Joseph “Pep” Celli 1982


graduate of Atlantic Highlands High School; 1961 graduate of University of Nebraska; inducted for his basketball coaching and scouting accomplishments



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1956 graduate of Atlantic Highlands High School; 1961 graduate of University of Nebraska; inducted for his basketball coaching and scouting accomplishments
At the high school level, was a coach for eleven seasons; was the first High Point Regional High School basketball coach and coached there for seven years; was the NJ Herald Coach of the Year in 1970-1971 and Northeast Nebraska Coach of the Year in 1963-64; was inducted into the High Point Regional High School Hall of Fame in 2004; conducted summer camps and coaches clinics in Sussex County; also coached in Nebraska and Iowa
At the college level, was assistant coach at William Paterson College for five seasons carrying out coaching, scouting and recruiting responsibilities; directed the Joe Ash Basketball Scouting Services for NCAA Division I basketball teams and the NBA
In the National Basketball Association, was a part time scout for several years for various NBA teams; was a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers for five seasons including the 1982-83 Championship season, the Charlotte Hornets for three seasons and the Houston Rockets for eleven seasons including two NBA Championship seasons; internationally, he scouted players in over 30 countries; was involved with drafting international players including Yao Ming and acquiring Sarunas Jasikevicius as a free agent; currently in fourth season with the Indiana Pacers and is Director of Scouting and Assistant to President of Basketball Operations (Larry Bird); in that role he is responsible for all aspects of scouting for the Pacers including college, professional, free agent and international scouting; he also assists Larry Bird in organizing, preparing and carrying out the NBA draft; he oversees seven full time scouts and is active in scouting the top NCAA and top International prospects as well as free agents
NBA Hall of Fame Inductees that Joe was involved with include Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippin, Billy Cunningham, Reggie Miller and Larry Bird
JEFFERY HUGHES-INDUCTED 2006


Graduated Wayne Valley High School, Wayne, NJ in 1967; graduated New York Institute of Technology in 1972 with a BS in Physics; earned Teacher Certification from Montclair State in 1973; inducted for his tennis coaching accomplishments at Sparta High School
As Sparta boys coach from 1978 until 2005, had a career record of 429-121 including 17 SCIL Championships and 11 SCIL Tournament Championships; as girls coach from 1976 to present, has a career record of 478-113 with 20 SCIL Championships, 16 SCIL Tournament Championships and 3 sectional Championships; his combined record through 2005 is 907-234
Some of the top players he coached went on to become successful college players including Elise Dondero, Christal Jakober, Jessica Rodgers, Mitch Koch, Chris Ciolino and Logan Hirsch; his most successful player at the New Jersey High School Meet of Champions was Andrew Wang who he coached for two years
Some of Jeff’s personal awards for his coaching success include NJ Herald Boys Coach of the Year in 1978, 1988, 1995, 1999 and 2005 and Girls Coach of the Year in 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999 and 2005; he was named Star Ledger Coach of the Year for Girls Tennis in 1983; the Daily Record Girls Coach of the Year in 1995 and First Team All Area Boys Tennis Coach in 2004; he received the NJSIAA Sports Award in 2001 and the National Federation of Interscholastic Coaches Association, New Jersey Girls Coach of the Year in 1995

MIKE JUSKUS-INDUCTED 2006

1976 graduate of Hopatcong High School; 1981 graduate of Glassboro State College (Rowan University); inducted for his accomplishments primarily in collegiate track and field and secondarily for his accomplishments in high school baseball, football, wrestling and bowling; in high school, he won 13 varsity letters while winning numerous All League, Most Valuable and Most Improved honors
In college, as a track & field walk on, became the top javelin thrower in the nation; was three time NCAA Division III individual champion and two time team champion and individual second place once; was three time NCAA Division I All American winning the individual National Championship (1981) once and finishing in second and sixth the other two times; his throw of 273’ 3” is still the National Record for Division III and sixth best all time in the 85 year NCAA history
He has been inducted into the Hopatcong High School, Rowan College and NCAA Division III Halls of Fame; other awards won include the Alfred E. White Award for top senior athlete from Glassboro College, the 1981 Top Amateur Athlete in New Jersey Award presented by the NJ Sports Writers and the NJ Herald Athlete of the Year for 1981; at the 1981 NJ State College Championships was named the Outstanding Athlete for his performance in javelin (260’), high jump (6”8”) and long jump (22’)
Was part of the United States National Team competing in Europe including the World University Games in Romania; finished in the Top Ten US list each year from 1979 to 1982
Has been track & field coach at Hopatcong High School for twenty three years, nineteen as head coach; his teams have had the highest winning percentage of any sports program in Hopatcong High School history
SCOTT LONGCOR-INDUCTED 2006
 

