East Longmeadow High School Athletic Hall of Fame

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In the summer of 2010, Dr. Charles Redington contacted Ms. Pat Bean to see if there was any interest around the town of East Longmeadow in forming an Athletic Hall of Fame for the East Longmeadow High School. Between the two of them, they contacted  a number of other East Longmeadow residents including Lloyd Duperre, Ned Obernesser, Steve Buzzelle, John Courtney, Mike Raschilla, Richard Freccero, Cathy Hood, Mike Harrigan and Bob Mazzariello, Bruce Mackechnie, Mike Prendergast, Gerry Sawyer  and Paul Ruscio and the East Longmeadow High School Athletic Hall of Fame (ELHSAHOF) was born. Committies were formed and a constitution was written, application for a Massachusetts Non-Profit was completed, a web site was created and an Executive Committee was voted in: President Chuck Redington, Vice-President Pat Bean, Treasurer Lloyd Duperre, Secretary Ned Obernesser and Member-at-Large Steve Buzzelle. A nomination committee was formed and nomination forms were created and placed in the East Longmeadow High School Office, the East Longmeadow Public Library, The East Longmeadow Recreation Department and at several East Longmeadow businesses. Dozens of nominations were received. Steve Buzzelle and later Ned Obernesser spent hundreds of hours at the Springfield Library looking at and printing Springfield Republican newspaper articles about East Longmeadow Athletes. A history from the birth of the high school to present day, by decade, was put together by Ned Obernesser, and the nomination committee went to work identifying the accomplishments of the nominated athletes. A point system for individual accomplishments was established and the candidates were rated. Seventeen athletes, four coaches and two contributors were selected for the Inaugural Ceremony. A banquet was planned and held on November 13, 2010 at the Elmcrest Country Club, nearly 250 people attended and the first induction class was recognized. 

Inaugaration Class Members included:

 David Bradstreet - 1977, Reanne Burke - 1974, Sean Butler - 1998, Jay Chipouras - 1976, Kendall Gonsalves - 1998, Mike Grigley - 1972, Trish Hafey - 1974, Mike Mineo - 1974, Steve Muise - 1980, Julie Niznik - 1999, Laurel Redington - 1987, Lindsay Sawyer - 1997, Danell Trinceri - 1984, Richard Weaver - 1973, Kathryn Wiezbicki - 1982, Robert Willard - 1969, Rand Willard - 1974, Coach Richard Bolles, Coach Robert Dobias, Coach Robert Mazzariello, Coach Ed Modzelewski, Contributor Ned Obernesser and Contributor Albert 'Baba' Tranghese.  

Hall of Fame Statistics:

We currently have recognized 139 athletes, 9 coaches,  6 contributors, 8 teams (consisting of 228 team members) and 2 athletes with special recognition, for a total of 384 inductees. Their bronze plaques are on display in the hallway adjacent to the large gymnasium at ELHS. 

Whats Happening:

Committee meetings take place monthly at the ELHS conference room beginning at 6:30 pm.

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The Class of 2022 included 10 athletes, and 2 teams consisting of 31 team members. The Ceremony was held at The Twin Hills CC in Longmeadow MA. 

 Nominations are open for the next induction and will close May 1, 2024,  forms are available at the High School Office, the Recreation Department and on our Facebook Page.

Inductee Biographies by Class

Class of 2022

Class of 2017-2018, Class of 2016, 

Class of 2015, Class of 2014, 

Class of 2013, Class of 2012, 

Class of 2011, Class of 2010