Marian’s Stan Dakosty and Tamaqua’s Cindy Miller are two of 12 inductees that were selected to the District 11 Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

Inductees were selected from nominations made by member schools, officials’ chapters, and media membership. Nominees are selected by their accomplishments on the high school level and are not inclusive of accomplishments outside of high school athletics.

A Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center Lehigh Valley in Breinigsville.

The other 10 inductees include Ray Barbosa (Allen), Scott Buffington (Schuylkill Haven), Mike Cerimele (Allentown Central Catholic), Joe Gerenscer (Parkland and Whitehall), Patti Heffner (Dieruff, Catasauqua and Parkland), Lafay Hope (North Schuylkill), Brad Pensyl (Pocono Mountain), Arthur Perryman (East Stroudsburg), Dick Tracy (Whitehall, Dieruff, Bethlehem Catholic) and John Walson (Service Electric).

Dakosty’s legacy at Marian is nothing short of distinguished.

Coach Dakosty led the Marian football program from 1977 to 2016, and is returning in 2020. His 1990 team captured a PIAA Championship, posting a 13-1 record and defeating Farrell by a 21-13 in the title game.

His Colts earned seven District 11 championships to go with another six championship appearances. His teams also captured four Eastern Conference titles, with his 1986 club going undefeated at 13-0.

During his career, Dakosty has coached 46 playoff games. He has won 310 football games and has had a winning record in 35 seasons. In 1990, he was the AP Coach of the Year and also coached the Big 33 team in 1992.

Miller, meanwhile, was a phenom on the basketball court.

The Blue Raider legend scored 2,155 points (which is second on the school’s all-time scoring list), pulled down over 1,500 rebounds, had 378 steals and 467 assists in her career.

She had a single game-high of 42 points. She also had 32 rebounds in a single game, and 17 assists in a single game.

She was named First Team UPI/AP All-State in 1979 and Second Team UPI/AP in 1978 and 1980, in addition to being a three-time All-Schuylkill League performer. She helped Tamaqua win a state championship during her sophomore season in 1978.

Miller received a full scholarship to play basketball at the University of North Carolina, where she lettered three seasons (1981-1983).

She earned an undergraduate degree in Business/Humanities from Penn State University and later completed a Senior Executive Program from the London Business School.

Tickets for the event, which include a dinner before the induction ceremony, are $55 and can be purchased by contacting District 11 Chairman Bob Hartman at hartmanb@whitehallcoplay.org. The deadline to purchase tickets is Oct. 1.

Constituencies may nominate additional athletes by completing the forms located on the District 11 website, www.districtxi.com.

The nomination deadline for each class is May 1 of each induction year.