5) Years. A Ball—Winter Haven, Fl. (1970); Greenville, SC 

(1971); Winston Salem, NC (1972). AA Ball—Pawtucket, RI. (1971-1972); Major League Roster (1973) (Surgery); 

AA Ball—Bristol, CT (1974); Minor League Player/Coach (1974)


CLIFF NGUYEN 


Tennis 

4 Time League and District Champion 

3 Time State Champion 

4 Time NPHS Tennis MVP and Letter Winner 

Only 9th Grade Boy to Win a State Singles 

Tennis Championship 

All Ivy League Singles and Doubles Player. 

Led Harvard University to Sweet 16 Round of the 

NCAA 

Championships 

Harvard University Co-Captain, Tennis Team. 

Achieved World Ranking of 1,414 in 2005 

NPHS: Four Time District Singles Champion; Four Time Letter Winner; Four Time Team MVP 

Ninth Grade: 1997 State Singles Champion (Only 9 th Grader ever to win a Pa. State Championship; Tenth 

Grade: 1998 Fourth Place; Eleventh Grade: 1999 State Singles Champion; Twelfth Grade:2000 State Singles 

Champion 

Harvard University: All-Ivy League Singles and Doubles Player; Senior Co-Captain of Varsity Tennis Team. Led 

team to Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Championships. Graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Economics. 

ATP Tour: Achieved world ranking of 1,414 in 2005 

Currently working as a 2 nd year analyst at Compass Advisers, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm 

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SHANE PRATT 


Winter/Spring Track 

Indoor 300 Yd PA State Champion 1991 & 1992. 

15 Time 1st Team Suburban One All-League 

7 Time Colonial League Champion 

2 Time Spring Track MVP 

Undefeated in 100 and 200 Meters 1991 & 1992 

NPHS Record Holder in 100m, 200m, 400m 

5 Time District One Champion 

2 Time PA State Champion 100 meters 

2 Time PA State Champion 200 meters 

NPHS : Two time team MVP (1991 & 1992) Eleventh Grade: 1991 300 Yard Indoor Pennsylvania State 

Champion; 1991 100 Meter District Champion; 1991 100 Meter State Champion; 1991 200 Meter District 

Champion; 1991 200 Meter State Champion; 1992 300 Yard Indoor Pennsylvania State Champion. Twelfth 

Grade: 1992 100 Meter District Champion; 1992 100 Meter State Champion; 1992 200 Meter District 

Champion; 1992 200 Meter State Champion 

University of Texas at Austin: All American 4x400 Meter Relay, 1993-1994; Four Varsity Letters; Team Captain; 

All Southwest Conference Team, 4x400 Meter Relay Team. 

Seton Hall University: Two Varsity Letters; Big East Champion 4x400 Meter Indoor Relay, 1997.


SONDRA GERHART RAKOWSKI 



All North Penn Center Forward, 1956 

3 Sport Letter Winner 

Bux-Mont League Champion All 3 Sports 1956 – 

1957 

NPHS High Scorer in Basketball 

West Chester University, Selected All College Field 

Hockey Team 

NPHS: Field Hockey (10-11-12) (Co-Captain) – High Scorer, Bux-Mont Champion, 1961: 8 wins, 1 loss 

Basketball (10-11-12) (Forward) – High Scorer, Bux-Mont Champion – only 1 loss 

Softball (10-11-12) – Undefeated Bux-Mont Champs, 1956-57 

West Chester University, 1960: Selected for All College Hockey Team 

1966 Buxmont Hockey League MVP 

Certified in Scuba Diving but no longer doing it. Active in skiing & golfing. 

Community Service: Member of the Montgomery County Youth Aid Panel-which gives underage first time 

offenders a second chance. 

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FRANK ROBISON 


Lettered 3 Yrs Football, Basketball and Baseball 

NPHS & Bux-Mont League Leading Hitter, 491 

Batting Average 

All Bux-Mont League 1st Team Baseball, 1961 

Member of the Bux-Mont League Championship 

Team, 1961 

NPHS: 

Football (10-11-12) (End, Kickoff) – 6 wins, 3 losses 

Basketball (10-11-12) (Guard) – 3 yr Letter Winner 

Baseball (10-11-12) (Centerfielder, Pitcher) – All Bux-Mont – Top Hitter – Champions, 1961 

Sheldon College, NJ, 1965


JACK WATT 



Triple-Threat Back for 1937 Football Championship Team 

All Bux-Mont League Football 1st Team and Top League 

Rusher 

Honorary Captain of the All-League Football Team 

Undefeated in the 100 Yard Dash, 220 Yard Dash 

& 120 Low Hurdles in every dual meet, 1938. 

Held the Lansdale HS school record for the 220 yard dash 

and 120 yard Low Hurdles, 1938 

Team Captain of the 1938 LHS Track Team. 

Ran leadoff leg of one quarter mile relay in the Penn Relays 

For Mercersburg Academy that set a World’s Interscholastic 

Record of 42.2 seconds. 

BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1943 

Jack Watt was a great athlete who participated in Football, Track, Basketball, Baseball, Boxing and Wrestling. 

Jack was a Tailback on the 1937 Lansdale HS Football Team that was undefeated, untied, and un-scored upon 

until the last four minutes in the last game of the season at Doylestown. In addition to being a top rusher in 

the Bux-Mont League, Jack was also an effective passer and extra-point kicker (drop kick). He was All-Bux- 

Mont Halfback First Team and Honorary Captain of the All-League Team. 

The 1938 Track team was undefeated, with 33 straight Dual Meet wins under Coach James Crawford. Jack 

won the 100-Yard Dash, 120-Yard Low Hurdles, and 220 Yard Dash in every Dual Meet his senior year, 

scoring a total of 215 points. His cumulative career point total was an impressive 518 points. Jack was 

Captain of the Track team. 

• Track Team was undefeated for 3 Years in Dual Meets, 1936-1938. 

• Co-Owner of 100 Yard Dash LHS School Record with George Sands. 

• Held School Record for 220 Yard Dash and 120 Yard Low Hurdles. 

• Ran on 3 one mile relay championship teams at the Penn Relays for LHS. 

• Jack’s success continued as he ran the Ran first leg of ¼ mile relay team at the 1939 Penn Relays for 

Mercersburg Academy which set a World’s Interscholastic Record at 42.2 Seconds in the rain. 

Prep School Mercersburg Academy, 1939 

Jack graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 1943. 

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DEREK WILLIAMS 


Swimming 

7 Times Gold Medalist, 7 PA State Swimming 

Records 

Including 50 Freestyle & 200 IM. 

