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BOB WHITENS PAUL MILLER RON (SATCH) ENGLUND RICK COMLEY INDUCTION BANQUET ISLAND RESORT CASINO AND May 11, 2013 • 6:00PM ET May 11, 2013 RONALD (WIMPY) NETTELL PAT GROLEAU 42 HARRIS, MICHIGAN HALL OF FAME HALL ND UP SPORTS SPORTS UP ANNUAL DEKE ROUTHEAUX BOB KING JOHN VASSEAU DEANNA (SUTTON) KRESKI 2013 - 2014 U.P. SPorTS Hall of faME CalEnDar June 22, 2013 St. Ignace LaSalle High School, U.P. All-Star Classic July 26-27, 2013 Escanaba, Hall of Fame Annual Meeting April 26, 2014 Induction Banquet at Harris, Mi U.P. SPorTS Hall of faME aCaDEMIC/aTHlETIC SCHolarSHIP WInnErS Each year all Upper Peninsula High Schools can nominate 1 female and 1 male student athlete for the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame scholarship. Each year 2 female and 2 male student athletes are selected as winners. The scholarship is $500 per year, for 4 years or $2,000 total for each winner. 1997 Kerry Kusz - Iron Mountain 2006 Angela Guisfredi - Lake Linden Kristen Nichols - Lake Linden Helen Lillie - Ewen/Trout Creek William McDonald - Pickford Eric Boye - Menominee Michael Moore - St. Ignace Kyle Robinson - Watersmeet 1998 Darcy Millon - Cedarville 2007 Emily Feldhake - Cedarville Elizabeth Pietila - Hancock Ellary Renier - Norway Jared Bowerman - Munising Anthony Barrette - Negaunee Steve Grunlund - North Dickinson Kurt Bjorkman - Kingsford 1999 *Sara Boyer - Rapid River 2008 Jessica Racine – Westwood Tara Reddinger - Kingsford Kimberly Tweedale – Munising Beth Koski - Baraga Dave Ellis – Negaunee Matt Barron - Mid Peninsula Dan Sjoquist – Kingsford John Pietila - Kingsford 2009 Brooke Granquist – North Central 2000 Adriane Ostwald - Kingsford Kelsey Roberts – Kingsford Jennifer Swanson - Westwood Logan Chadde – Lake Linden Nathan Fraiser - West Iron County Kyle Jensen – Gladstone Lance Veeser - Bark River Harris 2010 Jenna Hyrkas - Calumet 2001 Megan Canadeo - Marquette Katie Fitzpatrick - Sault Ste. Marie Karolyn Getzen - St. Ignace Kyle Aho - Gwinn Kelsey Fors - Ewen/Trout Creek Justin Fila - Norway Steve McDonald - St. Ignace 2011 *Nicole Elmblad - St. Ignace 2002 Jamie Fornetti - Kingsford Rachel Crane - Houghton Maria Han - West Iron County Aliisa Paquette - Munising Bryan Jacobs - Escanaba Dylan McKevitt - Negaunee Tony Mendina - Norway Jordan Chartier - Superior Central 2003 Korry Schwanz - Menominee 2012 Zachary French - Westwood Jill Recla - Kingsford Andrew Kelto - Munising Christopher Kupitz - Bessemer Megan Kangas - Norway Benjamin Seppala - Chassell Jaime Madalinski - Bark River Harris 2004 Sarah Stream - Westwood 2013 Sarah Cullip - St Ignace *Krista Clement - St. Ignace Tara Kiilunen - Calumet Katherine Lindahl - Gladstone Kenner Broullire - Manistique Matt Franti - Ewen/Trout Creek Ross Micheals - Chassell Jordan Ostwald - Kingsford 2005 Tara Lahtinen - Gladstone Kelly McClure - Iron Mountain * Due to a full basketball scholarship, Timothy Barrette - Negaunee Steven Short - Kingsford NCAA rules do not allow players to accept UPSHF scholarships. The U.P. Sports Hall of Fame is located at the Pine Mountain Resort in Iron Mountain If you have any questions or comments visit the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame website at upshf.com. ProGraM MASTER OF CEREMONIES...............................................................Mike Caruso U.P. Sports Hall of Fame, Council Member WELCOME ............................................................................Rod Guizzetti President, U.P. Sports Hall of Fame EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS .....................................................Cathy Shamion U.P. Sports Hall of Fame, Executive Director INTRODUCTION OF HALL OF FAME SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ............................ Dave Lahtinen U.P. Sports Hall of Fame, Council Member INTRODUCTION OF PAST INDUCTEES DINNER PLAQUE PRESENTATION INDUCTEES RICK COMLEY RON (SATCH) ENGLUND PAT GROLEAU BOB KING DEANNA (SUTTON) KRESKI PAUL MILLER RONALD (WIMPY) NETTELL DEKE ROUTHEAUX JOHN VASSEAU BOB WHITENS U.P. SPorTS Hall of faME CoUnCIl EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COUNCIL MEMBERS CATHY SHAMION Mike Caruso, Iron Mountain EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bill Crawford, Sault Ste. Marie ONTONAGON Fred DeVuono, Sault Ste. Marie Robert Erkkila, Calumet ROD GUIZZETTI Dave Hallgren, Negaunee PRESIDENT Bob Krysiak, Menominee NEGAUNEE Dave Lahtinen, Gladstone DAVE LATVA Gene Maki, Wakeield Wayne Marshall, Gladstone VICE PRESIDENT ST. IGNACE Nancy Osier, Wakeield Dee Jay Paquette, Munising Jim Partanen, Bessemer DENNIS GRALL Craig Remsburg, Marquette EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Frank Rodman, Hermansville ESCANABA Seb Rubick, Manistique Suzanne Sanregret, Hancock STEVE SWANSON Rex Terwilliger, Iron Mountain TREASURER Duane Tirschel, Iron Mountain ISHPEMING 2013 U.P. SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES RICK COMLEY (Marquette) - BOB KING (Manistique) - A 45- A native of Stratford, Ont., Rick year coaching veteran in track and Comley led Northern Michigan cross country, Bob King coached University (1991) and Michigan in California at Mira Loma High State University (2007) to NCAA School (1967-82) and Fair Oaks hockey championships and Lake Del Campo (1982-2012). His Superior State to the NAIA title cross country teams were 591-52 (1974). He compiled an overall in dual meets and his track teams 768-596-10 record from 1974- were 271-42-4 in dual meets. He 2011. He was national coach of was inducted into the Sac Joaquin the year in 1980 and 1991. He Section Hall of Fame (2011) and played at LSSU (1967-71) and California Coaches Hall of Fame was also athletic director at NMU 1986-2000), where he (1991). From 1967-90, his personal pick-up truck logged was instrumental in starting the hockey program in 1976. 