EAST HAMPTON ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

A little late posting the Induction Class of 2025 - all were recognized at a banquet held on October 24th at Blackledge Country Club.

Congratulations to Blake Helveston, Marvin Gorgas, Tyler Wosleger, Nicole Muhlberg and the 2014 Class S State Co-champion Boys Soccer Team!!

Nomination packets for the class of 2026 are on our website (also listed in the "about" tab on our page)

https://ehahof.wixsite.com/bellringer/about-5

10/28/2025

East Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame Elects 2025 Class
The East Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame elected its 18th class, and it consists of 4 outstanding athletes and 1 State Championship team.
Marvin Gorgas was 2014 East Hampton High School Graduate and played basketball and baseball. By far, the most talented baseball player in school history. Marvin pitched a no hitter versus Cromwell. East Hampton's all time leading home run hitter, Marvin pitched 5 one hitters, was 8-0 regular season senior year with 0.62 ERA with 99 strikeouts and 8 walks. All Shoreline 4 years, All State Junior and Senior season, Shoreline Conference pitcher of year 2012, was only player known in Shoreline Conference to be both pitcher and player of the year. Marvin played internationally with team USA and was drafted in the 13th round by Seattle Mariners and played professionally for 5 seasons.
Tyler Wosleger was a 2008 graduate of East Hampton High School. Tyler was a 3 year varsity starter and was All Conference in his Junior year and All Area Middletown Press, All Conference, Shorelin Conference Player of the Year, and All State in his senior year as well as a Shoreline Conference Scholar Athlete. He was Senior Captain of the 2008 Shoreline Championship team. Tyler set the school record with 85 hits and hit .445 in his senior season with 28 RBI. Tyler went on to play 4 years at Division 1 Fairfield University and had a career .295 batting average and was a senior co-captain.
Blake Helveston was a 2002 East Hampton High School graduate and was an outstanding Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor Track performer. Blake won 2 Indoor State Championships in the 1000m. He was also part of the indoor and outdoor 4 x 400m State Champion relay teams. Blake was 3 time all state in Cross County and 2 time COC Cross Country Champion and 4 time All COC.
Nicole Muhlberg was a 2008 East Hampton High School graduate and excelled at both Soccer and Softball. In softball she was the team's offensive player of the year as a Junior hitting .440. In soccer Nicole was a2007 All Conference selection and 2nd leading scorer in the conference. Nicole was a 2 time all state selection for soccer in 2006 and 2007. Nicole went onto a stellar soccer career at D-2 AIC University.
The East Hampton High School 2014 Boy's Soccer Team was State Co-Champions. They had an overall record of 12-4-3. Following a tremendous regular season, the team kicked it into high gear for the State Tournament by defeating Housatonic 2-0, Canton 1-0 on penalty kicks, Griswold 2-0, HK 2-1 on penalty kicks, and tied Somers 0-0 in the finals.
The induction ceremony was held Friday evening October 24th at Blackeldge Country Club in Hebron.

10/26/2024

Tonight's 2024 inductees- Amber Sekoll Augenstein, Hannah Cook, Matt Vasquenza, Brook Pitcher and the 1992 Boys Cross Country State Champions - always a special event. Congratulations to the new inductees Class of 2024!

10/23/2024

Last chance for tickets... need a final count by end of day on 10/23!!!

09/24/2024

Hall of Fame Elects 4 Athletes and 1 Team
The East Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame has elected four Star Athletes and one Team for its 2024 class.
The 1992 Boy's Cross Country Team was the first ever East Hampton High School Boys' team to ever win a state championship. And they did so in convincing fashion, running the table with a 9-0 conference record, and a perfect 18-0 overall record and winning the Charter Oak Conference and State Championships. Brad Caron, a 2007 Hall of Fame inductee was the coach, and the runners were Steve Graham, Kris King, Coleman Carden, Mike Foley, Dave Forsythe, Pat Rux, and Cully Roberts.
In addition, Brooke Pitcher, a 2009 graduate was a soccer and basketball star. She was a 4-year varsity starter in soccer and earned All-State honors in 2006. As a Basketball player, Brooke was a 4-year starter and 4th leading scorer in East Hampton history with 1,330 points. After graduation, Brooke enrolled in the Naval Academy and just recently retired from active duty.
Amber Sekoll Augenstein was a 2013 graduate and was a 3 time state champion pole vaulter winning the 2012 Indoor Championship as well as the 2012 and 2013 Outdoor Championships. Amber was "All New England" in 2012 with a vault of 11'3". Amber went on to compete at the University of Rhode Island.
Hannah Cook was a 2014 East Hampton High School graduate and an accomplished Cross Country runner and Track star. Hannah's high school accomplishments were many including winning the 2014 State Open High Jump Championship. Hannah also won 3 2014 State Championships in one day including the High Jump, Long Jump, and Triple Jump. She later competed for Division 1 Sacred Heart University.
Matthew Vaquenza was a 2-sport star and a 2014 East Hampton High School graduate. Matt was a 1,000 point scorer in basketball and was the all time leading goal scorer in soccer, playing in just his Freshman and Sophomore high school seasons. Matt went on to play for the Oakwood Academy soccer program for his final two years of high school prior to moving on to Big East Division I Xavier University where he starred for four years.
The 1992 Cross Country team, Brooke, Amber, Hannah, and Matt will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Friday October 25th, 6pm at the Blackledge Country Club. The evening includes a buffet style dinner. Tickets for the event are $55 each.
For tickets, please contact Mike Vasquenza [email protected] or cell 860-308-6621.
Please visit our new website ( https://ehahof.wixsite.com/bellringer) additional inductees and information.