Four Years All-American 

PA State Team Championships: 1990, 1991, 1992 

Four Year All-American at the University of 

Minnesota 

Big Ten Conference 100 Butterfly Champion and 

Record Holder 

Big Ten Conference Team Championship, 1996 

Finished 5th in the NCAA Championships, 100 m 

Fly, 1995 & 1996 

11th Place 1996 Olympic Trials-100m Fly 

Ranked 11th in the World, 100m Fly, 1994 

Member of the USA Swimming National Team 

Pennsylvania States: 7 Gold Medals: Two individual: (200 yd IM & 100 yd butterfly); Five Relays: (Medley Relay 

(2); 200 Freestyle Relay; 400 Free Relay (2). 7 State Records: Two (2) individual (200 yd IM & 50 yd Freestyle 

(lead off swimmer in the 200 free relay); 5 Relays: (Medley Relay (2); 200 yd Free Relay; 400 yd Free Relay (2). All- 

American Seven (7) Times: Two (2) Individual Events Five (5) Relay Events 

When Derek graduated from NPHS he held: Six (6) NPHS Team Records; Seven (7) Suburban I League Records; 

Six (6) District I PIAA Records; Four (4) PIAA State Records; Four Year Letter Winner. 

University of Minnesota: B.S. in Landscape Architecture, 1997 

• Twelve (12) Time All-American; 

• 1995 Big Ten Champion & Record Holder 100 Fly; 

• Finished 5 th NCAA Championships in the 100 Fly (1995 & 1996); 

• 1996 Academic All-American; 

• 1996 Minnesota Big Ten Swimming Championship Team; 

• 11 th Place in the 1996 Olympic Trials-100m Fly 

• Four Year Letter Winner (1993-1996). 

• Ranked 11 th in the world in the 100m Fly, 1994 

• Member of USA Swimming National Team 

Resides in Chicago, IL and works as a project manager/designer for a firm that specializes in custom carpentry and 

ornamental iron fabrication in the Chicagoland area.


JAMI WILUS 


Field Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse 

Lettered 4 Yrs Basketball; Lettered 3 Yrs Field Hockey 

and Lacrosse 

6 Time 1st Team Suburban One All-League 

2 Time NPHS Athlete of the Year 

The Philadelphia Inquirer Athlete of the Year 1998 

LaSalle University:4 Yr Starter in Field Hockey and 

Lacrosse. 

7 Time Atlantic Ten All-Conference 

2001 NCAA Lacrosse, Ranked #1 in Scoring 

NCAA Lacrosse, Ranked #10 in All-Time Scoring 

Member USA Lacrosse Team (2001-2005) 

Coach North Penn HS 

Lacrosse 


Basketball: 4 Year Varsity Player 1994-1998; Sophomore Year (1995-1996), 2nd Team Suburban I All-League; Junior 

Year (1996-1997), 1st Team Suburban I All-League, Montgomery Newspapers Super 10 All-Area Team, Team MVP; 

Senior Year (1997-1998), 1st Team Suburban I All-League, Montgomery Newspapers Super 10 All-Area Team, 

Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Team, NPHS Team MVP; 1,201 Career Points 

Field Hockey: 3 Year Varsity Starter (1996-1998); Junior Year (1997), 1st Team Suburban I All-League; Senior Year 

(1998), 1st Team Suburban I All- League, Senior All-Star Game, Montgomery Newspapers All-Area Team, NPHS 

Team MVP 

Lacrosse: 3 Year Varsity Starter (1996-1998); Junior Year (1997), 1st Team Suburban I All-League; Senior Year 

(1998), 1st Team Suburban I All- League, Montgomery Newspapers All-Area Team 

Other Honors: Junior Year - (1996-1997), North Penn High School Athlete of the Year ; Senior Year (1997-1998) 

Genuardi Sports Award; Philadelphia Inquirer Athlete of the Year; Captained All Three Sports as a Senior; 10 

Varsity Letters 

LaSalle University 

3 Sport Division I Athlete as a freshman (field hockey, basketball, lacrosse) 

Lacrosse- 4 year Starter; 4x (1999-2002) 1st Team Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team; 2002 Atlantic 10 Offensive 

Player of the Year; Ranked 10th on All-Time NCAA scoring list; 

1st Team Regional All-American 2001 & 2002; 2001 Ranked 1st in NCAA scoring; 

2002 North/South Senior All-Star Game; United States Developmental Lacrosse Team (2001-2005) 4 years; 2002 

LaSalle University Team Captain; Academic Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team 2001 & 2002 

Field hockey - 4 Year Starter; 3 x (1999-2001) 1st Team Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team 

Junior & Senior Year Team Captain 

Professional: North Penn High School Teacher and Coach (Lacrosse) 

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NPHS GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM, 1976 

THE UNDEFEATED STATE CHAMPS 

The Girls Softball Team of 1976 was the FIRST TEAM in the history of North Penn to win the State 

Championship with a cumulative season record of 20 wins and 0 losses. The season’s opening league games indicated 

what was in store for this great team when they achieved two shutouts in the first three games. In the opener against 

Hatboro, North Penn won in an astonishing 45-0 landslide! In game three, North Penn swamped Wissahickon, 23-0. 

(Game two was a “modest” 9-3 victory against Souderton.) The team which gave the Maidens their best competition was 

Upper Perkiomen, but they still lost to NP by scores of 6-2 and 8-2. After completing an undefeated Bux-Mont season 

with a 12-0 record, the North Penn Maidens swept the District Playoffs, winning all three games against Interboro (5-1), 

Ridley (5-3), and Quakertown (4-1) to gain the District Title. Game One of the State Playoffs was a win against a solid 

Seneca team, 12-0. Game Two saw a hard-fought win against Shikillemy, 6-3. Game Three culminated in another great 

win against Cumberland Valley, 4-2. The North Penn community gave a wild welcome home to this fighting team who 

would not be beaten. 

The Maidens placed eight players on the All-Bux-Mont Team. First Team: Cindy Kaelin, P; Cindy Fisher, CF; and 

Claire Kostrubiak, LF. Second Team: Kim Gray, P; Cindy MacBain, C; Dawn Mengel, RF; Carole MacBain, SS; Rocky 

Mollard, 3B. 

Team Batting Average: .355 Team Fielding Average: .948 

Team Leaders - Hitting: Cindy Fisher (.500); Carole MacBain (.461) 

Runs Batted In: Dawn Mengel (32); Carole MacBain (30). 

