Steelton & Highspire – a Chronology of Champions
1880
Steelton Central Pennsylvania Live Bird Shooting Champions.
1881
Steelton Central Pennsylvania Live Bird Shooting Champions.
1888
Steelton Central Pennsylvania Trap Shooting Champions.
Steelton High’s Harry Stees State Long Jump Champion (22’ 3”) at a meet at Lebanon. His previous record was 21’ 3”.
1897
Steelton’s Daniel Hale Dauphin County Checkers Champion.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. State Football Champions.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. State Baseball Champions.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. State Football Champions. On November 26, the Steelton Y.M.C.A. team also defeated Penn State University 6-5. Penn State was 7-2-0.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. State Football Champions.
Steelton Ironsides Colored State Football Champions.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. State Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s Clayton Maurer, Paul Dreisbach, A. T. Kreimer & Richard Nebinger Middle Atlantic States and State Interscholastic 1 mile Relay Champions at Penn Relays – 3.52. 4-5.
1904
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School Central Penn Football Champions.
Steelton High Dauphin County Football Champions.
Steelton High’s Capt. John Murphy, Richard Nebinger, Walter Yost & Erasmus Clausen Penn Relays 1 Mile Relay 3.48. 1-5. Middle Atlantic States and State Interscholastic Relay Champions.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. State Football Champions.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. Central Penn Basketball Champions.
Steelton East End Athletic Club Dauphin County Football Champions.
1905
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School Eastern State Basketball Champions.
Steelton East End Athletic Club Dauphin County Football Champions.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton Pennsylvania Steel League Bowling Champions (Felton Cup Champions).
1906
Steelton High School Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton Y.M.C.A. State Football Champions. Undefeated, untied, unscored on.
Steelton East End Athletic Club Dauphin County Football Champions.
Steelton Swimmer H.J. “Jam” Handy broke 4 records at the Annual New Year’s Open Aquatic Handicap swim meet (NAAU) while swimming for the Chicago Y.M.C.A. Aquatic Club (880, 330, 550 & 770 yard races) and won the ½ mile Race while with the Illinois Athletic Club.
Steelton Swimmer H.J. Handy won the Great Mississippi 10 mile race.
Steelton’s Bessemer House Central Pennsylvania Amateur Baseball League Champions.
Steelton’s All-Scholastics Basketball Team Central Pennsylvania Champions.
1907
Steelton Y.M.C.A. State Basketball Champions.
Steelton All-Collegiate Basketball Team Central Penn Champions.
Steelton High Central Penn Football Champions.
Steelton High School Dauphin County Football Champions.
Steelton High State Football Champions.
Steelton High Central Penn Track & Field Champions.
Steelton High State Track & Field Champions. 1st Meet ever held on City Island.
Steelton High’s J. Hocker State Champion/State record 100 yard dash (time 11.25 seconds).
Steelton High’s J. Hocker State broad Jump Champion 18’ 6½”.
Steelton East End Athletic Club Semi-Pro football team Dauphin County Champions.
Steelton Swimmer H.J. Handy won the half mile swimming race while with the Illinois Athletic Club.
Steelton Swimmer H.J. Handy won the Great Mississippi 10 mile race. He also held the NAAU record for the 100 yard back-stroke and the 200 yard breast-stroke.
1908
Steelton Swimmer H.J. Handy won the Great Mississippi 10 mile race.
Steelton Cyclones Central & Eastern League Colored Baseball Champions.
Steelton Swimmer H.J. Handy won the 13th Annual 3 mile Chicago River Swim in 36.12²/5.
1910
Steelton High Central Penn Basketball Champions.
Steelton High Dauphin County Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s John Demmy 440 Yard Run State Champion (.54 state record).
Steelton’s Arthur Sellers ½ Mile Run State Champion (2.6 2-5).
Steelton’s Reagan State Shot Put Champion (37’ 11¼”).
Steelton High 1 Mile Relay State Champions (Ames Lawrence, Arthur Sellers, Demmy, Pisle) 3.45 3-5. (Penn Relays).
1911
Steelton High’s John Demmy State 440 Yard Run State Champion (.54). State record at Univ. of Penn Championships.
Steelton High’s John Demmy State Broad Jump Champion (19’ 7¾”).
Steelton High’s Benjamin Sellers State Half Mile Champion (2.06 sec. state record).
1912
Steelton All Scholastics Dauphin County Amateur League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School State 1 mile Relay Champions (2.45).
Steelton High’s P. Keim ½ Mile Run State Champion.
Steelton High Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High Eastern State Basketball Champions.
Steelton High Central Penn Track & Field Champions.
Steelton High’s McGovern State 100 Yard Dash Champion (.10 4-5).
Steelton High’s McGovern State 440 Yard Run Champion (.52 2-5).
