May 2019 SASKATOON to July 2019 Newsletter SPORTS (306) 664-6744HALL Saskatoonsportshalloffame.com OF FAME Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame on Facebook n behalf of myself and the board of directors, let me resented our city at all levels of competition and have made Ointroduce you to another engrossing edition of the the impossible possible. They are most deserving of the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame newsletter. honour that is to be bestowed on them. On June 26th we announced the inductees who will be Our banquet and induction ceremony will be held Sat- enshrined into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame for 2019. urday, Nov. 2 at TCU Place. The Saskatoon Sports Hall of Dana Kidd We extend congratulations to those individuals and teams Fame extends an invitation to all past inductees, past board Hall of Fame president selected for induction into our hall this year. For 2019 we members and sports fans to attend the induction ceremonies are inducting five builders, four athletes and two teams. We to honour these 2019 inductees and to celebrate the 34th are also recognizing a sport organization that is being hon- anniversary of our Hall of Fame’s beginning. Your support is Athlete inductee, golf, 2014 oured for its commitment to the Saskatoon sporting scene. greatly appreciated. We hope to see you all there. Each and everyone of these people have contributed great things to the Saskatoon sporting community. They have rep- saskatoonsportshalloffame@com BUILDER INDUCTEE Top of the city ATHLETE INDUCTEE 2019 inductees into Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame 34th annual banquet Saturday, Nov. 2, TCU Place BUILDER INDUCTEE AL MITCHELL LAWRENCE BEATTY Football official since 1990 TERRY LEHNE Softball coach in five nationals Grey Cup champion BUILDER INDUCTEE BUILDER INDUCTEE DALE CLANCY JOHNNY MARCINIUK Wrestling official for 40 years Sports co-ordinator in school system for more than 30 years ATHLETE INDUCTEE ATHLETE INDUCTEE FIONA CRIBB DONNA SAWORSKI Triathlon world championships; World champion in sabre fencing Pan Am Games medallist BUILDER INDUCTEE ATHLETE INDUCTEE DAVE KING JAKE WETZEL Hockey coach in world World rowing champion; championships, Olympics, NHL gold, silver in Olympics TEAM INDUCTEE 2005 OPTIMIST TWIRLING CONNECTION Once Upon a Time team Third in world championships Brenda Bennett, coach Clockwise from left Right Beth Kostur Charnalle Skjeie Casey Berry Napper Breanne Tennant Haylee Olver Kellie Towriss Stephanie Hart TEAM INDUCTEE SPORTS ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR Merle Kopach, Audrey Crosson, Linda Delver, Rae WIlson MERLE KOPACH 2012 RINK Canadian masters champions Rae Wilson ........lead +Audrey Crosson ....third Linda Delver ......second Merle Kopach ........ skip + Deceased 1989 JEUX CANADA GAMES FOUNDATION TEAM INDUCTEE Heather Kuttai, executive director 1989 Jeux Canada Games Foundation Kuttai is enshrined in the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame as an athlete The 1989 Jeux Canada Games Foundation started in 1990. Funded by interest on profit from the 1989 Summer Games in Saskatoon, it awards annual grants Merle Kopach, Audrey Crosson, Linda Delver, Janet Rooks to sport throughout Saskatchewan. MERLE KOPACH 2014 RINK Canadian masters champions Janet Rooks ........lead +Audrey Crosson .....third Linda Delver ........second Merle Kopach .........skip + Deceased Thank you sponsors Hall directors l President Dana Kidd l Dale Yellowlees l Past president Keith McLean l Anna-beth Zulkoskey l l Al Anderson’s Source for Sports Hunter’s Bowling l Don Bates Members at large l Lisa Down Mary Green l l l Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon Bob Fawcett Gerry Heskett Cherry Insurance l Eugene Hritzuk Jerry Shoemaker l Noreen Murphy Mark Tennant l l Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express l Realty Executives Saskatoon Jacki Nichol Bob Florence l Phyllis Wilson Sask Sport 2018 awards “Sport will give you more than you will ever give to sport.” — Andrea Wolf, recipient Sask Sport coach dedication award l Volunteer awards l Youth male athlete of the year l Female athlete of the year Derek Rope ................................Saskatoon ..............Athletics Daniel McCullough ......Saskatoon .... Kayaking Shelby Newkirk ................................Saskatoon ..........Para swimming Richard Smith .............................Fort Qu’Appelle ...Golf Other finalists Other finalists Michael McGillivray ...Regina ........... Swimming Brittany Hudak ...............................Prince Albert .....Para nordic skiing l Female official award Rylan Wiens ................Saskatoon .... Diving Marie Wright ..................................Moose Jaw .........Wheelchair curling Loretta Lyons .............................Outlook .................Athletics l l l Youth female athlete of the year Team of