Home Runs: Carole MacBain (4); Dawn Mengel (4) 

Triples: Carole MacBain (5) 

Stolen Bases: Cindy MacBain (15); Carole MacBain (12) 

Letter Winners: Deb Charlton, LF; Cindy Fisher, CF, P; Anne Johnson, 1B; Cindy Kaelin, P; Claire Kostrubiak, LF; 

Diane Kresge, C; Cindy Kulp, 1B; Carole MacBain (Capt), SS; Cindy MacBain, C; Dawn Mengel, RF; Rocky Mollard 

3B; Gail Smith, 2B; Judy Wulff, 2B; Pam Casaboon, Mgr; Deb Hanes, Mgr 

Head Coach Joan Moser; Assistant Coach Claire Gilchrist


NPHS BOYS WINTER AND SPRING TRACK TEAMS, 1981 

STATE CHAMPIONS 

North Penn’s Winter Track Team started the season with a 

record in the Mile Run by Blair Mancini – 4:22.5. The Relay Team 

of Dave Schmitz, Keith Dean, John Hradnansky and Blair Mancini 

also starred with a time of 3:33.8 at the Philadelphia Spectrum. 

At the Meet of Champions at Princeton University, the 

Distance Medley Relay Team set a school record of 10:29.2. The 

Two-Mile Relay Team finished second. Kevin Nibbelink finished 

second, as did Ryran Gardner in the Triple Jump, and Doug Coyle 

finished third in the High Jump. 

Blair Mancini finished fourth with a time of 4:18.4 in the 

High School Invitational Mile Run at the Melrose Games at Madison 

Square Garden. 

North Penn won the Pennsylvania Track Coaches 

Association State Championship held at Lehigh University on February 28, 1981. Results -- North Penn won 50 

points: 

Doug Coyle lst High Jump -- 6’4” 

Dyran Gardner 2 nd Long Jump -- 21’ 11.5” * (new school record) 

Dyran Gardner 2 nd Triple Jump – 47’, 4.5” * (new school record) 

Kevin Nibbelink 2 nd 2 Mile Run – 9:33.2 

Blair Mancini 2 nd Mile Run – 4:21.22 

Jim Schmitz, Don Travis, 

Dave Schmitz, Blair Mancini 2 nd Mile Relay – 8:13.14 

Three North Penn runners – Keith Dean, Dyran Gardner, Blair Mancini – qualified for and ran in the Eastern 

States Championship at Princeton University on March 9, 1981. Results: Blair Mancini won the Mile in Record Time 

of 4:11.6. Dyran Gardner placed second in the Triple Jump with a school record of 47’9.5”. 

The Spring Track and Field Team was undefeated for the third straight year in Dual Meets in the Bux-Mont 

League. Their record: 9-0. For an encore, the North Penn Track and Field Team won the District Championship for 

the second year in a row. 

At the Penn Relays, North Penn won the Bux-Mont Mile Relay (the third year in a row) with a record time. The 

NP 3200 Meter Relay Team finished second in the Championship of America race at the Penn Relays. This same team 

of Dave Schmitz, Don Travis, John Hradnansky and Blair Mancini won the Pennsylvania State Title with a record time 

of 7:42.65. 

Blair Mancini won the 1500 Race at the Penn Relays and was named “The Outstanding Schoolboy Track Athlete” 

for the meet. Blair was District Champ at 800 Meters and was State Champion at 1600 Meters. 

Steve Gildea was District Champ in the Shot Put. 

School Records set were as follows: 

800 and 1600 Meters Blair Mancini 

Long Jump – Triple Jump Dryan Gardner 

3200 Meter Relay Schmitz, Travis, Hradnansky, Mancini 

200 Meters (Tied Record) Keith Dean 

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2005 NPAAA Hall of Fame Inductees 

DICK ALBRIGHT 



All Bux-Mont 1 st Team Football, 1947 & 1948 

Bux-Mont League High Hurdle Champion, 1949 

District One High Hurdle Champion, 1949 

All-Philadelphia Area Invitational High Hurdle Champion, 1949 

PA High Hurdle State Champion, 1949 

All-Philadelphia Halfback, 1948 

Inducted 2005 

MARV ANGSTADT 

Coach, Lansdale/North Penn HS 

1941-1969 

Head Basketball Coach, 25 Years 

Assistant Football Coach 

Assistant Baseball Coach 

Two Bux-Mont League Basketball Championships 

1956-57 & 1958-59 

Inducted 2005 

DOT BALL 

Coach, North Penn HS 

1961-1979 

Field Hockey, Basketball, Tennis 

4 Bux-Mont League Basketball Championships 

2 Bux-Mont League Tennis Championships 

District I PIAA Women’s Representative 

Inducted 2005


BILL BARTLE 


Swimming 

5 Time Gold Medalist 

State Record Holder 100 Freestyle 

200 IM PA State Champion and High School All-American 

PA State Championship Teams 1975 & 1976 

Swimming Coach, North Penn HS, 1994-- 

Undefeated six consecutive years 

4 State Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 

NISCA National Championship Team 2000 

Boys’ Water Polo PA State Championship, 1996 

Girls’ Water Polo PA State Championship, 1998 

Inducted 2005 

TONY BARTLE 


Swimming 

State Champion and HS All-American 

3 Time Gold Medalist 

State Record Holder 500 Freestyle 

200 Freestyle Champion 

Led NPHS to its 1 st State Swimming Championship, 1975 

4 Yrs All American at UCLA 

Top 10 World Ranking 200 Fly & 1500 Freestyle, 1976 

Finished 4 th in the Olympic Trials, 1976 

Inducted 2005 

PAUL BATTAVIO 


Baseball: 3 Yrs All-Bux-Mont League 

Played for Philadelphia Phillies Minor League System 

Inducted 2005 

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AL BRODHAG 

Coach, North Penn HS, 1959-1976 

Head Football Coach; Asst. Baseball Coach 

Bux-Mont League Football Co-Champions, 1968 

All-American Catcher 1952 at 

The University of Delaware 

PA Football Coaches Association: 

President 1965-67 

First President, NPAAA 2000-2003 

Inducted 2005 

GERRY BOWER 

Coach, Hatfield HS, 1948-1955 

Coach, North Penn HS 1955-1959 

Soccer, Basketball (Boys and Girls) 

