The Athletic Hall of Fame Committee in the Whitehall-Coplay School District is proud to announce its Athletic Hall of Fame for the Class of 2023.

One team and one individual will be honored at the Induction ceremony, which will take place on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 at Whitehall High School. The ceremony will be prior to the varsity boys’ basketball game between Emmaus and Whitehall, at approximately 6:45 p.m. The varsity game versus Emmaus will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Hall of Fame Class of 2023 includes:

1989 SOFTBALL TEAM

The 1989 Whitehall softball team earned this honor by going undefeated and winning the East Penn Conference as well as the District XI Championship with an overall record of 23-2. In addition to being outstanding on the field, the team won the Lehigh Valley Sportsmanship Award. The team was led by Hall of Fame Coach Stan Luckenbill and Hall of Famers Lorie Erie Schmalze and Meri Wall.

WILL PEIFLEY

Will Peifley, Class of 1959 was a multisport athlete who excelled on the basketball court both as a player and a coach. As a student-athlete at Whitehall, Peifley was an all-conference center on the court as well as a member of the baseball and track and field teams. He had an outstanding basketball career at ESU. As the girls basketball coach at Catasauqua, he led two teams to Colonial League titles with the ‘76-77 team going 22-0.

The Hall of Fame Committee is also soliciting additional nominees to be considered for the Hall of Fame. A nomination form can be found at the athletic link of the Whitehall-Coplay School District website, www.zephyrathletics.com or by contacting Athletic Director Bob Hartman at Whitehall High School.