SCOTT WIGHT
Scott Wight was a top tennis player for the classes of 1976 and 1977, both of which won the Colonial Conference championship. The 1976 team also won the South Jersey Group 3 title.
Scott was undefeated in the Colonial Conference (12-0) in both years and posted an overall record of 39-7 in singles play. He was also a member of the wrestling team at Collingswood.
Wight is a graduate of Salisbury State College, where he played college tennis, and graduated with a B.S. degree in business finance. He is married to Marcelle and has three children: Megan, 25; Alex, 22; and Christopher, 18. Megan and Alex are former Hall of Fame scholarship recipients.
He retains interest in attending Colls High sports events and has been a volunteer coach in the town’s recreation program.
BOB DIEHLE
Bob Diehle, of the class of 1981, was a standout in soccer and baseball at Collingswood High. In his sophomore and senior years, the Colls won the Colonial Conference soccer championships.
He was an All-South Jersey 3rd team selection as a senior and earned Group III 1st team as a senior; 2nd team Group III as a junior. He also was an All-Colonial Conference first team selection in both his junior and senior years.
Diehl also earned two varsity letters in baseball. He is married to Lisa and is the father of two daughters, Heather, 24, and Kelly, 17.
JOHN “ROCKY’ RILEY
“Rocky” Riley was another great athlete of the class of 1967 at Collingswood. He lettered in wrestling, cross-country and tennis.
He received a total of five letters and was co-captain and MVP of the wrestling team. He won 21 consecutive dual meets, during which no opponent ever rode him for an entire period (at the time a wrestler had to start one period in the down position).
Riley defeated an opponent who had placed third in the state, helped the team defeat Paulsboro and placed first in the districts, enabling Collingswood to place first. He has a B.S. degree from the University of Delaware and has two children, John T. II and Devenne.
Riley says it was a great honor to be part of a class in which the golf team was the first team to lose a Colonial Conference contest – and that was in the spring.
RAYMOND M. BANCROFT
Raymond Bancroft (1900-1970) is a posthumous recipient of the Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He was a 1917 graduate of Collingswood High and excelled in track.
He enlisted in the Army during World War I. When he returned, he started working for The Retrospect (Collingswood’s weekly newspaper) as an advertising salesman. When publisher George DeGinther died in 1939, Mr. Bancroft succeeded him and led the newspaper until his death in 1970.
Mr. Bancroft was a noted pen-and-ink artist, whose artwork may be viewed in the Collingswood Library. He also received a Who’s Who listing.
In 1949, this bachelor adopted ten-year-old twin boys, Alfred and Arthur, who both enlisted in the U.S. Marines after graduating from Collingswood High in 1958. Alfred served 33 years, earned many medals, and is representing the family on the dais tonight.
LT. COL. AL BANCROFT
Lt. Col. Al Bancroft is being inducted with his father for this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the Camden County Service Officer after a distinguished Marine Corps career that included over 39 years of service, including three years in the Vietnam War.
His awards and decorations included the Legion of Merit, Good Conduct Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Defense Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, and the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Galantry, among many others.
Lt. Col. Bancroft has been working in the County Office of Veterans Affairs since 1997. He is a specialist in military affairs and honors county veterans with the Camden County Medal for their honorable service.
At Collingswood High he ran track and cross-country and was a member of the 1957 cross-country squad that won the South Jersey Group 4 title. He also came in first in the high jump by jumping over his height (5’7”). He is also a graduate of the National University.
Lt. Col. Bancroft is married to Nancy and has two children, Christine and Todd. He also has two grandchildren, Brooke and Abbey.
DEBBIE DURHAM-BARTLESON
Debbie (class of 1973) lettered for three years each in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse. She was captain of the hockey team, was named Most Valuable Player in her senior year and received first team All-Colonial Conference honors.
Debbie was co-captain of the basketball team and was honored as “Outstanding Female Athlete” for the class of 1973.
She was encouraged to play sports by her big brother, Bull Durham, and thanks her parents for supporting her and teaching her to never, never give up.
Debbie attended Camden County College and Glassboro State (Rowan University) for a total of three years. She is married to William Bartleson and has three children: Katie, 31; Becky, 29; and Bill, 28.
GEORGE LEE
George Lee earned a total of seven letters in football, track and basketball during his years at Collingswood High. He captained the track and football teams in 1956, his senior year.
