Dec 12, 2014 4 min read

Bethel Park will induct six new members into its athletic hall of fame Dec. 19. The ceremony will take place during halftime of the boys’ varsity basketball game against Upper St. Clair. Inducted will be:

• Pete Cwalina (Class of 1982/Basketball) – A three-year letterman and starter, he guided the Hawks to two section Titles and the 1982 WPIAL championship game. The two-time all-section performer scored 1,165 career points and grabbed 928 rebounds. Cwalina continued his career at Clarion University, where he was a two-year starter on a team that won back-to-back PSAC West Championships. Cwalina finished his collegiate career at Carnegie Mellon University, where he led the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in field goal percentage his junior year and rebounds his senior year. He was garnered first-team, all-conference honors in 1986.

• Sarah Dunleavy (Class of 2008/Swimming) – A four-year letter winner, she earned 13 gold and three silver medals during the WPIAL Championships. She led the Lady Hawks to four consecutive WPIAL team titles. An Almanac Female Athlete of the Year, Dunleavy was named to the all-state team 2005-2008. Dunleavy served as captain at Purdue University, swimming the individual medley, freestyle and relay events. She earned the John Wooden Leadership Award and the Cathy Wright-Eger Educational Excellence Award. After serving as an assistant at Illinois State, she joined the coaching staff at the University of Kentucky in 2013.

• Sheryl Love (Class of 1981/Swimming) – A four-year scholastic all American. Love is a two-time WPIAL champion in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle and a two-time district runner-up. She helped the Lady Hawks to four consecutive WPIAL team titles and the 1981 state championship. During her high school career, she held pool and school records in five of eight possible events. Love placed in the top three at the state championships every year. Collegiately, she set the record in the 1,000 freestyle at Virginia Tech.

• Deanna Parks (Class of 1983/Softball) – A three-year starter at shortstop, Parks batted .448 her senior year, and led the team in runs, hits, doubles, homeruns and RBI. A standout in college, Parks was inducted into the Kent State University athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. She has coached at Kent State, Penn State, Salisbury State, the University of Akron, SUNY-Oneota and Sienna.

• James Roy (Class of 1960/Basketball and Baseball) – A two-year letterman in basketball, Roy was a member of the 1960 section championship team. He also was a three-year letter winner in baseball, where he played shortstop and pitcher on three section championship teams. He competed in both sports at The College of William and Mary. One of his collegiate highlights was scoring 20 points, including a buzzer beater to defeat Arkansas State his senior season. A two-year starter, Roy led the baseball team his senior year in batting average and, as a pitcher, did not give up a run. Roy coached basketball and track at Smithfield High School in Virginia, where his teams won district titles in 1966.

• Nate Thimons (Class of 1995/Baseball) – A right fielder and pitcher, he earned three letters and guided the Hawks to a section title and the WPIAL championship game in 1995. He batted over .500 and earned all-section and all-WPIAL honors. A two-year letterman in basketball, his team claimed a section banner in 1993. A four-year first-baseman and pitcher at Slippery Rock University, Thimons helped the Rockets to the 1997 Division II College World Series. He was named the PSAC Athlete of the Year in 1999 and the Slippery Rock Player of the Decade in the 1990s. After graduation, he played for the DuBois County Dragons in the Frontier League and for St. John’s in the Greater Pittsburgh Federation League. Recently, Thimons was also inducted into the Slippery Rock and National Semi-Pro Halls of Fame.

Additionally, Pete Edwards will be presented with the Distinguished Contribution Award for his contributions to the high school and his efforts to create the Hall of Fame.