INDUCTION BANQUET ISLAND RESORT CASINO ISLAND AND April 26, 2014 • 6:00PM April 26, • 6:00PM ET 2014 BILL LUCIER MIKE (CARR) CARUSO WHITNEY BELL 43 HARRIS, MICHIGAN HARRIS, RD ANNUAL HALL OF FAME HALL HOLLY JEAN (ANDERSON) MCCULLAH JIM CORGIAT SPORTS UP MIKE PHOTENHAUER TERRY DUVAL JILL (GOBERT) VANDAMME SHARON (SCHULTZ) RUIBAL JON LEBRASSEUR 2014 - 2015 U.P. SPorTS HAll of fAME CAlEnDAr June 14, 2014 St. Ignace LaSalle High School, U.P. All-Star Classic July 25, 2014 Houghton, Hall of Fame Annual Meeting April 25, 2015 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 2014 *Lexi Gussert – Crystal Falls 2005 Tara Lahtinen - Gladstone Megan Chapman – Westwood Kelly McClure - Iron Mountain Callie Jensen – Gladstone Timothy Barrette - Negaunee Jeremy Bell – Negaunee Steven Short - Kingsford Corban Ryan – Manistique * Due to a full basketball scholarship, 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...............................................................Dennis Grall U.P. Sports Hall of Fame, Council Member WELCOME .............................................................................Nancy Osier U.P. Sports Hall of Fame, Council Member 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 WHITNEY BELL MIKE (CARR) CARUSO JIM CORGIAT TERRY DUVAL JON LEBRASSEUR BILL LUCIER HOLLY JEAN (ANDERSON) MCCULLAH MIKE PHOTENHAUER SHARON (SCHULTZ) RUIBAL JILL (GOBERT) VANDAMME 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 2014 U.P. SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES WHITNEY BELL, Sault Ste. TERRY DUVAL, Kingsford/ Marie - An all-state hockey player Escanaba - Terry Duval spent and three-year baseball letterman at more than three decades coaching Sault High, Whitney Bell made his football, wrestling and track teams biggest splash in football. He was at Escanaba High School (a total a two-time U.P. Dream Team and of 100 years). He was 205-60 in 17 two-time all-state lineman at Sault, years as head wrestling coach, and was a second-team Football Gazette was an assistant for 13 years. He was lineman at Ferris State University, also head boys track coach for seven played in Arena Football League of his 36 years with the program (Green Bay and Grand Rapids) and and was jayvee football head coach Canadian Football League (British and assistant varsity football coach Columbia) and helped the B.C. during 34 seasons. The U.P. team Lions win the Grey Cup (2006). wrestling championship trophy is named in honor of Terry Duval. He wrestled, ran track and played football at Kingsford MIKE (Carr) CARUSO, Iron High School. Mountain - A radio broadcaster from 1972-2012, Mike Caruso broadcast JON LEBRASSEUR, Nahma - A state championship games for six three-sport athlete at Big Bay de Noc area high schools, handled the irst High School and MVP of the Lake wrestling broadcast in the area, from Superior State University golf team, 1972-2009 he broadcast the Pine Jon LeBrasseur found tremendous Mountain Ski Jump tournament and success as a girls basketball World Cup meets in 1996 and 2000, coach in Texas. He compiled a and did a weekly interview show stunning 850-211 record with 14 with Michigan State University state championships in 35 years at basketball coach Tom Izzo. He tiny Sacred Heart High School in played Wishigan League baseball Muenster. The Tigerettes won seven from 1966-88 and was MVP of the Felch Labor Day tournament straight titles (1998-2004). He also (1975). He also played fastpitch softball for 20 years and spent coached football, cross country, track, boys basketball and boys 25 years as a Babe Ruth League baseball umpire. and girls golf, also winning state titles in track and golf. JIM CORGIAT, Bessemer - All- BILL LUCIER, Hancock - A U.P. football and basketball player charter member of Michigan Tech and Class C all-state football player at University’s sports hall of fame in Bessemer High School, Jim Corgiat 1985, Bill Lucier spent six seasons ran for more than 1,000 yards in 1956 as Tech’s head football coach (1963- and 1957 and was also a standout 68), leading the Huskies to two in track and ield. Earned 12 varsity Northern Intercollegiate Conference letters. He was known for his tape- titles. He was Associated Press measure home runs and participated small college coach of the year in in the Milwaukee Braves’ Silver Michigan in 1963 and NIC coach Sluggers game. Turned down a minor of the year in 1963 and 1965. He league baseball contract offer to play participated in seven NCAA hockey football for Michigan State University, championship games, winning three as a player at University of and averaged 27.5 yards per catch as a Michigan and two as a Michigan Tech assistant coach (1962- sophomore and helped the 1961 team to the best defensive record 1965). He also had a runner-up inish as coach and third place of allowing only 50 points. Had a tryout as a punter for Green Bay as a player. Packers in 1962. Achilles tendon injury short-circuited career. Helped Lansing Rockets win 1962 fastpitch softball ASA state title in 1962 and hit more than 700 career home runs in slowpitch softball for Oakland Merchants and helped Detroit Kennedy Optical win ASA Class C state slowpitch title in 1979. HOLLY JEAN (ANDERSON) JILL (GOBERT) VANDAMME, MCCULLAH, Laurium - The Perkins - After earning 16 varsity “Speedball Queen” pitched two letters at Mid Peninsula High teams to Upper Peninsula fastpitch School, Jill Gobert was a three- softball titles, at age 14 and then year basketball starter at Northern returning 18 years later after Michigan University. She scored a becoming the mother of nine Mid Pen girls record 1,614 points children. She threw a no-hitter and and was Class D all-state in 1996. struck out 15 in her irst game back She was a two-time All-U.P. cross and was 46-3 in four seasons after country pick, won seven U.P. track her return that included helping titles and helped win the U.P. Class Horner’s Hornets win the Class D D track title (1995), and was golf state title in 1970. She was also a standout bowler, with two MVP. At NMU she started 87 consecutive basketball games, perfect 300 games and a high 778 handicap series and excelled scored 1,243 points and was a three-time GLIAC all-academic in independent basketball. She died at age 57 in 1994. choice and District 4 Kodak All-American. She also coached high school girls basketball and girls and boys track in California, MIKE PHOTENHAUER, girls basketball and track at Gladstone and at Mid Pen was boys Menominee - A three-time Upper track coach and girls basketball coach. She became the irst Peninsula cross country champion female to coach a boys U.P. championship team, to the 2007 at Menominee High School, Mike Division 3 track crown. Photenhauer set records at every course he ran. He also set U.P.