33RD A NNUAL N ORTH B AY S PORTS H ALL OF F AME I NDUCTION & AWARDS D INNER Saturday, April 20th, 2013 NORTH BAY SPORTS HALL OF FAME BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR - BILL JACKO VICE-CHAIR - KAREN COBB SECRETARY/TREASURER - PETER HANDLEY DIRECTORS JENNIFER BUELL SANDRO ORLANDO JACK BURROWS TOM NODWELL KAREN COOK BRENT PIGOTT LUC DESBIENS DAVE SAAD DOUG JESS BUD THOMPSON MARY MCTAVISH JOHN TOSWELL* BARB OLMSTED MIKE UMPHREY, LOA Visit our Web Page at www.northbaysportshalloffame.ca Programme WELCOME MINUTE OF SILENCE GRACE DINNER AWARDS & INDUCTIONS IPETE HANDLEY FRIEND OF SPORT - KEN PAGAN II INDUCTION - JOHN CORDTS (AUTO-RACING) III DEDICATION TO SOCCER - KEN FERRON IV JAMES KELLY MEMORIAL (TEAM OF THE YEAR) - WINGATE MAJOR ATOM HOCKEY VAL KNAPP MEMORIAL (SOFTBALL / BASEBALL) - DAVE SAAD VI INDUCTION - GRAHAM COBB (KAYAK) VII GEORGE MARTYN MEMORIAL (BASKETBALL) - HEATHER WINDREM VIII MIKE MITCHELL / LARRY AVERY MEMORIAL (FOOTBALL) -BOB SNEDDEN IX INDUCTION - JACK DOMINICO (BASEBALL, BUILDER) XHARRY J. REYNOLDS MEMORIAL (HOCKEY) - TIM FOSTER XI AL BRENNAN MEMORIAL (COACH) - BILL RHOADS (GYMNASTICS) XII JIM ASPIN MEMORIAL (EXECUTIVE) - ROB DAWSON (TENNIS) XIII INDUCTION - CHANTAL NADON (KICKBOXING) XIV LOCAL LEVEL ATHLETES OF THE YEAR -MORT FELLMAN MEMORIAL (FEMALE) - TESSA ALYMAN, HEATHER PAYNE -BRITT JESSUP MEMORIAL (MALE) - GRAHAM HANSEL, JAKE TOUGAS XV INDUCTION - MIKE O’SHEA (FOOTBALL) XVI DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT AREA SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD JARET BULL, MATT WALTERS XVII PETER PALANGIO AWARD (CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT) - TOM COOK XVIII CLOSING REMARKS - BILL JACKO (CHAIR) THIS PAGE PRESENTED COURTESY OF MARK LYONS - GEORGE STOCKFISH FORD ~ IN MEMORY OF JACK LECKIE ~ NORTH BAY SPORTS HALL OF FAME ~ INDUCTED MEMBERS 1. GEORGE MARTYN* 62. BARB OLMSTED (A) 122. VIC BOYER* 180. SANDRO ORLANDO 2. “DUKE” KEATS* 63. JIM MCCUBBIN* 123. CHARLES (SMOKEY) 181. TIM PENDERGAST 3. “SCOOP” LALANDE* 64. AL KNAPP* GUENETTE* 182. DR. SCOTT KERRIGAN (A) 4. REGIS “PEP” KELLY* 65. ROLLIE FISCHER* 124. RON DUFFY* 183. BRIAN RISK (A) 5. PETE PALANGIO SR.* 66. HERB BROWN 125. DON GRIERSON 184. SHIRLEY FAHLGREN 6. AB DEMARCO SR.* 67. GLADYS GIGG ROSS* 126. DAN PHILION 185. HUGH MACDONALD 7. JIM KELLY* 68. GRANT MCKEE 127. PETER RANDLE 186. DON CRAIG 8. KEN WHARRAM 69. GREG DUHAIME* 128. JIM RANDLE 187. LARRY AVERY * 9. HOWARD TESKEY* 70. ART GABOR 129. ALEX CHALMERS* 188. DAVE CERISANO 10. MAJOR LEO TROY* 71. HEC LALANDE* 130. BETTY BOYER SIM 189. MIKE POUPORE 11. AB HANSMAN* 72. ART HALEY* 131. BILL CURRY 190. JOHN TOSWELL* 12. BOB GRACIE* 73. JACKIE DUFRESNE 132. HOWIE PARKER 191. JULIA RIVARD (A) 13. HERB PARKS* 74. RENE RIOPELLE 133. RON (IKE) BEAN 192. GERRY DESORMEAU* 14. DOM SCAPPATURA* 75. CLARENCE STARGRATT* 134. BART OATTES* 193. ARNOLD CLINE 15. SAM JACKS* 76. HARLEY TAYLOR 135. BONNIE ZUFELT 194. DARALYN D’ANGELO 16. “IRISH” JOHNSTON* 77. NANCY OLMSTED (A) 136. PETER TOPOLIE 195. JOHN JEFFRIES 17. MORT FELLMAN* 78. LISE MELOCHE (A) 137. WENDY (VAN MIERLO) 196. DARREN TURCOTTE 18. BRITT JESSUP* 79. DAVE EULER LITTLE 197. BOB MCKNIGHT 19. BILL COLCOCK* 80. FATHER MIKE CUNDARI* 138. BILLY LAROCHELLE* 198. KEN RICHARDSON 20. JIM ASPIN* 81. HARRY PRESTON* 139. ROY (RED) LECKIE* 199. MIKE MITCHELL* 21. BAYNE NORRIE 82. GARRY MEEHAN 140. CHARLES R. (CHUCK) 200. LIONEL MURPHY 22. RUDY STESKI* 83. DR. RALPH MUTRIE* BOOTH* 201. VIOLA BURKE 23. DOUG MCDONALD* 84. ART RANDLE* 141. RAY BLANCHFIELD* 202. TOM GRAHAM 24. HARRY “SUZE” TURNER* 85. HARVEY LALANDE 142. EMMANUELLE GUNTER 203. STEVE OMISCHL (A) 25. BILL MORISON 86. ROY CLARKE* 143. RICHARD CHARETTE 204. SCOTT PATTERSON* 26. MERV STOUGHTON* 87. PHIL PEARSON (A)* 144. GLEN (HAP) MCKEE* 205. ERNIE FOLLIS* 27. VIC JACKSON* 88. DOM CANGIANO* 145. JOHN KLIMITS* 206. IAN MCTAVISH 28. FERGIE DOWDALL*(A) 89. GORD MCCOLEMAN 146. STAN WOODS SR. 207. CLARENCE RENNICK* 29. DAVE REES (A) 90. ERNIE DRURY* 147. JON COBB 208. GARY LUMSDEN 30. NORAH MCCARTHY 91. HECTOR VALADE* 148. MARC DUNN 209. BLAINE SCHMIDT KIRBY (A) 92. MARTY REYNOLDS 149. ALISON HERST (A) 210. DICK PRESCOTT 31. DON HOGAN 93. DAVE KAUFMAN* 150. KATE PACE (A) 211. JACK GREEN* 32. GEORGE GOSSELIN* 94. JIM SHERRIT 151. DON PECORE* 212. AGNES JACKS* 33. NORMA HIGGS* 95. FRED VALENTI* 152. ROSS HURD JR. 213. DANIEL GAGNON 34. BUCK KYLE SR.* 96. HARRY SMITH* 153. GEORGE E. THOMPSON* 214. JOHN “TEX” MITCHELL 35. LEO LABINE* 97. HARRY BURCH* 154. TOM MELNYK 215. SHELDON KANNEGIESSER 36. JO WALLACE 98. JOAN WILKES 155. BOB RISK 216. JACK LOCKHART 37. KEN GRIBBONS* 99. JACK GARLAND* 156. MIKE MCPARLAND 217. BILL HOULDER 38. ERIC SALKELD (A) 100. JUDI RICHARDSON (A) 157. DAVE SAAD 218. HANK BURMAN* 39. LARRY KEENAN 101. BILL ROYNAN* 158. DIANE O’GRADY (A) 219. KIM CRUMPTON 40. MARG STEPHEN 102. ROMEO VELTRI* 159. ALAIN BOUCHER (A) 220. PETER MINOGUE 41. TERRY EVANS* 103. GERALD CUMMINGS* 160. DAN HOWE (A) 221. DANNY WILKES 42. CARL PALANGIO* 104. BOB DUPUIS 161. GORDON CLICHE 222. RAY FOISY 43. STAN MAXWELL* 105. MERDIE LADEROUTE* 162. JACK DURRELL* 223. KEN MILLER 44. LES WILKINSON 106. JIM MCKINNON* 163. SABINA HORNE WALLACE 224. JOANNA MCNUTT QUARRY 45. BIFF GIGG* 107. ALEX STEVENSON* 164. KAREN COBB 225. ROSALIND CASSIDY 46. FRANK RINGLER* 108. MIKE JOHNSTON (A)* 165. THELMA DURRELL EDGAR 226. JIM WATSON 47. JACK LECKIE* 109. TERRY TALENTINO 166. KATHERINE FAHLGREN 227. DOUG JESS 48. ANTHONY DEMARCO* 110. WALTER JORDON THOMPSON 228. JOE TRIPODI 49. DAVE MORLAND* 111. BLAYNE RENNICK 167. WILLIAM (BILL) PITT* 229. FRED JUETT 50. BILL MORLAND 112 CLELAND (KEKE) 168. DR. STAN (BUS) BROWN* 230. HARRY J. REYNOLDS * 51. BOB BARRINGER* MORTSON* 169. DAVID STEEPER 231. PAUL CHESSER 52. BOB LEE* 113. BOB MITCHELL 170. GREG PEROFF (A) 232. MIKE UMPHREY 53. TONY POETA* 114. MOE MANTHA SR. 171. AB DEMARCO JR. 233. PENNY LECOUR 54. MEL EDWARDS* 115. GAYE COOLEY 172. WAYNE LOWE 234. LOU FARELLI* 55. BETH BUTLER* 116. PERCY WHITE* 173. LIANNE HORNE 235. TOM HEDICAN 56. AL BRENNAN* 117. PETER HANDLEY 174. GEORGE RICHARDSON* 236. GUY BLANCHARD 57. BRIAN WATTERS 118. GRAEME NICOLSON 175. LARRY TOUGAS 237. GARRY PAYNE 58. BERNIE BUCHOLTZ 119. BUD HOLMES 176. TRISTA BERNIER (A) 238. ROLPH TIPLER 59. LARRY SHEPPARD (A) 120. DON (BUTCH) 177 BERT TEMPLETON* (A) 239. CLAUDE “RIP” RIOPELLE 60. BOB MARSHALL* TURCOTTE 178. GEORGE