The annual Carbon County Hall of Fame banquet will be held Sunday, May 28, at Memorial Hall, Jim Thorpe.

The program will start promptly at 1 p.m. with the dinner, followed by individual inductions of 23 persons who attained athletic accomplishments.This year's inductees are:Palmerton - Bart Wagner, Gerald Rehrig and Art George.Lehighton - Dennis Rehrig, Jerry Serfass and Bruce Barry.Nesquehoning - Ed Wise, Robert Coombe and Thomas Zaengle.Lansford - Dennis Boyle, Dave Padora and Joe Petko.Jim Thorpe - Brad Shanfelt, John McGowan and John Searfoss.Summit Hill - Chris Zuber, Fenton Black and Jennifer (Blasko) Gaines.Coaldale - Evan Evans, Ed Hedes and Greg Posta.Tamaqua - Lisa Willing and Howie Miller.Banquet tickets can be purchased from the following Hall of Fame committee members: Danny McGinley 570-325-3550, Emmett McCall 570-645-2093, Vince Spisak (570-645-4542), Art George (610-826-2830), Jake Boyer (610-751-6634), Trevor Lawrence (570-645-4722), Bill Gardiner (570-669-6564), Bob Gelatko (570-645-8652), Evan Evans (570-645-7716), Tom Bonner (570-386-2516), Herb Welsh (570-760-1744). Tickets are $35 for adults. For children under 12, the cost is $15.Below are the bios for the Summit Hill inductees:Chris ZuberChris Zuber is a son of Stan and Louise Zuber of Summit Hill. He graduated in 1979 from Panther Valley High School, where he lettered in track and field, football and basketball.In his only year on the track and field team as a freshman, Zuber participated in the pole vault event and reached a personal best of 12 feet, 6 inches.A three-year letter winner in football, Zuber saw his first varsity action as a sophomore, playing special teams, and eventually was inserted into the starting lineup as a defensive back. Because of his athletic versatility, during his junior and senior years, Coach Trevor Lawrence had Zuber play tailback, wide receiver, defensive back, punt team, punt returner, holder for extra points and kickoff/kick return special teams. Following his junior year, Zuber was an All State Honorable Mention selection as a defensive back.A three-year letter winner in basketball, Zuber saw his first varsity action as a freshman, played on four teams that qualified for the District 11 AA Tournament, and became the starting point guard as a sophomore, joining his brothers, Stan and Mark, in the lineup for Phil "Pip" Rader's basketball teams of 77, 78 and 79.A quintessential point guard, Zuber was more than happy to lead his team in assists and make the players around him better. During his junior year, he averaged 11 points per game and scored 14 points and was the floor general who guided the Panthers to the Anthracite League Championship by beating archrival Marian.In his senior year, the Panthers played in the Anthracite League Championship and Zuber averaged 13 points per game and scored 21 points to lead the Panthers to the 1979 District 11 Class AA title over Stroudsburg by a score of 61-40.In 1979, the Panthers finished with a record of 24-7 and advanced to the Eastern quarterfinals in the PIAA State Tournament.Zuber currently ranks 10th in scoring on the PV boys' all-time scoring list. He was an All-State Honorable Mention selection; was an All League and All Area All Star; and was an all-tournament team selection and MVP in the Panther Valley/Tamaqua Officials Tournament. He also won the MVP in the All Area Stars and Stripes game played in St. Joe's Gym, Hazleton, and was the recipient of the Outstanding Basketball Player Award for Panther Valley.After graduation from PV, Zuber attended East Stroudsburg State College, where he played basketball for Coach Ken Sisson. He was a two-year letter winner and starting point guard in the 82 and 83 seasons, and was named co-captain for the 83 season. He received a bachelor of science degree in special education from ESSC and later earned his master of education degree in secondary education from Kutztown University.Upon graduating from college, Zuber stayed involved with basketball as an assistant coach at the Oscar Smith High School, Chesapeake, VA, Kutztown University and Northwestern Lehigh High School. He is currently a high school Learning Support Teacher at Northwestern.Zuber resides in Schnecksville with his wife of 33 years, the former Sandra King, who is also a 1979 graduate of Panther Valley, where she was also the class valedictorian. Their daughter, Ashley Zuber, DPT, is an assistant women's basketball coach at the University of Buffalo, and their son, Eric, resides in Schnecksville and is a high school math teacher and assistant football and basketball coach for Parkland High School.Jennifer (Blasko) GainesJen (Blasko) Gaines is the daughter of Bob and Robin Blasko of Summit Hill. She was a four-sport athlete at Marian High School, where she played