Steelton High’s Benjamin Sellers State 220 Yard Hurdles Champion (.29).
Steelton High’s Charles Newbaker tied for State High Jump Championship (5′ 4″).
Steelton High 1 Mile Relay Team State Champions (3:45 4-5).
Steelton High’s Crump State Discus Champion (88′ 5 3/8″).
Steelton High State Track & Field Champions.
Steelton Central Grammar School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s Lawrence Chambers State Track & Field Champion—440 Yard Run 53.3.
Steelton High’s Ben Sellers State Track & Field Champion—Half Mile Run 2.10.1.
Steelton High’s Edward Shelley State Track & Field Champion – Running Broad Jump.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton Central Grammar School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton Central Grammar School Dauphin County Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s Crump State Discus Champion (103′ 2″).
Steelton High’s Gardner, Brandt and McCarty from Williamsport tied for State Pole Vault Championship (10′ 2″).
Steelton High’s Harry Sellers ½ mile run State Champion equaling a state record time of 2: 06 set by his brother in 1910.
Steelton High’s Harry Hocker 100 yard Dash State Champion 10.3 sec.
Steelton High’s James Avery State Discus Champion 95′ 5″.
1917
Steelton Central Grammar School Central Penn League Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton Central Grammar School Central Penn League Girls Basketball Champions.
1918
Steelton Baseball Team Bethlehem Steel League Champions.
Steelton Baseball Team Tri-State Baseball League Champions.
Steelton Bethlehem Steel Red Cross Electrical Department First Aid Team Champions. (defeated teams from Bethlehem, Sparrows Point, Reading & Lebanon).
Steelton Central Grammar School Central Penn Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton Central Grammar School Dauphin County Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s St. Mary’s School Dauphin County Catholic League Football Champions.
1919
Harrisburg Pilot Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard & Steelton Navigator/Mechanic William L. Kline won the U.S. Army Air Service Trans-Continental Air Derby in 5 days, defeating 63 other teams in the race.
1920
Steelton’s Dorothy Gillette won the women’s 100 yard swimming event at the annual Harrisburg Kipona. Her sister Constance won 2nd place. Her winning time was 1 minute 21 & 1/5 seconds.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s Harry Dayhoff State 220 Yard Low Hurdles Champion (18.1).
Steelton High’s Paul Hocker State Discus Champion (100’ 11”).
1922
Steelton’s Dick Nebinger led Beaver High (WV) Boys Basketball Team to the S.I.A.A. Championship. (Southern Interscholastic Athletic Assoc.) and led Beaver High to the Sectional Track & Field Champions. He also led them to the Tri-State Track & Field Championship. Nebinger was the Athletic Director and coach at Concord College in Athens, West Virginia. He played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1911).
Steelton High State Track & Field Champions.
Steelton High School District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton High School C.P.I.A.L. Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton High School State Football Champions.
Steelton’s Dick Bennett won the Dauphin County Singles Tennis Championship playing for the Pine Street Tennis Club.
Steelton’s Dick Nebinger led the Beaver High (WV) Boys Basketball Team to the S.IA.A. Championship. (Southern Interscholastic Athletic Association).
Steelton High School District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton High School C.P.I.A.L. Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton High School State Football Champions (Lock Haven forfeited).
Steelton High’s Emil Posega District 3 High Jump Champion – 5′ 4″.
Steelton’s Vincent Wigfield (age 13) Dauphin County Boys Tennis Champion.
Steelton’s Raymond Hughes (age 10) Harrisburg Telegraph City Marbles Champion.
Steelton’s Harry “Gump” Dayhoff helped the Pottsville Maroons win the World Football Championship.
Steelton’s Helen Virginia Ludwig (age 11 & youngest contestant) State Playground Jacks Champion. She defeated Josephine Hendrickson of York & other contestants from Reading & Scranton.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Football Champions.
Steelton High School District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton High School C.P.I.A.L. Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton High School State Football Champions
Steelton High’s Miles Fox District 3 Shot Put Champion – 44′ 5″.
Steelton West Side Fire Company Central Penn & Dauphin County Quoits Champions.
Steelton’s Russell “Bull” Behman helped the Philadelphia Quakers win the World Football Championship. Russell was a 1st team All-Pro selection.
Steelton High School District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School Eastern State Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School State Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s Miles Fox District 3 Shot Put Champion – 41′ 8″
Steelton High’s Miles Fox District 3 Discus Champion – 108′ 8″.
1928
Steelton High’s Cal Heller District 3 Long Jump Champion – 19′ 9″.
Steelton’s Ruth Funk (Cleckner) Greater Harrisburg Area Marbles Champion.
