New County HOF Class

Salem County Sports Hall of Fame inducts 6 new members, honors 3 community service contributors

The Salem County Sports Hall of Fame welcomed nine county luminaries into its ranks Friday night in ceremonies at Salem Community College.

The class included six inductees and recognized three individuals for advancing Salem County athletics.

The 2023 inductees were:

Dylan Cummings – Played baseball and football at Pennsville Memorial High School (PMHS) and continued his record-breaking football career at Methodist University.  

Tyler Cummings – Competed in cross country and track and field at PMHS and continued his award-winning track career at Coastal Carolina University.  

Amy Coker McDade – Played soccer, basketball and softball at PMHS and continued her celebrated softball career at Caldwell College (now Caldwell University).  

Victoria (Tori) Nugent – Competed in tennis and softball at PMHS and continued her distinguished tennis career at Monmouth University and Rowan College Gloucester County.  

Katie Jackson Scull – Played soccer, basketball and softball at PMHS and continued her illustrious softball career at Caldwell College (now Caldwell University).  

Ta’riq D. Thomas – Competed in football, basketball and track and field at Woodstown High School, and continued his renowned track and field career at Delaware Valley University.  

The three community service contributors were:

Louise Foley — the retired YMCA program director who taught swimming to generations of Salem County residents, 

Mike Hartman — a longtime high school and youth sports coach, and   

Lou Priest – a record-breaking baseball player at St. James High School who later played semi-pro baseball.    

Next year’s Hall of Fame ceremonies are scheduled for Aug. 22. Nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024 are now being accepted. For details, email SCC Foundation Executive Director Ceil Smith at csmith@salemcc.edu.  

A larger story on the induction class can be found in the archives of Riverview Sports News.

Cover photo: The honorees for the Salem County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 included: First row (from left): Louise Foley (community service honoree), Tyler Cummings, Amy Coker McDade, Katie Jackson Scull and Victoria (Tori) Nugent. Second row (from left): Dylan Cummings, Ta’riq D. Thomas, Mike Hartman (community service honoree) and Lou Priest (community service honoree). (Photo by Chuck Erhardt/SCC).

Story credit: Salem County CC