TERRI YEAGER

2026 Chambersburg Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee

In Terri Yeager’s time at Chambersburg – she graduated in 1970 — girls sports were just starting to expand their foothold. That makes it harder to produce a wealth of numbers or honors to show how good of an athlete Yeager was.

But trust us, she was a trailblazer for girls and women’s sports and would have thrived on the fields and courts had she come through school at a later time.

Terri Yeager

Yeager is one of 9 individuals and one team that will be inducted into the Chambersburg Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 18-19.

Other individuals are Kellen Williams, Carla (Shearer) Christian, Craig Helmuth, Brooke (Jacobs) Lombardozzi, Norm Snowberger, Paul Kaiser, Jack Mull and Steve Moore, and the 1989 state champion girls cross country team. Stories on each of them have been or will be published this summer.

When Yeager was at CASHS, the only girls sports were field hockey and basketball, plus one event in track & field. She played them all, including running the third leg of the 4 x 100 girls relay in track.

The girls teams played only 8-10 games per season, and there were no such things as playoffs or all-star honors.

In field hockey, Yeager led her team in scoring with 7 goals in 1968. In her senior season, she set a school record for scoring in a basketball game, dropping in 41 points (28 from the field, 13-for-15 at the foul line) in a win over Fannett-Metal. She also set records that year for points in a season (161) and career (316).

After graduating, Yeager worked for Stanley Company manufacturing for 4 years. But she was then convinced to come to Wilson College and play field hockey and basketball under coach Marlys Palmer, who had also coached her in high school.

“Dorothy Wauls, Judy Caldwell and Ginger Secrist were coaches who influenced me, but the most influential was Coach Palmer,” Yeager said. “She’s probably the reason I’m the person I am today.”

Yeager played 4 years of field hockey for Wilson and was selected to the Central Penn tournament team twice. She also played 4 years of basketball and she was good enough to be offered a spot on a semi-pro team, which she declined.

After college, Yeager remained a busy athletic competitor in the Chambersburg area. She became a teacher at Scotland School for Veterans Children, keeping that job for 31 years, and coached the field hockey, basketball and volleyball teams.

Outside of school, Yeager played with the Franklin County Field Hockey Club from 1980-1993 and was invited to compete in two National Field Hockey Festivals.

She also became a local star in slow pitch softball, starting in 1971 and playing until 1996. Her first team, the Chamberettes, compiled a 51-game win streak, and she also won league championships with Hughes Superthrift, Canada Dry and Coors Light.

Yeager served as the president of the Chambersburg Women’s Softball League for 6 years.

She also stayed in touch with sports by becoming a PIAA official, working games for 34 years in field hockey and 10 in basketball.

Yeager also enjoyed watching her two daughters – Stephanie (VanBrakle) Prothro, who was inducted to the 2024 class of the Chambersburg Hall of Fame, and Monica (Yeager) Miller – play sports at CASHS.

By Ed Gotwals