13 to be inducted to Bristol Township School District Athletic Hall of Fame
Thirteen people will be inducted to the Bristol Township School District Athletic Hall of Fame at the 2023 banquet/induction ceremony Oct. 7 at Georgine's Restaurant in Bristol.
Tickets to the banquet are $40 and must be reserved by Sept. 22. For more information, go to www.bristoltwpsd.org and click on “Community” for the Athletic Hall of Fame, or contact eileenschein@comcast.net.
Here are the inductees from Harry S. Truman High School and its predecessor, Woodrow Wilson, as well as the year of graduation and primary sports played. The BTSD Athletic Hall of Fame originated in 1996.
Wendy Thayres (distinguished service)
Thayres was an administrative assistant to seven athletic directors spanning 21 years. She oversaw athletics, co-curricular activities, the varsity club and student council.
Palmer Toto (distinguished service)
Toto guided the Woodrow Wilson boys basketball team to a Lower Bucks County League (LBCL) championship and the quarterfinals of the PIAA state tournament twice. A standout point guard for Bloomsburg State College from 1966-1969 and a member of the Bloomsburg Athletics Hall of Fame, he retired as director of guidance and counseling in 2018.
Patricia Balcomb, 1967 (softball, bowling)
Balcomb was team captain of the LBCL championship softball team in 1967. She has also been inducted into the Lower Bucks County Bowling Hall of Fame, Trenton Suburban Bowling Hall of Fame and the Women’s All-Star Association Hall of Fame. She boasts a 300 game and two 298s.
Max Moore, 1970 (basketball, soccer)
An All-Lower Bucks County League selection for two years, Moore was the Courier Times Player of the Year for the 1969-70 basketball season. He ended up as the fifth all-time leading scorer in Woodrow Wilson school history.
Earl Williams, 1970 (basketball)
Known as "The Twirl," the 6-foot-7 Williams was a third-round draft pick by the Phoenix Suns and appeared in 146 NBA games with four teams. He finished third on the all-time leading scoring list at Woodrow Wilson prior to his college career at Winston-Salem State. In addition to the NBA, Williams played professional basketball for 11 years overseas in Israel, Italy and Sweden, and is in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Hall of Fame.
Gary Miles, 1975 (baseball, football)
The Lower Bucks County League batting champion in 1975 with a .489 average, Miles led the LBCL with 22 hits and had an 11-game hitting streak. He was also a tri-captain in football for the 1974 Woodrow Wilson squad.
Butch Oberlander, 1984 (track & field, cross country)
Oberlander medaled in the PIAA cross country championships three times and also earned all-league honors three times. After serving in the U.S. Army, he taught and coached high school track and field, and cross country in the Bristol Township School District.
Adam Bryant, 1990 (baseball)
As a pitcher for Truman, Bryant earned MVP honors at the Carpenter Cup and received the Excellence in Athletics Award. He was effective as a starter and reliever at Virginia Commonwealth and then drafted by the Cincinnati Reds.
Jason Woods, 1993 (soccer, tennis)
Woods, a midfielder, earned All-SOL honors while being a captain as a junior and senior. Originally a walk-on at Temple, he ultimately secured a baseball scholarship.
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DeWanda Legette, 1996 (track & field)
Known as "Dee Dee," Legette excelled in the sprints, jumps and relays at Truman. She holds the record for the fastest 100-meter hurdles time in Truman history (14.64) while winning the PIAA state championship in 1995 and ran the first leg of the victorious 4x100 relay team at the Penn Relays. She was in the United States Air Force for 20 years, where she received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
Steve Cousins, 2001 (track & field)
Cousins was named the Courier Times track athlete of the year in 2001 after winning the PIAA state outdoor championship and District One title in the triple jump. He also won the state indoor championship in the event and set the school record in the triple jump. He went to UConn on a partial track scholarship.
D’Andre Webb, 2007 (football)
D’Andre Webb was a two-time 1,000-yard rusher at Truman, scoring 25 touchdowns in his final two high school seasons (including 13 in '06). An All-SOL selection as a senior, he played college football at West Chester.
Quinton Bryant, 2011 (football, wrestling, track & field)
A three-sport athlete, Bryant won the discus at the SOL National Conference meet in 2010 and finished fourth in the event at the District One meet in '11 to qualify for states. He went on to play football and throw the discus in track at Delaware Valley University.
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Tom Moore: tmoore@couriertimes.com; @TomMoorePhilly
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