He has memories of the team’s and his own accomplishments in the major track events: the N.J. State Meet, the Penn Relays and Atlantic City Relays. He quarterbacked the football team. At the end of his scholastic career, he received the Gold Medal for “Best Male Athlete.”
Lee attended Brown Prep in Philadelphia and the University of Miami (Fla.) for one year each. He now lives in Florida, is married to Bea and is the father of four children: Patricia, 54; George, 52; Michael, 49; and Stephen, 44.
PAT CIERVO
Pat Ciervo was a member of the Bicentennial class of ’76 and lettered in football, wrestling and track. In football, he played three years and earned two letters as a defensive end.
In his senior year, he was named All-Colonial Conference, All Group 3 and All-South Jersey third team defense. He also received the “Athlete of the Week” award for blocking a punt and returning an interception for a touchdown in the Panthers’ upset win over Haddonfield.
Ciervo attended Catawba College and today he heads Main Street Realty in downtown Collingswood. He and his wife Pam have three children in their 20s: Natalie, Patric and Laura.
LISA FUCHS RILEY
Lisa Fuchs was a three letter athlete in both field hockey and softball. She earned All-South Jersey honors in field hockey as a senior. She was also All-Group 3 twice and All-Colonial Conference.
She enjoyed playing for Coach Bea Markwick and helped her win the Colonial Conference championship. Fuchs was also tri-captain of the softball team.
Lisa is married to Steve Riley and they have three children: Shaun, 20; Erin, 17; and Eric, 13. Her father, George Fuchs ’57 was a three-sport standout and was inducted into this Hall of Fame in 1997.
MORGEN SHEAFFER
Morgen Sheaffer ’93 earned a total of eight letters in soccer, lacrosse and softball at Collingswood High. She was one of the Colls’ first girl soccer stars.
She won numerous honors in soccer, including the All-State first team, and was a three-time choice for the All-South Jersey first team. She was also a member of the South Jersey Group 2 first team all four years of her soccer career in Collingswood.
Sheaffer played college soccer at Monmouth University. She is single and the mother of Brynn, 10, Ty, 8, and Emersen, 6.
GERRY BANMILLER
Gerry Banmiller, a leading South Jersey banker for the past 35 years, is being honored tonight for his community service to Collingswood and this Hall of Fame program in particular. His 1st Colonial Community Bank has funded the cost of printing this program book among many services to the community, including sponsoring the giant Holiday Parade.
A cum laude graduate of Villanova, he was employed at Girard Bank, Midlantic Bank and Florida National Bank. In 1987, he opened a newly-chartered bank, Community Bank, which had offices in Westmont and Collingswood. After it was sold to Hudson in 1999, he opened another new bank called 1st Colonial National Bank, which has its headquarters in Collingswood. He has served as its president and CEO since the outset.
He is a firm believer that local banks should support local organizations. The Collingswood High School Athletic Hall of Fame has truly found a friend in Gerry Banmiller, freeing additional money for scholarships.
Gerry is married to Frances Verna and has three adult daughters and five grandchildren.
DAVE JAMES
Dave James ’62 is honored both for his track career at Collingswood and for his many accomplishments as a track and cross-country coach at Highland High School. At Collingswood, he captained the track team and was the pole vault winner at the Camden County Meet, South Jersey Group IV and South Jersey Meet of Champions competition. He also tied for first in the State Meet.
After graduating from West Chester University, he started the cross-country program at Highland and in 21 years had only one losing season - the first. He earned six Olympic Conference championships and a state championship in 1989. James was South Jersey Coach of the Year in both 1979 and 1989. He was also named South Jersey Track Coach of the Year in 1973.
James was inducted into the South Jersey and NJSIAA Halls of Fame. He is married to Sara Jean and has a daughter, Krista Mull.
RICHARD LUONGO
The youngest of three Luongo brothers to play sports at Collingswood, Rich ’52 was a standout in track and football. He ran the 100 and 220 track events and won the Camden County Meet with a 10.1 clocking in the 100 and finished second in the 220. As a result, Temple University offered him a track scholarship.
He started at right guard for Coach Cliff Rubicam in football and has vivid memories of throwing a block to spring Gene Capinas for a touchdown to defeat Vineland in the lasy 30 seconds. He can also recall catching an Atlantic City player from behind to prevent a touchdown on an intercepted pass.
