The 18th class of the Donegal Hall of Fame as well as the most recent recipients of the honor of being included in the Memorial Monument were inducted during a special ceremony at the high school on Saturday November 1, 2025. The emcee for the event was John Felix, who is a member of the HOF, a former Donegal teacher, and retired Donegal High School Principal. Opening remarks were presented by Donegal Athletic Club President and HOF member, Abby Hoover.
2025
18th class-inducted 11/01/2025
Individual HOF members
Mikalya Yoder class of 2017 -Softball: AAA Softball player of the year in the State of Pennsylvania. Member 2017 PIAA State Championship Team.
Stephanie Marie Smith class of 1996- Field Hockey, Basketball and Track and Field. All time leading scorer in school history in Girls Basketball. All- Star in Field Hockey. PIAA District III place winner in Track and Field. 1995-96 Female Athlete of the Year.
Michael Bonham class of 1969- Wrestling: Career Record 47-12-2, Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Lifetime Service to Wrestling. In 1981 he won a gold medal in the giant slalom at the National Handicap Olympics.
Henry Klugh class of 1978-Track and Field; Three time District Champion in Individual and District Championship 2 Mile relay, PIAA State Champion in 2 mile relay. (Henry was unable to attend and will be officially inducted at the 2026 ceremony)
Team Induction
2017 Girls Softball Team– PIAA AAA State Champions.
Jessica Kosheba, Emily Graham, Savannah Kolenda, Morgan Beisecker, Shianne Boyer, McKenna Berg, Kaitlyn Witmer, Peyton Hornick, Rachel Robinson, Cheyenne Klinedinst, Grace Miller, Rachael Overlander and Makayla Yoder
2023
Donegal Athletic Club was proud to recognize our 2023 Hall of Fame inductees during our induction ceremony on the evening of Friday, January 27. This year’s newest Hall of Fame members are:
Samantha Houseal DiPerri ’07
Samantha Houseal DiPerri was recognized for her time playing field hockey, basketball, and softball. In field hockey, she earned three varsity letters, was the 2006 Lancaster-Lebanon league runner-up, and was a 2007 District III AA qualifier. Samantha earned three varsity letters for basketball, and four varsity letters for softball. While playing softball, she also won the 2006 LL League Section Three Championship, the 2006 District III AA Championship, the 2006 State AAA Championship, the 2007 District III AA Runner-Up, made the 2007 All-State Second Team, and was an LL League Section Three All-Star in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. In addition, Samantha won the Outstanding Athlete Award in 2007 and the A. Landis Brackbill Award in 2007.
Rachel Robinson Petersheim ’17
Rachel Robinson Petersheim was also a decorated athlete during her time playing field hockey, basketball, and softball. While playing field hockey, Rachel earned four varsity letters and was on the All-State first team from 2014-2016, the Second Team All-American in 2015, the Third Team All-American in 2016, the LL League Section Three All-Star First Team from 2014-2017, and was a Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Star in 2015, 2016, and 2017. She was also the LL League Champion from 2015-2016, the District III Champion from 2014-2016, and the State Champion in 2016. In basketball, Rachel earned three varsity letters and was on the LL Section Three All-Star First Team from 2014-2015, and was on the LL Section Two All-Star First Team in 2017. She also won the Section Three Championship in 2014 and 2015, and she was a 1,000 point scorer. In softball, Rachel earned three varsity letters and won the 2017 State Championship, the 2015 LL League Championship, and the 2015-2016 District III Championship. She also played on the LL League Section Three All-Star First Team from 2015-2017, the LL League All-Star First Team in 2015, and the All-State Team in 2017. In addition, Rachel won the A. Landis Brackbill Award in 2017.
Bill Sprecher ’67
Bill Sprecher was recognized for his accomplishments in football, wrestling, and tennis, which included earning three varsity letters in each of those three sports. In football, Bill also made the Lancaster County All-Star First Team in 1966 and the Lancaster County All-Star Game in 1967. In wrestling, he was the LL League Runner-Up in 1967.
The 1983-1984 boys basketball team was recognized for their District III AA Championship and 20-7 overall record. The team was led by head coach Robert Freund, and by assistant coaches Bob Roaten and Tim Roaten.
The members of the team were:
Jay Darkey
Wayne Emenheiser
Daryl Gerlach,
Peter Hart
Greg Hitz
Tim Iseminger
Craig Johnson
Keith Mueller
George Rice
Chris Salvatore
Mike Sarbaugh
Mike Shelly
Scott Sipling
Andy Wagner
Mike Yohe
Andy Zuch
We are proud of all that our inductees accomplished, and we look forward to the bright future of our athletic programs.
2020
14th Class – Inducted 1/2020
Laura Gebhart
Paul Halterman
Nicky Hess
Steve Meszaros
1979 Wrestling Team – Inducted 1/2020
Larry Becker, Jr.
