Joey Wendle – Major League Baseball

Joseph Patrick Wendle grew up in West Grove, Pennsylvania. He attended Avon Grove High School and West Chester University. Wendle began his journey towards becoming a professional baseball player participating in travel baseball for the Chester County Crawdads.

Wendle was a four-year starter for the West Chester Golden Rams baseball team, where he compiled a .366 career batting average with 23 home runs and 185 runs batted in. During his senior season, Wendle hit .399 with 12 home runs and 59 RBI’s as the Golden Rams went on to win the 2012 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament.

The Cleveland Indians selected Wendle in the sixth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. On December 8, 2014, the Indians traded Wendle to the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics promoted Wendle to the major leagues on August 31, 2016 making his major league debut that day. On December 11, 2017, Oakland traded Wendle to the Tampa Bay Rays. Wendle was the first Rays player since 2011 to hit .300, and the first rookie to ever reach that mark. He tied for the major league lead in sacrifice flies (10). At the conclusion of the season, Wendle was unanimously chosen for the Ray’s Outstanding Rookie award for the 2018 season and finished fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year award voting.

On November 30, 2021, Tampa Bay traded Wendle to the Miami Marlins. Wendle was named to the 2021 All-Star Game on July 9, 2021. He singled in his only plate appearance.

On January 13, 2023, Wendle agreed to a one-year contract with the Marlins.
On November 30, 2023, Wendle signed a one-year contract with the New York Mets.
On May 24, 2024, Wendle signed a major league contract with the Atlanta Braves.
Joey Wendle is currently a free agent and continues his dream of playing professional baseball.

John Barr – Football Coach

Over the course of his career in education, John Barr spent 35 years serving as teacher, coach, Administrator and author. He was a head football coach for 22 years, working, learning and growing through his relationships with hundreds of outstanding young men at Upper Dublin, Glen Mills, Cheltenham, Downingtown and Coatesville High Schools. John played high school football at Springfield High School in Delaware County and went on to play defensive back at West Chester State College, where he was inducted into the WCU Hall of Fame of 1998. John was also inducted into the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association (PSFC) Hall of Fame in 2017.

During his time as head coach of the Downingtown Whippets from 1988 to 1996, he compiled a record of 74 wins, 31 losses and 3 ties. The Whippets captured Ches-Mont Championships in 1990, 1994 and 1996, District 1 titles in 1994 and 1996, Eastern Shore Championships in 1994, 1996 and the PIAA AAAA State Championships in 1996. *Note: The 1996 team remains the only Chester County school to win a PIAA state football Championship. The team averaged 45 points per game against one of the toughest schedules in the state.

Coach Barr was named Coach of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer in both 1994 and 1996. In 2002 he retired from coaching to serve as an assistant principal at Coatesville High School and Owen J. Roberts High School. He later authored the book Before Glory, published in 2013.

Awards/Records: Four-time Ches-Mont League winner (Downingtown 1990, 1994, 1996 and at Coatesville 1989) PIAA District One Titles – 1994, 1996. PIAA Eastern State Champion in 1994 and PIAA State Champions in 1996. John Barr was also named Coach of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1994 and 1996.

Lynn Bowers – National Lacrosse Official

Lynn Bowers continues to be an outstanding lacrosse official and has contributed to the sport of lacrosse at all levels. She is a graduate of Penn State University. While in attendance Lynn was a member of the 1989 NCAA Division 1 Lacrosse Championship team.

Her service to the sport of lacrosse includes membership on the Unionville HS lacrosse executive board (boys and girls) from 2014-2023 and as a Unionville Recreation Association coach in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse from 2010-2017. Over the years, Lynn has contributed at the local regional and national levels of lacrosse as a clinician, observer, mentor and assignor for the professional women’s lacrosse league. She continues to be a board member of the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame committee.

Professionally, Lynn has been selected to officiate 12 NCAA Division 1 lacrosse championship final games. She has held the position of head official for ACC, CAA, Patriot League, Big East and and A-10 conference tournaments.

From 2018 until the present, Lynn has been a committee member of the Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Officiating Association (CWLOA) responsible for video review, procedure and protocols.

