Haverford’s Burke to be honored at luncheon

The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame’s Delaware County Chapter will honor six student-athletes at its winter awards luncheon Tuesday, March 18, at Barnaby’s of Ridley Township.

Basketball players Erin Burke of Haverford High, Haley Sipple of Chichester and Chester High’s Tyrell Sturdivant, track and field athletes James Belfatto of Cardinal O’Hara and Christina Holmes of Penn Wood, and wrestler Scott Pendell of Delaware County Christian School will be honored for their success in and out of the classroom.

Former Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey will be the guest speaker at the luncheon, which begins at noon and is open to the public. Tickets are $25, and reservations can be made by contacting Delaware County Chapter president Frank May at (610) 457-0028 by Friday.

Erin Burke ranks near the top of her class academically, is a member of the National Honor Society and National Business Honor Society, and has completed a number of Advanced Placement courses.

She works at the Sacred Heart Parish Center, has helped with the Aids Walk and Heart Walk fundraisers, has volunteered at a local soup kitchen and the community music festival, and has been a basketball and volleyball camp counselor.

She has been involved with the Future Business Leaders of America, S.A.D.D., and the Interact Club. A starting guard for two years for the basketball team, she has earned Haverford’s TORT (tenacious, outhustle, relentless, team player) award.