INEVENTS
SASD 2016 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
INDUCTEES
Shaler Area School District inducted a new group of distinguished
athletes into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 1, during a
dinner banquet held at Shaler Area Middle School. The following alumni
were inducted:
Walter Brown: Shaler Area Class of 1973. While in high school, he
played football, wrestling and track. Brown played on the 1976 National
Championship team of the University of Pittsburgh. He also played in
the ’75 Sun Bowl, ’76 Sugar Bowl, ’77 Gator Bowl and ’78 Tangerine
Bowl. He was the fifth round draft choice for the Detroit Lions.
Jesse Della Valle: Shaler Area Class of 2010. Della Valle played
both football and basketball in high school. He was a three-time All
Conference selection in AAAA North Conference. At Penn State he was
elected team captain his senior season by his coaches and teammates.
Della Valle was a three-time Academic All Big Ten Selection.
Jill DiNucci: Shaler Area Class of 2006. DiNucci played basketball in
high school. She was the leading scorer for all four years at Shaler Area
High School. She was the third leading scorer in Shaler Area history.
DiNucci went on to play basketball at the University of Chicago.
Olivia DiNucci: Shaler Area Class of 2009. At Shaler Area, DiNucci
played basketball and ran track & field. She was among the Post-Gazette
North Fabulous 5 for two years. DiNucci was the fifth leading scorer in
Shaler Area history. At Emerson College she was the GNAC Rookie of
the Year.
Brandon Lehmeier: Shaler Area Class of 2001. Lehmeier played
football and was on the wrestling team. He was a WPIAL champion in
the 189-lb. weight class. He was elected All Conference in football and is
the school’s all-time leading rusher with over 3,000 yards. Lehmeier was
also elected All Conference in wrestling with over 100 wins.
Samantha Smyers: Shaler Area Class of 2010. Smyers played three
years on the boys golf team until a separate girls golf team was formed.
She was #22 in the PAA Championship. She was a four-time WPIAL
Championship qualifier. Smyers was on the golf team at St. Francis
College.
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