Lyndonville High Athletic Hall of Fame will induct three new members
The Lyndonville Athletic Hall of Fame will induct 3 new members in ceremonies on may 31st at 1 p.m. at the White Birch Golf Course.
The new inductees include the 1975 wrestling team, former basketball and baseball player Zach Johnson and former baseball coach Shane Price.
In addition, Julie Donald will also be officially accepting her induction this year. She was selected last year but was unable to attend due to a family obligation.
Contact Athletic Director Jimmy Zeliff at jzeliff@lcsdk12.org to purchase a ticket and RSVP by May 21st.
Contributed Photos – Lyndonville’s 1975 sectional champion wrestling team.
1975 Wrestling Team
The 1975 Wrestling team earned Lyndonville’s first ever Sectional title.
They finished the season with a 13-3 dual meet record. They also earned team titles at the Leroy Tournament and GR League tournament.
At the Class C Wrestling Championships, Lyndonville had 5 individual champions including Bob Large, Paul Suhr, Craig Barnard, Jim Broadwell and Jim Bell.
In the GR League Championship tournament, they finished with 3 champions in Ron Large, Jim Broadwell and Jim Bell and also had 7 other finalists.
Coached by Hall of Fame coach Fred Large, the Tigers’ roster included Ron Large, Norman Church, Bob Large, Mark Follman, Steve Gould, Jim Broadwell, Mike Jurnich, Paul Suhr, Craig Barnard, Jim Bell, Keith Stammler, Steve Culmo, Bill Jurnich, Tim Bentley and Jon Neal.
Zach Johnson
Zach Johnson (Class of 2019)
Zach Johnson was a 2019 graduate and an accomplished basketball and baseball player.
Putting up 826 points and 343 rebounds in his career, Zach was a GR League All-Star in basketball and a Ronald McDonald game participant in his senior year.
In baseball, Zach was a dominant pitcher, earning GR All-Star accolades in 2017, 2018 and 2019. At the plate, he earned the Ted Hettig Award, given to the Lyndonville baseball player with the highest batting average in league competition, hitting .431 on the season.
Zach dominated his senior season in baseball with a .69 ERA, 108 strikeouts and 12 hits allowed. That year he was named the GR Player of the Year and the Class C2 Player of the Year. Zach was also named to the All Decade team from 2010-2019.
Other Lyndonville accolades include the Alfred Schmitt award, the Doc Layer award and the Paul Howell Award. He also earned the Stan Sherwood Scholarship award given to one G-R male and female recipient for outstanding athletic performance, academics and citizenship.
Zach continued his baseball career at SUNY Niagara and Tiffin University in Ohio.
Shane Price
Shane Price
Shane Price coached the boys varsity baseball program in Lyndonville from 2002-2022, the 3rd baseball coach in program history following fellow Hall of Famers Arnie Hartsen and John Hayes.
Carrying on the winning tradition, Shane led his teams to seven Genesee Region league titles in 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019.
He won Sectional championships in 2011, 2013 and 2017 earning a Far West Regional title and State Semi-Finals appearance in 2011 and finishing 7th in the State in 2013.
For his efforts, Shane was named GR Coach of the Year 10 times, 2009-2011 and 2013-2019.
He also earned Section V Coach of the year honors in 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2019.
He was the GR Baseball Coordinator for 5 years and has served as Section V Baseball Coordinator from 2022-present.
He also coached JV boys basketball for 7 years.
