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The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (known informally as EPC, EPC18 and East Penn Conference) is an athletic conference consisting of 18 large
Football uses an adjusted divisional alignment, which changes slightly every two years:
North: Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, and William Allen
South: Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Liberty, Nazareth, Parkland, and Whitehall From the 2014 through 2017 seasons, Northampton was in the South division. From the 2014 through 2015 seasons, Bethlehem Catholic was in the North division. For 2016-17, Allentown Central Catholic was in the North division. Division champions District and state championships
East: Bethlehem Catholic, Liberty, Nazareth, Northampton, Pleasant Valley
West: Allentown Central Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Parkland
Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in Boys Lacrosse. District & State Championships
Mountain: Nazareth, Northampton, Pleasant Valley
Steel: Easton, Freedom, Liberty
Skyline: Allentown Central Catholic, Emmaus, Parkland
Bethlehem Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in Girls Lacrosse. District & State Championships
Allentown Central Catholic, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pleasant Valley, and Stroudsburg do not participate in Boys Volleyball. District and state championships
Division A: Allentown Central Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg South, Easton, Freedom, Nazareth, Parkland, Pocono Mountain East, William Allen
Division B: Bethlehem Catholic, East Stroudsburg North, Emmaus, Liberty, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall District and state championships Individual State Champions: *Peter Cicchine (Liberty) – 1940, 135 *William Unangst (Liberty) – 1940, 155 *John McAuliffe (William Allen) – 1947, 138 *Charles Cope (Liberty) – 1947, 154 *Dick Rutt (Easton) – 1949, 103 *Harold Wilson (Nazareth) – 1954, 120 *Steve Micio (Northampton) – 1955, 133 *Ed Keglovits (Northampton) – 1955, 154 *R. Rohrbach (William Allen) – 1957, 127 *William Trexler (William Allen) – 1957, 133 *Bart Mosser (Liberty) – 1958, 127 *Al Rushatz (William Allen) – 1958, 165 *Dick Rushatz (William Allen) – 1959, 95 *Doug Koch (Liberty) – 1960, 133 *John Eckenrode (Liberty) – 1961, 138 *Alton Bowyer (Easton) – 1962, 95 *Dick DeWalt (Easton) – 1962, 133 *Dave Halulko (Dieruff) – 1964, 127 *Chuck Amato (Easton) – 1964, 165 *Charles Housner (Dieruff) – 1965, 145 *Randy Biggs (Liberty) – 1967, 95 *Geoff Baum (William Allen) – 1967, 180 *Craig Fox (Easton) – 1968, 133 *Dan Newhard (Dieruff) – 1968, 180 *Carl Lutes (Easton) – 1969, 112 *Dan Howard (Dieruff) – 1969, 133 *Rocco Creazzo (Easton) – 1971, 95 *Pat Sculley (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1973, 126 *Curt Stanley (Easton) – 1974, 132 *Darwin Brodt (Easton) – 1974, 167 *Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1975, 98 *Rich McIntyre (Freedom) – 1975, 145 *Brian Statum (Liberty) – 1975, 155 *Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1976, 98 *Brian Statum (Liberty) – 1976, 155 *Mike Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1976, 185 *George Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1976, UNL *Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1977, 105 *Billy Williams (Freedom) – 1977, 145 *George Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1977, UNL *Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1978, 98 *Doug Billig (Parkland) – 1979, 98 *Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1979, 112 *Tom Bold (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1979, 138 *John Cuvo (Easton) – 1980, 98 *Jim Bresnak (Liberty) – 1980, 105 *Bernie Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1980, 185 *Randy Ascani (Easton) – 1981, 119 *Bernie Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1981, 185 *Dennis Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1981, UNL *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1983, 98 *Mickey Torres (Liberty) – 1983, 112 *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1984, 98 *Sean Finkbeiner (Northampton) – 1984, 145 *Andy Voit (Dieruff) – 1984, 185 *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1985, 105 *Gino Capuano (Liberty) – 1985, 138 *Scott Schleicher (William Allen) – 1985, 145 *John Likins (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1986, 112 *Scott Hovan (William Allen) – 1986, 138 *Jeff Roth (William Allen) – 1986, 145 *Dave Foley (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1987, 105 *Scott Hovan (William Allen) – 1987, 145 *Brad Silimperi (Nazareth) – 1988, 98 *Ty Moore (Freedom) – 1988, 105 *Mike Miller (Nazareth) – 1989, 145 *Blayne Diacount (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1989, 160 *Tony Iasiello (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1989, 171 *Moss Grays (Easton) – 1990, 145 *Mike Miller (Nazareth) – 1990, 152 *Chad Billy (Northampton) – 1991, 112 *Ryan Nunamaker (Nazareth) – 1992, 130 *Mike Tomsic (Northampton) – 1993, 112 *Matt Roth (Parkland) – 1994, 112 *Dan Tashner (Nazareth) – 1994, 125 *Whitey Chlebove (Northampton) – 1994, 130 *Mark Getz (Nazareth) – 1994, 135 *Dennis Liberto (Northampton) – 1995, 103 *Travis Doto (Nazareth) – 1995, 145 *Jamarr Billman (Easton) – 1996, 130 *Chris Kelly (Easton) – 1997, 112 *Andy Cote (Nazareth) – 1997, 130 *Bryan Snyder (Easton) – 1997, 135 *Jamarr Billman (Easton) – 1997, 140 *Rob Rohn (Nazareth) – 1997, 189 *Derek Jenkins (Parkland) – 1998, 145 *Christian Luciano (Northampton) – 1998, 171 *Jon Trenge (Parkland) – 1998, 189 *John Hard (Northampton) – 1998, 275 *Jon Trenge (Parkland) – 1999, 189 *Steve Itterly (Nazareth) – 1999, 275 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2000, 112 *Ryan McCallum (Northampton) – 2000, 130 *Jake Giamoni (Easton) – 2000, 135 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2001, 119 *Jeff Ecklof (Northampton) – 2001, 125 *Gino Fortebuono (Easton) – 2001, 130 *Travis Frick (Nazareth) – 2001, 171 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2002, 125 *Mike Rogers (Easton) – 2002, 135 *Christian Franco (Whitehall) – 2002, 140 *David Rivera (Allentown Central Catholic) – 2002, 160 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2003, 135 *Jeff Ecklof (Northampton) – 2003, 145 *Josh Haines (Northampton) – 2003, 189 *Jon Oplinger (Northampton) – 2003, 215 *Joe Caramanica (Nazareth) – 2004, 135 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2004, 145 *Mike Rogers (Easton) – 2004, 152 *Nick Guida (Parkland) – 2004, 171 *Josh Haines (Northampton) – 2004, 189 *Jon Oplinger (Northampton) – 2004, 215 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2005, 130 *Joe Caramanica (Nazareth) – 2005, 145 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2005, 152 *Bryan Reiss (Emmaus) – 2005, 275 *Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2006, 103 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2006, 145 *Kegan Handlovic (Easton) – 2007, 112 *Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2007, 119 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2007, 152 *Justin Wieller (Northampton) – 2007, 215 *Kegan Handlovic (Easton) – 2008, 119 *Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2008, 130 *Ziad Haddad (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2008, 285 *Zach Horan (Nazareth) – 2011, 130 *Mitchell Minotti (Easton) – 2011, 140 *Michael Ottinger (Parkland) – 2011, 160 *Ethan Lizak (Parkland) – 2012, 106 *Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 106 *Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 132 *Elliot Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 170 *Ethan Lizak (Parkland) – 2013, 113 *Aaron Bradley (Nazareth) – 2013, 285 *Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2013, 120 *Jake Riegel (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 106 *Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 113 *Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 126
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The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (known informally as EPC, EPC18 and East Penn Conference) is an athletic conference consisting of 18 large high school
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counties in the Lehigh Valley
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and Pocono Mountain regions of eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania
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. The conference is a part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
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The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference holds many Pennsylvania and national records and milestones in high school athletic competition. Many EPC athletes have gone on to compete in the Olympics and in professional sports
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, including the MLB
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, NBA, and NFL. The conference's high school wrestling
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programs have been labeled "among the nation’s best in the sport for nearly three decades" and ''WIN'' magazine has ranked the EPC and Lehigh Valley
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best in the nation for wrestling.