1 st NPHS Soccer Coach to be Undefeated in 1959 

Inducted 2005 

ROBIN CASH 


3 Yr Letter Winner: Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball 

Coached Field Hockey Team at West Chester University to 

National Championship 1977 

Coached Yale University to Ivy League Co-Championships,1980 

Player and Coach: US Field Hockey and Lacrosse Teams 

Inducted into Ursinus College & USFH Halls of Fame 

Inducted 2005


TOM CASH 


Football, Boxing, Baseball 

Coach, North Wales HS, 1953-1955 

Coach, Pennbrook Jr HS, 1959-1976 

Baseball, Soccer 

Lansdale Recreational Director 

Inducted 2005 

RICK CARROLL 


Founder: NP Aquatics Program 

Swimming Team: 69 Straight Wins, 

17 League Championships 

Coached 19 All-Americans 

Dual Meet Record 213 Wins and 14 Losses 

Two State Championships 1975 & 1976 

Inducted into PA Swimming Hall of Fame 

NPHS Natatorium Named in His Honor 

Inducted 2005 

JIM CHURCH 



Named to All Bux-Mont League Teams 

in Basketball and Baseball 

WNPV Play-by-Play Announcer since 1970 

Co-Chairman: Montgomery County 

All Star Football Game 

Inducted 2005 

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BILL CLUGSTON 


Football and Track 

2 Time PIAA State 220 Yd Dash Champion, 1968 and 1969 

First Bux-Mont League runner to win back to back titles in the 

100, 220, and 440 Yard Dashes 

Bux-Mont League Leading Rusher and Scorer, 1968 

All Bux-Mont League First Team Halfback 

Played in the Montgomery County All-Star Football Game 

Honorable Mention Big 33 Team 

Inducted 2005 

JOHN CORRADO 


Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track 

All Bux-Mont Football at Center Position, 1938 

Coached and Umpired Football and Baseball 

President of North Penn Umpires Association 

Played for Semi-Pro Football Lansdale Greenjackets 

Inducted 2005 

JIM CRAWFORD 

Coach, Athletic Director 

Lansdale/North Penn HS, 1930-1974 

Football, Boxing, Wrestling, Track & Field 

Dean of Bux-Mont League Track and Field 

22 Consecutive Bux-Mont League Titles 

Dual Meet Record: 276 wins, 7 losses 

95 consecutive victories 

18 Penn Relay Titles 

1 District One Title, 1969 

Inducted 2005


JIM CRAWFORD, JR. 


Cross Country, Basketball, Track 

Coach, NPHS, 1974 – 

Girls Cross Country, Basketball and Track 

2 PA State Spring Championships 1995 & 1997 

30 League Championships 

10 District Championships 

800 Victories as a Coach 

Inducted 2005 

CLARENCE DIDDEN 

Athlete, Hatfield High School, 1928 

Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Track 

High Scorer Basketball 

Inducted 2005 

PETE EHLY 


Cross Country, Track, Baseball 

Founder of the First Lansdale Amateur 

Baseball Team 

Inducted 2005 

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RON ERB 


Soccer, Basketball, Baseball 

Lettered 3 Yrs in both Soccer and Baseball 

Lettered 2 Yrs in Basketball 

NPHS Athlete of the Year 1959 

All Bux-Mont League Basketball, 1959 

All Bux-Mont League Baseball, 1959 

Played Basketball at North Carolina State University, 3 Yrs 

Played Baseball at North Carolina State University, 4 Yrs 

Inducted 2005 

CARL GIURANNA 

Coach, Lansdale/North Penn HS 

1954-1981 

Head Baseball Coach, Asst Football Coach 

11 Bux-Mont League Baseball Championships 

Head Baseball Coach, West Chester University 

Inducted Into West Chester University Hall of Fame 

Inducted 2005 

BARBARA HARPER GORDON 



Lettered in All 3 Sports 

Inducted Shippensburg University Hall of Fame 

Four Year Letter Winner at Shippensburg in 

Basketball and Field Hockey 

At one time held records for most goals in a season (17) 

And in a game (5) 

Inducted 2005


RICHARD P. “BUDDY” GORDON 


Baseball, Soccer, Basketball 

Captain of Baseball and Soccer Teams, 1959-1960 

First Team All Bux-Mont in Baseball and Soccer, 1959-1960 

All-Bux Mont League Pitcher 

Pitched No Hitter 1958 

Inducted 2005 

JIM GULICK 


Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field 


Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field 

Coached NPHS to 1 st Winter & Spring 

PA State Track Championship 1981 

Inducted 2005 

CHARLIE HAHL 

Athlete, North Wales HS, 1954 


Basketball High Scorer 

Alternate to Pan-American and 

US Olympic National Soccer Teams 

Inducted 2005 

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RON HANGEY 



100 Yard Dash PA State Champion, 1961 

Bux-Mont League Leading Rusher and Scorer, 1960 

Unanimous First Team Football All Bux-Mont League both 

Coaches and Sportswriters. 

Member of Villanova University’s Sprint Medley Relay Team 

That set an NCAA American Collegiate Record at the Penn 

Relays, 1963. 

Ran a 9.4 Second 100 Yard dash at the Orange Bowl 

Invitational, 1965 

Inducted 2005 

MARY ANN LEIGHT-HARRIS 



Member of Six Bux-Mont League Championship Teams 

Member US National Team Field Hockey 

Charter Member of U.S. Field Hockey Association 

Hall of Fame, 1968 

Temple University Hall of Fame 

Inducted 2005 

ROBERT HARTMAN, D.Ed. 

Athlete, Hatfield HS, 1951 


First Inductee into Ramapo College Hall of Fame 

Wrote PE Curriculum Guidelines for NJ 

Inducted 2005


WAYNE HELMAN 



Lettered 4 Yrs in Football at 

The University of Pennsylvania 

Coach & Athletic Director 

Pennridge HS, Over 30 years 

Football Coaching Record (26 Yrs.) 168-90-8 

4 Bux-Mont League Championships and 

2 shared Bux-Mont League Championships 

Track & Field Coaching Record (29 Yrs) 