1929
Steelton’s Dick Bennett won the Inter-County Singles Tennis Championship playing for the Harrisburg Tennis Club.
Steelton High’s Cal Heller District 3 High Jump Champion – 5′ 8¾”.
Steelton’s Herbert “Rap” Dixon and his the Baltimore Black Sox won the American Negro League Professional Baseball Championship.
Steelton’s Charlotte Nissley while attending Goucher College in Baltimore, won 1st prize in a National Chemistry Contest. The “Association Essay Contest” was an annual event open to all college freshmen. Charlotte was the Steelton High Valedictorian for the Class of 1928.
Steelton High’s Randolphe Frye District 3 High Jump Champion – 5′ 6″.
Steelton High’s Randolphe Frye State High Jump Champion – 5’ 9¾” tied with Heeter of Plymouth High).
Steelton’s Viava Athletic Club defeated the De Hart Athletic Club of Coatesville for the State Colored Basketball Championship.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School State Class A Track & Field Champions.
Steelton High’s Randolph Frye District 3 Track & Field High Jump Champion.
Steelton High’s Randolph Frye District 3 Long Jump Champion – 20′ 3″.
Steelton High’s Randolph Frye State High Jump Champion (State Record – 6’ 2½”).
Steelton High’s Ronald Keim District 3 Pole Vault Champion – 10′ 1″.
Steelton West Side Hose Company Central Pennsylvania Firemen’s League Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s St. Lawrence Club Dauphin County Croatian Fraternal Union League Basketball Champions.
1932
Steelton High School Central Penn League Football Champions.
Steelton High School 1st Undefeated Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s William Goodwin District 3 High Jump Champion – 5′ 8″.
Steelton’s 14 year old William “Bill” Canning Greater Harrisburg Area Marbles Champion.
Steelton’s Baldwin Hose Company Greater Harrisburg Area Firemen’s League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s Raymond Hughes District 3 Javelin Champion – 153′ 0′.
Steelton Baldwin Hose Company Central Penn Fireman’s Basketball League Champions.
Steelton High School Senior Anna Cackovic State Typing Champion.
Steelton’s St. Mary’s Catholic League State Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School Cheerleader Jane Catherine Wolf won the “Miss Greater Harrisburg” Beauty contest.
1934
Steelton’s St. Nicholas Basketball Team State and National Serbian League Champions.
Steelton High’s James Dixon District 3 220 yard Low Hurdles Champion – 27.8 sec.
Steelton’s Billy Binder Greater Harrisburg Area Tennis Singles Champion (age 15).
1935
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s James Dixon State High Jump Champion – 6′ 1″.
Steelton High’s John Yovicson District 3 Pole Vault Co-Champion – 11’5½”.
Steelton High’s Jim Stevenson District 3 Pole Vault Co-Champion – 11’5½”.
Steelton High’s James Dixon District 3 High Jump Champion – 5′ 10″ (tied Steelton High’s John Archie).
Steelton High’s John Archie District 3 High Jump Champion – 5′ 10″ (tied Steelton High’s James Dixon).
Steelton High District 3 Track & Field Champions.
Steelton 1st Methodist Church District Dart Ball Champions.
Steelton’s West Side Hose Company Dauphin County League Baseball Champions.
Steelton High Debate Team Central Penn Interscholastic Champions. Affirmative Team: Cap’t Pauline Lipsitz, William J. Reagan, George Krosnar, Edward Griest & Marian Demmy (alternates). Negative Team: Cap’t Alice Reed, Marlin Miller, Paul Shatto & Jane Middleton (alternates).
Steelton High School C.P.I.A.L. Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton High Jr. Varsity Undefeated Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s Jim Stevenson District 3 Pole Vault Champion 11′ 5½”.
Steelton High’s Samuel Greene State Track & Field Champion & State Record setter – 200 Yard Low Hurdles.
Steelton High’s George Gorse State Track & Field Champion—Javelin (180 ft.).
Steelton’s Marjorie Binder Harrisburg District Women’s Singles Tennis Champion.
Steelton’s Marjorie Binder & Claire Taggart Harrisburg District Women’s Doubles Tennis Champions.
1938
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High School District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton High Jr. Varsity Undefeated Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton High’s Richard “Dick” Willis District 3 Wrestling Champion—85 lbs.
Steelton High’s Ben Klugh District 3 Wrestling Champion—95 lbs.
Steelton High’s Ike Belic District 3 Wrestling Champion – 135 lbs.
Steelton High’s Tom Furjanic District 3 Discus Champion – 125′ ¾”.
Steelton High’s George Gorse District 3 Javelin Champion – 172′ 8½”.
Steelton High’s George Gorse District 3 Shot Put Champion – 50′ 4½”.
Steelton High’s George Gorse State Track & Field Champion—Javelin (175′ 10½”).