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, the state's second largest high school stadium, and the 14,000 capacity Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium in Bethlehem
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, voted to invite the six remaining Mountain Valley Conference schools to the conference, expanding it to a large 18-school super conference. The EPC was officially introduced on June 4, 2014 with play starting in the 2014-15 school year. The conference is widely considered one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation.
High schools
The 18 high school teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (with location in parentheses) are: *Mountain Division **East Stroudsburg High School North
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Timberwolves (Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania
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**East Stroudsburg High School South
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Cavaliers ( East Stroudsburg)
** Pleasant Valley High School Bears ( Brodheadsville)
** Pocono Mountain East High School Cardinals ( Swiftwater)
**Pocono Mountain West High School
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Panthers (Pocono Summit
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** Stroudsburg High School Mountaineers (Stroudsburg
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*Skyline Division
**Allentown Central Catholic High School
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**Emmaus High School
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Green Hornets (Emmaus
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**Nazareth Area High School
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Blue Eagles ( Nazareth)
**Northampton Area High School
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Konkrete Kids ( Northampton)
** Parkland High School Trojans (Allentown Allentown may refer to several places in the United States and topics related to them:
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** Whitehall High School Zephyrs ( Whitehall Township)
*Steel Division
**Bethlehem Catholic High School
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** Dieruff High School Huskies (Allentown Allentown may refer to several places in the United States and topics related to them:
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**Easton Area High School
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Red Rovers ( Easton)
** Freedom High School Patriots ( Bethlehem Township)
** Liberty High School Hurricanes (Bethlehem
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**William Allen High School
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Conference championships and records
Baseball
Baseball uses the primary divisional alignment. District & State ChampionshipsBoys basketball
Boys Basketball uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference Champions District & State ChampionshipsGirls basketball
Girls Basketball uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference Champions District & State ChampionshipsBoys cross country
In Boys Cross Country, there is no divisional alignment used. Conference Champions District & State Championships State Champions (Individual): *Mickey Collins (Easton) – 1970Girls cross country
In Girls Cross Country, there is no divisional alignment used. Conference Champions District & State Championships State Champions (Individual): *Janelle Thomas (Liberty) – 1992, 1994, 1995 *Frances Koons (Allentown Central Catholic) – 2003 *Jessica Cygan (Liberty) – 2008Field hockey
In Field Hockey, there is no divisional alignment used. Conference Champions District & State ChampionshipsFootball
Football uses an adjusted divisional alignment, which changes slightly every two years:North: Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, and William Allen
South: Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Liberty, Nazareth, Parkland, and Whitehall From the 2014 through 2017 seasons, Northampton was in the South division. From the 2014 through 2015 seasons, Bethlehem Catholic was in the North division. For 2016-17, Allentown Central Catholic was in the North division. Division champions District and state championships
Golf
Golf does not use any divisional alignment. Conference champions District and state championshipsBoys lacrosse
Boys Lacrosse uses an adjusted divisional alignment:East: Bethlehem Catholic, Liberty, Nazareth, Northampton, Pleasant Valley
West: Allentown Central Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Parkland
Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in Boys Lacrosse. District & State Championships
Girls lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse uses an adjusted divisional alignment:Mountain: Nazareth, Northampton, Pleasant Valley
Steel: Easton, Freedom, Liberty