Included two Bux-Mont League Championships 

PIAA Official for Swimming and Track & Field 

Inducted 2005 

LAURA ANN CASH KEHLER 



Coach, North Penn SD 1955-1978 

Basketball, Softball and Tennis 

Coached 3 Undefeated Bux-Mont League 

Championship Softball Teams:1955, 1956, 1957 

Inducted 2005 

ED KLAVON 

Coach, North Penn HS 1956-1992 

First NPHS Wrestling Coach 

Coached 1956-1992 

State Championship, 1987 

PA Wrestling Coach of the Year, 1987 

Inducted to PA and National Wrestling 

Hall of Fame 

Inducted 2005 

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CHRIS KWORTNIK 


Wrestling 

4 Time Section, District, and Regional Champion 

Three Time State Champion 

141-1 Career Record 

District I Hall of Fame 

North Carolina State 3 Time NCAA All-American 

Named to ACC’s 50 th Anniversary Wrestling Team 

Inducted 2005 

JOAN MOSER 



Softball State Champs: 1976, 1981, and 1985 

19 League Softball Championships 

Played and Coached US Field Hockey 

Played and Coached Allentown Professional 

Softball Team 

Inducted 2005 

LYNNE FUSS MOYER 


3 Yr Letter Winner in 


West Chester University: Field Hockey 

All College Team 1958 &1959 


Field Hockey and Tennis 

Inducted 2005


SHIRLEY OTT 


Field Hockey, Basketball 



5 Bux-Mont League Basketball Championships 

Inducted 2005 

DAVID PHILLIPS 



Bux-Mont League High Hurdle Champion, 1963 

Bux-Mont League Long Jump Champion, 1963 

Undefeated Bux-Mont League Dual Meets for 

Low Hurdles, High Hurdles, and Long Jump, 1964 

District Champion in Low & High Hurdles and 

Long Jump, 1964 

PA State Champion High Hurdles, 1964 

Missouri State University Conference Champion, High Hurdles 

Inducted 2005 

CHARLIE PREDIGER 


Football, Basketball , Baseball 

Outstanding Pitcher NPHS 

All-Bux Mont Basketball 1 st Team, 1963-1964 

All-Bux Mont Baseball 1 st Team, 1963 & 1964 

Basketball MVP,1963-1964 

Pitched for Boston Red Sox Organization 

Inducted 2005 

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KATHY KREISHER RHODES 


Tennis, Basketball, Softball 

Pitched NP to Softball State Championship 

in 1981 with a No-Hitter at Every Level 

Lock Haven University Team Captain in 

Sophomore, Junior and Senior Years. 

1990 to Present Member of Allentown Patriots 

Professional Softball Team. 

Coach, NPHS, 1993-1999 

Basketball, Softball 

Inducted 2005 

HARRY RAKOWSKI 


Lettered 3 Yrs Football, Basketball, Baseball 

All Bux-Mont League Football and Basketball 

Captain of Football and Baseball Teams 

All Scholastic Philadelphia and 

All State Honorable Mention Football 

All Southern Conference Football Team at 

The Citadel, 1959. 

Drafted by Buffalo Bills 

Inducted 2005 

DAVE RITTENHOUSE 



NPHS MVP Athlete 1961 

Co-Captain of Nationally Ranked 

Soccer Team member at East Stroudsburg University. 

Member of NAIA National Soccer Championship Team, 1963. 

Co-Captain of Nationally Ranked (8 th ) Soccer Team. 


Baseball and Soccer 

Inducted 2005


MARY LOU FRETZ ROUSH 


Field Hockey, Basketball, Tennis 

NPHS MVP Athlete, 1966 

Inducted Into Bluffton College Hall of Fame 

Lettered all four years in Basketball, Volleyball, and Tennis 

Undefeated in college Tennis in singles and doubles. 

Bluffton College MVP Female Athlete, 1970 

Inducted 2005 

DR. GEORGE SANDS 



LHS Record Holder in 100, 220, and 

440 Yd Dash that lasted for 15 years. 

Captain of Football Team, 1923-1924 

Captain of Basketball Team, 1924 

Received Track Scholarship to Penn State 

Inducted 2005 

LEE SAVERIO 


Baseball 

Bux-Mont All-League Honors, MVP of LHS 

Minor League Baseball 5 Yrs 

Coach and Owner of Lansdale Tigers 

Inducted 2005 

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KRISTIN SOMMAR 


Field Hockey, Basketball, and All American Lacrosse 

Played 4 Yrs on University of Maryland’s 

National Championship Teams 1997-2000. 

NCAA 3 Times Lacrosse All-American 

Named to ACC’s 50 th Anniversary Women’s Lacrosse Team. 

Member US World Cup Championship Team 2001. 

Inducted 2005 

JOHN VINSKI 

Coach, Lansdale/North Penn HS, 1951-1985 

Football, 30 Yrs – Track, 33 Yrs 

Track Official and State Meet Starter, 39 Yrs. 

Inducted 2005 

DICK WAITE 


Basketball and Track 

Undefeated in Wrestling, Junior and Senior Year 

At Penn State 

Led Penn State Wrestling Team to the 

National Championship, 1936. 

Coach, Columbia University, 1936-1942 

Wrestling 

Inducted 2005


MARIBELLE WALDO 

Coach, Lansdale HS, 1944-48, 1952-55 


Field Hockey and Basketball 

Pioneer of Girls High School Sports 

Chairperson of PE Dept at NPHS 

Inducted 2005 

ERNEST WAYLAND 



Captain Football Team, 1957 & 1958 

Co-Captain Basketball Team, 1958-1959 

Captain Track Team, 1959 

All Bux-Mont League Football, Junior and Senior Yrs. 

Bux-Mont League Long Jump Champion 1957 

Starting Halfback at Temple University 3 Yrs. 

Inducted 2005 

JOSEPH “DOBBIE” WEAVER 

Coach, Lansdale HS, 1920-1928 

Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track 

His track teams were among the best in the nation. 

His teams won the One Mile Relay Championship of America 

3 times at the Penn Relays. 

First Full-Time Coach at LHS 

Inducted 2005 

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CARL “HICKS” WEINGARTNER 

Athlete, North Wales HS, 1928 


Lettered in all three sports 

Life-Long Tennis Champion 

Owner of a Lansdale Sporting Goods Store 

Inducted 2005 

PATRICIA WHITMAN 


Field Hockey, Softball (Pitcher) 

World Games Gold Medal Winner, 1979 

Played with California Lionettes and the Raybestos Brakettes 

1 st Female Athlete Inducted into ASA PA Hall of Fame, 1986. 

Inducted 2005 

EDGAR WILLIAMS 

Lansdale HS, 1933 

Sports Writer 

Feature Writer and Reporter for 

The Philadelphia Inquirer and The North Penn Reporter 

Inducted 2005


HARRY WURSTER 


Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Track 

All-League Soccer Goalie 

Most Valuable Athlete Award 

Tri-County League All-Star Goalie, 1954 

Inducted 2005 

Lansdale High School Football Team of 1937 

Undefeated and untied with 8 wins and 0 losses 

Three linemen recognized on the All-Buxmont League first team: 

RT Herb Fretz, LG Frannie Drissel, and C Captain Bob Graham 

Two backs placed on the All-Buxmont team – FB Bob Bricker and RHB Jack Watt 

Inducted 2005 

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October 14, 2006 

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU!!!! 

As President of the NPAAA I can only express a sincere heart felt gradatitude for the opportunity 

to work with the individuals who make up the NPAAA Board of Directors. These individuals 

enthusiastically contribute their talents, time, resources, and dedication to the mission of the 

NPAAA. 

This evening’s historic event is a result of a classic team effort. The virtues I mentioned before, 

regarding the inductees, most certainly apply to the NPAAA Board of Directors, key members, 

NPAAA Corporate Partners and our NPAAA Wall of Honor Founding Sponsors. They all 

deserve our appreciation for their efforts. However, I would like to highlight the following 

individuals for their significant contributions that were remarkable by any standard. 

