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Hall of Fame 2012

This class was chosen from many outstanding individuals who were championed by
family, friends, fellow athletes and coaches. As a member of our Hall of Fame class, these candidates stood out among all alumni from HCHS and our four founding schools (St. Jerome’s, Holy Rosary, Sacred Heart and Precious Blood), creating a lasting impression on our Hall of Fame Committee. Each member of this class of inductees, is being recognized as an outstanding, even extraordinary, athlete who exemplified the HCHS tradition of sportsmanship and meritorious service to the athletic program, and to the enduring legacy of Holyoke Catholic sports.

It is our pleasure to announce our 2012 inductees into the
HCHS Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame:

Edward Superson ’48
George Counter ’55
Walter Garbacek ’55
Terry Sugrue ’57
James Fallon ’59
Dave Tabin ’73
Joan Golden ’78
Margaret Feyre ’79
Ray Fagnant ’82
Jennifer Sattler Murphy ’89
1950′s Era Coach Tom Griffin

1947 Holyoke Catholic High School Football Team:

Leonard Meehan, Rene Masse, Stanley Swierzewski, William Toomey,
Martin Finn, Marc Barthello, John Fenton, Charles Mannix, William Finnerty,
John Warren, Charles Demers, Charles Kelly, John O’Rourke, Jackson Clare,
James Monahan, Joseph Counter, Frank Geraghty, Robert Cavanaugh,
Donnell Hart, John Reilly, Francis Finn, John Delimat, Richard Kane,
Francis Patenaude, Edward Smith, Robert Bougie, Richard Bougie,
Anthony Creane, Earl McNee, Claude Veillette, John Farrell, Jerome Shea,
Peter Urbon, Howard Ford, Thomas Griffin, John Lucey, Daniel Gaughan,
Thomas Hoar, Fred Sullivan, Michael Griffin.

Press Release – Hall of Fame 2012

Hall of Fame 2011

This year the class of inductees has 25 members, from  Jim Wesloski ’45 to Jennifer Campbell 2001. The Hall of Fame committee was challenged by a large pool of over 100 names to consider for induction this year.  The committee is headed by Michael “Richie” Sobon ’53 and Fran Kane ’54 .

The Holyoke Catholic High School 2011 Hall of Fame inductee class will include:

James Wesloski ’45,
Steve Rys ’47,
Francis O’Neill ’47,
Ed Sears ’48,
Charles Clapin ’51,
Al Bessette ’52,
Charles Don Jones ’53,
John Par Barrett ’56,
Reynold Babe Morin ’56,
Francis Rondeau ’56,
Dan Rudy Lengieza ’59,
John Lunardini ’63,
Nate Desrosier ’65,
Tom O’Connor ’66,
Robert Griffin ’73,
Bill Sullivan Jr. ’76,
Gary Grant ’76,
Maureen Feyre ’79,
Brian Wroth ’84,
Margaret Morin ’87,
Amanda Zedonis ’91,
Bridget O’Connor ’94,
Matt Johnson ’95,
Jennifer Campbell ’01,
Monsignor Timothy J. Leary.

Athletes and coaches from Holyoke Catholic High School and from the four founding schools are eligible for nomination.  The honorary category may also be used to include an individual who has brought honor to Holyoke Catholic High School by outstanding contributions to the school or community.

Teams started playing under the Holyoke Catholic banner in 1948, bringing together athletes from Sacred Heart, St. Jerome, Holy Rosary and Precious Blood high schools  in one varsity program. Holyoke Catholic, as a school, opened in 1963. In 2008,         after spending seven years at the St. Hyacinth Seminary location in Granby, Holyoke Catholic High School moved to their new location on Springfield Street in Chicopee,  just down the street from Elms College.

Press Release – Hall of Fame 2011

Hall of Fame 2010

Holyoke Catholic High School inducted its first ever class of athletes into its Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday June 5th, 2010.  Among the recipients were David Bartley former State Rep, Speaker of the House and former President of Holyoke Community College, Edward Shevlin former Holyoke High School Principal, regional Vice President of Prudential Financial Bob Neil, and Pat Bresnahan founder of Bresnahan Insurance.  The earliest athlete inducted was Stum Garbacik of Holy Rosary High class of 1929, awarded posthumously.  Awards were given to athletes from Holyoke Catholic High School as well as the four original founding parish high schools of Holy Rosary, Sacred Heart, St. Jerome and Precious Blood.  Monsignor Leary of St. Jerome Parish brought the four schools together first to play sports on a unified Holyoke Catholic High School team years before the four schools were merged academically.   In Honor of Monsignor Leary a community leadership award was established in his name.  This year’s recipient was David Bartley.  Thirty three athletes were inducted into the Hall of Fame with the youngest being golfer Brian Patrick Crawford and softball pitcher Nicole Fagnant Ryczek, both of the class of 1995.  The event was held at the Castle of Knights with 500 people in attendance. 

Congratulations to all of the 2010 inductees.

David M. Bartley 1952- Basketball
Catherine Bisceglia 1978- Swimming
Patrick B. Bresnahan III 1952 – Football
George Cauley 1957- Football, Basketball, Baseball
John Champagne “Champ” 1957- Football, Baseball
Joseph E. Conway 1933- Basketball, Baseball
Brian Crawford 1995- Soccer, Basketball, Golf.
Rev. Anthony J. Creane 1948- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Charles Desmarais “Chuck” 1952- Football
Kenneth R. Desmarais “Jocko” 1957- Football, Basketball
David C. Ellison 1968- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Michelle M. Fagnant 1988- Basketball, Softball
Robert Ferriter “Skippy” 1953- Basketball, Baseball
Walter Garbacik “Stum” 1929- Basketball, Baseball
Robert James Gaughan 1953- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Tom Ginley 1968- Basketball, Baseball
Robert F. Glidden 1956- Basketball, Baseball
Charles F. Glidden Jr. “Chuck” 1977- Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track
John W. Grochowalski 1970- Basketball, Track
Mark Hardie 1978- Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Track
Francis Higgins “Brud” 1938- Basketball, Baseball
John F. Johnson 1957- Football, Baseball
Christopher Kosinski 1977- Football, Basketball, Track
Joseph E. Krajnak 1996- Track
Kevin Kudla 1991- Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
Joseph McAndrew 1951- Basketball
James M. McCormick 1953- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Robert E. Mitrowski “Mutt” 1954- Football, Baseball
Robert Neal 1974- Cross Country, Track
James T. Palmer 1976- Basketball
Nicole Fagnant Ryczek 1995- Softball
Edward J. Shevlin 1949- Basketball, Baseball
Karen Turcotte 1968- Coach Softball, Coach Girls Basketball

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