Jeff Bell
Steve Bowman
Frank Brommer
Kenneth Davis
Bill Dishart
Scott Emenheiser
Russel Flowers
Larry L. Frey
Gene Funk (Coach)
Kevin Geib
Mike Greiner
William Hall
Brent L. Hershey
Craig Johnson
Scott T. Jones
Jeff Keener
Tom Konas (Coach)
William D. Lambert
Phillip Landis
Philip Mellinger
Steve Meszaros
Jeffrey Mull
Arlen W. Mummau
Leonard Mummau
Duane Musser
Dwayne Portner
Richard Sheetz
Kenneth Smith
Philip Spickler
Curtis “Pete” Splain
Reuben Stoutzenberger
Cliff Sweigart
Kenton Sweigart
Phil Thome
William Thome
Mark Underkoffler
Tom Weber
Rudy Wolgemuth
2019
13th Class – Inducted 1/2019
Kelsey Buffenmyer-McNeal
John L. Felix, Jr.
Duane Koser
J. Alan Kugle
Michael S. Madara
1970 Baseball Team – Inducted 1/2019
Al Brooks (Coach)
Thomas Derr
Douglas Lee Estock
Dennis Frank
Dennis Hay
John Henry
Lynn Hoffman
Tom Houseal
Butch McCurdy
Donald Musser
Scott C. Penwell
John F. Shrum, Jr.
Donald Staley (Head Coach)
Bruce Sutter
2018
12th Class – Inducted 1/2018
Kevin Bradley
Jamie Floyd
Ben Kling
Vickie Greiner Reese
Cliff Shank
1955 and 1956 Boys’ Tennis Team
Jack Beaston
Robert Buchenauer
James E. Craul
Harold Etsell, Jr.
Ronal P. Gotwalt
Charles O. Groff
Jay Metzler
Peter Nissley
Vernon S. Oberholtzer
2017
11th Class – Inducted 1/2017
Kris Harmes
Christopher Heisey
Tanya Merchant
2009 & 2010 Girls’ Soccer Teams – Inducted 1/2017
Rita Amato
Shaista Bhatti
Molly Brubaker
Ashley Geltmacher
Kirsten Gochnauer
Blaine Gorman (coach)
Alyssa Gower
Emily Green
Kayleigh Hershey
Mollie Hoffman
Jamie Hunter
Jenna Hunter
Laura Kassab
Heather Kemp (head coach)
Brittany Knouse
Elyssabeth Libhart
Mary Lynam
Jennifer McFarland
Alecia McNiff
Lizzie Mummau
Morgan Ober
Nicki Persun
Kelsey Ramer
Jovita Richardson
Jessy Shober
Alex Smith
Scott Steffen (coach)
Kelly Thomas (coach)
Hannah (Weyland) Thompson
2016
10th Class – Inducted 1/2016
Beth Keffer Duke
Marty Heisey
Darrel Risberg
Becky Reinhold Souders
Bernard Thome
1968-69 Boys’ Basketball Team – Inducted 1/2016
Bill Burris (manager)
Al “Rick” Duarte
Charlie Engle
Herb Hess
Tom Houseal
Ken Keener (coach)
Robert McCowin
Jeff Shank
John F. Shrum, Jr.
Steve Sload
Bruce Sutter
Stanley Tucker
2015
9th Class – Inducted 1/2015
Terri Meszaros Booth
Marty Miller Daggett
Dan May
Curtis “Pete” Splain
1992 Relay Team – Inducted 1/2015
Kurt Heiserman
Matt Little
Charlie Mowrer
Allen Retherford
William F. Wrede
2014
8th Class – Inducted 1/2014
Beth A. Gainer
Tyrome E. Smith
1978 Football Team – Inducted 1/2014
Scott Adams
Melvin Basham
Steve Bowman
Randy Derr
Gayne Deshler
Bill Dishart
Jeff Duke
Kevin Eshleman
Rodney Fellenbaum
Gene Funk
Douglas Geltmacher
Abdullo Hernandez
Michael Houseal
Dennis Iezzi
Scott Jones
Jeff Kauffman
Jeff Keener
Tim Keffer
Tom Knorr
Darin Kolp
William Lambert
John Longenecker
Steve Meszaros
Arlen Mummau
Leonard Mummau
Brian Newcomer
Brian Ney
Jim Perry
Keith Persun
Dwayne Portner
Darryl Shank
Jim Shrum
Phil Spickler
Fred Straub
Tom Weber
Robert Welcomer
2013
7th Class – Inducted 1/2013
Charles Ashenfelter
Austin Drager
Eric McCrady
Frank William Stellar, Jr.
