Athletic Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame:
The Wallington High School Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1991. Its objective is to recognize the accomplishments of past Wallington HS student-athletes, and to establish a connection between the athletes of the past, present and future.

Committee Members:
Ken Doviak,  Charles Vellis, Jim Branick, & Charles Kalender

Officers:
Frank Cocchiola - President
Bonnie Luberto - Vice President
Gary Kicinski - Tresurer
Rich Pelcher - Secretary

Inductees

1992 INDUCTEES

Robert Golabek, '56
Mike Mayurnik, '69
Len Smith, Coach, '53-'60
Joseph Hnat, '58
Mark Majewski, ''79
Kathy Harmel, '83
Charles Vellis, '84
Rob Vellis, '86
Jim Kondel, '75
Mike Popek, '77
Richard Szura, '60
Emil Bauer, '60
John Reimels, '62
Dick Wieczezak, '62
Emil Rendzio, Coach

1997 INDUCTEES

Richard "Chippy" Caracozza, '55
Peter Slaynasky, 56
Ralph Kirchenheiter, '57
Mike Caracozza, '68
Ted Ciesla, '69
Kevin O'Reilly, '70
George Paras, ''73
George Panasiuk, '78
Carl Czerapak, '80
Corinne Szpyt, '89
Paul Magrini, '91

2005 INDUCTEES

John Wieczezak '58
William Monkowski, '65
Ted Sondej, '65
John Pietrowitz, '81
Barbara (Kietlinski) Duka, '84
Mike Lauterhahn, '90
Manuel Tejeda, '92
Jennifer (Hettle) Estes, '94
April (Rock) Chlewicki, '97
Charles Kalender, '97

2023 INDUCTEES

Konrad Sopnielnikow ‘97
Michal Brzyzek ‘05
Michele Moskal ‘08
Jay Pacheco ‘10
Chris Ferrara ‘11
Marcin Koc ‘11
Tiffany Vellis ‘13
Amanda Colombo ‘13
Damian Agaj ‘15

Honored Group
Wallington Fire Dept

Honored Teams
2010 Gr. I Section I State Championship Football Team
2010 Gr. I state Championship Boys’ Soccer Team

1993 INDUCTEES

Joe Danisewicz, '55
Steve Plucinsky, '77
Ed Konikowski, '58
Joe Pivinski, '83
Cheryl Stetz Bamert, '85
Joseph Fiore, '83
Don Rock, '72
Ed Corrigan, '60
Dave Backo, '87
Rhys Mathews, '75  

1999 INDUCTEES

Ross Imbruglia, Sr., '55
Ed Wojcik, '56
John Baron, '57
Robert Rozum, '58
Frank Pelcher, '63
Mike Wyka, '70
Ken Piela, '72
Peggy (Petrovich) Griesbeck, '78
Joe Ivanicki, Jr., '89
Tom Vellis, '92

2013 INDUCTEES

Teresa Kulik ‘76
Carmela Timpanaro ‘91
Katie Shaw ‘04
David Popek ‘06
Stacie Bobal ‘00
Bill Ristovski ‘95
Jack Kwiatkowski ’98
Mike Luberto ’74
Bob Kostic ’73
Kareem Abboud ’05
Steve Markevich ‘61
Greg Kasica ’02
Damian Serafin ‘03

1995 INDUCTEES

Joseph Gumienny, '55
Cindy Seeley Boyea, '79
Robert China, '57
Fred Doczi, '60
John Stos, '77
Jack Kaszak, '56
Kurt Stetz, '83
Tracy Sieper, '85
Tammy Abboud, '87
Dave Golebieski, '89
Frank Cocchiola, Coach  

2002 INDUCTEES

Joe Slavinsky, '62
Ron Koney, '67
Ralph Smith, '68
Bill Stagg, '76
Tony Ventrella, '80
Jim Abboud, '89
Sharon (Livardo) duMaine, '91
Jonathan Watson, '92
Keisha Latty, '94
Greg Drelich, '94

2018 INDUCTEES

Joseph Blumenschein '97
Domenick D'Agostino '12
Tom Dlugozima '09
Sharon (Dabal) Dubis '85
Fred "Mike" Fromfield, Coach 01-12
Kelly (Shaw) Giordano '08
Robert Klecha '10
Tomasz Kwiatkowski '11
Damion Lawrence '98
Konrad Plewa '11
Criss Sullivan '11
Charles Vellis Jr. '11

Coaching Accomplishments

Century Club (100 Wins)

Frank Cocchiola, Baseball (1973-80)

Emil Rendzio, Softball (1979-98)

Emil Rendzio, Volleyball (1984-98)

Jim Kondel, Baseball (1987-2016)

Jim Branick, Basketball (1984-96)

Gary Kicinski, Bowling (1985-2017)

Mike Fromfield (2001-13)

Bonnie Luberto (2001-Present)

Karen Albanese (2007-12)

Alessandro Barchi (2014-21)

 

Coach of the Year

Frank Cocchiola, Baseball, 1979 (Leader)

Charles Montesano, Football, 1982 (Her. News)

Gary Kicinski, Baseball, 1983 (Bergenite)

Emil Rendzio, Softball, 1984 (Her. News)

Jim Branick, Boys Basketball, 1989 (BCSL)

Ralph Smith, Girls Basketball, 1989 (BCSL)

Emil Rendzio, Volleyball, 1989 (BCSL)

Jim Kondel, Baseball, 1989,1990 (BCSL)

Gary Kicinski, Bowling, 1989,90,94,97 (BCSL)

Carl Von Tobel, Football, 1991 (Her. News)

Dennis Hard, Football, 1993,1996 (BCSL)

Donald Hard, Boys Track, 1998 (BCSL)

Mike Fromfield, Boys Soccer, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 (BCSL), 2004 (BCCA & Bergen Record)

Sean O'Beirne, Girls Basketball, 2003 (BCSL)

Karen Albanese, Softball, 2003 (BCSL)

Jim Albro, Football, 2006 (BCSL)

Jim Albro, Boys Track, 2007 (BCSL)

Brian Staples, Girls Basketball, 2013 (NJIC)

Brian Svetz, Boys and Girls Track, 2013 (NJIC)

Alessandro Barchi, Boys Soccer, 2016 (NJIC)

Barry Blauvelt, Football, 2017 (NJIC Patriot Division) (NJIC Conference), Week 7 Coach of the Year (New York Giants)

Wojciech Sliwinski, Girls Soccer, 2017 (NJIC)

Brian Svetz, Bowling, 2022 (NJIC)

Colin Hourigan, Baseball, 2022 (NJIC)

Charles Vellis Jr., Softball, 2022 (Bergen County)