Steelton High’s William “Billy” Binder District 3 Pole Vault Champion – 11′ 0″.
Steelton’s Marjorie Binder Greater Harrisburg District Women’s Singles Tennis Champion.
Steelton’s Marjorie Binder & Claire Taggart Greater Harrisburg District Women’s Doubles Tennis Champions.
1939
Steelton’s Demo Atanasoff State Golden Gloves Boxing Champion.
Steelton High’s Eugene Donato District 3 Wrestling Champion—85 lbs.
Steelton High’s Ben Klugh District 3 Wrestling Champion—105 lbs.
Steelton High’s Bill Gorse District 3 Shot Put Champion – 50′ 4½”.
Steelton High’s Bill Gorse District 3 Javelin Champion – 176′ 7½”.
Steelton High’s Tom Furjanic District 3 Discus Champion – 136′ 1½”.
Steelton High’s Richard Willis District 3 High jump Champion – 5′ 9″½.
Steelton High’s Jackson Coles won the Drum Major State Championship at the American Legion Convention held in Williamsport, Pa. Coles defeated 124 other competitors.
1940
Steelton High’s Eugene Donato District 3 Wrestling Champion—95 lbs.
Steelton High’s Ben Klugh District 3 Wrestling Champion—115 lbs.
Steelton High’s Tony Verroca District 3 Wrestling Champion—135 lbs.
Steelton High’s Robert Geary District 3 Wrestling Champion—165 lbs.
Steelton High School District 3 Wrestling Team Champions.
Steelton High’s Richard Willis District 3 High Jump Champion – 5′ 11″.
Steelton High’s Bill Gorse District 3 Discus Champion – 133′ 0″.
Steelton’s Bernie Thrush (a member of the Steelton High 1927 State Title basketball team) coached Lebanon High School to the Central Penn, District 3, Eastern State & State Basketball Championships.
Steelton Lodge #184 IOOF Team Dauphin County League Dart Ball Champions.
Steelton High School Musical Octet – State Champions.
1941
Steelton High School Wrestling Team District 3 Champions.
Steelton High’s Sam Donato District 3 Wrestling Champion—95 lbs.
Steelton High’s Ben Klugh District 3 Wrestling Champion—125 lbs.
Steelton High’s Steve Gorse District 3 Discus Champion 140′ ¼”.
Steelton High’s Richard Willis District 3 High Jump Champion – 6’0″½.
Steelton High’s Richard Willis District 3 120 yard High Hurdles Champion 15.6 sec.
Steelton’s Dave Walters Golden Gloves State Boxing Champion 118 lbs.
1942
Steelton High’s James Schminsky District 3 Wrestling Champion 127 lbs.
Steelton High’s James Schminsky Regional Wrestling Champion.
Steelton High’s Charles Reider District 3 Wrestling Champion—165 lbs.
Steelton High’s Charles Reider Regional Wrestling Champion and State Runner-up.
1943
Steelton High School Big 15 Football Conference Champions.
Steelton High’s Bill Slabonik District 3 Wrestling Champion – 145 lbs.
1945
Steelton High School Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s Dick Bennett won the Lee Net Tennis Championship (Greater Harrisburg Area) for the 10th straight year at the age of 57.
Steelton’s Louis Brodnick was a member of the United States Army Championship basketball team. The team. defeated opponents from all over Europe during WWII. Their uniforms were made from a German parachute by a tailor on the American team.
1946
Steelton’s Charlotte Grubic Greater Harrisburg Women’s Bowling Association Champion.
1947
Steelton High School Central Penn League Football Co-Champions with Lancaster & Lebanon.
Steelton High’s Joe Cackovic Captain of National Gold Medal Basketball Team.
Steelton’s Charlotte Grubic Greater Harrisburg Women’s Bowling Association Champion.
Steelton High’s John Hymon District 3 220 Yard Low Hurdles Champion – 23.1sec.
Steelton’s St. James School Central Penn Catholic League Football Champions.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Football Champions.
Steelton High School Undefeated State Football Champions.
Steelton’s Dusan “Duke” Maronic Philadelphia Eagles NFL World Champions.
Steelton’s St. James Midget Crusaders Football team Harrisburg-Steelton Parochial Football Champions.
Steelton’s St. Ann’s Parochial School Catholic Youth Center basketball champions.
1949
Steelton High School Central Penn League Football Co-Champions with Reading.
Steelton’s Dusan “Duke” Maronic Philadelphia Eagles NFL World Champions.
Steelton High’s Gil Reich District 3 Long Jump Champion – 20′ 3″.
Steelton High’s Dean McGary District 3 Discus Champion – 132′ 8 3/8″.
Steelton’s Uravic Basketball team Central Penn Y.M.C.A. Industrial “B” League Undefeated Champions (22-0).
