Elmira Heights Sports Hall of Fame to add five members

Five new members will be inducted into the Elmira Heights Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony July 30.

This year's inductees are Charles Brady Jr., Pete Trifoso Jr., Dick Degolyer, Brian Pickering and Erica Schiefen. The ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the Roundin' Third Regale restaurant in Elmira Heights.

Erica Schiefen: She is a 2005 Edison graduate. Schiefen was a basketball standout for the Spartans for five seasons and also competed in track four seasons and volleyball two seasons. She was Edison's Female Athlete of the Year as a senior and team Most Valuable Player in basketball and volleyball.

Schiefen is the career leader in points and rebounds for Edison girls basketball and earned all-state honors. She also competed in the Empire State Games and went on to a successful college career at Division I St. Bonaventure.

In track, she placed second at the state championships meet in the discus in 2005. She holds the Edison school record for the discus.

Charles Brady Jr.: He was a three-sport standout at Edison and graduated in 1982. Brady played football for three seasons, was on the swimming team for four seasons and played two seasons of baseball. He was Edison's Male Athlete of the Year in 1982.

In football, he earned All-Lakes Region, All-Interscholastic Athletic Conference and All-Twin Tiers honors following the 1980 and 1981 seasons. He was Defensive Player of the Year as a senior for both the All-Lakes Region and the IAC. He was also selected to the New York State Upstate second team as a senior. Brady led the Spartans in tackles three consecutive seasons and was part of Edison's 1979 IAC championship team.

Brady was an IAC swimming all-star in 1977 and 1978. He helped Edison set school records in the 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay. He also helped Edison to Section 4 Class B relay titles three straight seasons and contributed to a 55-6 dual-meet record for the team and two sectional titles.

Dick Degolyer: He is a 1956 Edison graduate and played varsity football for three seasons, varsity basketball for four seasons and varsity baseball for three seasons.

Degolyer scored the 100th point for Edison in its win over Horseheads in 1955 and was among the first area players to shoot foul shots using the now standard overhand style instead of underhanded. He played tight end and receiver for highly successful football teams in the mid 1950s, catching a 70-yard touchdown pass as a senior to help beat Watkins Glen.

Degolyer went on to play several years of city league basketball and fast-pitch softball, along with coaching Small Fry football in Elmira Heights and Horseheads.

Brian Pickering: The 1996 graduate of Edison played football for two seasons, baseball for two seasons and excelled at wrestling for the Spartans.

He was a two-time first-team IAC all-star in wrestling, ranking among the top wrestlers in Section 4 and earning Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at multiple tournaments. He also competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials and placed second at the University Nationals in 2000. Pickering won two gold medals and a silver at the Empire State Games.

Pete Trifoso Jr.: He graduated from Edison in 1971 after starring in football for two seasons and baseball for three seasons.

Trifoso was a 1970 all-city selection in football and was the leading rusher in the "Jug Game" against then-rival Horseheads in 1969. He received honorable mention to the all-city baseball team in 1971 and was the Spartans' second-leading hitter in 1970 and 1971.

He went on to play three seasons of baseball at Ithaca College, picking up a save in the Eastern Regional final to help send Ithaca to the NCAA Division III World Series for the first time. Trifoso was also among the top amateur golfers in the area for many years.

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