May 2014 SASKATOON to July 2014 Newsletter
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May 2014 SASKATOON to July 2014 Newsletter SPORTSField House 2020 College HALL Drive Saskatoon, Sask. OF S7N 2W4 FAME (306) 664-6744 saskatoonsportshalloffame.com Plaques of all inductees displayed at Field House Welcome to this edition of the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame have represented our great city at provincial, regional, national newsletter. and international levels. They are indeed most deserving of the On June 18th we announced the 2014 inductees into the Sas- honour that is to be bestowed on them. Jerry Shoemaker katoon Sports Hall of Fame. On behalf of our board I would like This year our banquet and induction ceremony will be held on Hall of Fame president to extend our congratulations to those individuals selected for November 1st at TCU Place. induction as builders, athletes and team members. The Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame extends an invitation to all Builder inductee, 2009 This year we are inducting four builders, three athletes and past inductees, past board members and sports fans to attend two teams. All of our inductees for 2014 have made outstand- the induction ceremonies to honour the 2014 inductees. Hope ing contributions to the sporting community in Saskatoon and to see you there. 2014 inductees EUGENE HRITZUK DANA KIDD Induction banquet Saturday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. TCU Place athlete, curling athlete, golf ROBERT (BOBBY) DAWES athlete, hockey —Photo by John Kenney/The StarPhoenix TONI BEERLING BILL REMENDA PETER SEREDA BILL WORONUIK —Photo by Richard Marjan/The StarPhoenix builder, athletics builder, baseball builder, softball builder, baseball, hockey MARLIESE MILLER RINK World junior women’s champions 2003, members of Nutana Curling Club Chelsey Bell lead Teejay Surik third Janelle Lemon second Bob Miller coach Marliese Miller skip Tammy Schneider alternate, not shown, not inducted SASKATOON CONTACTS TEAM Canadian AAA midget hockey champions 2004-05, team in Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League l Athletes l Staff Ryan Adams Russell Goodman Lyndon Proctor Jim McIntyre head coach Jaylan Arndt Eric Gryba David Richard Darren Evjen assistant coach Kyle Bortis Jeremie Houde Luke Schenn Lauren Shmyr assistant coach Kyle Brataschuk Derek Hulak Zak Stebner Gerry Durand general manager Scott Brownlee Nick Kalnicki Chad Suer Les Evans secretary treasurer Dustin Cameron Mike Klatt Adam Tuffs Ryan Sadoway trainer Pat Cey Matstr Lacoursiere Brady Wacker Riley Clark Justin Leclerc James Wright Sports organization of the year Cody Danberg Dan Lind Travis Yonkman SASKATOON BASEBALL COUNCIL INC. David Fortier Taylor Pillar Scott Zurevinski The Kirkpatrick family of Saskatoon is in three finals in the John Neufeld of Regina is the first Saskatchewan high jumper annual city tennis tournament at the Riverside Courts in 1964. in history to clear seven feet, clearing 2.14 metres in the 1982 Patsy Ann Kirkpatrick teams with her father Alberta-Saskatchewan-Manitoba tri-province J.B. Kirkpatrick to win the mixed doubles title. meet at Griffiths Stadium. Patsy Ann, who is junior-aged, is defeated by Gwen Wall of Saskatoon breaks the Canadian defending provincial champion Mary Paynter in junior record in the 400-metre hurdles. the women’s singles final. The provincial age-class championships are held J.B. goes to three sets against Peter Hayward the same weekend. Shannon Kekula of Marsden in J.B. in a men’s singles semi-final. J.B. concedes the juvenile women, Darryl Isbister of the Saskatoon John Kirkpatrick Neufeld match because he has a busy schedule, also com- Riversdale Club in midget men and Mark Salmon of peting in men’s doubles. St. Edward in the bantam division each win three events. Art Grady and Gordon Gulak defeat father and son Neufeld is enshrined in the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame. yearsJ.B. Kirkpatrickago and Jim Kirkpatrick in the men’s doubles final. yearsHe held the ago Saskatchewan senior record of 2.16 metres 50 32in outdoor high jump for 26 years. SASKATOON SPORTS HALL OF FAME, MAY 2014-JULY 2014 NEWSLETTER Top of the world Thank you sponsors COLette BOURGONJE is enshrined in the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame as an athlete. l Al Anderson’s Source for Sports Bourgonje, a native of Porcupine Plain, has been teaching elementary school in Prince Albert. She l Brian Mallard & Associates competed in her 10th Paralympics in March in Sochi, Russia. She was 13th in both the five km and 12 km l Cherry Insurance in sit skiing, 10th in relay and 16th in one km. l Hunters Bowling Bourgonje is retiring from high competitive sports after 24 years in international action. l Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon She introduced Prince Albert’s BRIttANY HUDAK to cross-country skiing two years ago. l Realty Executives Saskatoon Hudak, a student at SIAST who was born without a full left arm, competed in the 2014 Paralympics. l Saskatchewan