Tigers Hall of Fame has new inductees

Contributed Photos – Lyndonville Hall of Fame honorees, from left, Shane Price, Zach Johnson and Julie Donald.

Lyndonville High recently inducted several new members into the Tigers Athletic Hall of Fame.

The new inductees included the 1975 wrestling team, Zach Johnson (Class of 2019) and former baseball Coach Shane Price.

In addition, Julie Donald (Class of 1985), who was unable to make last year’s induction, was formally inducted.

The 1975 team won Lyndonville’s first Section V wrestling championship.

Coach Fred Large’s team went 13-3 and had 5 Section V Class C and 3 Genesee Region League champions. Four of those Class C champions attended the induction including Bob Large, Jim Bell, Jim Broadwell and Paul Suhr.

Johnson, a three-sport athlete, capped off his high school career with an outstanding senior baseball season. He registered 108 strikeouts and had a 0.69 earned run average as he earned both G-R and Class C Player of the Year honors.

Price guided the Tigers diamond squad for 20 seasons (2002-2022). His Tiger teams earned seven Genesee Region League, three Section V titles and reached the state semifinals in 2011. He was a four time Section V Class C Coach of the Year,

Donald, who was also a three sport athlete, excelled in softball both as a pitcher and a hitter. Her senior year she hit .386 and in the circle registered 47 strikeouts.

Members of the 1975 Tigers wrestling team include Ron Large, Mike Juirnich, Jon Neal, Bob Large, Mark Follman, Jim Bell, Jim Broadwell, Bill Juirnich, Paul Suhr, Norman Church and Steve Culmo.