08/24/2026
We are excited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1996 New York State Championship Team!
SGI Homecoming - October 9, 2026
If you plan to join us, please comment below or send us a message to let us know. We need a headcount so we can arrange the right size float for the team to ride on in the parade and plan for food at the after party. Please also let us know if you will be bringing a guest.
We hope to see everyone there!
Reminder: We welcome all players and cheerleaders to join us. If you have a way of reaching out to your teammates, we would appreciate you sharing this information. 
💜💛Calling the 1996 Springville Griffins State Championship Team💜💛
The Pop Warner Hall of Fame and Springville Athletic Scholarship Committee is proud to invite the members of the 1996 SGI State Championship Football Team to join us at the 2026 SGI Homecoming this fall as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of your historic championship season.
Your team was inducted into the Pop Warner Hall of Fame in 2006, securing your place in SGI history. As we honor that championship legacy, we are also proud to induct two former team members and your coach this year for their individual accomplishments and continued impact on SGI athletics.
We invite you to be part of the Homecoming parade, then join this year’s inductees on the field for a special recognition ceremony celebrating both your championship team and our 2026 individual honorees. During the game, a reserved tent in the endzone will be dedicated for your team to gather and enjoy the action together once again.
The celebration will continue after the game at the Springville Center for the Arts, where we will formally honor this year’s inductees: Jeff Piscitelli, Mark Rendell, and Coach Jim Duprey.
More details to follow. But for now, mark your calendars and plan to come home to SGI!
Please tag your teammates and share this post to help us spread the word. We want former players and the families who supported them to be part of this memorable evening.
Once a Griffin, always a Griffin. 💜💛