2003 LL League Coaches Association  Hall of Fame Inductee:

George Way

    The candidates paraded through Former Manheim Central superintendent Lewis Jury's office when he interviewed to fill the head wrestling coach position in 1987. The famous, the not-so-famous, and the legends, some in their own mind, he saw them all. Then there came one man, a Williamsport native, a Lock Haven grad. Jury knew he had his man and hired him. It was the best professional hire of Dr. Jury's administrative career. Not just because of the wins and losses, the titles won, the glory attained, but because in George Way , Manheim Central had a man who put children first. A state place winner while wrestling scholastically for Williamsport High School , George won nearly 100 matches for Lock Haven. His coaching career took him on stops to Williamsport ; Macon , Georgia ; Clemson University and Mechaniscburg, where he headed his first program. In 11 years as head coach of the Barons, Way's teams were 142-44-4, winning L-L Section titles in 1989, '90 '95 and '97. His teams won four sectional tournament titles, one L-L League Tournament title and two District III tournament titles. Individually, George coached seven Manheim Holiday Tournament title winners, 27 sectional champions, seven District Ill/South Central Region Champions, 25 state qualifiers and 12 state place winners. Among those twelve state place winners were five finalists: State Champions Scott Auker ('91), Troy Barbush ('94), Jason Parmer ('95) and Joe Dougherty ('97) and state runner-up Roger Fenstermacher ('92). Following the 1998 season Way stepped down as head coach, in order to devote more time to his family and increasing professional responsibilities as an educator/administrator.

George with Fellow Inductees

George and his family

Former Coach George Way and Present Coach Justin Barbush