Steelton Central Penn Midget Football League Champions.
1952
Steelton Central Penn Midget Football League Champions.
1954
Steelton High’s John Jones District 3 Pole Vault Champion – 11′ 8″.
Steelton High School Central Penn League Football Co-Champions with Williamsport.
1956
Steelton High’s Buzzy Reed District 3 180 yard Low Hurdles Champion – 20.5 sec.
Steelton High’s Isaac Johnstone District 3 220 yard Run Champion – 23.4 sec.
Steelton Teener League Suburban Baseball Champions.
1957
Steelton-Highspire 1 Mile Relay Team District 3 Champions – 3:32.9 sec. (Ike Hill, Bill Jones, Ken Roach, Ossie Johnstone).
Steelton High’s Bill Jones 880 yard Run District 3 Champion – 2:03.9 sec.
Steelton Teener Baseball Suburban League Champions.
Steelton Central Penn Midget Football League Northern Conference Champions.
Steelton Central Penn Midget Football League Champions.
1958
Steelton’s Charlotte “Rusty” Grubic Women’s World Professional Bowling Champion.
Steelton American Legion Post #420 Youth Baseball Central Penn League Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Napoleon Holmes & William Hurst lead undefeated Tennessee State to the number #1 ranking and National Black College Football Championship.
Steelton’s Henry J. “Hank” Kuzma coached Steubenville College men’s basketball team to the #1 ranking for small colleges, and was also named Coach of the Year.
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Baseball Champions.
Steelton Teener League Baseball Team Suburban League Champs.
Steelton Youth Baseball Team Harrisburg Suburban National League Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Bill Jones District 3 880 Yard Run Champion – 1:59.2.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Connie Mack Teener Baseball League State Champions.
1959
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Baseball Champions.
Steelton’s Steve Padjen coached Hanover High to a 10-0-0 season and the South Penn League Championship.
Steelton Teener Baseball Suburban League Champions.
Steelton Youth Baseball Team Harrisburg Suburban National League Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Connie Mack Teener Baseball League State Champions.
Steelton Teener Baseball Suburban League Champs.
Steelton Youth Baseball Team Harrisburg Suburban National League Champions.
Steelton Raiders Central Penn Midget League Football Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Connie Mack Teener Baseball League State Champions.
1961
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Junior League Baseball Champions. Steelton defeated Hershey 7 – 0 on John Blanch’s no-hitter. It was Steelton’s second win of the three game series.
Steelton Croation Fraternal Union (CFU) Boy’s Division State Champions (10-18).
1962
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Track & Field Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Lou Sims District 3 Low Hurdles Champion – 19.8 sec.
Steelton-Highspire’s Lou Sims District 3 State Low Hurdles Champion – 19.8 sec.
Steelton Raiders Central Penn Midget Football League Conference Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 State Basketball Champions.
1963
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Track & Field Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Lou Sims, Sim McArthur, Jesse Bowman, Marv Crystal District 3 880 Yard Relay Champions – 1:30.8
Steelton-Highspire’s Lou Sims District 3 Low Hurdles Champion – 19.1 sec.
Steelton-Highspire’s Lou Sims State 180 Yard Low Hurdles Champion – 19.1 sec.
Steelton-Highspire’s Lou Sims District 3 220 Yard Run Champion – 22.0 sec.
Steelton-Highspire’s Dennis Stewart District 3 High Jump Champion – 6′ 0″.
Steelton-Highspire’s Marv Crystal District 3 120 Yard High Hurdles Champion – 15.0 sec.
Steelton-Highspire’s Sim McArthur District 3 100 Yard Run Champion – 10.1 sec.
Steelton Central Penn Midget Football League Champions.
1964
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Football Co-Champions with John Harris.
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Mario Corradi District 3 220 Yard Run Champion – 23.3 sec.
Steelton’s Steve Padjen Led Hanover High to a (10-0-1) season and York County League Championship.
Steelton-Highspire’s Jimmy Johnson District 3 Wrestling Champion – 145 lbs.
Steelton-Highspire’s Billy Mills Sectional Wrestling Champion (133 lbs).
Steelton Raiders Youth Football Central Penn League Champions.
Steelton Raiders Youth Football State Champions.
1965
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Nick Govelovich Sectional Wrestling Champion (194 lbs).
Steelton-Highspire’s Harold Easter Sectional Wrestling Champion (180 lbs).
Steelton-Highspire’s Paul Armstrong District 3 Wrestling Champion (154 lbs).
Steelton-Highspire’s Paul Armstrong Sectional Wrestling Champion (154 lbs).
Steelton-Highspire’s Paul Armstrong Undefeated (21-0) State Wrestling Champion (154 lbs). Paul defeated Mt. Lebanon’s Jack Sullivan (20-2) 6-2 in overtime (2-2 regulation).
