CYO Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday, November 16 2008
Roman Hall Restaurant, Trenton, NJ 3:00PM – 8:00PM
Call Patrick Hardiman at (609) 585-4280 x 102 or e-mail him at phardiman@cyomercer.org for questions or tickets.
Established in November 2004 after 52 years of Grammar School Basketball in Mercer
County, the CYO Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to have 47 members in 4 separate categories after completing its second class in inductions in February 2007. The categories include Male Players, Female Players, Coaches, and Referee Divisions. The first two Hall of Fame Dinners and Awards Banquets have produced hug turnouts and special Guest Speakers, including Phil Martelli, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at St. Joseph’s University, and John Castaldo, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at The College of New Jersey.
Over the last 54 season the CYO has graduated over 40,000 players, has had over 5,000
volunteer coaches, and over 1,000 officials work our games. The current inductees simply are the best of the best. Considered the premiere youth basketball league in Mercer County and one of the top throughout New Jersey, the CYO decided to honor its top stars with Hall of Fame status.
To download a CYO Basketball Hall of Fame nomination form click here. Don't forget to rerun it to us, via fax at (609) 585-2435 or mail to:
CYO Yardville
453 Yardville-Allentown Rd.
Yardville, NJ 08620
Attn: Basketball Hall of Fame.
The following is a list of the inductees including their Division and School / Parish affiliation:
| Class of 2004 | Class of 2008 |
| Coaches | Coaches |
| Harold Hall, Sacred Heart | Mike Drangula, St. Stan’s |
| Judge David Schroth, Blessed Sacrament | John Clancy, St. Joseph’s |
| Joyce Walters, St. Hedwig’s | Andy Kusnirik, St. Anthony’s |
| Referees | Referees |
| George Holsman | Carl Chianese Sr. |
| John ‘Mincey’ Manczak | |
| Dave Potash | |
| Male Players | Male Players |
| Jack Adams, St. Mary’s | David Fesko, St. Mary’s |
| Mark Bass, Sacred Heart | Paul Fesko, St. Mary’s |
| Louis Bucchere, OLS | Chris Kelly, St. Francis |
| John Bucci, St. Joachim’s | Kelly Williams, OLDS |
| Paul Burroughs, Incarnation | Pete Larkin, St. Vincent’s |
| Jason Malloy, Holy Cross | Tom Hardiman, St. Anthony’s |
| Jim Nemeth, St. Stephen’s | Joe Celinski, St. Raphael’s |
| Carmen Nitti, St. James | Jim Chiorello, Immaculate |
| Brian O’Reilly, OLS | Roy Brooks, St. Anthony’s |
| Ron Payton, Sacred Heart | Richard Rodd, St. Raphael’s |
| Jack Rafferty, Holy Angels | |
| Nick Werkman, Immaculate | |
| Female Players | Female Players |
| Christina Campion, St. Greg’s | Joanne Ranke-Franks, St. Hedwig’s |
| Candice Crusen – Piatkowski, St. Stan’s | Maureen Gorman, St. Mary’s |
| Linda Cyborski – Weise, St. Raphael’s | Ashley Graham, Blessed Sacrament |
| Renee Keister – Balke, St. Anthony’s | Margaret Doyle-Warren, St. Stan’s |
| Kate Larkin, St. Anthony’s | Erin DeVaney-Reynolds, Incarnation |
| Diane Olech, St. Hedwig's | |
| Mary Tuffy – Pucciarelli, St. Raphael’s | |
| Maureen Van Horn, Immaculate | |
| Special Contributors | |
| Anka Sivak | |
| Carl Thiel |
| Class of 2007 | |
| Coaches | |
| Rose Astore, St. Raphael’s | |
| Vince Lanzi, St. Raphael’s | |
| Sandra Valanza – Oropel, Immaculate | |
| Referees | |
| Nick Massari | |
| Male Players | |
| Art Bobik, St. Mary’s | |
| Steve Brown, Sacred Heart | |
| Bryan Caver, St. James | |
| Michael Fahey, Incarnation | |
| Doug Hice, Immaculate | |
| Tom Kaczor, Immaculate | |
| Jack Madden, Incarnation | |
| Brian Sakowski, St. Raphael’s | |
| Bill Schuler, OLS | |
| Al Tezsla, St. Stephen’s | |
| Female Players | |
| Shelly Walters – Dearden, St. Hedwig’s | |
| Ann Ermi – DeMille, St. Raphael’s | |
| Beth Ardery – Fitzpatrick, St. Raphael’s | |
| Lauren Kokotajlo – Grace, Incarnation | |
| Jen Hutchinson – Piotrowski, Incarnation | |
| Jaime McCormack, Holy Angels | |
| Erin Walton, St. Mary’s - Bordentown |