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Hall of Fame Bio.
2008 CHS Hall of Fame Class
CATASAUQUA HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS HALL OF FAME
CLASS OF 2008
CHRIS GERHARD
CLASS OF 1982
COLONIAL LEAGUE FIRST-TEAM RUNNING BACK 1980 & 1981
COLONIAL LEAGUE FIRST-TEAM DEFENSIVE BACK 1981
CAREER TOTALS OF 2,291 YARDS RUSHING AND 22 TOUCHDOWNS
COLONIAL LEAGUE WRESTLING CHAMPION 1980, 1981 & 1982
DISTRICT XI “AA”AND SOUTHEAST REGIONAL “AA” CHAMPION 1981 & 1982
1982 PIAA “AA” WRESTLING STATE CHAMPION (145 LBS); CAREER RECORD 101-20-2
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY 1983-1986; PSAC FIRST TEAM DEFENSIVE BACK 1986
ECAC FIRST TEAM DEFENSIVE BACK 1986; ASSOCIATED PRESS LITTLE ALL-AMERICAN 1986
MEMBER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
KYLE RUSNOCK
CLASS OF 1992
FOUR-YEAR LETTERMAN IN WRESTLING
COLONIAL LEAGUE FIRST-TEAM WRESTLER 1989, 1990, 1991 & 1992
DISTRICT XI “AA” AND SOUTHEAST REGIONAL “AA” CHAMPION 1992
1992 PIAA “AA” WRESTLING STATE CHAMPION (112 LBS)
CAREER RECORD 123-21-2 (2ND MOST VICTORIES IN SCHOOL HISTORY)
NAMED 1992 MORNING CALL OUTSTANDING WRESTLER AT 112 POUNDS
FOUR-TIME DISTRICT XI “AA” AND SOUTHEAST REGIONAL “AA” PLACE WINNER
FOUR-TIME PIAA “AA” STATE QUALIFIER AND THREE-TIME PLACE WINNER
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO FRESHMAN WRESTLER OF THE YEAR 1993
FRANCIS “DICK” SHECKLER
FACULTY MANAGER OF ATHLETICS
TEACHER IN CATASAUQUA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 44 YEARS 1906-1950
FACULTY MANAGER OF ATHLETICS 1918-1949
ELECTED FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY BASKETBALL LEAGUE 1920
ELECTED FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY LEAGUE 1927
HE WAS A CATASAUQUA CITIZEN, EDUCATOR AND FRIEND OF CHILDREN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS NAMED IN HIS MEMORY AND HONOR 1971
“IT IS NOT THE GAMES WE WIN, BUT HOW WE WIN THEM.”
WILLIAM KENNEDY
CLASS OF 1946
LEHIGH VALLEY LEAGUE FIRST-TEAM BASKETBALL 1946
BOYS BASKETBALL ASSISTANT COACH AND SCOUT 1958-1966
PART OF THE COACHING STAFF DURING “GOLDEN YEARS OF CATASAUQUA BASKETBALL”
FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACH 1956-1963; HEAD FOOTBALL COACH 1964-1967
COACHED 1966 FOOTBALL TEAM TO A 6-0 VICTORY OVER NORTHAMPTON;
WAS SCHOOL’S FIRST VICTORY OVER NORTHAMPTON IN 24 YEARS
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR 23 YEARS 1967-1989
RETIRED IN 1990 AFTER 41 YEARS OF SERVICE
DAVID “KELLY” MACLAUGHLIN
CLASS OF 1948
THREE-YEAR LETTERMAN IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL
LEHIGH VALLEY LEAGUE FIRST-TEAM BASKETBALL 1947 & 1948
ASSOCIATED PRESS HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE 1947
PLAYED FRESHMAN BASKETBALL AT LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY 1949
EAST STROUDSBURG STATE TEACHER’S COLLEGE 1956-1957
TEAM CAPTAIN AND LEADING SCORER 1956-1957
PENNSYLVANIA STATE TEACHER’S COLLEGE CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM 1956 & 1957
MEMBER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
MEMBER OF THE EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
BRUCE SNYDER
CLASS OF 1969
TWO-YEAR LETTERMAN IN FOOTBALL, WRESTLING AND TRACK
LEHIGH VALLEY LEAGUE FIRST TEAM OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TACKLE 1968
LEHIGH VALLEY LEAGUE HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLING CHAMPION 1969
LEHIGH VALLEY LEAGUE AND DISTRICT XI SHOT PUT CHAMPION 1969
CHS SCHOOL RECORD IN THE SHOT PUT 54’1¼”
ATTENDED STAUNTON MILITARY ACADEMY 1970
ATTENDED DUKE UNIVERSITY 1971-1974; THREE-YEAR STARTER AT OFFENSIVE GUARD PLAYED IN 1974 BLUE/GRAY ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME
WILLIS STREIN
TRACK AND FIELD HEAD COACH
STARTED TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAM AT CATASAUQUA HIGH SCHOOL 1963
COACHED TRACK AND FIELD 1963-1993
COACHED COLONIAL LEAGUE BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS IN 1978, 1981,
1982, 1984, 1985 & 1988
COACHED COLONIAL LEAGUE GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IN 1980
COACHED FIVE TRACK AND FIELD PIAA STATE CHAMPIONS
DAVID STREIN (POLE VAULT-1974), LORI JAMES (TRIPLE JUMP-1978),
DONNA KRAUSE (SHOT PUT-1983), DEBORAH LINTON (300M HURDLES-1984)
AND JEFFREY WUKITCH (1600M RUN-1993)
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