She continues to be a speaker at the US National Lacrosse Convention. Lynn Bowers was inducted into the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017 and in 2024 she was elected into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Mikal Bridges – Professional Basketball

Mikal Bridge's basketball story began at Great Valley High School. In his senior year he averaged 18.5 points per game to go with 7.2 rebounds. He finished his high school career with 1340 points and was named First Team All-State. He was ranked among the top 100 players nationally.

He was recruited by Villanova University where he was a member of two National Championship teams, first in 2016 and again in 2018. He was also the recipient of numerous collegiate basketball awards. In 2017, he was named to the Big East Second Team and was named Big East Co-Defensive player of the year. In 2018, he was Big East First Team, Big East Tournament MVP, and named Third Team All American. He also won the Julius Erving Award, given to the top collegiate small forward, that same year. He was the 10th pick in the first round of the NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but traded to the Phoenix Suns on draft night. He played for Phoenix from 2018 to 2023, spent a year with Brooklyn Nets, and was traded to New York Knicks where he currently plays. Considered to be one of the most durable NBA players, at the conclusion of the 25-26 season, he had played in 638 consecutive games, the longest streak of any active player. He was named NBA All Defensive First Team in 2022.

Bridges recently signed a four year, $150 million extension that will keep him with the Knicks through 2030.

Neal Chappell – Track/Cross Country

Neal Chappell, a 1956 West Chester high school graduate, is nominated as an outstanding high school, college, and masters track and cross-country runner.

As a senior, Neal was a key member of West Chester high school’s first undefeated Ches-Mont Champion cross-country team, its first victorious Penn Relays mile relay team, and record setting two-mile relay team.

On the University of North Carolina (UNC) track team, he earned their Freshmen Runner of the Year award. Moving to California with Mihaly Iglói, his UNC coach, brought noteworthy 880 performances at San Jose City College (SJCC): a SJCC record, a Goldengate League Championship and record, a Northern California Junior College Championship and record, a California State Junior College Championship 3rd Place.

Neal’s next collegiate move was to the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) with their fledgling track and cross-country programs. His presence impacted as a runner and assisting coaching with Iglói’s teaching. He focused on promoting running in the community after graduating from UNLV. Along with coaching at neighborhood schools, he co-founded the Las Vegas Track Club in 1967, emphasizing noncompetitive exercise.

In pursuit of more challenging activity, Neal joined Saratoga, California’s West Valley Joggers and Striders (WVJS) running club and entered USATF’s Masters competition with great success.

In 1999, Neal anchored WVJS’s 60+ 4X1500 relay team and 4X1600 relay team to world records. He won the 10K National Cross-Country Championship and 10K National Road Race for 60-year-olds. The next year, he finished first sixty-year-old in the National 8K Cross-Country Championship at Columbia Point, Washington and took another 10K National 60+ Road Title. Competitive involvement paused until finishing second in the National Road 5K at Brea, California presaged returning and winning the championship for men 75 and older.

At 87, Neal trains daily and hasn’t ruled out competing in the future.

Dan Ellis – Football

First Team All-State. He was ranked among the top 100 players nationallyDan Ellis may own the most impressive resume in Chester County football history. Playing for Downingtown HS from 1994-1996, he helped lead the Whippets to state recognition. His junior & senior years, he started at both linebacker and quarterback. He was such a smart quarterback, his coach allowed him to call every play at the line of scrimmage, rewarding his team with a 8-3 record and a share of the Ches-Mont title in 1995.

In 1996, Ellis recorded what some feel was the greatest individual season in Chester County history. He threw 30 touchdown passes & rushed for another 22 scores on the ground. With him calling the plays, his team scored 671 points in 15 games while averaging 435 yards per game. Downingtown won 14 games, culminating the season with winning the PIAA AAAA State Championship.

His senior year he was invited to play in the Big 33 game and earned a scholarship to the University of Virginia. In addition, Ellis was named the 1996 Player of the Year by the Daily Local News, the Ches-Mont League, the Philadelphia Inquirer &the Maxwell Football Club. He was also named the AP Pennsylvania Big School Player of the Year. At Virginia, Ellis was the starting quarterback for two years & threw for 3,974 yards & 28 touchdowns.

