The Adams County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the list of candidates for election into the county Hall of Fame. Six individuals from this list will be inducted into the Hall on November 7, 2026. This year’s induction dinner and ceremony will be held at The Atrium at Gettysburg College, and will be a celebration of 25 years of honoring local athletes. Previously inducted members of the Hall of Fame are encouraged to attend. Further detailed information on the banquet will be available in the Fall.

Dues-paying members of the Adams County Chapter may vote for candidates of their choice. Anyone who is not a dues-paying member may request a ballot by emailing the Chapter Historian at edriggs78@gmail.com.  The ballot, along with a check for membership dues ($15), must be postmarked by September 4^th. Checks may be made out to “ACSHOF”.

The bios for the candidates are as follows:

Sarah Gates-Adams

Gates-Adams graduated from Delone Catholic High School in 2000, then went on to Radford University. She excelled in volleyball, basketball, and track and field in high school, and competed well in Division I volleyball in college. Gates-Adams was a key player in Delone’s runner-up finish in the 1999 and 2000 District III basketball tournament. In track and field, she placed in the top six at districts in the javelin, shot put, 4 x 100, and 4 x 400. She was district javelin champion in 1998 with throw of 133’4”, and in 2000, the Squirettes 4 x 400 placed second at the PIAA state championships. But it was in volleyball that she showed her mettle. Gates-Adams was first team All-Area for the Hanover Sun and the Gettysburg Times for three years. She was the Times and the York Daily Record Volleyball Player of the Year in 1999, and was named to the All-State first team. She also was named the Gettysburg Times Most Outstanding Female Athlete in 1999-2000. At Radford, her volleyball team was undefeated in 2001 and was Big South champion. She made the Big South All-Tournament team in 2001, and was voted the team’s Best All-Around Player in 2003.

Dave Orwig

Orwig graduated from Penns Valley High School and Lock Haven University, but it was his 33 years in athletics coaching and administration at Bermudian Springs High School that he earned his reputation as a winner. In high school, Orwig played four years of football, basketball, and baseball, with his senior year football team being the first undefeated team in school history. At Bermudian Springs, he was an assistant football coach (1991-2000), head softball coach (1992-93), and head baseball coach (1994-2008, 2017-18). His baseball teams were YAIAA Division 3 champions in 1994 and 2008, and his overall winning percentage in baseball was just over .700. Four times Orwig was named Coach of the Year by the Hanover Evening Sun. He was also YAIAA-3 Coach of the Year in 2008. Orwig was the Eagles’ Athletics Director from 1998-2023. The YAIAA named him the Athletic Director of the Year in 2010-11. Orwig was considered “Dean of the ADs” in the YAIAA due to his longevity and professionalism.

Jeff Bair

            Bair is a 1981 graduate of Littlestown High School, and continued his education at Lebanon Valley College (1985). Bair spent his career as a teacher and coach, with stints at Waynesboro, Greencastle-Antrim, West Branch, and ultimately Gettysburg High School. He coached basketball at all four schools, and coached country and track and field at three of them. He was also an assistant cross country and track and field coach at Mt. St. Mary’s University. In high school cross country he coached 11 conference championship teams and had 27 state qualifiers. In track and field, Bair coached six conference championship teams. At the Mount he helped develop 10 conference championship, four NCAA All-Americans, and 10 school record holders. Over his career, Bair had a 136-108 record in boys’ basketball, winning one conference division championship and coaching two state-qualifying teams. It was coaching girls’ basketball where he really made his mark at Gettysburg. His Warrior teams were 121-57, with one conference championship, four straight District III 5A finals (winning two), and advancing to the final eight in the state twice. Over 50 of Bair’s athletes went on to compete in college, and eight are now coaching.

James Smith

Smith is a 1972 graduate of Delone Catholic High School, playing football for three years on a team that went 20-6-1 during his tenure. His junior year he was on the team that finished undefeated at 9-0 and was South Central League champion. He was selected and named co-captain of the Big 33 Team. Smith also wrestled, and competed for four years, piling up a regular-season record of 30-8-2, with 18 falls. In the 1971-72 season, he was PCIAA (Catholic) Eastern Regional champion at heavyweight, winning all three rounds by fall. That year he was PCIAA State champion at heavyweight, beating the defending champion in the final, and becoming Delone’s first state champion in any sport. Smith was awarded a full football scholarship to University of Pittsburgh, where he was injured. Ever persistent, he then wrestled at Pitt briefly before being injured again, ending his athletic career.

