DAVE RITTENHOUSE

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1961
Soccer, Basketball, Baseball

NPHS MVP Athlete 1961
Co-Captain of Nationally Ranked
Soccer Team member at East Stroudsburg University
Member of NAIA National Soccer Championship Team, 1963.
Co-Captain of Nationally Ranked (8th) Soccer Team

Coach, North Penn HS, 1974-1998
Baseball and Soccer

Inducted 2005

North Penn High School, 1961

Soccer: 10, 11, 12, lettered all three years; leading scorer junior year, Co-captain senior year.  All League junior and senior year.  Basketball: 10, 11, 12, lettered senior year; Jack Smith Award (Most Assists).  Baseball: 10, 11, 12, lettered all three years; All League junior and senior years; leading hitter junior year (.391).  Genuardi Award - Outstanding Senior Athlete.    All Area senior year.  Graduated from East Stroudsburg State College 1965, B.S. Health and Physical Education.  Soccer: freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years.  Sophomore year, member of the NAIA National Championship team; Senior year, Co-captain of the undefeated NCAA 8th ranked team nationally; Senior year: MVP, All PA, NJ, DE team.  Baseball: freshman, sophomore and junior years, lettered sophomore and junior years.  Post College Athletics:  Amateur soccer: Captain, North Wales Soccer Club, 1965-1973, received invitation for Pan American Games tryout in 1966, Perkiomen League Baseball, North Wales and Harleysville, 1961-68.  Graduate of Temple University 1972, M.S. in Health and Physical Education.  Teaching and Coaching Experience:  Palisades School District, 1965-68.  Supervisor Elementary Education - Initiated and organized the Elementary Level Physical Education program.  Assistant Soccer Coach and Head Track Coach at Junior High Level, North Penn School District, 1968-69; Elementary Physical Education (4 elementary schools).  1969-1971: Junior High School Health and Physical Education/Pennfield Assistant Soccer Coach, Head Baseball Coach, 1971-1997: Middle School Health and Physical Education/Penndale, Head Soccer Coach., 1971-74, Head Baseball Coach, 1971-81, Middle School Athletic Director, 1971-97, Department Chairperson K-12, 1986-88; Department Chairperson, K-9, 1989-97.  North Penn High School: Soccer, Assistant Coach 1974-76, 1986, Head Soccer Coach 1976-84, 1987-1996 (152 wins), Bux-Mont League Champions 1977, PIAA District 3rd place finish 1996.  (To date, the highest finish by a North Penn High School Soccer Team.)  Baseball: Head Coach 1981-98 (195 wins), Bux-Mont League Champions 1981, Runner-Up District 1, Bux-Mont League Champions 1984, District 1 Champions.  (To date, the highest finish by a North Penn High School Baseball Team.)  Suburban One League Champions 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991.