Coaching became Dan’s continued involvement with football. He was offensive coordinator in the early 2000’s at Downingtown East & helped develop Pat Devlin into a NFL quarterback. He was the head coach at Springfield HS & led them into the District I playoffs. He coached several years at West Chester East before taking over the Great Valley High school program, leading them to a District I title in 2014. He continues coaching today as Henderson High Schools offensive coordinator.

Dan is very deserving of recognition.

Frank Farley – Adult Baseball/Broadcaster

Frank Farley served many years as a director of the West Chester Adult Baseball League from the mid-1950’s to the early 1970’s. The league currently is in its 69th year of service to baseball players from around Chester County.

Many of the participants in the baseball league went on to have outstanding college and professional careers including the likes of Jon Matlack (NY Mets), the Greenwood brothers, Bob Ludwig, Sr., Jamie Moyer, Pat Kelly and many more.

Farley for his service, has been inducted into the West Chester Adult League Hall of Fame. The baseball field at Hoopes Park has been renamed as Frank Farley Field. On that same day in 1994 West Chester Mayor Yoder proclaimed the day as Frank Farley Day in the Borough.

Frank became a sports broadcaster at station WCOJ and worked with Art Douglas. The two broadcasters covered high school football and basketball games thru League, Districts and State competitions. Frank formed relationships with notable coaches such as Jack Maclellan, Ross Kershey, Chuck Carroll, Leon Bell and many more. In 2014 he was inducted into the Ches-Mont League Hall of Fame along with Art Douglas.

Farley was known for his coverage of West Chester University football and basketball teams thru their League Championships and NCAA Bowl Games. He covered “the Might Macs” of Immaculata Womens’ basketball fame in their National Championship run. Frank even broadcast a game from Madison Square Garden for the Mighty Macs and coach Cathy Rush. Along the way he worked with WCU coaches such as Killinger, Bonder, Yoder, Mitten and many others.

Frank Farley was a World War II veteran serving with the US Army Corps of Engineer. His life goal was that you should give back to the community in which you live.

Raymond Fernandez – Boxing/Power Lifting

Raymond Fernandez Jr. attended Edison High School in Philadelphia, PA, where he was a standout athlete excelling in Wrestling. While at Edison, Ray won a Public Wrestling League title in the 98 lbs. weight class.

Ray enrolled as a freshman at West Chester State College and joined the WCSC Collegiate Boxing team. Ray had a prodigious career and won three consecutive National Collegiate Boxing Championships in three different weight classes. In 1980, he won the Flyweight division at 112 lbs. In 1981, the bantamweight division at 119 lbs. and in 1982, the feather weight division at 125 lbs. He was awarded the tournament M.V.P. trophy as the most outstanding boxer. During his tenure at WCSC the boxing team won a NCAA Collegiate National Title.

In 1980 Ray had dreams of competing for an Olympic Boxing Team berth, however, due to the USA boycott of the 1980 Olympic games Ray was not afforded the opportunity to compete for a team position.

Ray continues to participate and contribute to athletics, and at age thirty he began competing in the sport of Powerlifting. He won the ADFPA Championships in 1996, and 1997, and won first place in three tournaments, the American Invitational Powerlifting Championship, the United States Powerlifting Masters Nationals, and the United States Powerlifting Federation Pennsylvania State Championships.

Ray has also contributed to coaching on the Scholastic level. Ray coached successfully several soccer teams at Church Farm School for ten years competing in the Keystone Scholastic Athletic Conference. He is also an avid softball player and is involved in Chester County’s Senior Softball TRI County League and also the BUSSA Senior Softball League. He has an amazing .431 career batting average.

Donald Hatter – Football/Basketball/Track & Field

Donald Hatter attended WC Henderson in the mid 1980s where he was a multi-sport athlete. He played football, basketball, and track and field for Henderson, where he excelled in Football and Track and Field. He also was a standout in the Chester County Big League Baseball Program, playing for the West Chester West Side team.

