HOMECOMING

WEEKEND

Friday, September 12, 2014 Hall of Fame Induction

Banchetti 550 N French Rd 6:00 pm

Saturday, September 13th EVENTS: Girls Volleyball Tournament

10:00 am Main Gym

Community Day Activities Noon-2:00 pm High School Lot

Face Painting, Crafts, Bounce House, Hot Dogs, Snacks

Football Game Sweet Home VS Kenmore East 2:00 pm Sweet Home Field

Introduction of Hall Of Fame Inductees at Half Time

Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony September 12, 2014

Sweet Home

High School

Hall of Fame Committee

A big thank you to some very special people who have

helped make this night possible. Jeff Hughes who has

done a lot of running round this week to make sure the

last minute details were taken care of, Dave at Tony

Martin Awards, Todd at Herrmann Studios, Banchetti for

our wonderful venue and Mike Faulks for continuing to

make the Hall of Fame dinner a night to remember.

We would also like to acknowledge our entire Hall Of

Fame Committee:

Chris DeMarco

John Faller

Mike Faulks

Marcy Gerlach

Paul Strefeler

Pat Wyatt

Derek Zgoda

Coaches Hall Of Fame

Class of 1993 Charter Members Class of 2000

Robert Barczak Dr. James Finch

Sally Kus

Carl Roesch Class of 2001

Dick Banaszak

Richard D’Ambrosio

Class of 1994 Class of 2002

Marci Bevilacqua Ken Fournier

Robert Kramer

Joseph Shifflet Class of 2003

Jim Garnham

Class of 1995

Don Kinsella Class of 2004

Dick Keeney Dodie McLaughlin

Pat Wyatt

Class of 2005

Class of 1996 Jim Sparrow

Jack Lyons

Jack Walko Class of 2006

Tom Sprague

Class of 1997

Jim Crawford Class of 2010

Joe Harrington John Michno

Ron Tatar

Class 1998

Dave Beiter Class of 2013

Joe Caggiano Steve Ginsburg

Paul Shintzius

Class of 1999 Lynn Shanahan

Bruce Radka, Richard Szymanski

A Message from our Director of Athletics

On behalf of the Sweet Home Board of Education, Mr. Anthony Day,

Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. Joleen Reinholz, our school Principal and

the High School Administration, I would like to welcome you to tonight’s

Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Tonight we induct the nineteenth class of athletes in the Sweet Home Hall

of Fame and it brings us together to reflect on the outstanding

accomplishments of six of our former athletes. The Athletes who stand

before us tonight are first class examples of the athletic excellence that

Sweet Home is so very proud of. They have set the standards for others

to follow. Hard work, dedication, commitment and loyalty are just a few

of the many characteristics that these athletes possess and have passed

on to the others over the years. In many ways you can say that Sweet

Home Athletics have been shaped by the contributions that these

athletes have made. I personally believe that it is a combination of both,

and what an amazing combination it is. We should never forget that our

Athletics program is only as good as the people associated with it. With

that being said, it is no secret why this particular athletic program has

been so successful over the years and continues to be one of the elite

programs in the area.

I am delighted each of you has chosen to spend the evening with us and

share in this very special occasion. I have again had the privilege of

learning more about the great history of Sweet Home athletics as well as

the opportunity to meet some wonderful people who have had such a

tremendous impact on the Sweet Home athletic program.

Thank you for being here and please enjoy this special evening.