1976 graduate of High Point Regional High School; LSU 1976-1978; Penn State 1978-1980; inducted for his accomplishments in wrestling, football and baseball; achievements started in 8th grade, wrestling for Branchville; became Heavy Weight County Champ, wrestled under Mike Pace;  became AAU National Champ; Hall of Fame member of High Point Regional High School, wrestled under SCSHOF coach Jeff Hull; 1st Team All Skyline Conference as sophomore and 1st Team All SCIL as a junior and senior, took third in districts as sophomore and junior and first as senior, first in regionals as a senior, was champion of Pope John and Clifton Tournaments, was undefeated at 17-0 in dual meets; voted High Point MVP and athlete of the year; career record includes 68 wins, 37 pins, most pins in one season (10), most points (214), fastest pin (11 seconds), and most takedowns (50)
High School football career included 1st Team All SCIL junior and senior year for offensive and defensive tackle;  All State and High Point MVP in his senior year;  in baseball, he earned varsity letters in junior and senior year

1976-1978 wrestled for LSU, lettered two years in wrestling and 1st at heavyweight in Oklahoma Open

1978-1980 wrestled for Penn State under SCSHOF coach Rich Lorenzo, lettered two years and 4th in the Eastern National Qualifiers in the heavyweight class

 

1981-1986 was a wrestling coach for Sussex Wantage where he coached SCSHOF member John Gardner


BOB MELILLO-INDUCTED 2006


1972 graduate of West Orange Mountain High School; 1976 graduate of Kean University; being inducted for his accomplishments as baseball coach of Newton High School
At West Orange Mountain High School lettered in football, wrestling and baseball; was inducted into the West Orange Mountain Sports Hall of Fame in 1994; at Kean University, earned four varsity letters in baseball
Was head coach at Newton High School for 23 years (1979-2002) during which time his teams compiled 353 wins and won five SCIL Championships (1979, 1985, 1992, 1996, 2001), four Group 2 Section 1 Championships (1985, 1992, 1996, 2001) and played in three State Championship final games (1985, 1996, 2001) and won one State Baseball Championship in 1985 (only one in Sussex County history)
Inducted into the New Jersey Scholastic Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2006.
Was voted The Daily Advance “Coach of the Year” in 1979 and 1984, The Daily Record “Coach of the Year” in 2001, the NJ Herald Coach of the Year in 1991 and the Star Ledger “New Jersey Coach of the Year” in 1985; was inducted into the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Hall of Fame in 1996
Since retiring from coaching, has remained active in Sussex County sports by officiating field hockey, wrestling, baseball and softball; has been a NJ State Wrestling Official since 1984 serving as both Vice President and President of the Northwest Chapter 2; he has been a member of the NJ State Baseball Umpires Association since 1978 and a NJ Field Hockey Official since 2003.
Four former players (Mike Bell, Shawn McCorkle, Jim Duffy and Josh Noviskey) went on to play professional baseball and two former players have been inducted into the Sussex County Sports Hall of Fame (Jim Duffy and Erik Pedersen)


