Inductees

Wall of Fame Inductees (Individuals)

Traver Zayatz

Brianna Larson

Bowling, Tennis and Softball; inducted October 15, 2021
2011 NTHS Graduate
North Tonawanda High School Accomplishments:
- Bowling: Niagara Frontier League (NFL) Qualified for Sectionals in 2009, 2010 and 2011
- Made New York State Tournament 2009, 2010 and 2011
- On State All-Star Team
- Team Captain
Post High School Accomplishments:
- Pikeville University: Bowling - Ranked 10th in Country 2015
- College Team- Mid Southwest Conference Champions 2015
- NAIA National Champions in 2012 and 2015
- NAIA 1st Team All- American

Katie Sarkovics Gabriel

North Tonawanda Class of 2000; inducted October 15, 2021
Volleyball Accomplishments at NT
- Five Year Varsity Player
- NFL Champions 1995-1999 (Teams 5th in a row-league 5 year record 69-1)
- NYS Class A Champions 1997-1999 (Teams 3rd in a row)
- 1st Team ALL-WNY 1998-1999
- 1st Team All-League 1997-1999
- NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Award at State Finals 1999
- WNY Senior Girls All-Star Team 1999

Dan Fire

Varsity Wrestling Coach 1990-1996 & 2010-2016; inducted October 15, 2021
United States Air Force and Vietnam Veteran (Purple Heart Recipient)
NT Wrestling Team Captain 1966-1967
Coach of 1995 Section 6 Championship Team
- 8 Class Champions
- 3 NYS Place Finishers
Coached Section 6 North All Star Team Champions
4X Scholar Athlete Team Award
111 Career Varsity Wins
2 Sectional Patches Won
6 Time Coach of the year to include:
- 1994 NFL Coach of the Year
- 1995 WNY Coaches Association Coach of the Year
- 2016 NFL Coach of the Year, NFL Officials Association Coach of the Year and Section Coaches Association Coach of the Year

Mike Eberwein

Inducted into NT Wall of Fame - October 15, 2021
Nickname = “Coach Ebs”
Coached NT Freshman Baseball 1963 to 1980
NT Varsity Baseball 1981 to 2001
1989 to 1991 – Three Year Straight NFL Champions
1994 & 2001 – Led NTHS to Baseballs - Section VI Title
Coached NT JV Swim Team from 1964 to 1979
Coached Baseball for 38 Years
Holds NTHS Baseball Wins Record: 249 Wins
Awarded Niagara Frontier League Umpires Award - 2 times
Math Teacher – North Tonawanda Schools for 35 Years
Helped coordinate efforts to start the Buffalo State Teachers College Baseball Program and he then starred on the school’s Baseball Team as the starting Second Baseman in the late 1950’s

Aaron Davis

Football and Basketball; inducted October 15, 2021
2010 NTHS Graduate
North Tonawanda High School Accomplishments
- Football All-Time Scoring Leader with 261 Points
- All-Time Touchdowns Leader with 35 TD’s
- 2nd All-Time Leader in Interceptions with 10
- Basketball All-Time Leader in Points with 1,674
- Basketball All-Time Leader in Assists with 325
- 2nd All-Time in Rebounds with 805
- Only Athlete in NT History to Start all 4 Years on Varsity Football & Basketball
- Played Varsity Basketball as 8th Grader
- Basketball – Three Time 1st Team AllNiagara Frontier League (NFL)
- Two-Time Tonawanda News “Player of the Year”
- Football 2008 1st Team All-WNY
- Football Two-Time 2nd Team All-NY State 2007 & 2009
- 2009 Football State Championship Team
Post High School Accomplishments
- Played NCAA Division II Basketball at Daemen College and won a national championship his senior year

Matt Scalice

Football, 2001-2004; Baseball, 2001; inducted September 21, 2018

NT Football
- 4-year letterman as QB and LB
- 26-4 record, 17-3 record as starting QB
- Led team in tackles (2003, 2004)
- Multiple passing TDs, passing yards, rushing yards, and rushing TDs
- 2002 Section VI Class AA Champs
- All-League/All-Division Football Honors: 2002-2004
- 2x All-WNY (2nd Team 2003, 1st Team 2004)
- 2x All-State LB (3rd Team 2003, 2nd Team 2004)
- 3x Division Champs (2002-2004)
- Continued football career at Ithaca College (Class of 2009)

Ricky Brooks

Baseball, 2000-2003; Hockey, 2001-2003; Football, 2002; inducted September 21, 2018