In Football, Hatter was selected to participate in the Chester County All Star Game. He scored a touchdown in that game. In track and field, he was a Ches-Mont Champion in the Triple Jump, finished 3rd in the District 1 Championship, and qualified for the PIAA State Track and Field Championships. As a result of his athletic accomplishments, Hatter was awarded the Bob Owens Award – to the best male athlete who played in at least two of the three sports Owens lettered in.

Hatter was recruited by the University of Pennsylvania, and he played football (3 years) and ran Track and Field (4 years) for Penn. In Track and Field, Hatter earned 1st Team All-Ivy Honors in the Triple Jump. Upon graduation, he finished his career ranked in Penn’s All-Time Top 10 in that event.

Donald Hatter graduated from UPenn with BA in Economics. He also graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School Of Business, where he earned an MBA. Donald is a bestselling author (10 Things Great Sales Leaders Don't Do!, and Becoming Invaluable), a motivational speaker, and a sales and marketing professional. His accomplishments across 4 sports, his leadership as teammate and competitor, and his continued pride in representing Chester County make him a worthy candidate for the Chester County Sports Hall of Fame.

Bobby Horsey – Lacrosse /Player -Coach

Bobby has built a lacrosse career defined by leadership and excellence. He played on the Varsity team at West Chester East High School under Head Coach Mike Colley. He Co-Captained the team in 1997, earning two USA Lacrosse All-American honors. His athletic talents and success earned him a lacrosse scholarship to Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland where he started all four years, captained the team, and received the Mohler Award as the institution’s Most Outstanding Male Athlete. Bobby’s professional lacrosse career showcased his elite abilities from 2002 to 2009, capturing two World Championships with the Philadelphia Barrage Lacrosse team, and representing Team USA to a Bronze Medal in 2007.

Currently Bobby dedicates himself to coaching, serving as an elite skills instructor with Bethesda and DC Express Lacrosse Clubs, a premier coach for Committed Combine, and a faculty member and coach at The Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland. He mentors high school coaching programs nationwide.

Leadership and Achievements (1996-2016)

Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2016)
US Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year (2006)
National Lacrosse League Player (2002-2007)
US Indoor Lacrosse Team Member (2007)
World Indoor League Championships Bronze Medal
US Lacrosse D1 All-American (2001)
Loyola Lacrosse Team Captain (2001)
Loyola College Mohler Award
Most Outstanding Male Athlete (2001)

Football

West Chester East Football Captain (1996-97)
Butch V. Mc Dewitt Award Nominee (1997)
Football All Ches-Mont team (1996)
Honorable Mention (1997)
Outstanding Linebacker Award(1997)

Lacrosse

John Carroll School in Maryland
Invitational Tournament MVP (1994)
Four year starter, Co-Captain (1997)
West Chester East Offensive Player of the Year (1996)
Daily Local News All-Area Team (1994,1995,1996,1997)
Daily Local News Player of the Year (1997)
Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area First Team (1997)
Pennsylvania State Lacrosse Association All-State Team (1997)
Suburban Pennsylvania League All-Star Team
Sandy Phillips MVP Award (1997)

Deborah Lewis – Lacrosse/Coach

Ginny Martino is a 1984 graduate of Souderton High School. She was an outstanding student-athlete, which earned her a Souderton High School Female Athlete of the Year Award, as well as being named to the IWLCA First Team All-American for Lacrosse. Ginny was in the inaugural Souderton High School Hall of Fame induction in 2010, and she also had her number 12 jersey retired.

Deborah L. Lewis was born in Chester County in 1961. She attended Avon Grove High School where she played hockey, basketball and track and field. During her freshman year (1976) Deborah anchored Avon Grove’s 440-yard relay, winning gold at the Penn Relays. Her team continued to win the SCCL and PIAA district one title in the 440-yard relay and 880-yard relay, in addition to PIAA State Title in the 880-yard relay.

Deborah placed 2nd in the district and 3rd in the state 100-yard dash and anchored the 440-yard relay to victory at the National Junior Olympics, where she and her team eventually won the National AAU Women’s team Championship.