After high school, the service and college, Luongo had over 40 years of officiating in football, baseball, softball and soccer. He has received numerous awards, including the Sports Club’s Lifetime Service Award for officiating and the New Jersey Football Officials Association’s “Good Guy Award.”
He is married to Susan and has three adult children: Renee, Tara and R.J.
ALAN CRAIG
Alan Craig ’56 followed brother Roy (’52) to Collingswood and made the varsity baseball team as a sophomore, earning three letters in the sport. He was an outstanding pitcher-outfielder and was scouted by the Pirates, Phillies and Dodgers. However, he also earned a baseball scholarship to LaSalle University, which prepared him for a lifetime teaching career.
Craig earned the Howard Ervime Award as Collingswood’s Outstanding Baseball Player at graduation. He also made an appearance in Sports Illustrated magazine with coaches Bill Diemer and John Smith.
He is married to Jean (Heffelfinger), Collingswood class of 1956. They have two sons, Jeffrey and Keith, who are also Collingswood High graduates.
RON ROSS
Ron Ross retired as a Collingswood High math teacher in 2010. A product of Glassboro State College (Rowan University), he taught math at Collingswood for 38 years.
He is being honored with the Hall of Fame Distinguished Coaches’ Award. Ross was the varsity baseball coach for 19 years (1982 to 2000) and his teams won four championships in the ultra-competitive Colonial Conference. He is proud of the fact that at least 20 former players have coached baseball at the high school level.
Ross was also the only varsity bowling coach up to his retirement in 2010. His girls teams captured two championships in bowling.
He is married to Lois and they have three adult children: Brian, Kelly and Greg.
Jon Holmes
Jon has been long remembered as an outstanding four-letter (football, wrestling, track, basketball) athlete at Collingswood High from 1970 through 1973. Notable football accomplishments include first-team All-Group-3, and first-team All-Colonial Conference. In particular he has fond memories of the 1972 football team in his senior year that was co-champions of the Colonial Conference. In track Jon was a member of the 1973 mile-relay team that set a Colonial Conference record. In wrestling he proved himself while advancing to District 28 semi-finals. To round out his all seasons athletic prowess Jon was also a member of the varsity basketball team.
After high school Jon continued on to earn a degree in Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati in 1980. He currently still resides in hometown Collingswood, and is the proud father of daughter Kelsey.
Karen McIntyre
Karen was an athletic standout lettering in three sports (field hockey, lacrosse, basketball) during 1981 though 1985. She received the prestigious Howard T. Irvine Award as a senior in 1985. As a 3-year competitor in varsity lacrosse, she was named to both the All South Jersey All Star and First Teams in 1985. In field hockey Karen earned a place on the 1984 All Group 3 Team, and also on the elite All South Jersey hockey team that competed in London, England in 1984. She rounded out a busy sports schedule as member of the basketball team.
After high school she graduated with a BA in English/Economics from Rutgers University, which she attended on athletic scholarships for both Lacrosse and Field Hockey.
Karen is a 20-year resident of Jersey City and Principal of Kjmweb, an
internet branding and design firm. She consults with companies on strategic digital content management topics. As Vice President of Imagelink Graphics, a New York based digital printing and imaging company, Karen was responsible for the company’s sales and marketing initiatives.
Very active in the community, she is proud producer of the Iron Monkey’s annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner charity event, feeding hundreds of local seniors and community members in need. Karen has also been a Commissioner to the Jersey City Planning Board since 2007, and to the Environmental Commission since 2011 where she supports Jersey City’s development and planning of green public recreational space, certified buildings, and projects.
Karen is an avid runner and has finished the New York, Philadelphia and Boston marathons. As a NYC Marathon Medical Team volunteer, she also passionately supports her running community.
She acknowledges strong family and sports connections as her greatest foundations carried throughout life.
Josh Beyer
Josh is remembered as one of the finest football players ever to wear the Collingswood Panthers Blue and Gold when he played in the early 1990’s. High school football awards impressively include All-South Jersey First Team, South Jersey Group 3 First Team, Colonial Conference First Team, Brooks-Irvine Memorial Football Club Defensive Line Scholar Athlete, and All-State First Team Defensive Tackle.