NT Baseball
- 24-7, 2.27 ERA (earned runs average), 332 strikeouts
- Hit over .320 in '02, '03 (.520 average in '03 sectionals)
- Section VI Champion 2003
- 2x Niagara Frontier League Champ (2001, 2003)
- All-WNY Baseball 2003 Player of the Year
- All-WNY 1st Team (2002, 2003)
- All-NFL 1st Team (2001, 2002, 2003)
Spent two seasons at East Carolina University (2004, 2005)
2004 Conference USA Regular Season Champions
Threw 3 complete games in 2005 season
Drafted by Chicago White Sox in 2003 MLB Draft (3rd round pick, 95th overall)
NT Football Section VI Champs 2002
NT Hockey "Super Sunday" State Champs 2003

Tom "TK" Murphy

John Szczerbinski

Boys Bowling, 2001-2006; inducted September 21, 2018

5-year varsity letterman
Was #3 bowler as an 8th Grader on NT Bowling's Section VI Championship team in 2001-02 season
3-time NYS Qualifier (2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05)
Member of 2004-05 Section VI team that won NYS Championship
Still holds record for highest score at Festival of Lights Tournament (1488 pins, 2004)
Only NT athlete to be named 1st-Team All-American (2006)
Continued career at Wichita State University, won 3 national titles (Class of 2010)
2009-2010, 2013-2016 Member of Team USA

Katie Miranto-Burd

Softball 1998-2004, Women's Basketball 2000-2004, Women's Volleyball 2000-2003; inducted September 21, 2018

Softball
- First 7th grader to make the Varsity Team
- 3 times Niagara Frontier League Champions (1998, 1999, 2004)
- .385 career batting average, 5 HR, 110 RBl'S
- 1st team All Niagara Frontier League 2002-2004
- 1st team All WNY Coaches Team 2002-2004
- All WNY Player of the Year 2004
- New York State Class AA Player of the Year 2004
- Continued softball career at Canisius College (class of 2008)
Women's Basketball
- First 1000-point scorer in NT history
- 1115 total points
- 1st Team All Niagara Frontier League 2002-2004
- 4th Team All WNY 2004
Women's Volleyball
- 2 times Niagara Frontier League Champions (2000, 2001)
Additional Awards
- 2004 Channel 4 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year
- 2016 Inducted into the NYS High School Softball Hall of Fame

Kim Frizzell

Softball, 1984-1988; inducted May 17, 2006

New York State records:
- Lowest ERA of 0.13 (1st)
- Most RBIs: 132 (2nd)
- Most Runs: 129 (9th)
- Most Hits: 150 (10th)
- Most Doubles: 29 (4th)
- Most Triples: 10 (10th)
- Most HRs: 11 (9th)
1988: All-WNY, 1st team All-State, 1st Team NFL
Season Records:
- Lowest ERA: 0.06 (1988)
- Lowest ERA: 0.07 (1986)
- Most RBIs: Tied for 6th with 45 (1988)
NT Records:
- Most At-Bats in single game: 7 (1987)
- Most RBIs in single game: 8 (1986)
- Most IPs in single game: 14 1/3 (1987)
- Most batters pitched to in single game: 61 (1987)
- Most K’s in single game: 18 (1987)
- 6 career no-hitters (2 in 1984, 1 in 1986, 1 in 1987, 2 in 1988)
Season Stats:
- Most wins in season (tied with 19)
- Overall BA: 3rd in 1986 .534
  - 6th in 1987 .522
  - 10th in 1985 .500
Career Stats:
- 1st in wins (54), only 5 losses
- 1st in RBIs (132)
- 3rd in ERA (1.35)
- 1st in K’s (600)
- 3rd in Hits (150)
- 111-12 record with NT
- 1 of only a handful of players to start on varsity in middle school:
  - 7th Grade: Shelly Lis, Katie Miranto, Shaina Bunker
  - 8th Grade: Kim Frizzell, Jennifer Sikora, Jennifer Sarzyniak

Terry Brosius

Lindsay Matikosh

Volleyball, 1995-1999; inducted September 14, 2006

1995 (8th Grade): Niagara Frontier League Champs
1996 (9th Grade): NFL Champs, All-NFL
1997 (10th Grade): NFL Champs, All-NFL, Section VI/Far West Regional/NYS Class A Champs
1998 (11th Grade): NFL Champs, All-NFL, MVP at Frontier/Eden Tournaments, Cougar Challenge All-Tourny Team (Menton, Ohio), All-WNY, Section VI/Far West Regional/NYS Class A Champs, All-WNY, NYS 1st Team
1999 (12th Grade): Tonawanda News Athlete of the Week, NTHS/Eden/Frontier/Sweet Home Tourney Champs, All-Tourney Teams, MVP of Tourneys, All-NFL, All-WNY, Section VI/Far West Regional/NYS Class A Champs, Gatorade HS Athlete of Year For NYS, All-NYS 2nd Team

Danielle Hutton

George Vetter

Football, Basketball, Baseball Coach, Athletic Director; inducted October 18, 2002

Football:
- 194-42-13; tied 26th most wins in NYS history
- Won 11 Niagara Frontier League titles, 7 undefeated teams
Basketball:
- 55-23 record from 1937-42 (7th most wins in program history)
Baseball:
- Won school’s first sectional title in 1950 (Class AA. NT also won in ’94, ’01, ’03 in Class A)
One of three inducted into Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame (Racing legend Jim Hurtubise and former MLB player Stan Rojek)
1937-41 (served in World War II) then 1946-1970

Daniel Poulsen

Michael Snopkowski

Steve Loeswick

Arthur Cady

Jack Ramsay

Swimming, 1970-1974; inducted February 19, 1998

NT:
- Team MVP in 1973, 1974
- 3-year letterman (1971-1974)
- Several School/Pool Records in NFL
- 50 yard Free-Style and Relays (23.6 seconds)
Section VI:
- 1st Place Section VI Championship
- Set new meet diving record 507.55 pts, 1974
- 1st Place diving 437.95 pts, 1973
- 4th in sectionals in 1972
New York State:
- 1st Place NYS Swimming and Diving Championships at West Point, new meet record 453.33 pts, 1974
- 1 of 2 divers on 1973 All-State team
- 2nd place at States in 1973
All-American in 1974

William Stoltman

Robert P. Stoltman

Richard Jaeger

NT Swimming Coach, 1974-1997; inducted February 19, 1998

Coached Men’s Varsity from 1981-1997
- 238-25 record (.905)
- 6 undefeated seasons
- Ended career with 49 straight wins
- 63-5 at Rezel Junior High
- Also assisted in coaching Boys JV Swim Team, Girls Varsity and JV, and year-round competitive program in City of North Tonawanda
Niagara Frontier League:
- 9 titles in 16 years
- Coached 54 individual NFL Meet Champions
- Junior High League Champs 6 of 7 years
Section VI
- Coached 19 Section VI individual meet Champs
New York State
- Coached 41 boy Swimmers/Divers that qualified in 73 events at States, 1 State Champion
Coached 10 All-Americans

Varick Cutler

Basketball, 1967-1971; inducted February 7, 1997

3-Year Letterman 1968-1971
2-time All-WNY
Won NFL scoring title twice (22.6 PPG in ’69-70 and 27.4 PPG in ’70-71)
21.5 PPG career
1,270 career points, first 1,000-point scorer in NT history (Erik O’Bryan, Mike Miranto, Aaron Davis only others)
School Record of 508 points in 1970-71
40-20 record with Lumberjacks. Sectional semifinals appearance in 1968-69, Sectional finals appearance in 1969-70
One of just two players to average 20+ PPG for career (Paul Szczepaniec, 1974-1976)
60% FG
71% FT
8 30+ point games
14 rebounds, 5 blocks per game
High School All-American Top 100 Player in Sports Illustrated
Selected to play in the Capital District School Classics in Albany for the NYS team that took place over North-East All-Stars

Rick Jaszczak

Track, 1964-1968; inducted February 7, 1997

NT Track 4-Year Letterman
- Events: 440-Yard Run, Pole Vault
- NFL Champ in 440-Yard Run
- WNY Record in 440-Yard Run (49.5 seconds)
- Region 1 AAU Junior Olympics (51.0 seconds) in 440-Yard Run
- State Record of 49.3 seconds in 440-Yard Run
- June 1, 1968: Took 1st place in NYS Track and Field Championships in 440-Yard Run with time of 49.3 seconds in Port Jefferson, Long Island
NT Football 2-Year Letterman (1966, 1967)
- Running back and linebacker, Eldredge Club Award Winner
4-Year Letterman in NT Gymnastics
- Events: High Bar, Rings, Vaulting
- 2nd in WNY in High Bar
- Marine Physical Fitness Award - 1st Place in WNY

Norman Keller

Football, Wrestling, Track, 1959-1962; inducted February 7, 1997

NT Football 2-Year Letterman (1960, 1961)
- Glenn Gray Award winner
NT Wrestling 2-Year Letterman (1960-61, 1961-62)
- Captain of NFL Championship Team
- Sectional Champ in 155 bracket (1962)
- Went on to wrestle at University of Buffalo from 1963 to 1966
NT Track 3-Year Letterman
- Events: High Jumps, Hurdles, Relay
Gym Teacher in North Tonawanda in 1967
Killed in action in Vietnam on June 4, 1968 as a combat medic in the U.S. Army. Keller was assigned to D Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry
- Commendation Medals:
- 2 Purple Hearts
- Vietnam Campaign
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Galentry
- Combat Infantry Badge
- Bronze Star
- NYS Conspicuous Service Cross
- National Defense

Brian Krause

Swimming, 1964-1968; inducted February 7, 1997

NFL Records:
- 100 Free-Style 49.3 seconds
- 200 Free-Style 1:49.0
- 400 Free-Style 3:52.2
Section VI Records:
- 50 Free-Style 22.4 seconds
- 100 Free-Style 48.1 seconds
- 200 Free-Style 1:48.1
- 400 Free-Style 3:52.2
New York State Records:
- 100 Free-Style, 200 Free-Style, 400 Free-Style (see times above)
- High School All-American records in same events, same times
- Billy Kelly Award - Outstanding Student Athlete in WNY

Michael McCluhan

John “Chick” Chiasera

Football, Track, Baseball, 1958-1962; inducted October 22, 1995

NT Football 3-year Letterman
- Captain Senior Year
- Leading Niagara Frontier League scorer in 1960, 1961
- 1st Team NFL in 1960, 1961
- 1st Team WNY in 1960, 1961
- Only player to win scoring title two years in a row
- January 11, 1962 - Selected to 11th annual Scholastic All-American High School Football Team by Scholastic Magazine
NT Track 2-Year Letterman
- NFL Champs 1962
- Section VI Co-Champs 1962
- Events: 100 Yard Dash, 4x110 Relay, Long Jump
On Varsity Baseball in Spring of 1960

Teams Inducted

1988 Lady Jacks Softball: Coached by T.K. Murphy, won Niagara Frontier League title, Section VI title, Far West Regional title, and States for Class A
- Season Stats:
  - Kim Frizzell: 19-1, .061 ERA in 114.6 IP, 174 SO, .360 BA, 15 RBI
  - Owen: 5-0, .081 ERA in 49.3 IP, 53 SO, .368 BA, 13 RBI
  - Anderson: .441 BA, 21 RBI
  - Jen Sikora: .282 BA, 12 RBI
  - Shelly Lis: .338 BA, 22 RBI (as a 7th grader)
1997, 1998, 1999 Girls Volleyball Teams: Won league, Section VI, Far West, Class A State titles all three years
- Notable Players: Lindsay Matikosh, Brit and Brandi Trapasso, Jen Smith

1967 400 Relay Team: John Cady, Brian Krause, Michael Campbell, Michael Sonnen
- Coached by John Baronic
- Established State record of 3:24.8 for the 400 yard freestyle relay on February 8, 1967

Other Notable Players

Steve Butcher - Soccer
- NTHS records in goals (102) and assists (89) 1992-1995

Erik O Bryan - Basketball, 1993-95
- 1,303 career points, 18.8 PPG, 5.9 APG with NT and had 6 30+ point games
- Hit school-record 7 3-pointers against Amherst on 12/2/94, 6 games of double-figure assists (school record 16 versus Tonawanda on 1/24/95)

Mike Miranto - Basketball, 1997-2001
- 3rd all-time in scoring with 1,292 points along with 317 assists and 441 rebounds
- School record 122 3-pointers, 2-time All-NFL, only player with 3 seasons of 350+ points
- Triple-Double (16 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) in 73-61 win vs. Tonawanda (Feb. 10, 2001)
- Triple-Double (28 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) in 73-72 win vs. Nichols (Feb. 15, 2001)

Aaron Davis - Basketball, Football (2005-2010 for Basketball, 2006-2010 for Football)
- All-time scorer with 1,674 points and all-time assists leader with 325
- Only 5-year letterman in program history
- Part of 2009 NYS Class AA Football team (injured before state title game)
- 35 career touchdowns, 261 points

Shannon Wilson - Volleyball, 2003-2006
- 4-year letterman
- 1,003 career digs, 847 career kills
- Two-time 1st team NFL, 1st team All-WNY once