Once again, I want to thank Al and Evelyn Brodhag for the exceptional effort they provided to 

this project. They deserve special mention because of their contribution of time, skill, energy, 

money and commitment to excellence. Al was not only responsible for the selection committee 

for the 1920 to 1955 Era; he also was responsible for the selection of the teams. He helped with 

locating members, locating the inductees and designing the award plaques. Evelyn helped create 

the profiles for the Wall of Honor Plaques. In addition, both Al and Evelyn provided me with 

guidance and suggestions on each and every aspect of this project. 

Jim Heimer, our Vice President, has been a major contributor to this effort by acting a liaison 

with school administration. Jim was also responsible for the 1971 to 2001 Era Selection 

committee, and he contributed his time and energy with enthusiasm and dedication. 

Bill Sinkinson, our Corresponding Secretary, is the webmaster of the KnightSite (ww.npaaa.org) 

and has done a first class job. Bill also volunteered his time and energy to creating this event 

program and the plaques tonight’s inductees will receive. He has brought to the organization a 

great deal of energy, professionalism, creativity, and insight. 

Rich Swanker, one of our Board Members, has been a great help with regard to writing the 

history of the sprinters, locating and contacting the 1981 Track Team Members, and supervising 

the installation of the Wall of Honor in conjunction with NPHS personnel. 

Thanks also go out to the following members: 

Dan Drissel and George Brommer, with Al Brodhag as a resource, for being responsible for the 

1955 to 1971 Selection Committee. 

Russ Stewart for his most professional job as NPAAA Treasurer.

Greg Kobasa as the NPAAA Membership Chairman. 

Ron Jaros as the NPAAA Recording Secretary. 

Rick Carroll for his help in locating and helping to select the 1971 to 2001 Inductees. 

Jami Wilus for contributing to the Hall of Fame Event logistics effort. 

Kev Hunter, of The Reporter, for his coverage of the Inductee announcements. 

Jim Church, WNPV, for his radio coverage of the inductee announcements. 

Alex Frazier, North Penn Life, for his newspaper coverage. 

To my family and the families of the NPAAA Team who supported our efforts throughout the 

year. 

Finally, but not least, I want to give special thanks to the Wall of Honor Founding Sponsors and 

our NPAAA Corporate Partners, without whom this event would not be possible. The monies 

donated by the 35 NPAAA members and 14 corporations played a significant part in making this 

event and the wall possible. Every contribution to this event is evidence of outstanding corporate 

and organizational commitment to the community. Please note the list of Wall of Honor 

Sponsors and NPAAA Partners in the program and thank them by patronizing their products and 

services. 

Sincerely, 

Thomas F. Strickland Jr. 

President NPAAA 

NPHS Class of 1962 

NPAAA Board of Directors 

Thomas F. Strickland, Jr. James Heimer Russ Stewart William Sinkinson Ron Jaros 

President Vice President Treasurer Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary 

Greg Kobasa Jami Wilus Richard Swanker Rick Carroll 

Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member 

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Hall of Fame 

Wall of Honor 

A History 

The NPAAA was founded in the year 2000 with a mission to uphold the standards and prestige of the North Penn High School 

athletic program and to encourage and promote higher education through scholarship awards to those student athletes who 

demonstrate courage and sacrifice during their athletic careers. The NPAAA has successfully awarded 9 scholarships to outstanding 

senior class male and female student athlete’s year to date. In addition the NPAAA cooperates with the James K. Gulick Award 

sponsors who have provided 6 scholarships year to date to track and field athletes who epitomize qualities of sportsmanship, fair play 

and competitiveness espoused by North Penn High School Coach James K. Gulick, Sr. Please visit the KnightSite (www.npaaa.org) 

to see a listing of the names of the individual scholarship winners. 

The NPAAA expanded its mission in 2004 when a decision was made by the Board of Directors to establish a Sports Hall of Fame to 

recognize those alumni from North Penn High School and its legacy schools who best exemplified those high standards while 

participating in athletics in high school. 

The NPAAA is a Chapter Member of the North Penn Coordinating Council, Inc. (NPCC, Inc.) and raises funds through 

memberships and fundraising efforts. As a member of the NPCC, Inc. the NPAAA is a non-profit charitable organization and all 

donations can be claimed as a federal income tax deduction. 

The membership of this Association consists of any alumni/alumnae of North Penn High School, the former Hatfield High School, 

the former Lansdale High School, and the former North Wales High School, or other interested parties. 

After the NPAAA voted to initiate an athletic Hall of Fame, the Board of Directors proceeded with defining its vision. First, the 

NPAAA had to establish a criteria and guidelines to provide a systematic methodology for selecting inductees. Once that was 

established, the NPAAA established three committees: one to research, prioritize and select the inductees; a second to determine 

appropriate inductee awards and method of recognition; and a third to initiate a fundraising campaign to provide the monies 

necessary to support the NPAAA’s dual mission of scholarship awards and athletic recognition. 

The mission of the NPAAA is sustained by a desire to provide future generations with a historical record of the outstanding student 

athletes and teams representing North Penn High School and its legacy schools (Hatfield High School, Lansdale High School, and 

North Wales High School). This history, which provides both a source of pride and a standard to emulate, dates back to 1887 with 

the “Legacy Schools.” 

On October 8, 2005, the NPAAA hosted its Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at North Penn High School. Fifty-two 

athletes (spanning eight decades) and one entire team were inducted. The ceremony was attended by several hundred people and 

included the enthusiastic endorsement and participation of North Penn School District Officials. A 44-page program was provided 

that included the history of the schools, a history of the team inducted, and profiles of the inducted athletes. An announcement was 

made at this event about plans to establish a Hall of Fame Wall of Honor located in North Penn High School. This initiative was 

presented to North Penn High School District Officials in advance and again enthusiastically approved. 

A fundraising campaign was initiated immediately following the Inaugural Event and by mid-August, 2006, the NPAAA has raised 

over eight thousand dollars. A vendor was selected to provide the raised metal plaques that will be installed in North Penn High 

School, and plans were finalized for the Second Annual NPAAA Hall of Fame Event. A total of 64 raised metal plaques (52 from the 

2005 induction and 12 from the 2006 induction) will be installed; these plaques will honor 64 athletes, coaches, and unique 

individuals with close ties to North Penn sports. In addition, three team plaques will be included. 

This Hall of Fame Wall of Honor will be dedicated and unveiled at the Second Annual NPAAA Hall of Fame Event to be held this 

October 14, 2006 at 7:00 PM at North Penn High School. This year twelve additional athletes and two teams will be enshrined, 

again representing eight decades. This Event is free and open to the public. For more information please visit the NPAAA 

KnightSite: www.npaaa.org.