JOHN PLACE-INDUCTED 2006

1983 graduate of Sparta High School; attended Penn State University 1984-1987; inducted for his accomplishments in football and wrestling; in high school football, in 1982, he was Coaches All SCIL 1st Team Linebacker, NJ Herald All Area 1st Team, Daily Advance All Area 1st Team, Daily Record All Area 1st Team, Newark Star Ledger All West Jersey 1st Team and All State Group II 1st Team; at Penn State he lettered in football in 1984 and 1985
In high school wrestling, lost only one match in his last two years; was District 3 and Region 1 Champion at 188 lbs. in 1982 and 1983, was State Champion in 1983 and 3rd in 1982; 2nd Place Winner at 1983 National High School Tournament; at Penn State he lettered all four years and was All American as a freshman in 1984, two time Eastern Regional Runner-Up, two time NCAA Qualifier; in 1984 was on the College World Team (wrestled in Russia) and was Freestyle National Champion
Was Sparta High School Male Athlete of the Year 1983 and Most Valuable Back for the Football team in 1982; his senior year at Sparta High School (1982-83), John went undefeated in both his sports as the football team was 11-0 and State Champions and the wrestling team was undefeated and also State Champions; individually, John went undefeated winning the 188 lbs. and was State Champion

ED SHERIDAN-INDUCTED 2006

1972 graduate of Sparta High School; 1976 graduate of Princeton University; inducted for his achievements in football, baseball and basketball; in high school earned the maximum of nine varsity letters, three in each sport for three years; he was captain of all three teams his senior year; in football, in his senior year, he was first team All Conference, first team All County and first team All Area as quarterback; voted most valuable player on the Sparta team as he completed 67% of his passes; his teams won the Skyline Conference in both his sophomore and senior years
In high school basketball, he was named second team All County and honorable mention All Conference his senior year; in high school baseball, he was All County and second team All Conference his senior year
At Princeton he was captain of the football team in 1975; he earned three varsity letters as a defensive back/free safety; earned All Ivy Conference Second Team and Coaches Award for dedication and leadership as senior; had a “career” game against Colgate University as a senior during which game he had twenty two tackles and two interceptions; for his performance in the Colgate game he was selected the ECAC defensive player of the week

GARY SPARTA-INDUCTED 2006

1959 graduate of Hamburg High School; 1963 BS and 1966 MS graduate of East Stroudsburg State; inducted for his accomplishments as an athlete, coach and athletic director; in high school, played baseball and basketball; in baseball lettered all four years, was a member of the County Championship Team in 1957; he had the best ERA of 1.72, pitching record of 7-2, recorded 83 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched in 1959; he was in the top ten in hitting in his last three years with averages of .394, .419 and .294; was NJ Herald All County 2nd Team in 1957 and 1st Team in 1958 and 1959; he was named Outstanding Athlete by the Franklin Kiwanis Club in 1957-1958; he was Newark News 2nd Team in 1957, 3rd Team in 1958 and 1st Team in 1959; was Newark Star Ledger 2nd Team in 1959; was named Hamburg High School Best Athlete in 1959; won varsity basketball letters as a junior and senior
In 1968 was selected by the Vernon Township Board of Education to be the district’s first Physical Education teacher; was responsible for developing the Physical Education program for grades 1 through 8 and the intramural program for grades 5 through 8; also coached 7th and 8th grade basketball
In 1973 was appointed Athletic Director and baseball coach at Vernon High School; he developed and maintained the Athletic and Physical Education program; he remained AD until 1995
He was a charter member of the SCIL AD’s and served as President of the League for three years and Secretary for three years; helped develop the original SCIL Charter and was the last remaining Charter Member to retire; he was also a Charter Member of the Vernon Township Recreation Commission

VICKIE ANN ZUMMO-INDUCTED 2006

1996 graduate of Wallkill Valley High School; inducted for her accomplishments in wrestling; in 1993 she became the first female wrestler to become Sussex County Champion in a league of 650 wrestlers; in 1994, established herself as one of the top wrestlers in the country by winning two National Titles at 97 pounds and making the United States World Team; was named Outstanding Wrestler at both the 1994 United States Nationals and the 1994 Sunkist International Open
In 1995, won the Gilbert Schaub Open in France, the Michigan International Open and the United States Women’s National Championships; she won the Bronze Medal at the World Championships at 97 pounds; she was the only United States’ wrestler to win a medal at the World Championships
Other first place finishes include the 1996 French National, U.S. Nationals, Klippen Cup Invitational (Sweden), Americas Cup (New Mexico) and New York Athletic Club at which competition she was named the “Tournament Outstanding Wrestler”
In 1997 she took first places at the Klippen Cup, Pam American Games, French Nationals and NY Athletic Club Invitational; she was honored as the “U.S.A. Wrestling-Female Athlete of the Year”
She has devoted time to coaching and training other wrestlers at various camps and clubs throughout New Jersey and New York