In 1977 Deborah was undefeated in the 100 and 220-yard dashes during her sophomore year, winning gold medals in the league, district and State Championships and set a new state record in the 220-yard dash. During the State meet she anchored the 440-yard relay to gold, where Avon Grove won the PIAA State Championship. Deborah was later named in 1977’s Spring Edition of High School All American.

In 1978 Deborah added the triple jump to her Championships. In the District Championships she took first place in the 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash and triple jump. She set new records in all 3 events and again won the 100 & 200-yard meter dashes and also won gold in the long jump. Her performance led her to become the first female track athlete with 3 gold medals in PIAA history.

After high school Deborah attended Penn State earning a varsity letter and contributing to the team, setting records in the 200 meters & 400-meter relay. She transferred to the University of Maryland for her sophomore year and managed to qualify for the Olympic trials prior to an injury that ended her running career.

Bill McCullough – Football /Lacrosse

Bill is a 1987 graduate of West Chester East High School where he played all four years of football, and two years of lacrosse. He also played three years of football at Susquehanna College and received a degree in Communications and Media Studies.

Bill is a visionary creative executive and storyteller, who sees the big picture in modern media. His current outstanding contributions to the sports world are to be commended. He has over 15 years of senior leadership across the NFL, XFL, HBO Sports, FaZe Clan, GoPro, and GoFundMe. He understands how content, audiences, platforms, and revenue converge in today’s landscape.

From producing over 300 hours of original programming to delivering billion-view campaigns and content merchandise strategies, Bill connects creative vision to business outcomes-transforming how organizations tell stories, build brands, and drive revenue.

Bill is an eleven time Emmy Award winning director, creative director, editor and composer. He built physical studios and production infrastructures (Wonderland, QVC Studio Park, FaZe Warehouse. He has partnerships with ESPN, Fox, Discovery, and Fubo. He has worked to create content-to-commerce and merchandise revenue for QVC, XFL, and Gruden Loves Football.

He is spearheading productions of original feature documentaries, and architecting multi-platform content ecosystems for sponsors and donors. He has pioneered premium storytelling with triple-digit growth across all digital channels. Because of Bill’s tremendous vision and hard work he has over twenty Industry Awards, eleven Emmy Awards, over $500K first week sales from content campaigns. After launching the YouTube channel with Jon Gruden, there were over 100K subscribers which happened in 10 days, over 67M impressions and over 5M views. He has the outstanding creative vision and leadership qualities, that we as sports enthusiasts are captivated by, and get to enjoy the results of his committed labor.

Nancy G. Riccardo – Cheerleader Coach

Nancy attended and graduated from Bishop Shanahan High School in West Chester in 1963.

Nancy began her coaching career at St. Agnes and coached from 1980 to 1990 and coached their cheerleaders to CYO Championships each year while also coaching at Bishop Shanahan High School.

Coach Ricardo will be starting her 41st year in high school varsity coaching at Bishop Shanahan High School.

During her coaching tenure she garnered five SCCL Championships, and was awarded Ches-Mont League recognition for Cheer excellency.

Her squads were regional qualifiers for Cheer Nationals for 30 years in the qualification for National Competition in Orlando Florida for the National High School Cheerleading Championship Competition.

Nancy has been a CYO Region 17 Cheer Co-Coordinator for 25 years. Coach Riccardo has established cheer clinics for Middle School Cheerleaders via the CYO Region 17 Challenge.

Nancy has worked for West Chester Recreation for 10 Years Hosting a cheer camp in the summer. Nancy was recognized as a coach of the year by St. Josephs University Athletic Dept. Nancy has coached 15 athletes who have attended college and were members of their college cheer teams.

Coach Riccardo encourages athletic involvement with whomever she comes into contact with.

Carl Smith – Track and Field Coach/Coatesville

Carl Smith began his coaching career in the Coatesville Area School District in 1979. At the urging of Head Track and Field Coach Harry Lewis he became his Assistant Coach in 1982. First, as Coach Lewis’s assistant and then as the Head Coach, Smith has watched over and tutored student athletes for twenty years.

As Assistant Coach he developed a love for the high jump and studied and researched the craft. Today, Coach Smith is considered one of the top high school High Jump Coaches in the country.