Jennifer Poist

            Poist graduated from Delone Catholic High School in 2007, and went on to the University of Arizona. A spinal cord tumor at age seven confined her to a wheelchair, and it is as a Paralympic athlete that she exceled in sports. Poist played wheelchair basketball and sled hockey for the Bennett Blazers, an adaptive sports program in Baltimore, MD, from 2003-2007. Her teams in both basketball and sled hockey won national championships during that tenure. Poist continued her playing at Arizona, joining the wheelchair basketball team. Her U-25 basketball team won the gold medal in 2011, helping her qualify for the national Paralympic Team in 2012. That team finished fourth at the 2012 Paralympics in London, but her 2016 team won Paralympic Gold at the Rio Paralympics competition. She was also on the team that won the 2015 Parapan American Games gold medal. Poist currently plays for the Arizona Storm, a member of the wheelchair basketball league in Arizona, while she works as a pharmacist in Tucson.

Darnell Johnson

Johnson is a 2005 graduate of Gettysburg High School. He was a standout football player and track and field athlete in high school, and was on his way to a fine college career when a knee injury ended his athletic participation. As a football player, Johnson ran for 1,245 yards, 19 rushing touchdowns (22 total) his senior year. He accumulated 2,245 career rushing yards and 32 rushing touchdowns (36 total). When he graduated, he held the Warrior record for most touchdowns in one game, with six. In a five-day span where the team played two games, Johnson ran for 500 yards and eight touchdowns. He was third team All-State his senior year. In track and field, Johnson was the best in the state. His junior year he set a school and Adams County record in the triple jump (47’11”). That jump was good enough for him to be state champion. He also set a school record in the long jump (22’3”). He was an outstanding sprinter as well, running a school record time of 10.8 for 100 meters. His senior year, he led the Warriors to the Division title, won the district triple jump, and placed third at states. He was named Gettysburg Times Athlete of the Year in 2004. Johnson won a scholarship to University of Miami for track and field. His freshman year he placed fourth in the ACC indoor triple jump, before becoming injured.

Ryan Anderson

            Anderson graduated from New Oxford High School, and went on to Dickinson College, graduating in 2007. Anderson earned 11 varsity letters at New Oxford, competing in football, wrestling, and baseball. In football, he started three years as outside linebacker, twice being named All-Conference in YAIAA-1. His senior year, he played quarterback, leading the team to the league championship. He was named Gettysburg Times and Hanover Evening Sun Player of the Year, and was on the PA Football News All-State team. As a wrestler, Anderson had 89 career wins, and was a three-time District III qualifier, placing fourth at 160 pounds his senior year. He was named to all-area teams by the Times and Evening Sun. In baseball, he played 81 games, starting all four years, being named All-Conference three years. He graduated ranked in the top five in school history for games played, at bats, hits, RBI, runs scored, and batting average. Anderson was New Oxford and Gettysburg Times Male Athlete of the Year in 2003. At Dickinson, he won four varsity football letters as a standout on defense, starting 41 consecutive games. The Red Devils were Centennial Conference champions in 2004 and 2006, making the NCAA playoffs in 2006. He also won four letters in baseball, playing in 94 games and finishing with a .273 batting average. Anderson coached football at four colleges from 2007-2016. He is now the Athletic Director at New Oxford.