11/02/2023

We will be accepting nominations for 2024.
Let us know if you have a worthy athlete, coach, team, or contributor.
Email me at [email protected] and I will forward you a nomination packet and any guidance needed to provide the necessary information.

11/01/2023

Congratulations to our 2023 inductees.
Sonny O’Neil, and outstanding athlete from the 1940’s, Kelsey Booth, a 1,000 plus scorer and 2011 EHHS graduate and D-1 college player, Michael Mercaldi, longtime coach and Middle School Athletic Director, and the 2008 EHHS State Championship Girls Cross Country Team.

03/11/2021

***WANTED***
1. NOMINATIONS for the induction class of 2021!!

- Do you know an outstanding athlete who lived in East Hampton, played at least 2 years of a varsity sport, was honored as all-conference or all-state, graduated at least 10 yrs ago?? Note: grads from other high schools are eligible as long as they lived in East Hampton?
- A coach with superb, long-term success (at least 10 year career)?
- A contributor (someone who has promoted, developed or significantly enhanced athletics in East Hampton for a period of at least 10 years)?

Please email [email protected] for a nomination packet!!

2. ASSOCIATION MEMBERS to join a small group of dedicated members that promotes current high school athletes through scholarships and honors prior athletic accomplishments by Induction into the East Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame. No monthly meetings, no expertise needed, simply a desire to assist the Association to find, nominate and promote worthy athletes, coaches and contributors. If you are interested in joining us, please email Tom at [email protected]

11/03/2019

Fabulous night of celebration last night!! Congratulations to Darin Alioa, Bill Wilkie and the 1969 Senior League All Stars (New England Champions)!

10/05/2019

East Hampton Athletic Hall Of Fame 2019 Induction

The East Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame elected 2 individuals and a team to its 2019 class.

William J. Wilkie has been a long time Track and Field as well as Cross Country coach at East Hampton High School beginning in 1998. Bill has coached his teams to 14 league Cross Country championships, 15 league Track Championships, and the 2009 Girl's Cross Country Class SS championship. Bill has been named Shoreline Conference Coach of the Year 3 times, coached 26 individual athletes to state championships, and coached 5 relay teams to state championships. An estimated 30 former athletes have gone on to college to compete at the next level. Bill is also an assistant Track and Field coach at Eastern Connecticut State University.

Darin M. Aloia was a 4 year varsity Baseball player at East Hampton High School. Darin was an RBI machine for the Bellringers from 1997-2000, racking up 91 career RBI, to go along with 9 career home runs, and a .434 career batting average. His career also included 8 RBI in one game, and 12 RBI for a double header in his Sophomore year. Darin's senior season was the most impressive with a .528 batting average, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 6 home runs and 42 RBI. Some of Darin's honors included All Conference 1999 & 2000, along with All-State and team MVP in 2000.

The 1969 Senior League All-Star Baseball team (50th anniversary) won the Senior Little League State and New England Championships. The team was managed by Hall of Famer Andy Seamster. Other Hall of Famers Keith Bolles and Richie Hallberg were major contributors to the team that won 5 games to get through state tournament competition, with Richie Hallberg throwing a 4 hit shutout in the championship game. In the New England championships, East Hampton defeated the Rhode Island team in extra innings to advance to the East Regionals where East Hampton lost 2 very close games. Along with Seamster, the team was coached by Roger Clark and the remainder of the players were Darrell Bartlett, Robert Callahan, Bruce Clark, James Clark, Cal Cole, Dan Denski, Mark Denski, Joseph Dickerson, Rick Dobbins, Ron Repscher, Gerald Stano, and Ronnie Wall. The alternates were Howard Becker Jr., Stephen Manning, Art Moebius, and Michael Roark.

Bill, Darin, and the 1969 team will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Friday evening November 1st at 6pm at the Blackledge Country Club in Hebron. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased by contacting Mike Vasquenza at 860-267-7405 or email at [email protected].

Nominations are open for 2020. If you are interested in nominating a player, coach, contributor, or team for 2020, please e-mail Tom Seidl ([email protected]) for a nomination packet. If you are interested in being a part of our organization, please e-mail Tom Seidl as well.

08/15/2019

Nominations for 2019 are due in a couple of weeks! Who will you nominate??