New Members Inducted Into WHS Hall of Fame
The Wooster All Sports Hall of Fame is an organization that promotes the outstanding accomplishments of former athletes, coaches and supporters of Wooster athletics.
According to Tom Catanzarite, Hall of Fame Board President and 2004 inductee, athletes may be nominated by anyone in the community. They must have graduated a minimum of 10 years before being eligible for induction.
Coaches and supporters have no time limit for induction, Catanzarite explained.
According to an article entitled “Wooster to induct…” on WoosterCitySchools.org, a Blue and Gold Award winner is sometimes chosen.
The Blue and Gold Award is given to non-athletes who have done something positive for Wooster Athletics.
Wooster Athletic Director Andy Kellar, believes that the Hall of Fame is a great way to inspire current and future athletes.
“The H.O.F gives all current and future athletes something to strive for, as records are meant to be broken,” Keller states.
The next induction will take place in 2018.
INDUCTEES
Blue & Gold Award Winner: Kathy Sauers
Q: What advice would you give to current WHS athletes?
A: “Do the best you can, and always remember that grades come first.”
Chuck Catanzarite
Q: What does it mean to you to receive this honor?
A: “There are so many people from this high school who have gone on to succeed in their lives and I think to be called out as one of them is a very big honor.”
Ethan Crabtree
Q: What advice would you give to current WHS athletes?
A: “Have fun. There are few situations in life… that you all are supposed to be doing for nothing else than pure enjoyment.”
Mark Alberts Sr.
Q: Who would you like to thank for this honor and why?
A: “For me, I’d like to thank the athletes and the the administrators. And my family, my wife especially, and my kids who all graduated from Wooster High School.”
Betsy Allen Buckwalter
Q: How do you think WHS sports affected your development as a person and athlete?
A: “Being an athlete taught me that you have to work hard at things in life and that there’s great reward in that.”
Nick Bellanco
Q: What advice would you give to current WHS athletes?
A: “Stick it out. I did not have a lot of success until my junior and senior year in sports. I played a lot of JV and I played a lot of lower roles, but I stuck it out.”
Ryan Delany
Q: Who would you like to thank for this honor?
A: “Coach Gary Green; he confidently told me I was special all of the time and encouraged me, rather than coached negatively.”
Whitney Hooley
Q: How do you think WHS sports affected your development as a person and athlete?
A: “It had a huge impact on my life; I wouldn’t have been able to go to the places I travelled to or the college I went to.”
Luke Myers
According to The Daily Record, Luke Myers passed away on Aug. 8, 2013, at the age of 41. Myers was a football and wrestling standout during his time at WHS. Myers went on to compete collegiately at Wright State.
Danny Peters
Q: How do you think WHS sports affected your development as a person and athlete?
A: “It taught me many valuable lessons such as perseverance, time management and how to motivate others.”
Beth Starling
Q: Who would you like to thank for this honor?
A: “I’m thankful for my family, teachers, teammates and coaches, in particular Chris Matthew, for their support and encouragement along the way.”
Whitney Taylor
Q: What advice would you give to current WHS athletes?
A: “Put in your work, but at the same time, keep a balance between academics and athletics. Additionally, stay focused, because it is a short season.”
Terrell White
Q: What advice would you give to current WHS athletes?
A: “Enjoy having your friends because once you graduate, everyone goes their separate ways… looking back, I wish I had cherished my time on the field more.”