In 2002, Coach Lewis passed the baton and Smith served as Coatesville’s Head Coach of the Boys Track and Field program until 2009. As Head Coach, the team compiled a meet record of 37-1, won seven consecutive Ches-Mont Championships, and a Penn Relays High School Boys Championship of America Distance Medley Relay Crown. Twice, Coach Smith was named the All-Area Coach of the Year.

Coach Smith continued as a dedicated High Jump Coach and coached three Outdoor State Champions, two Indoor State Champions (one of whom received National Federation High School Honor Roll status), five first team All-State Jumpers (five of his jumpers competed in the Penn Relays High School Boys Championship of America High Jump, attaining two first place finishes).

Coach Smith coached the 2014 Pennsylvania State High Jump Champion with a height of (6’10”) and his teams were crowned the Track and Field League Champions from 2003 – 2009.

Named Chester County Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2003, 2006, and 2008, he serves as President of the Greater Philadelphia Track and Field Coaches Association since 2004 (the longest serving president of this prestigious organization).

Smith serves as a High Jump Official at the Penn Relays and at the USA Track and Field Championships. His love of coaching and desire to best serve his athletes continues to give him immense joy. In addition, he treasures his role as husband, father and grandfather.

Robert Smith – Soccer Coach/Athletic Administrator

Robert Smith was an outstanding athlete at Coatesville High School in both soccer and baseball. He moved into high school coaching at Downingtown School District where he was very successful leading the Downingtown West girl ’s soccer team to five PIAA State Championships.

As a coach, he has also been involved in the Eastern PA Youth Soccer Association, the Olympic Development Program, Women’s Pro-Am League and Philadelphia Union Youth Select Soccer Program.

Coaching honors include FC Delco Hall of Fame, Southeastern PA Hall of Fame, PA Soccer Coach of the Year, and NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year.

His combined passion for soccer and marketing have led him to become “THE GUY “to promote the sport in Chester, Delaware, and Lancaster Counties. His career in marketing includes Vice President Development and Marketing at United Sports Center, Vice President of Soccer Development and Community Relations with Nike, and Vice President of Soccer Development, Community Relations, and Business Development with the Philadelphia Union.

Cindy Timchal – Lacrosse Coach

Downingtown West girl ’s soccer team to five PIAA State ChampionshipsOn March 10, 2026, Cindy Timchal won her 600th DI Lacrosse game - the first head coach, man or woman, to do so. A graduate of West Chester University, Cindy is renowned for her unmatched coaching career.

Her first job was at Unionville HS, where she coached field hockey, basketball & lacrosse. She soon moved on to UPenn where she was an assistant coach for field hockey & lacrosse. Cindy’s head coaching job began in 1982, when she went to Northwestern U. While there, she posted a winning season for eight out of nine years, reaching the NCAA tournament 5 times. In 1991, Timchal headed to the University of Maryland for a 15 year stint. She won her first NCAA Championship the very next year, 1992. In 1995, Maryland went on a 50 game winning streak, capturing NCAA championships for seven straight years. In 2006, Timchal moved on to the US Naval Academy to take the team from club status to DI, going 13-4 her first year. In her 15 years at Navy, she has amassed a record of 257-81 and has appeared in seven national championship games.

Cindy is known as coaching the whole human - mind, body & spirit. She has turned each program she has led into a powerhouse. Her influence & mentorship has resulted in 30+ current Division I coaches. One of the most successful women coaches of all times, Cindy is deserving of this CCSHOF recognition.

Robert Vance – Tennis Doubles Champ/Bloomsburg

Robert (Rob) Vance achieved an outstanding record in tennis, first at Phoenixville Area High School and then at Bloomsburg College. At Phoenixville Area High School between (1973-76) – Vance lost only one league match in 4 years of Ches-Mont League play. He was named All-League all four years he competed. In 1974 as a sophomore, Vance paired with teammate Tim McAvoy to win Ches-Mont and District 1 titles and the State PIAA Doubles Championship. During his senior year Vance was a District 1 Singles runner-up and finished 3rd at the State PIAA Singles competition. While in high School Vance competed in 3 national tournaments (USTA): National Interscholastic (Duke), Westerns (Springfield, Ohio), and National Hardcourts (Kalamazoo, MI).