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NPAAA WALL OF HONOR 

FOUNDING SPONSORS 

Member Sponsors 

Championship Sponsors: 

Al and Evelyn Brodhag 

Elaine and Edward Cash 

In memory of Thomas S. Cash 

The Gulick Family 

Tom and Beth Strickland 

Suzanne and Jim Willauer 

In memory of Thomas S. Cash 

Kent Tittle 

Jim "Cy" Young & Family 

NPHS Graduates 

Jim, Barbara, Becky, Wendy, Kelly & Tory 

Navy Sponsors: 

The Kneedler Family 

In Memory of Our Parents 

Columbia Sponsors: 

Paul and Joni Alaman 

Tony Bartle 

Charles Blackman 

Bill and Vicki Clugston 

James Decembrino 

Ron Erb 

Mike and Sheila Giuranna and Family 

Barbara and Richard Gordon 

Wayne Helman 

Tom and Beverly McGuire 

The Swanker Family 

Barry & Kristi Troster

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Richard Albright 

Neil Anderson 

Jerry Bonfiglio 

Gerald Bower 

Jim Crawford, Jr. 

Donna Dunning 

Dan Drissel 

Legacy Sponsors: 

Coach Giuranna 

Ron Hangey 

Shirley Moyer Hartman 

Randy Iles 

Ken Kratz 

Joan Moser 

Edward Reinbold 

Ernest Wayland 

Corporate Sponsors 

Championship Sponsor: 

Rex Heat and Treat 

Legacy Sponsors: 

Applebee’s 

Diversified Mechanical Services 

Robert W. Godshall, State Representative 

Gross and Quade Management Co. 

Hatfield High School Alumni 

Koehler's Jewelers 

Lacher and Associates Insurance Agency 

Lansdale Warehouse Co. 

PR Environmental Designs, Inc. 

Sokol Philadelphia 

T/A Schlicher Kratz Institute 

Upper Bucks Orthopaedic Association 

Robert C. Wonderling, Senate of Pennsylvania 

The campaign to fund the 2007 Hall of Fame Induction has begun. Please 

consider joining the following members whose donations will start the drive for 

next year’s ceremony. 

2007 Hall of Fame Fund Donors 

Columbia Sponsors 

Eric Dowiak 

Ken Maute


Membership Roster 

ETERNAL MEMORIAL MEMBERSHIPS 

Louis G. Alaman, Sr. 

Memorial Associate Member 

(Memorial by Paul R. Alaman) 

George W. Atwood 

North Penn, 1967 

(Memorial by Paul Alaman) 

Robert Chubb 

Coach 

(Memorial by Rob Chubb) 

James B. Crawford, Sr. 

Coach 

(Memorial by T. Strickland and A. Wurster) 

James K. Gulick, Sr. 

Coach / Lansdale, 1950 

(Memorial by Classmates, 1950) 

Robert Hartman 

Hatfield High School, 1951 

(Memorial by Shirley F. Hartman) 

Bob Iles 

Long-time fan and former booster club 

president 

(Memorial by Randy Iles) 

Bob Keyser 

Lansdale, 1947 

(Memorial by Dawn Smith & Donna Lee 

Raimoodo) 

Dennis F. Landis 

North Penn, 1963 

(Memorial by Gerald & Robert Landis) 

Melvin F. Landis 

Lansdale, 1955 

(Memorial by Gerald & Robert Landis) 

Tom Leonard 

Coach 

(Memorial by Al Brodhag) 

Ralph Plack 

Coach 

(Memorial by Paul Alaman) 

John Vinski 

Coach 

(Memorial by Al Brodhag & Tom 

Strickland) 

Carl M. "Hicks" Weingartner 

North Wales, 1928 

(Memorial by N.P.A.A.A.) 

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Coaches Associate Members 

*Bill Berardelli 

*Mario L. Berlanda, Jr. 

*Gerry Bower 

*Al Brodhag 

*Rick Carroll 

*David Franek 

*Carl M. Giuranna 

*Ed Klavon 

*Ed Lugg 

*Robert E. Miller 

Joe Heyer 

Joan Moser 

Harold Wolff 

* Lifetime Membership 

**Deceased 

*Andrew Cox 

*Stephen Frederick 

*Mike Giuranna 

*Dr. Bob Hassler 

*Bruce McKelvy 

*Kenneth T. McLarnon 

*Beth Strickland 

**Paul Matusky



Hatfield 

High School 

1945 

*John I. Weierman 

1946 

*Shirley (Knipe) Ott 

1949 

*Ken Kratz 

1952 

*Shirley F. (Moyer) Hartman 

1955 

*Frank Javorka 

*Jack Schwartz 

Harry L. Wurster, Sr. 

Lansdale 

High School 

1935 

Pete Ehly 

1938 

**George J. Atwood 

*John Watt 

1939 

*Alvin White 

1943 

*Harry Armstrong 

1944 

*Wayne Helman 

1947 

*Laura Ann (Cash) Kehler 

*Lee Saverio 

1949 

*Henry R. Albertson 

*Richard Albright 

*William A. Fretz 

*Tom Nolen 

1950 

*Betty L. (Panter) Albertson 

*James A. Church 

*George Dowiak 

*Thelma (Hager) Dowiak 

**Kenneth R. Schmidt 

*Nancy L. (Weand) Schmidt 

1952 

*C.R. "Tony" Wheeler, Jr. 

*Frank Koehler 

1954 

*Bob Trinkle 

* Lifetime Membership 

**Deceased 

North Wales High 

School 

1928 

**William C. Rosenberger 

1944 

*Ruth Stokes 

1954 

*Charlie Hahl 

1955 

Howard Welsh 

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1956 

*Phyllis (Cavoti) Gulick 

*Gerald Landis 

Russell Housekeeper 

1957 

*Carol Ann (Schmidt) Krieble 

*Roberta (Schaedler) Schwartz 

Mary Ann Leight Harris 

Paul P. Soltys 

1958 

*Lynne (Fuss) Moyer 

1959 

*Ronald Erb 

*H. Lane Kneedler 

*Ernest Wayland 

1960 

* Neil Anderson 

*Charles Blackman 

*George Bonekemper 

*Tom Bonekemper 

*Edwin C. Glover, Sr. 

*Richard Gordon 

*David M. Kulp 

1961 

*Ron Hangey 

*Jane (Kneedler) Kratz 

*George S. Loux 

*Russell Stewart 


1965 

*Erv Jaros 

*Gregory Lacher 

*Robert Manero 

*Edward Reinbold 

*Wayne Sebulsky 

*William Yoder 

James DelVecchio 

1966 

*Thomas Beebe 

*Ron Jaros 

*Ken Maute 

*Mary Lou (Fretz) Roush 

*Richard Swanker 

*Jim Wiley 

1967 

*Beryl Everist 

*Jerry Kobasa 

*Robert E. Krum, Jr. 