Chris DeMarco

VARSITY

ATHLETICS

94-96

Swimming

95-97

Football

96—98

Baseball

97-98

Basketball

CLASS OF

1998

BRENDAN

BRADY

PAST ATHLETE INDUCTEES

Class of 2005 Class of 2009 John McHugh ’78 Mark Bellanca ‘84 Craig Weber ’80 Ken Cole ‘89 Mike Torrillo ’84 Jennifer Gross ‘90 PJ Cauley ’84 Ann Shaughnessey ‘90 William Kaarid ’77 Tom Shifflet ‘90 Jim Kwitchoff ’84 Paul Strefeler ‘90 Brian Mennes ’84 Kelly Kubiak ’84 1983 Baseball State Champ Team 1984 Basketball State Champ Team Class of 2010 Izeal Bullock ‘91 Class of 2006 Derek Zgoda ‘91 Gretchen Gegenfurtner ‘93 Jessica Andrasko ‘91 Tim Shifflet ‘86 Dave Biondo ’84 Nina Funderburk ‘85 Rich Cicero ‘84 Robin Bock ‘86 Lenore Davis ‘90 Tricia McCormick ‘85 Kevin Boss ‘85 Class of 2011 Michael Mudd ‘86 Ted Wilkinson ‘88 Chris Chase ‘85 Mark Edinger ‘83 Kathy Rich ‘86 Robert Tresp ‘93 John Eder ‘86 Greg Gegenfurtner ‘88 Debbie Interdonato ‘86 PJ Bryniarski ‘91 Sonya Leszczynski ‘85 Jim Garnham ‘93 Jon Lantzy ’87 Class of 2007 Jacquelyne Sedgwick ‘94 Marie Gurreri ‘87 Class of 2012 Charlie Kern ‘87 Volleyball Teams from the Marty Coyne ‘87 following years: Ron Gooden ‘74 ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ‘95 1986 XCountry State Champ Team Class of 2013 Ron (RJ) Filipiak ‘97 Class of 2008 Brian Lombardo ‘95 Chris Kowalski ‘89 Jennifer Higgins ‘96 Robert Jackson ‘89 Jodie Bowers, Colleen Lee ‘96 Robert Bandish II ‘89 Marc Brodfuehrer ‘96 Cathleen Berchou ‘89 Anthony Doran ‘94 Jill Deinhart ‘89 Michael Lauria ‘97 Kathleen McCormick ‘89 Cathleen Berchou ’89 Ben Weihrich ’97

PAST ATHLETE INDUCTEES

Class of 1998 Class of 2001 con’t Ken Bochmann ’60 Gary Feger ‘66 Robert Pusateri ’62 Gary Klenk ‘66 Dennis Meyer’63 Paul Grandits ‘73 Frances Jahreis ’63 Todd Helming ‘75 Paul Papp ’64 Brian McNamara ‘75 Charles O’Day ’65 Vinny Visciano ‘75 Bruce Jones ‘75 Class of 1999 Bill Dubill ’66 Class of 2002 Susan Coughlin McCann ’67 Jim Arkeilpane ‘75 Carolyn McMaster ’67 Bob Arkeilpane ‘77 Ron Weinhrich ’67 Lance Shields ‘78 Michael O’Day ’68 Holly Foster ‘78 Ken Dehn ’69 Laurie Fuller ‘78 Rick LeFauve ’69 Roger Rettig ‘78 Larry Zee ’69 Mary Ellen Pause ‘78 Gary Altheide ’70 Christa Rao ‘79 Marlene Craden ’70 Dawn Shields ‘79 Doug DeLuca ’70 Rick Zacholski ‘79 Class of 2000 Class of 2003 Sally Kidman Kus ’66 Katy Lichota ‘81 Margaret Mary Wagner ’66 Jeanne Pause ‘81 Don Wyckoff ’68 Peter Rao ‘81 Daniel Milbrand ’71 Tim Steinagle ‘81 Barbara Rice ’71 Dennis Meka ‘70 Richard Roche ’71 Marcus Davis ‘80 Gary Bissell ’72 Jill Dombrowski ‘80 William Casbolt ’73 Scott Hammond ‘80 Ken Cione ’73 Andrew Hilburger ‘80 Carolyn LaDuca ’73 Katie LaWall ‘80 Sally O’Brien ’73 Valerie Thomson ‘80 Patricia Storms ’74 Michelle Widdel ’74 Class of 2004 1967 Golf Team Caroline Berger ’82 Saller Strasser ’82 Class of 2001 Barbara Green ’82 Cheryl Zendano ’77 Gloria Thompson ’82 Janice Beal ’77 Jacqueline Brummer ’82 Todd Miller ’77 Barry Fordham, Julie Meyers’83 Mike Faulks ’77 Stanton Trueheart ’83

BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL…

College Accomplishments Brendan attended St. Bonaventure where he played football for 1 year. He transferred to SUNY Brockport and played fullback in the Quarterfinals of the D3 Tournament.

Currently… Brendan resides in Williamsville where he is active in his church and a volunteer with Roswell Park. Brendan is a Adaptive Physical Education Teacher with the NYS School for the Blind. Brendan is joined tonight by his wife, Jennifer. They have 3 children; Avery,

Kendell and Cameron.