CRAIG BLACKMAN

Graduated Sparta High School 1977; graduated Franklin & Marshall College 1981 and Penn State University 1989; inducted for his accomplishments in wrestling
A four year starter in high school with over sixty-five victories, he won the 1977 NJSIAA State Championship at 188 pounds; he was only the third wrestler in the history of Sparta High School to attain such an honor
He was a two time NJ State Freestyle Champion and, as a member of the NJ team, toured Turkey in 1976; he advanced to the National AAU Elite Freestyle Wrestling Championships in 1977 and won the gold medal in the 220 pound weight class and the silver medal in the Greco-Roman division; touring Iran with the National Team, he finished with a 4-0 record; in college, he placed sixth in the 1979 Junior World Freestyle Wrestling Championships at 198 pounds
In college, he amassed 117 victories and currently holds the school record for career victories; he was a three-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association place winner and gained the 190 pound crown in 1981, one of only seven F&M wrestlers to do so; participating in his third NCAA Division I Tournament, he placed fifth, upsetting many highly touted wrestlers along the way; he was voted the most underrated wrestler in the United States by the Amateur Wrestling News for his exploits; he was inducted into the Franklin and Marshall Sports Hall of Fame in 1989
Assisting George McGuire at Sparta High School, the Spartans beat Delaware Valley for the Group II Dual Meet Championship in 1983; he was a graduate assistant for the nationally ranked Penn State Nittany Lions from 1983-1985; he took over the wrestling program at Indian River High School in Chesapeake, VA in 1987 and compiled a record of 48-21 and finished fifth in the 1991 state meet; he coached three collegiate style state champions and two freestyle state champions while at Indian River

GUNNER FRAUENPREIS

1978 graduate of Pope John; 1982 graduate of East Stroudsburg University; inducted for his accomplishments in football, basketball and track; in high school lettered all four years in all three sports for a total of twelve varsity letters; in football, All State Parochial B in 1977; All County, All Conference sophomore, junior and senior years; in basketball, three time Christmas Tournament MVP, All League, All County; ended career 1,330 points, 1,100 rebounds; in track, All County, All Conference last three years.
In College, played basketball at Keystone Junior College; starter both years; team captain, team MVP, Christmas Tournament MVP 1978-1979 season; All Conference Player First Team Region 19; At East Stroudsburg University, lettered in football.
Coached football and basketball at Pope John in 1985, 1986 and 1987; Coached football, softball and soccer in Sparta Recreation 1994 to present

LAURIE GAZDALSKI GENNA

1991 graduate of Pope John High School; 1996 graduate of William Paterson University; inducted for her accomplishments in swimming; in high school, was seven time County Champion (out of a possible eight) in four different events; won the Outstanding Swimming Award at the County Championships in 1991; held five individual PJ team records upon graduation; was County Record Holder in the 100 meter freestyle; was MSG High School Athlete of the Week and was named New Jersey Herald Athlete of the Month three times; was NJ Herald All Area Team and All SCIL all four years; still holds the Pope John team record in the 100 meter butterfly and 100 meter freestyle
At William Paterson, still holds seven team records; was Metropolitan Conference Champion and MVP of the Conference Championships for three years (1993, 1994, 1995); qualified for Division III National Individual Championships in all four years; she was nine a (9) time All American; NJAIAW Woman of the Year in 1996; inducted into the William Paterson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001
Coached the Pioneer Aquatic Club at William Paterson College for several years and four years at Pines Lake in Wayne during which period the team was league champions three years in a row;
Currently a sixth grade science teacher at Schuyler Colfax Middle School in Wayne, NJ

