Former Ballston Spa Wrestling Coach Receives Lifetime Service Award
Photo of Harold “Harvey” Staulters via the Upstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
BALLSTON SPA — The Upstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has named former Ballston Spa High School Varsity Wrestling Coach Harold “Harvey” Staulters as one of the recipients of its 2025 Lifetime Service Award. He’ll receive the honor at a Sep. 21 ceremony at the DoubleTree Hotel in East Syracuse.
Staulters started his wrestling career at Ballston Spa, wrestling for Section II under Vince Johnson, and then wrestled for two years at the University of Albany, where he wrestled for Hall of Fame coach Joe DeMeo. A serious neck injury ended his career, but it didn’t end his love for the sport. He would go on to have an accomplished coaching career at Ballston Spa High School, where he was named the Section II Class A and Class B Varsity Coach of the Year. 14 of his wrestlers went on to win Section II titles and placed highly in the NYSPHSAA Championships.
Staulters also served as the Suburban Council Wrestling Coordinator, and worked in the community with the volunteer fire department and the Ballston Spa Police Benevolent Association.
Coach Staulters retired from teaching after 31 years as a social studies teacher at Ballston Spa, then began working at Clarkson University’s Master of Art Teaching program, where he guides new teachers in their student teaching experience.