Terrill Barnes

Barnes is a 2006 graduate of Gettysburg High School, and attended Lackawanna College and Indiana University of PA (2014). His senior year at Gettysburg, Barnes was named first team All-State after an amazing season in which the Warriors went 9-2 and qualified for the District playoffs. He caught passes for 1,229 yards, which was fourth in the state and first in the Mid-Penn Conference. He scored 15 receiving touchdowns and 11 others, including a 98-yard reception in Hershey Stadium. Barnes also exceled on defense, recording 89 tackles and five interceptions as a safety. At Lackawanna College, he caught 47 passes for 873 yards, then matriculated to Indiana of PA. There, Barnes put it all together, making the Hawks’ All-Decade Team. His junior year he started all 14 games, was first team All-PSAC, and led the team with 764 yards receiving and eight touchdowns, averaging 17.8 yards per catch. The Hawks won the PSAC championship game, where he scored three touchdowns. His senior year, Barnes led the team in receiving yards with 1,014, ranking him fifth in IUP history. He had 63 catches, eight of which were for touchdowns. He finished with 106 career receptions, 1,788 receiving yards, and 16 receiving touchdowns. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins, and went through rookie camp. He played semi-pro ball with the Central Penn Pyrana.

Hannah Logue Lewis

Logue Lewis graduated from Fairfield High School in 2017, and continued her education at Emmanuel College (2021). She then competed as a graduate student in her fourth year of eligibility at Truett McConnell University (2023). Logue was arguably the best soccer player ever to wear the Green and White. She led Fairfield to the PIAA state championship in 2016, and was YAIAA MVP in 2016. She was named to the All-State team in 2016, and was a three-time Gametime PA All-Star. Logue Lewis scored 171 career goals and had 89 assists for Fairfield. In college she was Emmanuel’s leading scorer for three consecutive years, and was twice named to the All-Conference Carolinas team. She scored 32 goals over three seasons. Completing her eligibility at Truitt McConnell, Logue Lewis scored 23 goals in one season, was Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and was named third team, NAIA All-American.

Andy O’Brien

            O’Brien is a graduate of Delone Cathlolic High School (1999) and York College (2004). In high school, he scored 1,003 career points and led the Squires to the PIAA playoffs his junior and senior years. Delone was 19-10 his senior year. In college, O’Brien blossomed, as he became York’s all-time leading scorer with 2,001 career points, averaging 19.8 points per game for his career. O’Brien was a three-time All-Capital Area Conference selection, and finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in the conference. He played in 101games, shot 45.5% from the field (716 FGs), 37.3% from the three-point line (205 three-pointers), and was 364-443 (82.2%) from the free throw line. He had 542 rebounds, 340 assists, and 157 steals. He is now an NCAA basketball referee, refereeing Big10 and Big East games, along with some mid-major games.

Dwight David Eisenhower (deceased)

President Dwight Eisenhower played a crucial role in popularizing golf in America through his visible passion and active promotion of the sport. He was also an accomplished football player, having started in five games in his sophomore year at West Point. An injury during that season ended his football career. An avid golfer, Eisenhower’s installation of a putting green by the PGA on the White House lawn and frequent high-profile games, often covered by the media, brought significant attention to golf. The PGA also installed the putting green at his farm in Gettysburg and at Camp David. His participation in the sport alongside celebrities and politicians, combined with the rise of televised sports, helped bring golf into American living rooms and inspired many to take up the game. Ike was a member of Gettysburg Country Club, frequently hosting friend Arnold Palmer to play. He loved Augusta National, home to the Masters, and he played the course over 200 times. His legacy is commemorated by the famous Eisenhower Tree at Augusta National, which used to stand at the 17^th hole, symbolizing his lasting impact on golf’s popularity, as well as the Eisenhower Cabin near the tenth tee, built when he became President. In 2009, he was enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Barry Jacoby (deceased)

            Jacoby was a 1967 graduate of Biglerville High School and Gettysburg College (1971). In 1966, he led Biglerville to its first unbeaten season (8-0-2), by scoring 146 of the team’s 188 points that season with 21 touchdowns and 20 extra points. In the game for the Blue Mountain League championship against Gettysburg, Jacoby rushed for 251 yards and scored all four touchdowns in the game. For the season he had 229 carries for 1,459 yards, and earned Honorable Mention All-State honors. He was named the BML Most Outstanding Player, and the Class B Outstanding Player in Central Pennsylvania. He was named to the Big 33 team and earned a scholarship to Gettysburg College. In college, he did it all as he punted, kicked off, kicked extra points, passed, received, ran, and played defense. In his sophomore year, he led the Bullets in rushing yards. Jacoby was also outstanding track and field athlete at Biglerville, holding records in the triple jump, and the mile relay.