The Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame committee is excited to announce the 2026 Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame weekend. This year’s Hall of Fame weekend will take place on October 16 and 18. The class will be recognized in between the first and second quarter of our QV Home football game vs Seton LaSalle starting at 7pm. On Sunday, October 18, the annual banquet will take place at 11am at the Edgeworth Club. For ticket information please email [email protected].
This year’s class includes John Martin (2000), Kara Vezza-Herring (2004), Farrah Causby (1995), Dennis Pauley, and the 2011 Boys Cross Country Team. Read more about the Hall of Fame and its inductees.
John Martin - Football, Basketball
A 2000 Quaker Valley graduate John Martin was a three-year letter winner in football and a two-year letter winner in basketball. John quarterbacked the Quakers for three seasons from 1998-2000 and in all three seasons passed for over 1,000 yards. John is the only player in Quaker Valley football history to throw for three 1,000-yard seasons. A first team all- conference selection John’s 192 completions rank second all-time in Quaker Valley history. During his career he accumulated 3,288 passing yards and 30 touchdowns. His 3,623 total yards has him fifth in Total Offense in Quaker Valley history. On the basketball court John was part of two section championship teams and the 1999 PIAA state runner-up team. Read more about John Martin.
Kara Vezza-Herring - Soccer
A 2004 Quaker Valley graduate Kara Vezza-Herring was a highly decorated 4-year starter for the lady Quakers soccer team. She led teams that captured four section championships, two WPIAL runner-up and one PIAA State runner - up. Her individual accomplishments include four first-team all-section teams, three-time all-WPIAL selection, two-time All-State selection. She was a three-time Pittsburgh Post Gazette team of the Year selection. Kara was the last of four accomplished Vezza sisters (Angel, Rochele, Tessie) that stared for the Quakers and played for their Quaker Valley Hall of Fame dad Dom Vezza. Kara also participated in basketball, lacrosse and track during her time at Quaker Valley.
Farrah Causby - Basketball
Farrah Causby was not only one of the standout players in Quaker Valley High School girls’ basketball history she ranks among the best to ever score in all of Quaker Valley basketball girls or boys. Her defining achievement was setting the program’s career scoring record with 1,396 points, a mark established during the 1995 season and on that lasted for approximately 30 years. Her record reflected sustained offensive excellence and made her a benchmark for generations of Quaker Valley players which followed. A sign of enduring impact and legacy. Causby’s long-standing total remains one of the program’s most significant individual accomplishments.
Dennis Pauley - Contributor
In the category of contributor Dennis Pauley has been part of the Quaker Valley Athletic family for close to 40 years. In his role as youth sports coordinator at the Sewickley YMCA, Dennis was able to support and advance Quaker Valley youth sports programs for decades. Dennis has influenced and helped hundreds of Quaker Valley youth athletes and in turn helped establish the base for future Quaker Valley high school athletic teams. Dennis expanded his role over the years by helping the QV Football, QV Girls Basketball, QV Boys Basketball, QV Track and QV Lacrosse teams, handling statistics on game day, assisting in scorekeeping and any needed support. Dennis has been a fixture of Quaker Valley sports for some time as supporting teams as both a staff member and as a fan. A current Leetsdale resident Dennis was born and raised in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, but everyone at Quaker Valley considers him one of us. Read more about Dennis Pauley.
2011 Boys Cross Country
The 2011 season was one of the most successful and defining years in the history of the storied Quaker Valley High School boys’ cross-country program. Coached by David Noyes, the Quakers established themselves as the premier Class AA cross country program in the state of Pennsylvania. In that season the Quakers secured the WPIAL (District 7) Class AA championship, marking their fifth consecutive WPIAL crown in an eventual six-year championship streak (2007–2012). The team went on to capture the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AA boys team state championship at the Hershey Parkview Course winning in commanding fashion with 90 team points (a 91-point margin over the runners-up). Hallmarks of that and many successful teams during the streak were outstanding leadership. Roy Hadfield won the WPIAL individual championship, with teammate Nat Fox taking the silver medal. That team also included future Quaker Valley Hall of Famer L.J. Westwood. The team’s dominant postseason was built around exceptional depth and tight compression among their top five scoring runners, consistently finishing ahead of top Class AA competition across western Pennsylvania and statewide invitationals.