Welcome to the third annual induction ceremony for the Athletic Hall of Fame. It is our goal to recognize those young men and women who, while students at Los Gatos High School, distinguished themselves as outstanding athletes. It is the hope of this committee to create a Hall of Fame that will honor the accomplishments of past Los Gatos High School athletes and also serve as a source of community pride. It has become an impossible task to recognize all the athletes worthy of this honor in the first few years or even in the first ten years, so the committee asks for your understanding and help. Tonight each of you will be given a Hall of Fame ballot. Please take the time to nominate any athletes who you consider worthy of entry into the LGHS. The committee will evaluate and discuss the accomplishments of each and every nominated athlete whose name we receive. We will add that person s name to the growing list of outstanding athletes who will continually be considered. Next year we hope to recognize ten more athletes and continue to balance gender and era and cover the entire spectrum of sports competition throughout the decades. To be selected to the Hall of Fame, a candidate must receive 75% of the votes from the standing committee. This committee is dedicated to recognizing those athletes who clearly displayed greatness on the playing fields. We do not wish to insult any former athletes, but hope to continue the level of excellence that this current group typifies. Any suggestions for improvement can be sent to the Los Gatos Athletic Association and will be gladly received by the committee. Tonight our inductees will be recognized with a magnificent trophy, a banner to be hung in the school gym and a Hall of Fame Plaque with their names engraved to be mounted in the lobby of the gym. We plan to begin shortly after tonight's proceedings with the selection of next year s class of inductees. The guidelines established by the committee require that 10 years pass from graduation at LGHS before a candidate becomes eligible for consideration. We hope to make the announcement for the Hall of Fame class of 2007 at the Alumni Reunion Football Game in October and honor the group at a Dinner in the spring of 2007. So please sit back and enjoy the accomplishments and feats of some of the greatest athletes in the long and storied history of. Hall of Fame Committee
Induction Dinner May 6, 2006 Evening s Events and Timetable 5:30 PM No Host Cocktails 6:30 PM Hall of Famer s Photo Shoot 7:00 PM Dinner 8:15-10:00 PM Introduction of 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees
Don Panighetti Larry Rugani 1947 FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, TRACK Was all SCVAL in football his senior season despite playing the first 5 games with a severe ankle sprain and missing the last 4 games after an emergency appendectomy Was Football MVP his junior year gaining all SCVAL honors Led the Varsity basketball team to three league titles playing center. Chosen all SCVAL Was baseball teams best pitcher and also played shortstop Led the track team to the SCVAL championship throwing the Discus, Shot Put, and running the low hurdles s Outstanding Athlete award is named in his honor 1958 FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, TRACK Named All-League in Football both his junior and senior seasons as quarterback, halfback, and linebacker In basketball he was All-League and either first or second in league scoring all 4 years of high school Was MVP and team captain his junior and senior year in basketball Played 4 years of baseball as a pitcher and third baseman, although a broken ankle shortened both his track and baseball seasons his senior year In track, he ran the sprints and was a high jumper, twice finishing 3 rd in the SCVAL
Jim Wanless Tom Robak 1961 FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL All-League quarterback in football. Named Team Captain his senior year Three-time team captain of the basketball team. Was also named MVP and was an All league selection his senior year in basketball Was an All League shortstop his senior season in baseball Played 3 years of varsity baseball Was 1961 winner of the Panighetti Award and was named a National Scholar Athlete Played both football and baseball at Occidental College where he was all conference in baseball 2 years and a member of that school s Hall of Fame having played on The best Football team in school history 1970 FOOTBALL, WRESTLING Won league wrestling title all four years and undefeated all four years in league matches Placed third in CCS as a sophomore and won CCS titles as a junior and senior Placed third in Northern California as a sophomore and won the Nor Cal title as a junior In 1969 he won the United States Junior Olympic championships Attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on a wrestling scholarship All League linebacker in football. Team captain his sophomore year and his senior year. Honored in 1970 by the Santa Clara Valley Sportswriters as the Outstanding Wrestler of the Year
Rick Bauer Tiffiny Silveria Gillingham 1973 FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL In football, he was the starting varsity quarterback for three seasons In basketball he was a varsity starter for three seasons and was twice chosen MVP of the basketball team Chosen All League his junior and senior seasons in basketball while averaging 19 points and 21 points per game He was a pitcher and leading hitter on the varsity baseball team for three seasons In baseball, he was the varsity team MVP and chosen All-League his sophomore, junior and senior seasons He compiled a career pitching record on the varsity of 31 wins and 7 losses Still holds the LGHS team record for most pitching wins in a season with 14 1986 TENNIS Won the League singles title all four years at. Was MVP of the Varsity tennis team all four years at Los Gatos High Was the first female athlete to win a CCS individual championship and did it her sophomore year Won a second CCS championship her junior year and was a CCS finalist her senior season Compiled a.726 winning percentage as a Varsity tennis player at the University of California - Berkeley Played professional tennis and in 1991 won the Stead Open in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Mike Scialabba Kim Hay Rogowski 1986 1994 FOOTBALL, WRESTLING TRACK, BASKETBALL Was 1st team All-CCS and 1st team all Northern California linebacker his senior year of football Was co-mvp of the team and co-mvp of the league his senior year of football Led Wildcats to a CCS Football Championship his senior year Was a four-year Varsity wrestler at LGHS Finished 2nd in the league his sophomore and junior years wrestling Won League and CCS championships at 189 pounds his senior year wrestling while compiling a 31-2 record Played college football at San Jose State where he started 32 games and led the Spartans to a 9-2-1 record and a #20 ranking in the final UPI poll his senior year Was CCS Champion in the 100 meters her senior year when she led the Wildcats to a CCS Team Championship Was MVP of the Track team three times Was a member of the 4X100 and 4X400 CCS champion relay teams her junior year Set a school record in the 100 meters that still stands today, as well as the school record 4X100 relay, a league record in the 100 her junior year and was league champion in both the 100 and 200 her junior and senior years In basketball she was the team MVP and captain her junior and senior seasons League MVP and All CCS in basketball while setting the school record for 3 pointers. Was a three year starter and team s leading scorer both her junior and senior seasons
Jeremy Barth Shannon Sullivan 1995 FOOTBALL, SOCCER, BASEBALL Was first team All League in football both his junior and senior seasons Was 1 st team all CCS and MVP of the De Anza League his senior year of football Was a four year varsity starter in soccer and led Los Gatos to it s first ever CCS championship. Was first team All League both his junior and senior seasons in soccer Was the starting catcher on the varsity baseball team his sophomore and junior years Was honorable mention All State his senior football season when he was second in the state in scoring with 25 touchdowns, 43 PATs and 4 field goals for 205 total points Was LGHS Outstanding scholar athlete 1995 1995 VOLLEYBALL, FIELD HOCKEY, BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL, TRACK Played on a total of 14 Varsity teams at LGHS Was an All League Field Hockey player her sophomore year, the only year she played Was a Varsity All League player in basketball and softball all 4 years of high school In softball was an all CCS selection 3 times In basketball she was all CCS her junior and senior seasons Was twice chosen Female Athlete of the year at LGHS At West Valley College, she played softball and was a National JCAA All American Was 2 nd team all Big 12 Conference while at Oklahoma State on a team that finished 3 rd in the Women s Softball World Series