Holley’s Hall of Fame to induct the Hawks two state championship soccer teams and coach
Contributed Photos – Holley’s 1990 boys soccer team, which captured the Hawks first state championship. in front are Scott Seely, Lee Dillenbeck, Keith Jarosinski, Hai Nguyen, Nick Hansen, Frank Mitchell and Ben Schiavone. Standing are Coach Dan Orbaker, Tan Le, John Gorman, Brian Hein, Jeff Dinehart, Jason Rees, Rob Requa, Steve Young, Orlando Perez, Chris Mitchell, Mike Bennage, Carl Pedly, Ian Casperson, Chip Sugar and Assistant Coach Jim Palermo. Absent from the photo was Nick Voges.
Highlighting Saturday’s Homecoming celebration will be the induction of Holley’s two state championship boys soccer teams, the 1990 and 1991 squads, along with Coach Dan Orbaker, who guided both teams, into the Hawks Sports Hall of Fame.
Coach Dan Orbaker
The induction ceremony will be held prior to start of the Holley boys vs. Roy-Hart varsity game which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Woodlands Field following the 5:30 p.m. girls varsity contest.
The 1990 team made Holley history by becoming the school’s first state championship soccer team with a 2-1 overtime victory over Southhold of Long Island in the Class D title contest.
The Hawks, which finished the season with s 24-1-1 overall record, advanced to the state title contest by defeating Naples 3-1 in the Section V Class DD title game, Greenwood 4-0 in the Section V Class D state qualifier, North Collins 2-1 in overtime in the West Regional and Roxbury 4-0 in the state semifinal.
Making it two titles in a row, Holley’s 1991 squad defeated Eastport of Long Island 3-1 in overtime in the Class D state championship game to complete a near perfect 24-0-1 season.
The Hawks advanced to the final by downing rival Kendall 2-1 in the Section V Class DDD title game, Jasper-Troupsburg 4-0 in the Section V Class D state qualifier, North Collins 3-0 in the West Regional and Worchester 4-1 in the state semifinals.
Orbaker coached the Holley varsity squad for 33 years guiding the Hawks to 13 Genesee Region League titles, 9 Section V championships and the 2 state titles.
Inducted into the Section V Hall of Fame in 2019, he guided the Hawks to over 450 wins and was named Section V Coach of the Year 10 times.
Making it two state titles in a row Holley’s 1991 team included, in front, scorekeper Julie Pasarell, Floyd Hanes, Orlando Perez, Jeff Dinehart, Hai Nguyen, Mark Golden and Carl Pedley. In back are Dan Haslip, Grant Seaward, Reuben Kernan, Ian Caspersson, Andres Rick, John Gorman, Rob Requa, Anders Voigt, Bill Sargent, Chris Mitchell, Steve Young and Coach Dan Orbaker.