Skyline: Allentown Central Catholic, Emmaus, Parkland
Bethlehem Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in Girls Lacrosse. District & State Championships
Boys soccer
Boys Soccer uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference Champions District and state championshipsGirls soccer
Girls Soccer uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference champions District and state championshipsSoftball
Softball uses the primary divisional alignment. District and state championshipsBoys swimming and diving
Boys Swimming & Diving uses no divisional alignment. Pleasant Valley and Bethlehem Catholic do not participate in Boys Swimming & Diving. In addition, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, and Stroudsburg do not participate in Boys Diving. Conference champions District and state ChampionshipsGirls swimming and diving
Girls Swimming & Diving uses no divisional alignment. Pleasant Valley and Bethlehem Catholic do not participate in Girls Swimming & Diving. In addition, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, and Stroudsburg do not participate in Girls Diving. Conference champions District and state championshipsBoys track and field
Boys track and field does not use any divisional alignment.Girls track and field
Girls track and field does not use any divisional alignment.Boys tennis
Boys Tennis does not use any divisional alignment. District and state championships Individual state champions: *Dennis Koch (William Allen) – 1960 *Rupert/Book (Liberty) – 1961 *Colin Delaney (Parkland) – 1988 *Tarek El-Bassiouni (Stroudsburg) – 1998 *Sean Montgomery (East Stroudsburg South) – 2001Girls tennis
Girls Tennis does not use any divisional alignment. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: *Granson/Granson (Freedom) – 1996 *Granson/Granson (Freedom) – 1997Boys volleyball
Boys volleyball uses no divisional alignment.Allentown Central Catholic, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pleasant Valley, and Stroudsburg do not participate in Boys Volleyball. District and state championships
Girls volleyball
Girls Volleyball uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference Champions District and state championshipsWrestling
Wrestling uses an adjusted divisional alignment:Division A: Allentown Central Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg South, Easton, Freedom, Nazareth, Parkland, Pocono Mountain East, William Allen
Division B: Bethlehem Catholic, East Stroudsburg North, Emmaus, Liberty, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall District and state championships Individual State Champions: *Peter Cicchine (Liberty) – 1940, 135 *William Unangst (Liberty) – 1940, 155 *John McAuliffe (William Allen) – 1947, 138 *Charles Cope (Liberty) – 1947, 154 *Dick Rutt (Easton) – 1949, 103 *Harold Wilson (Nazareth) – 1954, 120 *Steve Micio (Northampton) – 1955, 133 *Ed Keglovits (Northampton) – 1955, 154 *R. Rohrbach (William Allen) – 1957, 127 *William Trexler (William Allen) – 1957, 133 *Bart Mosser (Liberty) – 1958, 127 *Al Rushatz (William Allen) – 1958, 165 *Dick Rushatz (William Allen) – 1959, 95 *Doug Koch (Liberty) – 1960, 133 *John Eckenrode (Liberty) – 1961, 138 *Alton Bowyer (Easton) – 1962, 95 *Dick DeWalt (Easton) – 1962, 133 *Dave Halulko (Dieruff) – 1964, 127 *Chuck Amato (Easton) – 1964, 165 *Charles Housner (Dieruff) – 1965, 145 *Randy Biggs (Liberty) – 1967, 95 *Geoff Baum (William Allen) – 1967, 180 *Craig Fox (Easton) – 1968, 133 *Dan Newhard (Dieruff) – 1968, 180 *Carl Lutes (Easton) – 1969, 112 *Dan Howard (Dieruff) – 1969, 133 *Rocco Creazzo (Easton) – 1971, 95 *Pat Sculley (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1973, 126 *Curt Stanley (Easton) – 1974, 132 *Darwin Brodt (Easton) – 1974, 167 *Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1975, 98 *Rich McIntyre (Freedom) – 1975, 145 *Brian Statum (Liberty) – 1975, 155 *Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1976, 98 *Brian Statum (Liberty) – 1976, 155 *Mike Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1976, 185 *George Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1976, UNL *Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1977, 105 *Billy Williams (Freedom) – 1977, 145 *George Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1977, UNL *Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1978, 98 *Doug Billig (Parkland) – 1979, 98 *Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1979, 112 *Tom Bold (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1979, 138 *John Cuvo (Easton) – 1980, 98 *Jim Bresnak (Liberty) – 1980, 105 *Bernie Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1980, 185 *Randy Ascani (Easton) – 1981, 119 *Bernie Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1981, 185 *Dennis Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1981, UNL *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1983, 98 *Mickey Torres (Liberty) – 1983, 112 *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1984, 98 *Sean Finkbeiner (Northampton) – 1984, 145 *Andy Voit (Dieruff) – 1984, 185 *Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1985, 105 *Gino Capuano (Liberty) – 1985, 138 *Scott Schleicher (William Allen) – 1985, 145 *John Likins (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1986, 112 *Scott Hovan (William Allen) – 1986, 138 *Jeff Roth (William Allen) – 1986, 145 *Dave Foley (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1987, 105 *Scott Hovan (William Allen) – 1987, 145 *Brad Silimperi (Nazareth) – 1988, 98 *Ty Moore (Freedom) – 1988, 105 *Mike Miller (Nazareth) – 1989, 145 *Blayne Diacount (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1989, 160 *Tony Iasiello (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1989, 171 *Moss Grays (Easton) – 1990, 145 *Mike Miller (Nazareth) – 1990, 152 *Chad Billy (Northampton) – 1991, 112 *Ryan Nunamaker (Nazareth) – 1992, 130 *Mike Tomsic (Northampton) – 1993, 112 *Matt Roth (Parkland) – 1994, 112 *Dan Tashner (Nazareth) – 1994, 125 *Whitey Chlebove (Northampton) – 1994, 130 *Mark Getz (Nazareth) – 1994, 135 *Dennis Liberto (Northampton) – 1995, 103 *Travis Doto (Nazareth) – 1995, 145 *Jamarr Billman (Easton) – 1996, 130 *Chris Kelly (Easton) – 1997, 112 *Andy Cote (Nazareth) – 1997, 130 *Bryan Snyder (Easton) – 1997, 135 *Jamarr Billman (Easton) – 1997, 140 *Rob Rohn (Nazareth) – 1997, 189 *Derek Jenkins (Parkland) – 1998, 145 *Christian Luciano (Northampton) – 1998, 171 *Jon Trenge (Parkland) – 1998, 189 *John Hard (Northampton) – 1998, 275 *Jon Trenge (Parkland) – 1999, 189 *Steve Itterly (Nazareth) – 1999, 275 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2000, 112 *Ryan McCallum (Northampton) – 2000, 130 *Jake Giamoni (Easton) – 2000, 135 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2001, 119 *Jeff Ecklof (Northampton) – 2001, 125 *Gino Fortebuono (Easton) – 2001, 130 *Travis Frick (Nazareth) – 2001, 171 *Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2002, 125 *Mike Rogers (Easton) – 2002, 135 *Christian Franco (Whitehall) – 2002, 140 *David Rivera (Allentown Central Catholic) – 2002, 160 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2003, 135 *Jeff Ecklof (Northampton) – 2003, 145 *Josh Haines (Northampton) – 2003, 189 *Jon Oplinger (Northampton) – 2003, 215 *Joe Caramanica (Nazareth) – 2004, 135 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2004, 145 *Mike Rogers (Easton) – 2004, 152 *Nick Guida (Parkland) – 2004, 171 *Josh Haines (Northampton) – 2004, 189 *Jon Oplinger (Northampton) – 2004, 215 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2005, 130 *Joe Caramanica (Nazareth) – 2005, 145 *Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2005, 152 *Bryan Reiss (Emmaus) – 2005, 275 *Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2006, 103 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2006, 145 *Kegan Handlovic (Easton) – 2007, 112 *Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2007, 119 *Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2007, 152 *Justin Wieller (Northampton) – 2007, 215 *Kegan Handlovic (Easton) – 2008, 119 *Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2008, 130 *Ziad Haddad (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2008, 285 *Zach Horan (Nazareth) – 2011, 130 *Mitchell Minotti (Easton) – 2011, 140 *Michael Ottinger (Parkland) – 2011, 160 *Ethan Lizak (Parkland) – 2012, 106 *Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 106 *Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 132 *Elliot Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 170 *Ethan Lizak (Parkland) – 2013, 113 *Aaron Bradley (Nazareth) – 2013, 285 *Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2013, 120 *Jake Riegel (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 106 *Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 113 *Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 126
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference professional and Olympic athletes
Current and former professional and Olympic
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athletes who played high school athletics at the schools currently comprising the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference include:
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Former MLB players
*Bob Heffner
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, former pitcher, Boston Red Sox
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, Cleveland Indians
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, and California Angels (William Allen High School
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)
*Gary Lavelle
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Career
Lavelle grew up in Pennsylvania, where he attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ...