Steelton-Highspire’s Johnny Johnson Sectional Wrestling Champion (145 lbs).
Steelton-Highspire’s Billy Mills Sectional Wrestling Champion (133 lbs).
Steelton-Highspire’s Ben Klugh Sectional wrestling Champion (127 lbs).
Steelton-Highspire’s Sim McArthur District 3 220 Yard Run Champion – 22.6 sec.
Steelton’s Henry J. “Hank” Kuzma coached the undefeated Midland High Leopards to the WPIAL Title & the AAA State Basketball Championship. Childhood friend of Marty Benkovic growing up in East End.
1966
Steelton-Highspire’s Sim McArthur District 3 100 Yard Run Champion – 9.9 sec.
Steelton-Highspire’s Mario Corradi District 3 220 Yard Dash Champion – 23.3 sec.
Steelton’s Larry Conjar Notre Dame Fullback National Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Youth Basketball State Champions.
1968
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton Raiders Central Penn Midget League Football Champions.
1969
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League JV Basketball Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post #420 Youth Basketball District #19 Midget Division State Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post #420 Youth Basketball District #19 Junior Division State Champions.
1972
Steelton-Highspire’s Tom Zonarich District 3 100 Meter Butterfly Champion and Y.M.C.A. State Butterfly Champion.
1973
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Youth Basketball District #19 Midget Division State Champions.
Steelton Legion Post 710 Senior Division State Basketball Champions.
1975
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Division II Basketball Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Dauphin County Basketball Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Dauphin County Division II Baseball Champions.
Steelton Raiders CAMFC Pony Division Football Champions.
Steelton American Legion Post 420 Dauphin County Baseball Champions.
Steelton’s Jim Simonic coached Clifton St. Paul VI High to the Passaic County Cross Country Championship and was named New Jersey Coach of the Year.
1977
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Greg Manning 1st team all-state.
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Section II AA Wrestling Champions.
1979
Steelton-Highspire Central Penn League Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-State League Wrestling Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Tony Elhajj District 3 Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
Steelton-Highspire’s Tony Elhajj Sectional Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
Steelton-Highspire’s Tony Elhajj Undefeated (24-0) State Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. He pinned Ridgway’s Curt Olson 27 seconds into the 2nd period. Olson (1978 state runner-up) won 31 straight matches, including 29 pins.
1980
Steelton-Highspire South Central League Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls basketball South Central League Champions.
1981
Steelton-Highspire Girls basketball South Central League Champions.
Steelton Raiders Pee Wee Division Super Bowl Football Champions.
1982
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Division 1 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire State Football Co-Champions with Cumberland Valley & Steel Valley.
Steelton-Highspire’s Paul Thompson Sectional Wrestling Champion (unlimited).
Steelton-Highspire’s Craig Corbin Regional, District 3 & Eastern State Wrestling Champion (98 lbs).
Steelton-Highspire’s Joe Yohe Mid-Penn League Pole Vault Champion.
Steelton-Highspire teacher Gene Gregorits Mr. Natural America Bodybuilding Masters Division Champion and Overall Champion.
Steelton Raiders Keystone Midget Football Conference Pony Division Super Bowl Champions.
1983
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Craig Corbin District 3, Regional & Eastern State Wrestling Champion at 98 lbs. 2nd in Pennsylvania.
Steelton Raiders Pony Division Super Bowl Football Champions.
1984
Steelton-Highspire’s Craig Corbin District 3 & South Central Regional Wrestling Champion & Regional Champion at 105 lbs. Craig finished #3 in the state.
Steelton Raiders Keystone Midget Football Conference Midget Division Super Bowl Champions.
1986
Steelton’s Harry DeFrank Coached the Trinity High Girls basketball team to their 1st AA State Title.
Steelton-Highspire’s Greg Yohe Section IV Wrestling Champion (185lbs).
1987
Steelton-Highspire Girls Volleyball Team Undefeated AAA Mid-Penn Division II Champions.
Steelton Twi-Light League Baseball Champions.
Steelton St. Lawrence Lodge #13 CFU (Croatian Fraternal Union) Senior Me’s Division State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Teacher Gene Gregorits Mr. International-AAU Masters Division over 35 Middleweight
Bodybuilding Champion and over 40 Middleweight Champion.
1988
Steelton-Highspire Boys JV Basketball Mid-Penn League Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys Junior High JV Basketball Mid-Penn League Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s George Hartwick Undefeated Mid-Penn League Division IV Wrestling Champion.
Steelton-Highspire’s Craig Corbin NCAA Wrestling runner-up as a senior at Lock Haven University.
