WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLASS OF 2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:
Jamie Rautenberg Class of 2002 Softball
Gino Distefano Class of 1984 Soccer
Frank Frenna Class of 1982 Football
Patrick Pelissier Class of 1997 Basketball
Cassie Pelissier Class of 2002 Basketball
Greg Platt Class of 1982 Track
Boys Basketball Team Class of 1967 State Semi Finalist
THE 2024 HALL OF FAME DINNER WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 - SOCIAL HOUR AT 5:00 PM AND DINNER AT 6:00. THE DINNER TAKES PLACE AT AMERICAN LEGION HALL AT 215 WAVERLY OAKS ROAD, WALTHAM. TICKETS ARE $50- MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WHS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME AND MAIL TO WHS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME, 617 LEXINGTON STREET, WALTHAM, MA 02452. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL
STEVENLAFOREST@WALTHAMPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG
The WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is seeking nominations for candidates for our WHS Athletic Hall of Fame. To nominate a candidate you believe fits the criteria listed below - email the candidates athletic achievements (as detailed as possible) to stevenlaforest@walthampublicschools.org.
FOR A PLAYER:
10 year post-graduate of Waltham High School
A Record holder, school or state (if applicable)
A League All-Star (if applicable)
A Globe or Herald All-Scholastic
An All American
A student at Waltham High at least 3 years
Exception in case of death
FOR A COACH:
A coach for at least 10 years in system
Dedication & devotion to Waltham student/athlete or sport
Positive impact on students
Retired from coaching (preferred but not mandatory)
Exception in case of death
TEAM:
State Championship/Sectional Championship
Special Recognition
WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME ROLL CALL
JONATHAN ADAMS
ROLLIE ANDERSON
WALTER ANDERSON
DAVE ANNECHERICO
CJ ANNUNCIATA
DAN ARONE
MIKE ARONE
JAYNA NAPOLITANO AREVALO
ANTHONY BAHROS
JASON BARNES*
WALTER BARTLETT
EDGAR BASTARACHE *
EDWIN BECK
MATT BECK
DUDLEY BELL
DICK BENNETT
VITO BLEKAITIS *
CHARLES BONICA
RUSS BONILLA
JASON BURKE
EDWARD BROWN
CHARLES BUTLER
PATSEY CACACE
JOSEPH CACCIATORE
ROLAND CAISEY *
PJ CAMERON
PHIL CAMINITI
GEORGE CAPPADONA
MONTE CARLETON
KATIE MONAGHAN CARUSO
LIZ CENTOFANTI
RICHARD COLLINS *
BABE COLLURA *
FOFO COLLURA
RICK CONCANNON
JOHN CONNEARNEY
JAMES CONNELLY
JANET BERAN CONNORS
ROBERT CONNORS *
STACEY CONNORS NOEL
JOHN CORBETT
DEREK CORMIER
JASON CORMIER
AL COSGROVE
ALLIE CRANE
WILLIAM CREONTE, SR.
MARYANNE MCNAMARA CURLEY
ALICIA CZARNOWSKI
JACK DADDONA
JULIE DALE
YVETTE DAIGLE
ANDY DANIELS
LYNNE DEMPSEY
MICHAEL DENNIS
JOE DESTEFANO
RAY DEVEAU
BILLIE JEAN DION
DON DIRICO
DAN DiVito
GINO DISTEFANO
JOE DiSTEFANO
SAL DiSTEFANO
ROBERT DRISCOLL
ALAN DRISCOLL
PAUL DUBE
CHARLIE DUCKWORTH
SAMANTHA DUTILE
LARRY ENOS
NORMAN ELLIOTT
JOHN ELMASRY
STEVE ELMASRY
ROYSTON ENGLISH*
RUPERT ENGLISH
LENNIE ERICKSON
ANGELO ERBA
HILLMAN FALONE
JAMES FALZONE*
HERMAN FERRICK
SEAN FAHERTY
SHAWN FEENEY
JOHN FERGUSON
MARK FLYNN
BILL FOLEY
MATT FRATTO
CHARLES FRECHETTE *
JOHN FRECHETTE
FRANK FRENNA
JEFF FULLER
JEROME FULLER
ED FURBUSH
JOHN FURDON
RENEE GAHAN
EVERETT GALLANT
CHARLIE GATELY
BILL GERRIE
JIM GENEROSO
KIM GIARDINA
TOM GIROLAMO
JOHN GIUSTI
SCOTT GIUSTI
BOB GLEDHILL