After graduation in the Class of 1992, Josh continued his education at the College of William and Mary where he graduated a two time All-American (1995-1996 seasons), including consensus honors in 1996. He was a three year All-Yankee Conference honoree (from 1994-1996), including first-team honors in 1995 and 1996. Josh was also a two-time first team All-Virginia Honoree (VaSID), which includes all Division 1 programs in the state, and a two-time First Team All-ECAC selection. He received the honor of National Strength and Conditioning All-America in the Summer of 1996.
Josh was voted captain of the 1996 W&M squad, and helped pave the way for the majority of the careers for three of the top four rushers in school history. Josh was also a key contributor to four of the school’s top 10 single season rushing efforts.
In addition, he helped the team to its first of three conference championships (1996), and a NCAA quarter final appearance. The Tribe’s offense averaged better than 400 yards a contest and 28 points in his four year career. Most deservedly, Josh was inducted into the College of William and Mary’s Hall of Fame in 2008. Josh would like to recognizehis mother, Rebecca Milano, his father, Craig Brittingham, wife, Tegan and children, Talon and Joslyn.

1966 Field Hockey Team
The ’66 hockey team was undefeated and had only one tie (with Moorestown Friends) on its record. Coach Bea Markwick’s girls won the Colonial Conference championship with an amazing 39 goals to just four for the opposition. Overall, the Panthers outscored their foes by 53-6.
Members of the team: N. James, D. Kresqe, S. Woodside, K. Guy, K. Victor. H. Matthews, D. Dager, M. A. Carter, C. Christinzio, W. Renne, P. Hirst, S. Smith, J. Rudderow. Miss B. Markwick, L. Bartsch, M. Carter, C. Brougham, K. Lacy, S. Davidson, K. Bartsch, M. Pisano, K. Bucholski, Miss N. Fowler.
1966 Baseball Team
Collingswood’s 1966 baseball team, coached by Neil Thompson, won its last five regular-season games to boost its record to 10-6. In the South Jersey Group III competition, however, the Colls defeated Kennedy of Willingboro, Triton Blue and arch-rival Haddonfield to take the Group III championship.
Members of the team: S. Lange, B. Moore, P. Rehmus, R. Kane, J. Dutton, M. Bodine, G. Smith. J. Davidson, S. Dilts, R. Hahn, E. Friberg, R. Mayo, D. Waite. J. Buffum, R. Chadwick, B. Boyer, R. Paul, T. Reily, Coach Thompson.
1966 Football Team
The 1966 football team was the sixth and most recent undefeated team in Collingswood history coming off an 8-1 season in Coach Dick Ridinger’s final season at the helm in 1965. The 1966 team not only avenged the lone ’65 loss (to Sterling), but provided a scintillating first season for Ridinger’s brother, Jack.
The team won every title available to them. The Colls took the Colonial Conference and South Jersey Group III championship and were voted #1 in the first Courier-Post poll.
Collingswood scored 310 points to 68 for the opposition.
Members of the team: L. Rich, D. Torrigian, D. Lumis, W. Beyea, J. Leo, A. Sutherland, C. Nieman, T. Thompson, T. Nasife, L. Liss, D. Beven, J. Gerelus, G. McGaurn. T. Hill, R. Schlereth, W. Bailey, Mr. E. Young, J. Conaway, D. Wilson, J. Sohanchek, E. Friberg, C. Gerelus, J. Leary, R. Gray, S. Bates, J. Ianetta, A. Chalako, D. Cordier, J. Dutton, C. Cobb, A. Troncone, T. Bertram, J. Garrity, Mr. M. D’Allesandro. R. Johnson, F. Stevenson, J. Hastings, Mr. J. Concannon, T. Grykin, Mr. A. Drullis, W. Roseboro, B. Wehring, D. Jefferson, J. Mallon, E. Griffin, E. Hewitt, Mr. J. Ridinger, Mr. R. Smith. F. Goulburn, D. McCaslin, E. Dager, D. Landis, B. Bauss, T. Zahn, A. McLean, W. Schmidt, J. DeClemente, W. Durham, R. Hutchinson, B. Mueller, F. Bucilli, R. Bell, E. Wolf, R. Pincus, D. Vanek, G. Nathan, M. Smack, W. Bickle, E. Kunkel, J. Maxvitat, S. Pierce. R. Tjian, J. Reed, L. Tundermann, E. Saltzueber, H. Mumma, R. Duus, R. Thompson, W. Joseph, T. Aurig, G. Hare, D. Mahan, R. Meade, R. Stadtler.