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The Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame has announced that it will induct eight new members for 2020.

Jim Martin, chapter president, said the organization has has officially canceled this years’ induction ceremony due to the pandemic.

“Rescheduling the event for Dec. 13, at Genetti’s Best Western was a long shot,” Martin said.

Martin said the organization continued to keep active within the community through 2020 until a final decision could be made. Ongoing projects, such as acquiring 110 mobile devices for Hospice of the Sacred Heart for telemedicine, and securing grants for WV Challenger Baseball for Safety stations, kept the chapter busy.

“We were in full agreement as a committee that we would be inducting a 2020 class to the Hall of Fame,” Martin said. “We needed to do what’s right regarding safety, but we also wanted to do what is right for our community in recognition of these deserving individuals.”

Martin said the normal induction class recognizes 13 living, and two deceased candidates. This years’ class has been condensed to eight honorees:

• Judy Sholtis, softball athlete from Bishop O’Reilly and Susquehanna University.

• Kathy Healey, Seton Catholic athlete and high school basketball/softball coach.

• Kathy Goeringer, Tunkhannock athlete and high school /collegiate basketball official.

• Dr. Michael Portonova, tennis athlete from Bishop Hafey and a Kings College MAC Champion.

• Paul Richards swimming athlete from Meyers High School and Bloomsburg University, collegiate swimming head coach for Dickinson College.

• Julian Campenni, football athlete from Wyoming Area/University of Connecticut and defensive line coach at Bowling Green.

• Bill O’Boyle Sr. (deceased), co-founder Plymouth Little League and community servant leader.

• Glenn Fry (deceased), Tunkhannock football athlete who played for “Pop” Warner at Temple University and Bert Bell of the Philadelphia Eagles.

“This class may be smaller, but the impact on their respective sports and communities is powerful,” Martin said.

A recognition event for 2020 inductees and their families is tentatively scheduled for the spring.

Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame Elects Class of 2020