Steelton-Highspire Teacher Gene Gregorits AAU Masters Division over 45 Mr. World Bodybuilding Champion.
1989
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Division I Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire teacher Gene Gregorits AAU Masters Division Mr. U.S.A. Bodybuilding Overall Champion.
Steelton-Highspire’s Craig Corbin named NCAA Wrestling All-American at Lock Haven University. Craig was inducted into the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the Lock Haven University Sports Hall of Fame. He had 116 career wins at Lock Haven and was the NCAA 118 lb. Runner-up.
1990
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Division I Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Boys Basketball Champions.
1991
Steelton Raiders Midget Football League Super Bowl Champions.
1992
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Division I Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton Highspire Mid-Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton Highspire District 3 Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys State Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s Tim Rimpfel Coached Cumberland Valley High School to the Mid-Penn, District 3, Eastern State and State Football Championships.
Steelton’s Tom Porr Quarterbacked the Central Penn Piranha to the NAFL National Title (Semi-Pro Football).
1993
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Division I Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Undefeated Mid-Penn League Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton Midget Basketball biddy ball State Champions.
1994
Steelton-Highspire’s Dee Evans District 3-AA Wrestling Champion—135 lbs.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Mid-Penn League Division IV Champions.
1995
Steelton Police Officer Eugene McCaleb World Police Games Gold Medal World Champion.
Steelton’s Jason Bryant Baltimore Stallions CFL World Champions.
1996
Steelton’s Terrance Jones, Derrick Miller, Glenn Yetter, Mike Porr & Tom Porr led the Central Penn
Piranha to the NAFL National Title (Semi-Pro Football).
1997
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Mid-Penn League Division IV Champions.
Steelton’s Jason Bryant and the Baltimore Stallions Canadian Football League Grey Cup World Champions.
Steelton’s Terrance Jones, Derrick Miller, Glenn Yetter Mike Porr & Tom Porr helped the Central Penn Piranha win the NAFL National Title (Semi-Pro Football).
1998
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys State Basketball Champions.
1999
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn Liberty Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s Harry Vogel at the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in Chili. He won 2 Gold, 2 Silver & 2 Bronze medals, including a World Record.
2000
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Liberty Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Commonwealth Division Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys State Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s Harry Vogel at the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in Columbia. He won one Gold & one Silver medal, including a World Record.
Steelton Raiders KMFC Midget Football League Super Bowl Champions.
2001
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s Harry DeFrank Coached the Trinity High Girls basketball team to their 2nd AA State Title.
Steelton’s Harry Vogel at the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in France. He won 2 Gold medals. Harry finished his career a 6 time World Champion.
Steelton’s John Smith Coached Cumberland Valley High Girls Basketball team to the AAAA Mid-Penn, District 3, Eastern State & State Championships.
Steelton’s Tom Porr helped the Central Penn Piranha win the NAFL National Championship (Semi-Pro Football).
Steelton’s Brian Yingling (while playing for the Lebanon Valley College Flying Dutchmen) was the NCAA Division III Ice Hockey Scoring Champion with 2.41 points per game (65 points in 27 games) and NCAA Division III Power Play Goal Scoring Champion with 11 PPG in 27 games. While playing with the Bismarck Bobcats of the Professional Inline Hockey Association He was the winner of the first Joe Cook Award awarded at the conclusion of the 2002 season. He also won the award a record 6 times, becoming the first player to win the award twice with two different teams and was an 8-time All-Star.
2003
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Liberty Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Undefeated Mid-Penn League Capital Division Champions.
2004
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn Patriot Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s Andrew Erby named All-American & Mid-Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year while at Delaware Valley University. He was Delaware Valley’s all-time leading career tackler with 367 and was inducted in to the Delaware Valley Hall of Fame in 2015.
Steelton’s Brian Yingling United States Inline Hockey World Champion. IIHF(International Ice Hockey Federation).
2005
Steelton Highspire Mid-Penn Patriot Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys District 3 Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys Eastern State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Cheerleaders Junior Varsity National Champions.
Steelton’s Tom Porr Quarterbacked the Central Penn Piranha win the NAFL National Championship (Semi-Pro Football).
2006
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Patriot Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Cheerleaders Junior Varsity National Champions.
Steelton’s Brian Yingling United States Inline Hockey World Champion. IIHF(International Ice Hockey Federation).
2007
Steelton-Highspire Football Team Mid-Penn Patriot Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Cheerleaders Varsity National Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Cheerleaders Junior Varsity National Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Cheerleaders Freshman National Champions.
Steelton St. Aloysius Club KSKJ Boys Slovenian State and National Basketball Champions.
2008
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn Division I Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn Patriot League Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton Highspire State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division Boys Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn League Basketball Champions.
Steelton Highspire Western State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys State Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire cheerleaders 2007-08 Cheerleading & Dance State Champions.