HOLLY GLYNN
BUSTER GOGUEN
ALFEO GRACEFFA
FRANK GRAZIANO
HUGH GREENBLOTT
LORIMER HANSELPACKER
IRAD HARDY
PETER HARDY
STEVE HARDY
LARRY HARRIGAN
DAN HART
JEFF HARWICH
JONATHAN HAYES
FRANK HEALEY
ALLIE HICKEY
JEFF HINES
BUZZ HOGAN
RYAN HOGAN
RANDY JACOBS *
DICK JOHNSTONE
MELISSA JONES
VIC JORDAN
FRANCINE SMERLAS JUDD
BILL JUDKINS
MAL JULIANO
BOB KELLEY
HOWIE KELLY
KEN KEZER
LOUIS KIRSCH III
FRANK KROL *
JOHN KROL *
RUBE KROL
CARL LANDO
SCOTT LAFOREST
STEVE LAFOREST
BRYAN LAFORT
CAROL LATORRE
JEFF LAZARO
JACK LEARY *
PAUL LEBRUN
CHARLES LEE
DAVID LELIEVRE
JOSEPH LEVEY
RALPH LEVINSON
MILTON LINDHOLM
BILL LOGUE
JOHN LOGUE
LAWRENCE LOWREY
BO MACCAUSLAND
GEORGE MACCLARY
WILLIAM MANNING
BOB MARCOU
DARREN MARCOU
ZENITH MARIMON
PAUL MAYBERRY
BOBBY McCUE
SUE MCIVOR
MICKEY McMULLEN
NEIL McPHEE
RAZZ MIELE
JOE MILNER
PHIL MILNER
ANGELO MOSCA
MARIANNE CORBETT MURKIDJANIAN
FRANK MURPHY*
JOHN NOCERA
JEFF NOCERA
STEPHEN O’NEIL
KRYSTAL PARRELLA OSIKA
EDWIN ”BUSTER” PARKER
THOMAS PASCHAL
PATRICK PELISSIER
CASSIE PELISSIER
BILL PENDERGAST
ANGIE PERNA *
GREG PLATT
CLIFFORD POIRIER *
DAVID POIRIER
SCOTT POMERLEAU*
MICHAEL QUINN
MATT QUINN
KEVIN RANDALL
TONY RANDO
JULIE RANUCCI
JAMIE RAUTENBERG
TRACEY RAUTENBERG
TIM REGAN*
AL RHEAUME *
DON RICCIATO
CLIFF RICHARDSON
ALISON FOX RICHARDSON
KELLIE VAUGHAN RIGHINI
SAL RIZZO
CHUCK ROCHE *
LEROY “CURLY” ROGERS
TONY ROMANO
KATIE CONNORS ROSENTHAL
ED ROUBIAN
NORMAN ROY
JEFF RYAN
PAT RYAN
RUPEN SULTANIAN
ED SARNO
MICHELLE SAVOIE
LARRY SCAFIDI
LENNIE SCAFIDI*
ERNIE SCHWOTZER
ROBERT SEVENE
GREGG SCHOENER
TONY SIANO
FRED SMERLAS
DONALD “BINKA” SMITH
“FIREHORSE” SMITH
WALTER STANKARD
TUCKER TARANTO *
JOSEPH TERRASSI
REGGIE THRELFELL
FRANK TIANO*
ROY TIANO*
SANDRA PLACE TOMASELLO
RAH TRACEY
LALAYNA TWITCHELL
VINCENT VACCARELLO
WILL VALLANTE *
PAM VAUGHAN
MEG OBRIEN WADE
DON WARD
JEANNE GATELY WILLIAMS
SUSAN GIANGRANDE WILSON
NED YETTEN
SWEDE YOUNGSTROM
ERNIE ZENO
JOE ZENO
LARRY ZENO
COACHES
COACH WALTER BRINN *
COACH JACK COX
COACH DAN DOYLE
COACH STEVE DUFFY
COACH JACK FISHER *
COACH J. LEE GOULD *
COACH JOHN GRACEFFA
COACH DAN KEOHANE
COACH JOHN KELLY
COACH HALL KOPP
COACH JOHN MAGUIRE
COACH PAUL “BUSTER” McGOVERN
COACH DENISE NUGENT
COACH JOHN PASSARINI
COACH DON PROHOVICH
COACH ARTHUR QUINN *
COACH AL SCAFIDI *
COACH LENNY SORIN*
COACH JOE TRANCHITA
COACH PETER YETTEN
COACH SONNY YETTEN *
COACH TONY ZULLO
TEAMS
1943 FOOTBALL TEAM
1964 BASEBALL TEAM
1966 HOCKEY TEAM
1965 FOOTBALL TEAM
1967 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
1973 BOYS HOCKEY TEAM
1977 WRESTLING TEAM
1978 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM
1980 AND 1981 CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS
1981 BOYS SOCCER TEAM
1981 WRESTLING TEAM
1982 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
1983 WRESTLING TEAM
1984 WRESTLING TEAM
1985 BOYS ALPINE SKI TEAM
1988 BASEBALL TEAM
1991 FOOTBALL TEAM
1993 GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM
1999 FIELD HOCKEY TEAM
2002 BOYS HOCKEY TEAM
2005 BOYS LACROSSE TEAM
HONORARY INDUCTEES
JOE BURGOYNE
DR. SAMUEL COHN*
DR. SAMI DAOUD
TOM DUSEL
MR. JOHN FERRO*
MR. CURLY MORRIS
MR. FRANK MURPHY*
MR. TOM MURPHY
LOU NOCERA
JOHN * & MARY MAZZARINI
DEB RIGGOTT
THE WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING:
MR. LARRY SCAFIDI OF EMBASSY TROPHY
STUDENTS OF THE GRAPHICS COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT