Northampton celebrated hall of fame night on Friday, Jan. 17. The following were part of this year's induction class:

1937-1938 Wonder Team

The school year 1937-38 was the greatest year for sports in Northampton High School history with teams capturing championships in all three major sports.

As juniors, the football team produced NHS first undefeated sports team. As seniors in 1937 under coach J. Elwood "Woody" Ludwig, this team went undefeated (9-0) while scoring 518 points with 77 touchdowns while only giving up 25. Team averaged almost a point a minute. The team defeated Catasauqua High School on Thanksgiving Day 85-0 in the most dominating fashion. A few weeks earlier they beat Slatington High School 86-0 setting the largest ever football score at NHS.

This team was the most talented, dominant, publicized and respected football teams in Northampton history and was talked about locally and nationally.

From a stellar roster, three players would go on to professional football after college: Walt Zirinsky with the Bethlehem Bulldogs and Cleveland Rams; Steve Pritko with the Giants, Rams, Boston Yanks, N.Y. Bulldogs and Packers; and Peter Schneider with the Bethlehem Bulldogs and Hazelton.

Basketball mirrored much the same story. During the 1936-37 season, coach Ludwig steered many of the same players to a 17-6 record. The Konkrete Kids were both LV League and District 11 champions. In the 1937-38 season, they again captured the LV League title with a 19-3 record. During the state playoffs, NHS lost to Hazelton 23-20. The same core group of athletes filled out the NHS baseball roster with predictable results. Mike Lisetski, starting what would be an over three-decade coaching career, saw this baseball team go 13-0 and become District 11 champions.

Gregg Meyer - Class of 1995

Meyer lettered four years in golf and one year in basketball. As a freshman, he placed fourth at the East Penn Championship. As a sophomore, he won the East Penn Championship, was runner-up at the District 11 championship, and placed 34th at PIAA state championship. He was voted Most Outstanding Golfer in EPC and placed third in the Mayors Cup.

As a junior, he won both the East Penn and District 11 championships, placed 13th at PIAA state championship, and was voted Express-Times Scholastic Golfer of the Year. As a senior, he placed third in the Mountain Valley Conference championship, won the District 11 championship, placed 17th at PIAA state championship, was voted Express-Times Scholastic Golfer of the Year, and set course record of 66 at Southmoore. He was a club champion at Southmoore, Green Pond, and Whitetail and won multiple junior events like the American Legion Championship and the Rutgers Open.

He received a full scholarship to Jacksonville State University, where lettered all four years, finished top-10 at multiple individual events, and his team won the 1996 TAAC Conference Championship. He earned a BS degree in Business Management in 1999. He was a participant on the professional tour from 2003-2009 in such events as the Price Cutter Charity Championship, Hooters Tour, Steamboat Classic and the National Club Professional Championship. He has been a PGA member since 2007 and is currently the head golf professional at Woodstone Country Club.

Charles Shimer - Class of 1957

Shimer lettered three years in football, basketball, and baseball (9 Varsity Letters). He was captain of football and basketball during his senior year.

As a sophomore, he earned 2nd Team All-Lehigh Valley League. As a senior, he earned 1st Team All-Lehigh Valley League and won the Lehigh Valley League point title with 120 points by scoring 20 TDs. His 20 TDs was a single season school record that stood until 1961 and his record 38 career TDs in a 9-game schedule season still stands.

He helped lead the football team to an undefeated season (9-0) in 1956. Charles played football for the U.S. Army while stationed in Germany for two years. He played semipro football against military players that graduated from colleges like West Point and USC, and played professionally in the European Championship.

Christine Hunsicker - Class of 1995

Hunsicker lettered four years in field hockey, basketball and soccer. In field hockey her sophomore year, the team placed second in District 11 and became the first field hockey team to qualify for state playoffs.

She earned 2nd team East Penn Conference and as a junior, she earned 1st Team EPC. As a senior, she earned 1st Team Mountain Valley Conference, Express-Times Player of the Year, 1st Team All-State, All-American nomination, and Presidential Academic Fitness Award. She helped lead the team to a MVC Championship in 1994 and was a member of Futures in 1993 and 1994.

In soccer, she was a 1st team selection in the East Penn and Mountain Valley Conferences all four years. She was also the Soccer Scholar Athlete nominee and winner in 1995.

In basketball as a senior, the team won the MVC Championship and the District 11 4A title. Her senior year she was named Most Valuable Player in all three sports and shared the Harold Schisler Trophy for most varsity letters won in a career (12).

She attended Princeton University and was a 4-year varsity letter winner in field hockey. She was 2nd team All-Ivy League in 1997, 1st team All-Ivy League and 3rd team All-American in 1998, selected to national team tryouts in 1997 1998. She was also a recipient of the Goodfellow award in 1998.

She helped lead Princeton to the NCAA Final Four in 1996, '97, and '98. In both '96 and '98, Princeton played in the National Championship game for the NCAA title. She was selected to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team in 1998.

Christine graduated from Princeton University in 1999 with a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature. From 2004-2007, she was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Right Media, which Yahoo acquired in 2007. In 2010, she was the COO for Drop.io, which was acquired by Facebook. She served on the U.S. Field Hockey Assn. Board and was also the Chairwoman of the US Field Hockey Foundation for 5 years. She is currently the CEO for Gwynnie Bee, a technology apparel company based in New York City where she resides.

Paul Heffner - Class of 1947

Heffner lettered three years in both football and baseball and two years in basketball (8 Varsity Letters).

In basketball, he was a 2nd Team All-Lehigh Valley League in 1947. In baseball, he was a 3-year starting infielder batting over .340 each year. He played on the 1945 and 1946 Coplay Legion state championship teams. Paul played two years of professional baseball with the Nazareth Barons in the North Atlantic League. He played on the Mack Trucks Fastpitch state championship team in 1957.

In football, he was a three-year starting running back and led the Lehigh Valley League in scoring in 1946. He earned 1st Team All-Lehigh Valley League and all-state honorable mention in 1946. He played semipro football for the Bethlehem Hurricanes, the undefeated Nesquehoning Hurricanes, and the Northampton Konkrete Busters. While in the service, Paul was the only noncollege player to play on the Camp Picket Post football team. He also played two years on the U.S. Army Football (Europe) team in 1951 and 1952.

Carole Weil - Class of 1981

Weil lettered three years in field hockey, basketball, and softball at Northampton (9 Varsity Letters).

She actually attended William Allen as a freshman. She captained all three sports her senior year. In field hockey, she earned 1st team East Penn Conference in 1979 and '80 as well as team leader in scoring and held the NHS career goals record until 2007.

In basketball, she scored over 200 points in all three years at NHS. She was leading scorer as a junior and second in scoring by only two points as a senior. In 1981, she earned EPC Division 1 All-Star and played in the LARC All-Star game.

In softball, she was a two-time EPC Division 1 All-Star, 1st Team All-East Penn Conference in 1981, and a member of the AAA District 11 championship team in 1979. Carole earned a full Division I scholarship to Temple University (2nd female athlete to earn one at NHS) and led the team in hitting in 1982.

She helped lead the Patriot Queens Softball team finish second in the state, third nationally, and Central Atlantic regional champions. She helped lead the Lehigh Valley Panthers softball team to finish second in state and regionally.

Weil passed away on Dec. 12, 1982, after a yearlong battle with Leukemia. The following scholarships were established in her memory in 1984: NHS Athletic Scholarship "Carole Weil Courage Award" and District 11 Softball Players "Carole Weil Memorial Scholarship Fund." It has grown to include the High School All-Star Tournament and the Fall Classic for College Teams.

Weil was a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Lehigh Valley Softball Hall of Fame.

2014 Selection Committee

Mrs. Debbie Anthony, Mr. Todd Bowser, Mr. Paul Kovach, Mr. Joseph Kovalchik, Mr. Robert Mentzell, Mr. Keith Newhard, Mr. Stephen Seier, Mr. Robert Steckel and Mr. Louis Wolf

Nomination forms can be obtained at the NASD Website at: www.nasdschools.org

Forms must be submitted to the athletic office by October 1, 2014