The Rochester Lancers will honor 20 members of their organization and those outside of it who have made a difference in their indoor team since it was established in 2011.

They will be inducted into the Lancers Indoor Wall of Fame prior to the Major Arena Soccer League team’s Jan. 31 game against the Baltimore Blast on Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.

“Having 20 friends loyal to this team since 2011 is special,” Lancers owner Salvatore “SoccerSam” Fantauzzo said. “Everyone involved does this for the good of the game and every game is a party.”

The inductees:

* Doug Miller, former player who earned MASL MVP honors at the age of 46 and who is the head coach of the Lancers indoor and outdoor squads

* Elliot Fauske, an original member of the team and a current TV commentator

* Gary Boughton, a current member of the squad — a midfielder-forward — who was on the 2011 team

* Jeremy Ortiz, another original player who is a midfielder-forward the Lancers’ 2019-20 side

* Marc Soltile, former goalkeeper who is the team’s goalkeeper coach

* Kyle Manscuk, a 2011 Lancer who is the team physicians assistant

* Tim Crawford, current defender on the team

* Sean Hantes, current midfielder on the squad

* Dave DiPasquale, head trainer

* John Berardicurti, assistant coach

* Ashley Maria King, team president of operations

* Kayla Klark Kent, director of operations

* Joe Giuliano, TV host

* Jill Rizzo, TV producer

* Rocky Perrotta, Arena PA

* Kari Miller, Lancers Dancers coach

* Lyndsay DiMeo Houghton, Field director

* Jeff Calkins, Arena director

* Andrew Battisti, Team historian

* Michael Lewis, FrontRowSoccer.com editor

 

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Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.