The 2012 Jim Thorpe girls basketball team was the only girls’ cage team in school history to win the Schuylkill League Division 1 championship. The squad also set a record for wins in a season by posting a mark of 21-5.

In addition to those accomplishments, the Olympians won the Lehighton Christmas tournament and qualified for the league playoffs for the first time.

The highlight of their season was beating Blue Mountain three out of four times, including in the Schuylkill League Division 1 playoff game and again in the District 11 playoffs.

The team was led by First Team All-Stater Celeste Robinson, who broke the Jim Thorpe all-time scoring record with 1,699 points. She finished the season averaging 24.5 points per game. Kristin Lawrence was outstanding from the 3-point line, making 45 three-pointers.

The other members of the team were Cristyna Batts, Danielle Becker, Gabby Binder, Catherine Condly, Nikki Ennis, Amy Jascot, Jeanna McElmoyle, Chastity Mosteller, Alissa Rusbarsky and Chelsea Smelas.

Rob Kovac was the head coach and his assistants were John Koehler, Tricia McElmoyle and Trish O’Gurek. The team was managed by Kyle Lawrence, the brother of Kristin.

This completes the biographies of the six inductees entering the 2018 Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame. The other five are Ashley Nicola, Hillary Reis Weinert, Brian “Pip” Rehrig, Ed Hedes, and Robert Hodor.

The Jim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame’s 29th Annual Induction Banquet will be held on Saturday, Aug.18 at Dean Anthony’s Restaurant on 1122 North Street in Jim Thorpe. There is limited seating (220 maximum). Call Wilmer Redline (570-325-3073) or Jack Kmetz (570-325-4923) for tickets to the banquet and the induction ceremony.

All tickets will be sold in advance and none will be sold at the door. Tickets cost $35. Children from 5-12 will be admitted for $10.95 and children under 5 will be free. Tickets include wine, beer and soda. All else is a cash bar.

Cocktail hour will begin at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and the induction ceremony will begin at 7:15 p.m. Musical entertainment will be provided at the end of the awards banquet. Personalized advertisements for the 2018 banquet program can be purchased for $25, $50, and $100. Contact Redline or Kmetz for more details.