Class of 2023 Hall of Fame Enshrinees
Anita Dembek Dillman
1981-1985 Swimming
Accomplishments:
- Four Year Member Swim Team – 1982-1985
- Four Year All Western Mass Swim Team – 1982-1985
- School Record 500 & 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 200 MR / First at Western Mass Meet: 100 Backstroke, 200 IM – 1982
- School and Meet Record: 500 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke / First at Western Mass Meet: 100 Backstroke, 200 IM – 1983
- School Record 50 & 200 Freestyle / First at Western Mass Meet: 100 Butterfly, 200 IM / Western Mass Record 100 Butterfly – 1984
- Chosen Most Valuable Swimmer at Western Mass Meet / Qualified Jr Nationals and Jr Olympics – 1984
- School Record 200, 100 and 50 Freestyle / First at Western Mass 200 IM and 100 Butterfly – 1985
- By Senior Year, Anita held the school record in every event except the 200 IM
- Four Year Member LSU Swim Team
- All American 200 and 400 MR
Erich Janes
Basketball Coach
Accomplishments:
- EHS Basketball Coach – 1969-1984
- 243 Wins – 107 Losses (.700 Win %)
- 15 Consecutive Post Season Appearances
- Western Mass Small Schools Champions – 1969-1970
- 5 Time Hampshire League Champions
- 3 Showcase Tournament Champions
- 2 Casey Invitational Champions
- 2 Western Mass Tournament Finals
- Springfield College World Tour – 1965
- Springfield College Basketball Captain – 1968
- Edward S. Steiz Award Winner – 1968
- Massachusetts Division III Coach of the Year – 1982
- Massachusetts House of Representatives Distinguished Service Award – 1982
- State Basketball Coaches Association Award (200 Wins) – 1982
- Inducted into the Massachusetts State Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield College Team Member) – 2014
- Inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (Coach) – 2015
- Inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame – 2015
Richard Konieczny
Soccer, Softball, Basketball Coach
Accomplishments:
- Coached a Variety of Sports / Teams for 32 Years
- 1 Year Boys Varsity Basketball Coach
- 5 Years Girls Varsity Basketball Coach
- 5 Years Varsity Softball Coach
- 7 Years Varsity Baseball Coach
- Valley Wheel Baseball Coach – 1971
- 21 Years Boys Varsity Soccer Coach (204 Wins, 109 Losses, 41 Ties)
- 13 Post Season Appearances
- 4 Time Hampshire League Soccer Champions: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1979
- Western Mass Class S Soccer Champions – 1972
- Western Mass Class S Soccer Runner Up – 1975
- Holyoke Transcript Award for Contribution to the Sport of Soccer – 1972
- Thesis Published by the National Soccer Coaches Association – 1975
- National Soccer Coaches Commendation – 1981
- Pioneer Valley Soccer Officials Award for Contribution to the Sport of Soccer – 1990
- Varsity Soccer Field, Nonotuck Park Named “Coach K Field” – 2013
David Nalewanski
1999-2003 Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
Accomplishments:
- Four Year Member Varsity Soccer, Basketball and Baseball
- Holley Division Soccer Champions – 2001
- Western Mass Soccer Finalists – All State Soccer, Senior All-Star Classic – 2002
- All League and All Western Mass Soccer, Basketball and Baseball – 2002-2003
- Hampshire League Basketball Champions – 2003
- Western Mass Division III Basketball Champions – 2003
- Western Mass Basketball Tournament MVP – 2003
- Played Four Years of Soccer at Westfield State University
- Three Time All MASCAC Conference First Team – 2004-2006
- Westfield State University Soccer Team MVP – 2006
Shaleighne Fitzgerald Preneta
1978-1982 Swimming
Accomplishments:
- 4 Year Member, Swimming / Diving Team
- 3 Year Member of Softball and Gymnastics Teams
- Four Time Team Division Champions – 1979-1982
- Undefeated in Dual Meet Competition 1979-1981 (with just 1 loss in 1982)
- Broke Dual Meet Diving Record – 1981-1982
- Four Time Qualifier Western Mass Meet – 1979-1982
- Placed First at the Western Mass Meet – 1980 and 1981
- Placed Second at the Mass State Meet – 1981
- Placed Second at the Western Mass Meet – 1982
- Three Time All Western Mass – 1980-1982
- Three Time Springfield Republican, Holyoke Transcript and Daily Hampshire Gazette All-Star – 1980-1982
- Four Year Member, Drexel University Swim Team
Larry Trinceri
Hockey Coach
Accomplishments:
- Started the Easthampton High School Interscholastic Ice Hockey Program as a Club Team – 1968
- Six Years as the EHS Hockey Coach
- 46 Wins – 12 Losses – 9 Ties (.680 Winning %) from 1969-1972 and 1991-1992
- Fay Division Champions – 1969
- Western Mass Qualifiers – 1969 and 1972
Robyn Wainwright
1986-1990 Basketball
Accomplishments:
- Four Year Member of the Girls Varsity Basketball
- All Western Mass Division II First Team – 1988-1990
- Gazette All-Star First Team – 1988-1990
- Bi-Country League Champions (15-1) Ended Southwick’s 51 Game Win Streak – 1990
- Massachusetts All-State Top 80 – 1990
- Four Year Starter Westfield State University Women’s Basketball
- 3 MASCAC Tournament Qualifications
- MASCAC Champions – 1993
- All Conference Team – 1993
- All Conference Team, Player of the Year – 1994
- All New England Second Team – 1994
- Inducted Westfield State University Athletic Hall of Fame – 2008
Boys Basketball 1956
1956 Boys Varsity Basketball Team
Accomplishments:
- Western Mass Small Schools Invitational Basketball Tournament Champions
- All Tournament Team Selections: Jim Stone, Bruce Craig, Spike Nadolny