the year Male official award Savannah Sutherland ....Borden.......... Athletics Team Sask. U19 women ..................Regina .................Water polo Al Theede ....................................Saskatoon ..............Nordic skiing Other finalists Other finalists l Master athlete of the year Cassie Prentice ..........Macrorie ...... Racquetball Hilltops ..............................................Saskatoon .........Football Ted Rowan ..................................Martensville ...........Athletics Danielle Skinner ........Regina ........... Baton twirling Sundown Optimist Buffalo Gals ...Regina ...............Baton twirling Other finalist l l Women’s master relay team ...Regina ..................Swimming Male athlete of the year Female coach dedication award Kurt Oatway ..................Regina ........... Para alpine skiing Andrea Wolf ......................................Wapella ..............Softball l Other finalists Coach of the year l Male coach dedication award *Tom Sargeant ............................Saskatoon ..............Football Mark McMorris ..........Regina ........... Snowboarding Udo Baecker .....................................Regina .................Soccer David Samayoa ...........Regina ........... Weightlifting Kaspar Wirz .......................................Saskatoon ..........Para nordic skiing *Enshrined in Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame Passings Donn Clark, 1962-2019, age 56 Donn Clark, a defensive defenceman, scored a hat trick. Touching base He played, coached and was a general manager in junior hockey for almost 30 years. With Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame inductees A native of Kelvington, Clark hit the Saskatchewan at Lawson is being inducted into the Canadian Basket- Junior Hockey League in 1979 with the Yorkton Terriers. A *Pball Hall of Fame. She is the first athlete from Saskatoon season later, he won the club’s award as the Terriers’ most to receive the honour. Lawson played basketball for Bedford Road improved player. Collegiate, the University of Saskatchewan, the Adilman Aces senior Lee He moved to the Western Hockey League, playing 100 Morrison games for the Saskatoon Blades, Nanaimo Islanders and club and the Canadian national team . *Colette Bourgonje will be Prince Albert Raiders. Clark’s best year as a WHL player inducted as an athlete into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in October. was 1981-82, with four goals and 18 points as a Blade. Donn Clark Bourgonje has won medals internationally in Para-Nordic skiing and Rick Vera Clark went behind the bench, coaching the SJHL’s Hum- wheelchair racing . *Marliese Kasner of Saskatoon was an alternate Folk PezerJoyce boldt Broncos and Melfort Mustangs. In the WHL, he was an assistant coach on Robyn Silvernagle’s rink from North Battleford that finished third McKee with the Tacoma Rockets and head coach of the Raiders and Blades. Clark was the Director of Hockey Operations and General Manager in at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sydney, N.S. Prince Albert from 2001 through 2008. His 2003-04 Raiders set the franchse *Steve Laycock was third on Jim Cotter’s rink from the Vernon record for fewest goals against. Curling Club in B.C., that placed eighth at the Tim Hortons Brier in Sheila Brandon, MB. Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings is a competition Rowan Oliver (Ollie) Fiddler, 1933-2019, age 85 to decide the men’s and women’s rinks from Canada that play in Oliver Fiddler was armed and dangerous. A softball the Olympics. The 2021 Roar of the Rings will be at SaskTel Centre pitcher since age 8, he threw 42 no-hitters in his career. in Saskatoon from Nov. 27 to Dec. 5. The Winter Olympics are in Two of his wins were against Eddie (The King) Feigner and —Saskatoon StarPhoenix photos a four-man touring softball team from the United States. Beijing, China in February, 2022 . *Cyprian Enweani of the Uni- Fiddler had more than14,000 career strikeouts, including versity of Saskatchewan Huskies held the oldest record in the men’s Rock stars Skips and of Saskatoon were two strikeouts at a softball tournament in Grand Forks, division at the Canada West conference university track and field *Rick Folk *Vera Pezer N.D., on Phil Jackson, who went on to be player and coach championships. He ran 33.56 seconds in the 300 metres in 1984. This on the short-list in a recent TSN poll that named Canada’s in the NBA. year, 35 years later, Austin Cole of the University of Alberta broke greatest curlers. Fiddler won a provincial junior title with the Prince Enweani’s record with a time of 33.44 seconds. *Gwen Wall Albert Lumberjacks in 1951, a provincial senior B title Other Sask. curlers who were in the mix with the Lumberjacks in 1953 and provincial senior titles Oliver Fiddler of the Huskies is the longest-standing record holder in the Women: Marcia Gudereit ..............Regina with the