*Paul Macolly 

*Steve Miller 

*Kent B. Tittle 

1968 

*Byron Hecker 

*Thomas P. McGuire 

*Rod Rogers 

*Bryce Swanker 

Robin Cash 

1969 

*Bill Clugston 

*James Decembrino 

*Randy Iles 

*Greg Kobasa 

*Bob Stewart 

1976 

*Harry Martin 

*Carole (MacBain) Yoder 

1978 

*Bill Bartle 

*Joe DiZio 

1979 

*David Kratz 

*Gregory Matusky 

*Judy (Rodkey) Matusky 

1980 

*Gregory T. Sargent 

1981 

*Beverly K. (Kratz) McGuire 

*Kenneth D. Schmidt 

1982 

*Stephen Gildea 

*Eric Keffer 

*Dr. Kelly Krieble 

*Karen Wenhold 

1984 

*Rac Carroll 

*James K. Gulick, Jr. 

*Kathy (Schmidt) Keffer 

1986 

*Ron Crawford 

*Eric Dowiak 

1987 

*Chris Kroberger 

1988 

*Bill Sinkinson 

1989 

*Steve Martin 

1990 

*Michael Gulick



1962 

* Lou Alaman 

*Jerry Bonfiglio 

*George Brommer 

*Maureen (Bush) Costello 

*Grace (Jekot) DeSanto 

*Barbara (Harper) Gordon 

*Ron Lacher 

*Raymond H. Moats 

*Thomas F. Strickland, Jr. 

*Barry Troster 

*Art Wurster 

*James "Cy" Young 

Barry Groff 

1963 

*Walter S. Buck, 3rd DPM 

*Nicholas Cavoti 

*Jim Crawford, Jr. 

*David DeFranco 

*Dan Drissel 

*Donna Dunning 

*Gary Fry 

*Edwin S. Kneedler 

*Dave Kratz 

*Harold "Buddy" Krum 

*R. Thomas Lemon 

*Ted Stewart 

*James Swanker 

Bob Bricker 

Frank Krider 

1964 

*Richard Crouthamel 

*David Phillips 

1970 

*Paul R. Alaman 

*Frank Bartle 

*Curtis L. Deardorff 

*James Heimer 

*Robert W. Nelson, Jr. 

*John Weierman 

1971 

*Bruce Atwood 

*Rob Chubb 

*Cathy Cressman 

*Robert M. Landis 

*Linda K. Hallman Law 

1972 

*Tom Campbell 

*Mike Darcy 

*Terry L. Moyer 

*Jane Potcner Wicklund 

1973 

*Donna L. Mengel 

1974 

*Stan Geiger 

*Dave Seibert 

*Ginny Ward 

1975 

*Tony Bartle 

*Cathy (Lampitoc) Moser 

*William Moser 

*Timothy Quintrell 

*Selma (Bjorklund) Robinson 

*Matthew Smerkanich 

*Craig Wonsidler 

1991 

*Tim McDermott 

*Tom Smallwood 

1992 

*Colleen Riffert 

*Michael C. Smith 

*Tory Young 

1994 

*Don Walsh 

*David McKelvy 

1996 

*Mark Smolinsky 

1997 

*Kevin Manero 

1998 

*Jami Wilus 

2000 

*Chris McKelvy 

2003 

*Kristi Troster 

*Justin Wutti 

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Alma Maters 

Lansdale High School 

Oh Lansdale High, we’ll sing to thee, 

To Thee our cheers will rise, 

We’ll strive for thee with loyalty, 

We’ll honor Lansdale High! 

When high school days have passed away, 

And we fore’er must part, 

That fervent love for thee holds sway 

Within each student’s heart. 

Then let us gather once again, 

Before we say good-bye, 

To sing once more that sweet refrain: 

We’ll honor Lansdale High! 

Chorus 

We’ll love thee, Lansdale High, 

We’ll praise thee, Lansdale High, 

We’ll think of thee, wher’er we be. 

We’ll honor Lansdale High

Hatfield High School 

(Tune: MacNamara's Band) 

Oh, we pledge our loyalty and love for 

Alma Mater dear; 

Each faithful heart shall play its part 

With fellowship and cheer. 

Maintain the right, uphold the light, 

Apply the Golden Rule. 

Amid the strife and stress of life, 

We sing for Hatfield School. 

Go forth each lad and lassie 

When you hear the duty call. 

In age or youth proclaim the truth, 

And you shall never fall. 

Then forth we'll go proudly to show 

That we have never lacked 

The sportsmanship and courage 

That stand for the "Orange and Black." 

North Wales High School 

Dear North Wales High…. 

We sing your praise and glory…. 

Dear North Wales High…. 

Our Alma Mater true…. 

With you we’ll stand forever true and loyal…. 

We’re with you in defeat or victory…. 

We’ll sing a praise of love and honor for you…. 

And may our lives be credit to your name. 

RICHARD OTT AND FAMILY 

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As knights who in the olden times 

Would pledge their loyalty 

To keep their honor shining 

and ever true to be. 

We entered here at North Penn High 

With hearts resolved to dare. 

Our noblest aim to bring to fame 

our Alma Mater fair. 

While yet we linger in the halls 

And on the campus too, 

We’ll keep our colors living, 

The navy and the blue. 

Thru all our years at North Penn High 

We’ll fervently declare 

To love profound that circles’ round 

Our Alma Mater fair. 

When we have left familiar ways, 

With friends have had to part; 

And school days are a mem’ry 

Deep in each separate heart; 

Then we shall think of North Penn High 

How once we gathered here, 

How often praised with voices raised 

Our Alma Mater fair. 

Barboni

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NPAAA CORPORATE PARTNERS 

Ayers Promotions North Penn Art 

Grosse and Quade Management Co. 

Upper Bucks Orthopaedics and Sports 

Medicine 

The Distelfink Bakery Rex Heat and Treat 

Walton Oil Lansdale Warehouse Co. 

Harleysville Savings Bank Harleysville National Bank 

North Penn Valley Boys and Girls Club Outback Steakhouse 

JL Freed and Sons Strohecker Orthodontic Associates 

State Senator Wonderling State Representative Godshall 

Univest Lacher and Associates 

Gerhart's Engraving Blue Dog 

Rental World Koehler's Jewelers 

Hennings Hatfield Ice World 

KickNWear DeJesus and Weatherbee 

Harleysville Wal-Mart TGC Global 

PR Environmental Designs, Inc. 

Young Agency - Nationwide Insurance and 

Financial Services 

We are very grateful for the support of our corporate partners. 

PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR PARTNERS

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