High School Athletic Honors Football: 2 years ECIC, Baseball: All ECIC 97, 98, All WNY 98 Several School Records in Swimming Several ECIC Records in Swimming Greatest Moments at Sweet Home Brendan greatest moments at Sweet Home include playing two consecutive years at Ralph Wilson Stadium. He ran for a record 74 yards in the 1997 game. Also, he hit the go-ahead home run in the sectional final vs Orchard Park. Sweet Home Coaches John Faller, Football Reggie Witherspoon /Pat Cauley, Basketball Don Cannamela, Swimming Joe Caggiano, Baseball

VARSITY

ATHLETICS

‘95-‘97

Football

‘95-‘98

Indoor

Track

‘95-‘98

Outdoor

Track

CLASS

OF 1998

BYRON

MCKINNEY

BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL…

College Accomplishments Jared attended Kent State and received an Academic Athletic Excellence Award and Warrior Award for overcoming a medical diagnosis which included the fact that he would never run again. He did run again and in fact won the MAC team championship, MAC Conference Title and MAC all Academic First Team.

Currently…Jared resides in Las Vegas, NV with his wife Tiffany, and is a Sr. District Manager for Human Capital Management Solutions at ADP. He is overjoyed to be back in Amherst with his fellow Inductees. Many family members join him tonight.

High School Athletic Honors Recipient of the Bob Barczak Award ‘99,

Super 7 Athlete of the Year, Holds 4

WNY/Section 6 Indoor Track Records, Holds

2 indoor records and 4 outdoor Sweet Home

Track Records

Indoor track ‘97-‘98: 1st place Section 6

Team Champs, 2 time Ontario provincial

championships 1st place winner, 2 time

section 6 1st place winner, Class A Public

Schools 2nd place 4x400 relay, National

Scholastic Championships 10th and 11th in

the country relay.98 Outdoor Track and

Field: 3 time 1st place ECIC Conf

Championships, 3 time 1st place section 6

championships winner, NYSPHSAA State

meet 5th place, 1st and 2nd place winner in

Empire State Games, 4th in country for USA

Junior Olympic Nationals98-99 Indoor Track

and Field: Team MVP, 3 time 1st place ECIC

League Championship, Meet MVP Section 6,

3 time Section 6 1st place , NYSPHSAA State

Championship Meet - 2nd fastest time in WNY

history

Outdoor Track and Field: 2 time 1st place winner ECIC Conf/League Championship, 2 time 1st place winner section 6 championships, 1st and 2nd place in NYSPHSAA State Championship Meet

Greatest Moments at Sweet Home Being awarded Super 7 Athlete of the week; Winning Sectionals for states in 3 events; the ’97-’98 Indoor Track team and having the opportunity to work with a coach who had an impeccable way of seeing talent in the teams he

coached. Sweet Home Coaches John Faller, Football Indoor/Outdoor Track, Patrick Wyatt, Jim Garnham S

VARSITY

ATHLETICS

‘96-‘98

Football

‘96-‘99

Indoor

Track

‘96-‘99

Outdoor

Track

CLASS

OF 1999

JARED M.

VOGLER

BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL

College Accomplishments Byron attended the University at Buffalo where he broke indoor and outdoor shot-put records in 2003. He also placed 7th at NCAA regionals for Track and Field in 2003.

Currently… Byron is a Board Member of the

Homeless Alliance of

WNY and is a Housing

Coordinator for the

Erie County

Department of Mental

Health. He is

joined tonight by

his wife Donna, and

many family members.

Byron has two

daughters, Madison and Mairead.

High School Athletic Honors

Football: All State Defense ‘97, Football All WNY Defense ‘97, Outstanding Lineman Award Football ‘97 Track: All American 4th place indoor national shot-put ‘98, State Champion Indoor Shot-put ‘98, 4 time section VI Shot-put Indoor and Outdoor’ 97&’98, 5 Time ECIC Champion Shot-put Indoor ‘96-‘98 Outdoor ‘97-‘98, 6 Time state qualifier in shot-put Indoor and Outdoor ‘96-‘98, 4 Time National qualifier shot-put Indoor and Outdoor ‘97-‘98, Amherst Avenue of Athletes Inductee ‘98, Schwartzman Award winner ‘98 Outstanding Male Athlete Super 7 Athlete of the week February ‘98, MVP Field Indoor and Outdoor Track ‘97-‘98, Sweet Home School Indoor Shot-put Record ‘98, Section VI indoor shot-put record ‘98. Greatest Moments at Sweet Home Winning the state championship in shot-put at the Carrier Dome. Playing in two sectional football games at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Sweet Home Coaches Pat Wyatt & Jim Garnham, Indoor & Outdoor Track John Faller, Football