850,000 miles hauling athletes to meets. RON (Satch) ENGLUND DEANNA (Sutton) Kreski (Menominee) - An assistant (Rudyard) - After an all-state football coach at Menominee season at Rudyard High School High School from 1975-2011, he (1986), Deanna Sutton played helped the Maroons of UPSHF basketball for two years at Lake inductee Ken Hofer win three Superior State and two years at state championships. Twice he Northern Michigan University. was selected assistant coach of She had 1,707 points and 1,191 the year by the state coaches. He rebounds in college, was GLIAC has been girl’s basketball coach at freshman of the year (1987), Marinette, Wis. Catholic Central GLIAC player of the year and since 1990 and led the Cavaliers all-region and NCAA Division II to six straight WISAA state titles. He also coached All-America (1991-92). She averaged 28.5 points and 19.5 Little League and youth basketball teams, starting the rebounds as a Rudyard senior. She has been a volunteer Menominee Catholic Central girls program in 1974. girls basketball coach at St. Ignace LaSalle High School. PAT GROLEAU (Nahma) -A two-time all-state basketball player for the Nahma Arrows, Pat Groleau was an NAIA All- American at Lake Superior State College (1972) and was a two- time team MVP. He also earned three track letters at LSSC. He ranks ninth all-time among U.P. high school scorers (1,926 points) and had a school-record 49 points. He earned a total of 11 letters at Nahma. PAUL MILLER (Escanaba) - JOHN VASSEAU (Marquette) Considered among the best athletes - In a career that spanned three in Escanaba High School annals, decades, John Vasseau played Paul Miller became a highly hockey, fastpitch softball, successful high school basketball baseball and golf. He helped coach. He directed Stephenson to the Marquette Sentinels win the the Class C state championship in Michigan Ontario Hockey League 1981 and was U.P. coach of the and Gibson Cups (1955-56), state year at two schools (Escanaba senior championship (1958) and and Stephenson) while compiling Mid-American title (1959). He an overall 303-200 record that was on the 1959 Senior National included state coach of the year in 1981. An all-state Tournament all-star hockey team basketball player, he scored 1,111 points. He was a two- and was an all-star catcher from the 1940s-60s. time U.P. high jump champion in track and was also All- U.P. in football. He was a basketball letterman at Northern BOB WHITENS (Hermansville) Michigan University and Southern California College and - A standout high school athlete, lettered in track at NMU. Bob Whitens became a coach of three sports and was athletic RONALD (Wimpy) Nettell director at North Central High (Houghton) - A football and School. He coached the Jets to track standout at Houghton High the 1984 Class D boys basketball School, Ron Nettell played football state title and was 243-222 in 21 and hockey at Michigan Tech seasons. He was 28-10 in a season- University before a knee injury plus in girls basketball and spent ended his career. He averaged a 14 seasons as girls track coach. In school-record 10.7 yards per carry 1957, he helped the Hermansville Redskins win the Class for 8-0 Tech (1948). Considered E state basketball title and averaged 22 points a game. by many to be one of the inest athletes from the Copper Country. DEKE ROUTHEAUX (Ironwood) - A head coach of the men's and women’s basketball teams at Gogebic Community College, Deke Routheaux brought the Samsons to two national men's tournaments. He was 390-275 in 24 seasons (1982-2006) with the men's team and started the women’s program in 1976, going 56-38 in six seasons. He was also the school’s athletic director. He played basketball at Ewen-Trout Creek High School, Gogebic and Wisconsin-Parkside. Hall of faME InDUCTEES TAFFY ABEL, Sault Ste. Marie (1972), a member of the U.S. ice hockey team FRANK BANACH, Menominee (1981), a member of the Michigan High School in the 1924 Olympic Games and the U.S. lag bearer for the opening ceremonies. Coaches Hall of Fame. A three-year fullback and captain of Menominee High's He played for the New York Rangers and the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL 1922 grid team and a three-year fullback and captain at Western Michigan, he and on Stanley Cup championship teams in 1928 and 1934. coached from 1928 to 1968 at Grosse Pointe South High. TERRY AHOLA, Gladstone (2008), became a U.S. Ski Team racer, competed LARRY BARKLE, Iron Mountain (2012), a youth baseball coach and oficial on the Europa Cup/World Cup series and was ranked as high as third in the over a span of four decades, he was known as “Mr.