, former pitcher, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants
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and Toronto Blue Jays
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( Liberty High School)
*Matt McBride
Matthew Hagerty McBride (born May 23, 1985) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics.
McBride was drafted by the Cleveland Ind ...
, former infielder, Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics ( Liberty High School)
* Jeff Mutis, former pitcher, Cleveland Indians
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and Florida Marlins
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The fran ...
(Allentown Central Catholic High School
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)
* Dave Schneck, former outfielder, New York Mets
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( Whitehall High School)
*Brian Schneider
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, former catcher, Montreal Expos
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/Washington Nationals
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, New York Mets
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, and Philadelphia Phillies (Northampton Area High School
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As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had ...
)
*Curt Simmons
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, former pitcher, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels
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, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals
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( Whitehall High School)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Current NBA players
*Tyrese Martin
Tyrese Jeffrey Martin (born March 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams and the UConn Huskies.
High school ...
, shooting guard, Atlanta Hawks
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(William Allen High School
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)
Former NBA players
*Aaron Gray
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High school care ...
, former center, Chicago Bulls
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, Detroit Pistons
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, New Orleans Hornets
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* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
, and Sacramento Kings
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(Emmaus High School
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)
*Darrun Hilliard
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Hilliard attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where ...
, former guard, Detroit Pistons
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and San Antonio Spurs
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( Liberty High School)
* Brant Weidner, former forward, San Antonio Spurs
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( Parkland High School)
National Football League (NFL)
Current NFL players
*Saquon Barkley
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, running back, New York Giants ( Whitehall High School)
* Sebastian Joseph-Day, defensive end, Los Angeles Rams ( Stroudsburg High School)
* Kevin White, wide receiver, New Orleans Saints
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(Emmaus High School
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)
*Kyzir White
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, linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
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(Emmaus High School
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)WFMZ, March 26, 2022 * Kenny Yeboah, tight end, New York Jets ( Parkland High School)
Former NFL players
* Chuck Bednarik, former center and linebacker,Philadelphia Eagles
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, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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( Liberty High School)
* Greg DeLong, former tight end, Minnesota Vikings
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, Baltimore Ravens
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, Jacksonville Jaguars
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( Parkland High School)
*Keith Dorney
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, former offensive tackle, Detroit Lions (Emmaus High School
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)
*Jim Druckenmiller
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In his career, Druckenmiller played for the San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League, as well a ...
, former quarterback, Miami Dolphins
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and San Francisco 49ers
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(Northampton Area High School
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As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had ...
)
*Mike Guman
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Guman was a star running back at Bethlehem Catholic High School (where he was a high school teammate of future NFLer Jo ...
, former running back, Los Angeles Rams (Bethlehem Catholic High School
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)
* Mike Hartenstine, former defensive end, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings
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( Liberty High School)
* Nate Hobgood-Chittick, former defensive tackle, St. Louis Rams
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, San Francisco 49ers
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, and Kansas City Chiefs
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(William Allen High School
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)
* Kyshoen Jarrett, former strong safety, Washington Redskins
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(East Stroudsburg High School South
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)
*Dan Koppen
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Prior to entering the NFL in 2003, he played college footba ...
, former center, Denver Broncos
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and New England Patriots ( Whitehall High School)
*Tim Massaquoi
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, former tight end, Miami Dolphins
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( Parkland High School)
*Ed McCaffrey
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, former wide receiver, Denver Broncos
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, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers
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(Allentown Central Catholic High School
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)
*Kim McQuilken
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, former quarterback, Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins
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(William Allen High School
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)
* Joe Milinichik, former offensive guard, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and San Diego Chargers (Emmaus High School
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)
*Matt Millen
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, former linebacker, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers
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, and Washington Redskins
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( Whitehall High School)
* Jim Molinaro, former offensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys
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and Washington Redskins
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(Bethlehem Catholic High School
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)
* James Mungro, former running back, Indianapolis Colts (East Stroudsburg High School South
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)
* Chris Neild, former nose tackle, Houston Texans ( Stroudsburg High School)
* Artie Owens, former running back, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills, and New Orleans Saints
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( Stroudsburg High School)
*Ken Parrish
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Parrish has also been a member of the Philadelp ...
