Welcome to the North East Athletic Hall of Fame!

North East, Pennsylvania is home to acres of fragrant fruit, miles of Lake Erie shore, and an abundance of accomplishment in the field of athletics. This site honors those individuals and teams.  The Athletic Hall lauded its first inductees in 2015.

The primary objectives of the hall is to honor the achievements of the past and to motivate future athletes to even more triumphs. 

The North East Athletic Hall of Fame was founded as a cooperative effort between alumni of North East High School and St. Gregory’s High School, which is also located in North East and which closed in 1968.  Athletes, coaches, and teams who won league, district, and state laurels have been named to the hall; many have also achieved in athletics beyond high school. Each year, between 6-14 individuals and usually one or more teams are honored.

The North East Athletic Hall of Fame celebrates each year’s inductees with an annual banquet, usually held in the summer. 

For questions, please contact the Hall of Fame President, Jeff Buchholz, at bbuchholz@roadrunner.com.

Nominees for induction are due each February and the new class is announced in spring. Individuals interested in nominating others or themselves can find an application on this website.  If you fill out the hard copy of the nomination form, please email it to Terry Frontino at tfronti@gmail.com 

Founding members of the North East Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee, circa 2015 are: Jeff Buchholz, Dick Gregg, Ted Miller, Halli Reid, Gary Murray, Rich Turri, Sherry Elchynski, Jennifer Rodenbaugh, John Piper, and Tom Doyle.

Current (2023) Committee Members are: Jeff Buchholz, Dick Gregg, Dick Kennedy, Gary Murray, Terry Frontino, Sherry Elchynski, Adrienne Hassenplug, Glenn Luebke, Michelle Miller, Dave Lanahan, and Rick Maas.