Steelton’s Harry Vogel won a Silver Medal at the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in Spain.
Steelton Highspire Football Team Mid-Penn Patriot Division Champions.
2010
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Colonial Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball District 3 Champions.
Steelton’s Harry Vogel won a Silver Medal at the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in Columbia.
2011
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Undefeated Capital Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball District 3 Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Eastern State Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball State Champions.
Steelton Bulldogs Undefeated Midget Football League Smurf Bowl Champions.
2012
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Undefeated Capital Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Eastern State Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball State Champions.
2013
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball Capital Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys Basketball Capital Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball District 3 Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn Capital Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton Midget Football Team Capital Football Association Pee Wee Division Champions.
Steelton Raiders undefeated National Conference Pony League Football Champions.
2014
Steelton-Highspire Boys Basketball Capital Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Girls Basketball District 3 Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s James Warren District 3 100 Meter Run Champion (11.08).
Steelton’s Jordan Hill Seattle Seahawks NFL World Champions (Super Bowl 48).
Steelton Midget Football Team Capital Football Association Pee Wee Division Champions.
2015
Steelton-Highspire Boys Basketball Capital Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Boys Basketball District 3 Champions.
2016
Steelton’s St. Lawrence Lodge #13 (CFU) Croatian Fraternal Union Senior Men’s Division State Champions.
Steelton’s St. Lawrence Lodge #13 (CFU) Croatian Fraternal Union Girls ages 13-15 State and National Basketball Champions.
Steelton’s St. Lawrence Lodge #13 (CFU) Croatian Fraternal Union Boys ages 10-12 State and National Basketball Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Football Coach Andrew Erby named Pennsylvania 1A Coach of the Year.
2017
Steelton-Highspire Head Football Coach Andrew Erby Mid-Penn Capital Division Coach of the Year.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 football Champions. (Rollers scored a District 3 Championship game record 68 points) and also scored a District 3 regulation record 110 combined points (Steelton-Highspire 68 Fairfield 42).
Steelton’s St. Lawrence Lodge #13 (CFU) Croatian Fraternal Union Women’s basketball State Champions.
2019
Steelton-Highspire Boys Basketball District 3 Champions (22nd, most in District 3 – tied by Reading in 2021).
2020
Steelton-Highspire undefeated Mid-Penn League Capital Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire undefeated District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire undefeated Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire undefeated State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire’s Head Football Coach Andrew Erby named PSFCA 1A Coach of the Year.
Steelton-Highspire’s Mehki Flowers named PSFCA Player of the Year.
Steelton-Highspire’s Alex Erby named PRDPA Freshman of the Year.
Steelton-Highspire had 8 players named to the 1A All-State Team.
Steelton-Highspire’s Tydre Holland-Alli named to Pennsylvania Mini-Maxwell Award.
Steelton-Highspire students won 1st place “Best Land Surveying Practices” at the Future City Conference in Harrisburg.
2021
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
2022
Steelton-Highspire’s Daquan McCraw District 3 2A 300 Meter Hurdles Champion (40.33)
Steelton’s Lenny Tepsich “Best Children’s Artist” at Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame awards.
Steelton Italian Club – Cat’s Social Club Darts Champions. (Harrisburg, Steelton, Highspire & Middletown).
Steelton’s Bryan Kratzer was a member of the National Champion Central Pennsylvania “Infoquest” Senior Men’s Softball team.
Steelton-Highspire Mid-Penn Capital Division Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire District 3 Football Champions.
Steelton ‘Lil Rollers Pee Wee Football Super Bowl Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Eastern State Football Champions.
Steelton-Highspire State Football Champions.
2023
Steelton-Highspire’s Asa Kochvar District 3 Discus Champion – (148′ 1″).
Steelton-Highspire’s Daquan McCraw District 3 110 Meter Hurdles Champion (14.96).
Steelton-Highspire’s Daquan McCraw District 3 300 Meter Hurdles Champion (39.33).
Steelton’s Jorge Caraballo was a member of the Lancaster County Cyclones. Semi-Pro, Eight-Man – Great Eastern Football Association Keystone Bowl XIX Champions.
Steelton’s Jarvai Flowers – Capital City Seahawks Minor League Professional Football National Champions.
Steelton-Highspire “Rose Bowl” Champions (defeated Imani Christian Academy 42-27 at York Suburban High School).
Steelton’s Jorge Caraballo was a member of the Lancaster County Cyclones. A Semi-Pro, Eight-Man – Great Eastern Football Association Keystone Bowl XIX Champions.
Steelton-Highspire undefeated Mid-Penn League Capital Division Champions.
Steelton-Highspire undefeated District 3 Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Undefeated Eastern State Champions.
Steelton-Highspire Undefeated State Champions.