Blue Cross She was 10th in the classic style 15 km race and 12th in both the one km and five km. l Travelodge Hotel KASPAR WIRZ of Saskatoon was coach of Canada’s para-skiing team in Sochi. CURTIS HUNT of Regina was an assistant coach on the Canadian sledge hockey team that won bronze. Hunt won the Memorial Cup in 1985 as a player with the Prince Albert Raiders hockey team. Hall directors l President Jerry Shoemaker l John Neufeld l Past president Ed Bryant l Bob Reindl l VP Keith McLean l Ron Walsh l Ken Gunn, treasurer l Ron Woodley l Noreen Murphy Members at large l Don Cousins Gerry Heskett l Allan Few Walter Mudge l Mary Green Mark Tennant l Ian Mirtle Bob Florence —Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Saskatchewan Sports Colette Bourgonje of Prince Albert competed in her 10th Paralympics this year Hall of Fame 2014 inductees with athletes, Athletes coaches, officials Edward Lyman Abbott Regina hockey Touching base Bob Bourne Netherhill hockey Walsh, Beerling receive national awards Ice time for inductees *Jacquie Lavallee Saskatoon basketball on Walsh, a builder inductee into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of rock Blomquist, who is enshrined in the Hall of Fame with a *Keith Magnuson Wadena hockey Fame, is Athletics Canada’s official of the year for 2013. Walsh is U of S Huskies volleyball team, and Jacki Nichol, a former a Rstarts official.Brenda O’Connor of Saskatoon was named to the nationalB team softball athlete, are among the Hall inductees who played last Builders officials’ Wall of Honour by Athletics Canada . Hall of Fame inductee season in the Adult Safe Hockey League in Saskatoon. Also in the league *Brian Clark Saskatoon athletics Dennis Beerling is the male official of the year as selected by were Dan Houle, Brandon Leatherdale, Kirk Lovegrove, Claude Petit Duck Lake boxing Sports Official Canada. Beerling has offici- Kelly McNairn, Tye Mountney Teams ated athletics for 50 years, including at the and Neale Sendecki. All are inducted in the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the 2001 world Hall with football teams. There were 217 Randy Bryden rink Regina 1996 mixed curling championships in Edmonton. He will officiate teams in the adult hockey league last season **Saskatoon Hilltops Saskatoon 2001, 2002, 2003 football at the world youth championships next sum- . Cameco Corporation received the Sports mer in Colombia . Lynn Kanuka is being Event Sponsor of the Year Award from the Cana- *Enshrined in Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame. inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame. dian Sports Tourism Alliance at the eighth annual **2001 and ’02 Hilltops enshrined in Saskatoon Sports Hall. Kanuka, a native of Regina who lives in Surrey, B.C., PRESTIGE Awards luncheon. Cameco sponsored competed for the University of Saskatchewan the MasterCard Memorial Cup for Canadian Passings in track and field and cross-country. She was a Major Junior Hockey in Saskatoon in 2013 . Hall Bill Gordon, 1949-2014, age 65 bronze medallist in the 3,000 metres in the 1984 of Fame inducteee Dave King is the develop- Hall inductee, builder, basketball Olympics. Her Canadian record in the 1,500 ment coach with the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes. Bill Gordon’s impact on basketball is long and wide. metres of 4:00.27 has stood for 29 years. Kanuka The team granted him leave this season to go to He started the Wildwood Basketball is enshrined in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Russia and coach Yaroslav Lokomotiv in the Kon- summer camp, coaching hundreds of Fame, B.C. Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian tinental Hockey League playoffs. Yaroslav defeated youth. He was an official in high school Olympic Hall of Fame . , a native Moscow Dynamo, the two-time defending cham- and university basketball. He was presi- Bill Jake Wetzel Gordon of Saskatoon, is being inducted into the Canadian pions, in the first round and was eliminated in the dent of the Saskatoon Senior Men’s Bas- ketball League. He coached in the Saska- Olympic Hall of Fame. Wetzel won gold with the GIL WIST is enshrined in the Saskatoon league semifinal. The KHL is Russia’s pro league, toon Minor Basketball Association. If you play basketball in Canadian eights rowing crew in the 2008 Olym- Sports Hall of Fame as an athlete. with 28 teams . The Saskatoon Amateur Softball Saskatoon you know Bill Gordon. pics . Hoopla, the Saskatchewan High School Wist was the voice of wrestling at the Canada Association has a celebration weekend planned Bill played football for the University of Saskatchewan provincial basketball championships, had a Hall of West university championships this season, for Aug. 2-3 to mark the SASA’s 50th year. Huskies. He played basketball and golf, rugby and lacrosse. He ran. As a school teacher, he co-ordinated Orienteering Fame touch this season. Scott Aaro, enshrined serving as the announcer for the meet at the in the Hall with the 1998 U of S Huskies football University of Saskatchewan Education gym.