, former punter, Atlanta Falcons (East Stroudsburg High School South
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)
* Andre Reed, former wide receiver, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins
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, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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class of 2014 ( Dieruff High School)
* Mike Reichenbach, former linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
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and Miami Dolphins
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( Liberty High School)
*Ray Rissmiller
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, former offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles
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, and New Orleans Saints
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(Easton Area High School
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)
* Larry Seiple, former punter, Miami Dolphins
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(William Allen High School
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* John Spagnola, former tight end, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles
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, and Seattle Seahawks (Bethlehem Catholic High School
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*Tony Stewart
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, former tight end, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders, and Philadelphia Eagles
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(Allentown Central Catholic High School
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*Devin Street
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Early years
Str ...
, former wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys
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, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots and New York Jets ( Liberty High School)
*Jimmy Terwilliger
Jimmy Terwilliger is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. From 2009 to 2013, he was the head football coach at Pleasant Valley High School. He played colleg ...
, former quarterback, Minnesota Vikings
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(East Stroudsburg High School South
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)
* Andre Williams, former running back, Los Angeles Chargers
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and New York Giants ( Parkland High School)
* Joe Williams, former running back, San Francisco 49ers
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(Emmaus High School
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Emmaus High School is loca ...
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*Joe Wolf
Joseph James Wolf (born December 17, 1964) is an American professional basketball coach and former player.
Professional career
He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the 13th overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft, selected ...
, former offensive tackle, Arizona Cardinals (William Allen High School
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Arena Football League (AFL)
*Kevin Nagle
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After the AFL suspended its 2009 season, Nagle retired and is currently an assistant coach for Pleas ...
, former fullback and linebacker, Colorado Crush
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and Orlando Predators
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( Pleasant Valley High School)
NCAA football
*Steve Aponavicius
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, former placekicker, Boston College Eagles football and all-time career highest Boston College scorer (Easton Area High School
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As of the 2020-21 school year, Easton Area High School ...
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* Dan Kendra, former quarterback, Florida State Seminoles football
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(Bethlehem Catholic High School
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Olympics
Olympic cycling
* Tanya Lindenmuth,2000 Summer Olympics
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track cycling ( Freedom High School)
*Marty Nothstein
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, 2000 Summer Olympics
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gold medal winner, track cycling (Emmaus High School
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Emmaus High School is loca ...
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*Lauren Tamayo
Lauren Tamayo (formerly Lauren Franges, born October 26, 1983, in Barto) is an American professional racing cyclist.
Career highlights
;2001
:3rd, National U19 Time Trial Championship, Redding, California
;2004
:2nd, National U23 Road Race ...
, 2012 Summer Olympics, silver medalist, track cycling (Allentown Central Catholic High School
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Olympic field hockey
*Cindy Werley
Cindy Werley (born February 26, 1975 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a former Olympic field hockey forward from the United States, who made her international debut for the Women's National Team in 1994. She was a member of the American t ...
, 1996 Summer Olympics
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women's field hockey player (Emmaus High School
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Emmaus High School is loca ...
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Olympic gymnastics
*Hope Spivey Theresa Hope Spivey (born July 27, 1971) is a former Gymnastics, gymnast. While at University of Georgia, Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award, Honda-Broderick Award as the nation's top female gymnast in 1991. She currently resides in the Valdost ...
, 1988 Summer Olympics
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gymnast (Allentown Central Catholic High School
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)
Olympic track and field
*Joe Kovacs
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, 2016 Summer Olympics, silver medalist, shot put (Bethlehem Catholic High School
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Olympic wrestling
* Joseph Atiyeh,1984 Summer Olympics
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, silver medal winner for Syria, wrestling ( Dieruff High School)
* Stanley Dziedzic, 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
bronze medal winner, wrestling (William Allen High School
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*Bobby Weaver
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, 1984 Summer Olympics
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gold medal winner, wrestling, 1980 Summer Olympics (boycotted), wrestling
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(Easton Area High School
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As of the 2020-21 school year, Easton Area High School ...
