Athletic Hall of Fame to induct new members

The Conestoga Valley (CV) Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome its newest members on Friday, Oct. 4, at halftime of the Buckskins' football game against Governor Mifflin. A reception and induction ceremony will be held in the school's auditorium at 5 p.m., and the event is free and open to the public. The school is located at 2110 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster.

The 2024 inductees are Ty Bynum, Lynn Esbenshade, and John Titus.

Bynum, Class of 2007, earned three varsity letters in football. During his athletic career, he was a three-year starter and CV's All-Time leader in receptions and all-purpose yards. He holds the PIAA single season record of 1,229 yards. In 2005 and 2006, he was elected to the Lancaster-Lebanon (L-L) League First Team and PIAA's First Team as a wide receiver, and he was named CV's Offensive Player of the Year. The University of Rhode Island awarded him an academic and athletic full scholarship. He earned four varsity letters while playing for the university.

Esbenshade, Class of 1984, earned nine varsity letters: four in field hockey, three in basketball, and two in softball. In field hockey, she was selected to L-L League Section One First Team in 1981 and 1983. In 1983, she was CV's leading scorer and was voted the team's Offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP). In basketball, she was voted team MVP in 1982 and Offensive Player in 1983. In softball, she was a two-year starter and capped her senior year by being named CV Female Outstanding Athlete. She received a field hockey scholarship to attend Syracuse University, where she earned four varsity letters and captained the team in her senior year.

Titus, who was active at CV from 1984 to 2008, coached wrestling for a total of 51 years, serving at Manheim Central, Columbia, Lampeter-Strasburg, Penn Manor, and CV. He was the L-L League Coach of the Year in 1974. In 1984, he began his tenure at CV, where he was the varsity head coach for three years and then directed the junior high program for 17 years and was a volunteer coach for four years. He recorded more than 230 wins, ending his career with 345 wins, 109 losses, and two ties and achieving a winning percentage of 76%. He is a member of the Wrestling Hall of Fame of Columbia High School, the L-L League, PIAA District 3, Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the State Hall of Fame, and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Oklahoma.

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