volleyball, basketball, softball and track.During her athletic career, she accrued 13 letters, won seven Schuylkill League championship titles, five District 11 gold medals, three silver medals, medals in the PIAA Class A State Championship finals (two in basketball and one in volleyball), and one gold medal as the 2003 PIAA Class A state volleyball champion.Jen was a leader on the court, serving as captain of the volleyball and basketball teams in her junior and senior years. Before graduating from Marian, she established four school records on the volleyball team.Jen was the Times News Volleyball Player of the Year and the Pottsville Republican and Herald Volleyball Co-Player of the Year in her senior season.She graduated in 2005 as a 1,000-point scorer in basketball with a 4.0 grade-point average, received the Schuylkill County Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award and the Frank H. Walser Memorial Scholarship, and was nominated for the Wendy's Heisman Award.She continued her volleyball career, playing Division 2 volleyball for Slippery Rock University, where she was the starting outside hitter for four years. She became one of only three players in the Rock's history to play in the NCAA tournament all four seasons of her collegiate eligibility and was named NCAA Division 2 Conference Commissioner's Association's Atlantic Region Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2008-2009), Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Pete Nevin's Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2008-2009), PSAC Fall Top Ten Award winner (2007-2009), and earned ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American First Team status in 2008. She was a captain in her junior and senior years and led the team in kills, digs and service aces in her final season.Gaines (Blasko) earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science while playing at the Rock and continued her education there to earn a doctorate degree in physical therapy while working as the graduate assistant coach for the volleyball team. She completed her undergraduate and graduate studies with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.Jen attributes her success both on and off the court to her family and the coaches she has had along the way, who taught her the values of hard work, dedication and discipline.She and her husband, Bryce, recently moved back to the Coal Region from Baltimore, MD. Jen currently works as a physical therapist in the outpatient setting for St. Luke's Physical Therapy, treating orthopedic injuries.Fenton BlackFenton Black is a 1993 graduate of Panther Valley High School. He earned 11 varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball and track. In football, he was a three-year starter as both wide receiver and defensive back.Fenton played alongside fellow inductees Brad Miller and Cazzie Kosciolek and was coached by Tom Bonner, also an inductee.In 1991, he led the Panthers with 53 receptions and 703 yards. The team went 10-1 and won the Eastern Conference South Class B Championship before losing to Montrose.In 1992, Fenton had 68 receptions for 1,179 yards on a Panther team that finished 9-3, falling in the Eastern Conference Championship game.Combined with Miller, the duo had an impressive 138 receptions and 2,137 yards receiving during the 1992 season.Fenton was twice named Reading Eagle Anthracite Receiver of the Year, along with garnering numerous other local honors. He was also the winner of the Maj. William Whitehead Award as a senior at Panther Valley High.He was a three-year starter at guard on the Panthers' cage team that played for Hall of Fame coach, the late Tony Antinozzi. Their teams were District 11 qualifiers in all three years and won the Schuylkill League Division III title in 1993.In the spring, Fenton played baseball and ran track. He was a three-year starter at shortstop and was on three district qualifying teams. In track, he participated in the jumps, 400-meter run and 4-by-100 relay team. He qualified for District 11 competition in five different events during his career and was a member of the 1991 District 11 championship and 1993 District 11 runner-up 4-by-100 relay teams. He was also a member of relay teams that won three consecutive Schuylkill League championships from 1991-93.After high school, Fenton attended Kutztown University to play football. He played for one year (1993) under fellow Hall of Fame inductee Coach Al Leonzi. Later, he attended Misericordia University and graduated in 2008 with a degree in business management.Fenton is still active today coaching football and other sports. He works in research development for Versum Materials. He resides in Lake Hauto with his wife, Kristin (Blazosky) Black, and their two daughters, Leah, 9, and Millie, 8.