VARSITY

ATHLETICS

‘93-’98

Field

Hockey

‘94-‘98

Softball

‘97-‘98

Basketball

’96-‘97

Indoor

Track

CLASS

OF 1998

ROBIN

MERRITT

BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL

College Accomplishments Keith attended Northern Arizona University where he played football and was two time 1st team All-Big Sky and 1st Team All-American. Currently… Keith played in the NFL for 5 years and was Super Bowl XCI Champion. He is the founder and president of the 4th and Forever Foundation and currently lives in Arizona with his wife Jill and son Conner. He is joined tonight by many family members.

High School Athletic

Honors

Football: All League ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 All WNY ‘98 All State 2nd team ‘98 WNY Unsung Hero Award ‘96 Greatest Moments at Sweet Home Starting at the varsity level as a sophomore and playing in Rich Stadium twice. Keith also remembers playing on an undefeated regular season team as a sophomore as a great moment. Sweet Home Coaches John Faller, Football John Faller, Lacrosse

VARSITY

ATHLETICS

‘96-’99

Football

‘98-‘99

Lacrosse

’96-‘97

Indoor

Track

CLASS

OF 1999

KEITH O’NEIL

High School Athletic Honors

Field Hockey: ’97 Undefeated season, ECIC sectional champs, Far-West Regional Champs, State quarter-finals, 20-1, 5th in State, NY Scholar Athlete, 1st team All-State, 1st Team All WNY, 1ST Team ALL ECIC for 4 years, Carrie Friedman Sportsmanship Award, Jill Dombrowski Memorial Award, Sweet Home Athlete of the Year 1998, All WNY Player of the Year ’97-98, 2-time member of the USA Under 16 National Team, alternate to the Under 21 Junior World Cup team as a Senior, 5 years Empire State Games, 2 years Junior Olympics, 5 years Futures National Tournament. Held records for career goals/assists/points/hat tricks in a season. Softball: ’98 All ECIC, 3 years ASA National Softball Tourney Greatest Moments at Sweet Home Going undefeated in 1996 regular season, Influence of constant support and encouragement from Lynn Shanahan, also the time when Mrs. Shanahan call timeout in the middle of a game to make us sprint! Sweet Home Coaches Lynn Shanahan, Field Hockey Mr. D’Ambroshio, Basketball Mr. Wyatt, Indoor Track Jack Lyons, Softball Mike Tojek, Softball

BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL

College Accomplishments Robin attended Duke University where she played field hockey for four years. She was on the All-ACC Tournament Team in 2000.

Currently… Robin still enjoys playing kickball, broomball, field hockey and softball. She has just finished a 10 year division 1 collegiate field hockey coaching career at the University of Vermont. She is now transitioning into a new line of work while starting a field hockey club program in the Burlington Vermont Area where she resides. Many family members join her tonight. Among them her mother and Father, Mary and Robert Merritt and her sister Tracy. Robin is married to Ryan Farran and has two boys; Murphy and Calvin.

VARSITY

ATHLETICS

‘97-’99

Football

‘97-‘99

Indoor Track

’98-‘00

Indoor Track

CLASS

OF 2000

CHRISTIAN

MITCHELL

High School Athletic

Honors

Football: All WNY 1st Team 99, All State 1st Team 99, 99 co-offensive lineman of the year section 6, Played in 2000 Governor’s Bowl, 1999 Class A State student athlete award for Football Outdoor Track: 2000 NY State Shot-Put Champion, 3 time section 6 shot-put champion

Greatest Moments at Sweet Home Winning the 2000 NY State Shot-put champion Playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium during sophomore year in football section VI finals against Niagara Wheatfield. Competing in his first state track meet as a sophomore and metaling with 6th place.

Sweet Home Coaches John Faller, Football Pat Wyatt/Jim Garnham Indoor/Outdoor Track

BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL

College Accomplishments Christian was a Four-year Football letterman at Duke University. Christian played three years as a starting right offensive tackle. He won Offensive Lineman of the Year Award and was named a two-time All-Conference Academic 1st team. Currently… Christian is an Amherst resident who is a General Dentist with Stellar Dental Care. He is joined tonight by his wife Lindsay, his father William and mother Jacquelyn.