The Athletics Department at Columbia-Greene Community College inducted the standout C-GCC athletes Mickey Brantley, Deshawn Ziths, Bobby Pandy and Tracy Nytransky into its Hall of Fame, during a breakfast ceremony in early May at the Greenport campus.

Remarks were made by college President James Campion and Vice President and Dean of Students and Enrollment Management Joseph Watson. The induction was led by Athletic Director Walter Rickard. The student speaker was Rob Jones.

Of the former athletes, Nytransky was the only one able to attend the ceremony.

Brantley, who distinguished himself in baseball, soccer and basketball during the 1979-80 season, went on to enjoy a noteworthy career in professional baseball, both as a player and a coach.

At C-GCC, in 1979-1980, he earned Male Athlete of the Year and basketball's Most Valuable Player.

In baseball, he achieved an overall battening average of .463, on 30 hits, with 13 R.B.I., two home runs, seven stolen bases, six doubles, and 28 runs scored. On the basketball court, Brantley's per-game average was 10 points, with 5.4 assists and 6.8 rebounds.

He transferred to Coastal Carolina College in South Carolina and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners, making his major league debut in 1986.

He established a career batting average of .259 during his three years with the team. In 1987, he became the club's starting left fielder, knocking in 14 homers, with a .302 batting average in 92 games. In one game, against the Cleveland Indians, Brantley had three home runs and 7 R.B.I.

Overall, during his Major League career, Brantley hit 32 homers and had 125 R.B.I. He went on to become a coach for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets.

Ziths played baseball and basketball for C-GCC, from 1996 to 1997. On the field, he played in 56 games, during which time he accumulated a .431 batting average, 12 home runs, 79 hits, 79 runs, six doubles, six triples, 55 R.B.I. and 32 stolen bases.

On the court, he set a school single-season scoring record, with 776 points.

He was voted Male Athlete of the Year, 1996-97. In addition, he was Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year and 1st Team All-Region, both 1997.

Ziths Transferred to American International College. He was signed to a baseball contract with the Baltimore Orioles, during the 1996 amateur draft.

Nytransky played softball and bowling at the Greenport campus, 1994-96. In 33 softball games, she compiled a .516 batting average, 53 hits, eight home runs, 11 triples, 14 doubles, 61 runs and 54 R.B.I.

In bowling, she averaged a score of 199, with a game-high of 278. She also had a 666 high triple and became a national runner-up for the 1996 NJCAA team.

Nytransky was Female Athlete of the Year, 1994-1995 and First Team Doubles All American, 1996. She transferred to St. Bonaventure University.

Pandy played basketball for the college from 2003 to 2005. In 56 games, he scored 1149 points with 784 rebounds and 224 assists. He averaged 20.5 points, 14 rebounds and four assists per game.

He was voted 1st Team All Region, 1st Team Mountain Valley Conference and Honorable Mention All American, all 2003-04. In addition, he was named 1st Team All-American, Player of the Year Region III and Player of the Year Mountain Valley Conference, and received a SUNY Chancellor's Scholar Athlete Award, all 2004-05.

Pandy transferred to Texas A&M Kingsville.

Community members inducted into the Hall of Fame were Roy Brown, Walter and Grace Goldberg, and Virginia Ambrose.

A past chairman of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors, Brown performed in a number of capacities at C-GCC, including athletic director, alumni director and both softball and basketball coach.

Brown is responsible for a number of athletic department policies and has supported Twins' teams as both a professional and a volunteer. In addition, he is currently Germantown Supervisor.

Former students at C-GCC, the Goldbergs, who are husband and wife, have been among the most dedicated supporters of college sports. As a result, the Twins Tip-Off Basketball Tournament was renamed the Goldberg Classic, in 2008, in their honor.

Ambrose, a counselor at Cairo-Durham High School, is a former coach and supporter for the athletic program at the college.