Adrian M. White
2006 Softball Team -Inducted 1/2013
Ashten Barbieri
Whitney Breneman
Lyndsey Corso
Brielle Edgell
Matt Enoch (coach)
Michael L. Gray (coach)
Brandy Grenauer
Jeff Hartman (coach)
Tom Hartman (coach)
Taylor Hatt
Tori Hatt
Nicky Hess
Amanda High
Abby Hoover
Kaitlyn Houseal
Samantha Houseal
Morgan Kibler
Emily McNiff
Jennifer Swarr
Danielle Truett
2011
6th Class – Inducted 10/2011
Mike Greiner
Suzanne O’Connor Smith
Shawn Snyder
Andrew Zuch
1977 Relay Team – Inducted 10/2011
Daryl Houseal
Rudi Hufnagl (coach)
Richard S. Keener
Henry Klugh
Philip Mitzkavich
2010
5th – Inducted 10/2010
Jack C. Frank
Donna J. Wittel Grove
Craig Johnson
Tony Myers
John N. Weidman
1979-80 Basketball Team – Inducted 10/2010
Marty Miller Daggett
Laureen Donovan
Beth Keffer Duke
Bill Earhart (coach)
Beth A. Gainer
Betsy Germer
Sherri Kinsey Gorman
Colleen Jones Hilliard
Judy Kerschner
Sharon R. Hershey Kreider
Tanya Merchant
Barbara Stoner
Sherry Derr Swope
2009
4th Class – Inducted 10/2009
Tom Houseal
Pam Kolp
Joyce O. Zangari
1963 Football Team – Inducted 10/2009
Michael A. Aument, Sr.
David R. Baker
Paul Brady
Al Brooks (coach)
John C. Brown
Jon Dillinger
Johnson Ebersole
Barry Etsell
John E. Farmer
Donald R. Forry
Barry L. Funk
Gene Funk
Larry Gainer (manager)
Gary Gohn
John Gohn
Ralph R. Gohn
Dennis P. Goodhart
Gray Greiner
Roger L. Grove
John Hart
Jeff Hawthorne
Warren Hayman (trainer)
Rick Hean
Jim Hoffman
Paul Hossler
Michael Kear (manager)
Michael D. Lippold
Ron Lutz
Rudy Ney
Robert J. Pennell
Walt Price (coach)
Chris Sherk
James Shope
Michael Simmons
John Stehman
Paul Stehman
Raymond Sumpman
John Zerphey
Chuck Zimmerman
2008
3rd Class – Inducted 10/2008
John C. Brown
Suzanne Young Daily
Gayne Deshler
Stephanie Teleky Felix
Arlen W. Mummau
Walter V. Price, Jr.
Sarah J. Hamilton Retherford
1972 Field Hockey Team – Inducted 10/2008
Sue Gohn Champion
Kay Charles (coach)
Jill Shupp Dooling
Bonnie Arnold Hess
Lisbeth Hess
Dusty Drenner Hopes
Ann Marie Houseal
Deb Kelly
Debra M. Meckley
Sue Boyd Mowrer
Nancy B. Leninger Price
Vickie Greiner Reese
Julie Meszaros Smith
Martha Reynolds Venter (coach)
Joyce O. Zangari (coach)
2007
2nd Class – Inducted 10/2007
Al Brooks
Donald Emenheiser
Tammy Flowers Hoffman
Kristopher G. McCue
Stephanie Derr Pinkney
Robert S. Sprout
2006
1st Class – Inducted 9/2006
Jill Shupp Dooling
Eugene D. Funk
Sherri Kinsey Gorman
Roger L. Grove
Barry Hawkins
Drew Hostetter
Mitch Johnson
Colin Koser
Ray Livingston
Jay Metzler
Mike Sarbaugh
Don “Pop” Staley
Bruce Sutter
Sherry Derr Swope
Amy Westerman
1954-55 Basketball Team – Inducted 9/2006
Kenneth C. Depoe (coach)
Jim Grove
Carl Richard Hallgren
John E. Hiestand
Jim Kinsey
Alan Kugle
Jay C. Metzler
Peter Nissley
Donald R. Raber
James R. Shirk
Joseph Weber
James R. Wittel
1st Class – Inducted 9/2006
Jill Shupp Dooling
Eugene D. Funk
Sherri Kinsey Gorman
Roger L. Grove
Barry Hawkins
Drew Hostetter
Mitch Johnson
Colin Koser
Ray Livingston
Jay Metzler
Mike Sarbaugh
Don “Pop” Staley
Bruce Sutter
Sherry Derr Swope
Amy Westerman
1954-55 Basketball Team – Inducted 9/2006
Kenneth C. Depoe (coach)
Jim Grove
Carl Richard Hallgren
John E. Hiestand
Jim Kinsey
Alan Kugle
Jay C. Metzler
Peter Nissley
Donald R. Raber
James R. Shirk
Joseph Weber
James R. Wittel