Vance competed in international tournaments in Canada and Bermuda having success, winning the Doubles Title at the Bermuda National Junior Open. A multisport athlete in high school, Vance was the starting point guard on the PAHS Ches-Mont Championship basketball team in 1975.

At Bloomsburg College, Vance had a stellar career in Men’s Tennis for the Huskies. Playing #1 singles and doubles, Vance led the team to two PSAC Championships. Vance won six PSAC Titles while competing in the League Championships- two singles and four doubles. He also won two Eastern Intercollegiate Doubles Championships and qualified for three NCAA Division II Championships. At Bloomsburg Vance won over 100 matches for a record of 108W-36L.

In 1996 Bob was inducted into the Bloomsburg University Sports Hall of Fame. After college Vance competed in USTA/MS tournaments and was ranked in both singles and doubles. He was Nationally ranked in USTA Father/Son Doubles. Vance has been involved in fundraising for The Wills Eye Hospital, St. Lawrence Rehab and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Terry J. Williams – Wrestling/Coatesville

Terry J. Williams was the first PIAA state champion from District One.

The PIAA State Wrestling Championships recorded History began in 1938. Since that time thousands of high school men and women in Pennsylvania’s twelve designated competition districts have dreamed, trained and competed in the PIAA state high school wrestling weight classes to be crowned Pennsylvania’s best. From 1938 to 1966 well over 28 years, District 1, the largest district with the most student athletes enrolled in its high school sports programs had never had a PIAA State Finalist Wrestling Champion.

Scott High School located in the Coatesville Area School District in Southwestern Chester County, would have a student athlete who would not only win a State Championship, but would place an asterisk next to his name as being one of the finest high school athletes to ever place a foot on a wrestling mat.

Terry J. Williams was the first Ches-Mont League, Section 2, District 1 , Regional and State Champion with a record of 25 wins and 0 losses. Williams on the way to his State Championship was unscored on up to the State Tournament by any of his opponents. He defeated Jim Gollner of Reynolds High School 4-1 in the championship match. Terry was a three-time Ches-Mont champion, two-time District 1 champion, Sectional champion, Regional Champion and State Champion with a career record of 61 wins and 4 loses.

Williams attended and wrestled on an athlete scholarship at Waynesburg College before being drafted into US Army and serving courageously in Vietnam from 1967-1969. Williams was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1991.

Terry Williams set the standard for wrestling in District One by which all other wrestler could be measured. He was a Champion of Champions.

Scott Zwizanski – Cycling

Scott is a lifelong resident of West Chester and a 1995 Henderson graduate. Beginning his athletic career as a swimmer at West Virginia University, he transitioned to cycling and competed in the Collegiate Cycling Nationals in 2000. After graduation from WVU with a degree in Civil Engineering he worked for two years and continued amateur cycling before taking a year off to focus solely on racing.

Scott secured his first professional contract in 2004 with OFOTO Pro Cycling and raced full time until 2015.

Scott's top professional results include:
2nd Tobago Cycling Classic, 1st Powernet Tour Southland (New Zealand), 2nd Herald Sun Tour, Australia, 1st Bank of America Wilmington Grand Prix, 1st Vuelta Cyclist del Uruguay, 1st Tour De Beauce Canada, 2nd US Time Trial Nationals, 1st Battenhill Classic (NY) 3rd Air Force Cycling Classic in DC, 3rd Tour De San Luis, Argentina.

Scott raced professionally on almost every continent for 12 years on teams including Optimum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies, United Healthcare presented by Maxis, Bissell Pro Cycling, and Kodak Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling. Despite his international career, his favorite race was the Philadelphia Cycling Classic. This iconic 14.5 mile race features a 17% grade climb up the Manayunk Wall. This race with its fantastic atmosphere and spectator support was the inspiration behind his professional career. Scott competed 9 times in the Philly race, along with 7 times in Tour of California. He also raced at the World Championships three times.

Scott and his wife Rosalie currently reside in West Chester Borough, Scott is currently employed as a civil engineer.