ANGELA PATERNOSTRO

1994 graduate of Pope John High School; 1998 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College; 2001 graduate of Rutgers School of Law; inducted for her accomplishments in basketball, field hockey and softball; in high school., was an eleven letter winner (4 basketball, 4 softball, 3 field hockey); in softball, as a senior catcher, batted .465, threw out 24 base runners, had 7 triples, 8 doubles, 37 RBI’s, 16 walks and 34 runs scored; she was Team Captain , MVP, Star Ledger All State and All West Jersey, NJ Herald All Area, All SCIL; as a junior, was Captain, MVP, All West Jersey, All Area, All SCIL; as a sophomore, won the Coaches Award and was All Area and All SCIL
In basketball, as a senior, was Captain and led the team in scoring, rebounding and was second in steals; was PJ MVP, Red Rush Christmas Tournament MVP and All Tournament Team, All SCIL, All West Jersey and All Area; as a junior, was MVP, All Area and All SCIL; as a sophomore won Coaches Award and was All SCIL
In field hockey, as a senior, was Captain, MVP, All Area, All SCIL; as a junior won the Coaches Award, All SCIL
Was an SCIL Academic Athletic Award Winner in all her sports her last three years
In college, was a GTE Academic All American Nominee as junior and senior; a four year varsity letter winner in basketball, three years in softball; Captain of the softball team as a junior and senior; holds school softball rankings at third in career triples, fifth in career RBI’s, fourth in season triples, fourth in season walks and fifth in season home runs; was a Centennial Conference All League Catcher in 1997 and 1998; had a career .329 batting average, 43 runs scored, 54 RBI’s, 36 walks and 21 stolen bases; in basketball was captain as a senior and ranked in the Top 15 in career rebounds at F&M


DONNA LYNN WEINBRECHT
1983 graduate of West Milford High School; attended Ridgewood School of Art and Design 1984; inducted for her accomplishments in freestyle skiing
She won a gold medal in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France in mogul freestyle skiing; she began skiing at Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Vernon at age seven and skied there through high school; she is the most successful skier to ever compete for the United States Ski Team; in thirteen years of competition, she stood on the podium 96 times to claim a medal, trophy or award
She has won 46 individual Gold medals in World Cup finishes, 12 Silver and 12 Bronze; she won a World Championship Gold medal in 1991 and two World Championship Silver medals in 1989 and 1997; she was World Cup Champion five times; she was the United States National Champion seven times
In addition to winning the Olympic Gold Medal in 1992, she was 7th in the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway and 4th in the 1998 Olympics held in Nagano, Japan
Some of her awards include:
*Seven time “Freestyle Skier of the Year” by Ski Racing Magazine

*Three time “Ski Athlete of the Year” by the U.S. Olympic Committee

*Appointed to the Board of Directors of the NJ Sports Hall of Fame

*Induction into the United States National Ski Hall of Fame in 2004

ED WYNNE

Graduated Bergen Catholic High School 1964; attended Seton Hall University 1964-1967; inducted for his accomplishments as head swimming coach at Pope John XXlll Regional High School
As Pope John girls and boys head swim coach from 1985 through 2007, he has a career record of 297-97-2 including 14 SCIL Championships and 10 SCIL Tournament Championships; he coached his girls team to the Parochial B State Championship in 1995, the only Sussex County swim team to ever win a state championship; both his boys team and his girls team currently have 28 dual meet winning streaks in SCIL competition
Twenty eight of his swimmers have won eighty SCIL Festival Championships and fifteen of them have qualified to swim at the State Championship Swim Meet for Individuals, The Meet of Champions; his teams have been named Team of the Year eleven times by the New Jersey Herald
Some of Ed’s personal awards for his coaching success include New Jersey Herald Boys Coach of the Year in 1990, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and Girls Coach of the Year in 1994 and 2002; he was named Star Ledger and Daily Record Girls Coach of the Year in 1994; he was named the National Federation Interscholastic Association Sectional Boys Coach of the Year in 1997

INDEX by PAGE NUMBERS

1 CELLI, JOE

2 POWERS

3 LENT

4 INGLER

5 BOGLIOLI

6 CASE

7 FOGELSON

8 PHILLIPS, GEORGE

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