Former AD, Coach Among Second Group of Inductees to Bonac Hall of Fame

There is a new class of inductees waiting in the wings for the 2013 Bonac Hall of Fame.

An induction ceremony will be held on the morning of East Hampton high School Homecoming on Oct. 12, following a breakfast, according to Jim Nicoletti, the chairman of the board formed to establish the East Hampton High School hall of fame. The football team will play Southampton under the lights and the inductees will be announced before the game that evening. 

There were 60 nominees this year. Those who were not chosen will continue to be considered for 10 years, Nicolletti said. "This is really an outstanding group which represents many eras, as well as sports and the committee did an outstanding job in electing this class.  I am very proud of them and the work that we did selecting this years class to be inducted," he said. 

The inductees are: 

• Melanie Anderson, Class of 1997. She had 11 varsity letters, was all state in Softball, and a Paul Yuska award winner, which goes to the top athlete in class.

• Lara DeSant-Siska, Class of 1988, a four-year varsity softball and field hockey player, as well as a Yuska winner. She went onto to be an All American Field Hockey player at Smith College. 

• Sandy Fleishman-Richman, Class of 1979, a six-year varsity tennis player, five years on the boys team, and her senior year on girls team. She was a New York State singles Champion. She won a scholarship to University of North Carolina. 

• Tony Gilliam, Class of 1978. He had 10 varsity letters. In baseball, he was an All-County MVP, and in football he was All-Division for two years. He was a member of the basketball team was a NYS Southeast Regional Championship team. He was also a Yuska winner.

• John Gilmartin, Class of 1932, who was a two-time All-Long Island nominee in football. He won a scholarship to Villanova.

• Kimberly Hren, Class of 1985, an All-County player in three sports; softball, tennis, and volleyball. 

• William Myrick, Class of 1968. He has 11 varsity letters, and was All- County in football and basketball. He went onto play basketball at Stony Brook University, and was the first 1,000-point scorer there.

• Mark Ryan Jr., Class of 1935, who was a four-year starter in football, and one of 11 All-County football players in 1934.

• Harry O'Rourke, Class of 1949, an outstanding football player who played both ways anchoring defense and leading offense.

• Mylan Le, Class of 1998, All-State in softball and field hockey, All-Conference in basketball, and a Yuska winner. She went on to play softball in the Division II World Series.

• Eric Kaufman, Class of 1987, was the first county champion in wrestling and championship runner-up in the state. He was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year at Cornell.

• Richard Cooney, who was coach and athletic director for 30 years. The fields were named for him as he was the architect of the athletic complex. 

• Mike Burns, a physical education teacher and coach for 33 years. His track teams won nine league championships, and he also coached football and lacrosse.

• The 1965 football team, which Nicoletti said is widely regarded as the best collection of athletes in school history. 

• The 1976-77 boys basketball team, undefeated league champs and NYS SE Regional champions.  The team was "considered a state championship team as there were four regions in state who didn't play for an overall championship," Nicoletti said.