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Professional auto racing
*Michael Andretti
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, former IndyCar Series
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driver (Nazareth Area High School
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*Sage Karam
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, IndyCar Series
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driver (Nazareth Area High School
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Professional cycling
*Marty Nothstein
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, former professional track cycling (Emmaus High School
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Emmaus High School is loca ...
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*Nicole Reinhart
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Early life
Reinhart grew up in Macungie, Pennsylvania in ...
, former professional track cycling (Emmaus High School
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Emmaus High School is loca ...
)
Professional golf
*Jim Booros
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Booros played in about 250 events between 1977 and 1991 finishing in the top-125 on the money list five times. He wo ...
, former PGA Tour
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player ( Dieruff High School)
Professional soccer
* Gina Lewandowski, defender, FC Bayern Munich (Allentown Central Catholic High School
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Track and field
*Joe Kovacs
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, 2015 World Champion, shot put (Bethlehem Catholic High School
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*Chanelle Price
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P ...
, 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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Prepa ...
, gold medalist, 800 meters (Easton Area High School
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As of the 2020-21 school year, Easton Area High School ...
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Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Former WNBA players
*Michelle M. Marciniak
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, former point guard, WNBA's Portland Fire
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, and Seattle Storm (Allentown Central Catholic High School
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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
* Afa Anoa'i Jr., professional wrestler ( Freedom High School) *Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
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, former professional wrestler ( Freedom High School)
*Billy Kidman
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As a wrestler, Kidman is best known for his work with World Champi ...
, former professional wrestler ( Parkland High School)
*Brian Knobs
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Early life
Knobbs was born on May ...
, former professional wrestler ( Whitehall High School)
*Jerry Sags
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Early life and education
Sags w ...
, former professional wrestler ( Whitehall High School)
Professional and collegiate coaches and managers
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference athletes who have gone on to athletic coaching and team management careers include:College basketball coaches
*Michelle M. Marciniak
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, former assistant women's basketball coach, South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball (Allentown Central Catholic High School
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* Billy McCaffrey, former men's basketball head coach, St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball men's basketball (Allentown Central Catholic High School
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College football coaches
*Chuck Amato
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, former head football coach, NC State Wolfpack football
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(Easton Area High School
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As of the 2020-21 school year, Easton Area High School ...
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*K. C. Keeler
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, head football coach, Sam Houston State Bearkats football
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, former head coach, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
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and Rowan University
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...
(Emmaus High School
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Emmaus High School is loca ...
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College wrestling coaches
*John Fritz, former head wrestling coach,Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling
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The team is coached by Olympic Champion Cael Sanderson (Athens 2004) and have maintained status as one of the top ...
( Liberty High School)
*Bob Ferraro, former head wrestling coach, Bucknell Bison
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List of sports
* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Cros ...
(Easton Area High School
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As of the 2020-21 school year, Easton Area High School ...
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*Pat Santoro, head wrestling coach Lehigh Mountain Hawks, former head coach Maryland Terrapins
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, (Bethlehem Catholic High School
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)
*Bryan Snyder, associate wrestling head coach Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling (Easton Area High School
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*Jay Weiss, head wrestling coach, Harvard Crimson
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(William Allen High School
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)
National Basketball Association (NBA) coaches
*Pete Carril
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, former assistant coach, Sacramento Kings
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, former head coach, Princeton Tigers men's basketball
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( Liberty High School)
*Aaron Gray
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High school care ...
, former assistant coach, Detroit Pistons
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(Emmaus High School
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Emmaus High School is loca ...
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National Football League (NFL) coaches and management
*Matt Millen
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, former president and general manager, Detroit Lions ( Whitehall High School)
See also
*Colonial League
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*Lehigh Valley Conference The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference, known informally as the Lehigh Valley Conference or LVC, was an athletic conference consisting of 12 of the largest high schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region ...
* Mountain Valley Conference
* PIAA District 11
References
External links
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
official website
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
on Twitter
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference sports news
at Lehigh Valley Live
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference sports news
at ''
The Morning Call
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