ORFANKOS* 61. ORMEUS (RED) BEDARD* 121. DINTY PARKS* 179. GORDON C. KANNEGIESSER * Deceased (A) Automatic THIS PAGE PRESENTED COURTESY OF RUSS COLVIN, SELMA NORRIE COLVIN - LAWYERS 705-476-5161 N ORTH B AY S PORTS H ALL OF F AME ~ NEW MEMBERS GRAHAM COBB is a North Bay native who demonstrated athletic ability in a number of sports including gymnastics, kayaking, cross country running, track and field and cross country skiing – reaching OFSAA or Provincial level in all five disciplines. Kayaking was his eventual sport of choice and he reached the highest level of proficiency - competing as a member of the Canadian National team from 1995 to 2001 in International events in Europe, South America, the United States and Canada. He was part of the Canadian K-4 crew that placed 4th in the Pan Am Games 1000m race in 1994 and took part in World Cup events in Denmark and Germany as well as World Championships in Canada and Hungary-reaching K-4 semi finals at Worlds 4 times at three different distances. Competing at the Canadian National Canoeing Championships from 1991 through 2000 he won 33 medals, including 14 gold, in Juvenile, Junior and Senior races in K-1, K-2 and K-4 over distances ranging mainly from 200 to 1000 metres. As a Senior competitor he captured 7 gold (5 in K-4), 8 silver and 4 bronze medals. In Ontario Championship regattas he gained 26 medals, including 8 gold and 7 silver, in eight years. He was a member of the Canadian Junior K Team in 1993. He was just ten when he started gymnastics; in 1991 he won the Provincial All-Round Argo B title and reached Nationals in 1992. As a cross country runner he placed in the top 25 at OFSAA on three occasions (11th in ’93) and his Widdifield teams finished in the top ten four times. He also ran for Dalhousie’s AUAA Championship squad. As a cross country skier he was on OFSAA Team and Relay Champions while placing 5th individually in 1992. Representing Widdifeld in track, he reached the OFSAA 3000m final in 1991. In 1999 he was in the crew of a Canadian team that won an International Dragon Boat race in China and competing in Adventure Racing (a wilderness multi sport competition) he picked up 2 1sts and 2 3rds in 3 seasons. He became a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) in 2003 and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2010. JOHN CORDTS was born in Sweden and as the son of a farm equipment salesman had become skilled at repairing motorized equipment by the time he moved to North Bay at the age of 18 in 1954. In 1956 he purchased an MGA and began ice racing on Lake Nipissing and the following year started a two decade career of racing cars on tracks all over the continent. In 2004 he was named to the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame in the Closed Wheel, Open Wheel and Snowmobile Category. The first few years of his illustrious career he drove mostly MGA’s and Austin Healeys, winning a number of events with a pushrod MG which outraced twin cam vehicles. Over the next seven years Cordts won over 100 trophies and firmly established himself as a top driver. In 1965 he moved up in class - his Gorrie’s Chevrolet Corvette won the Canadian title for big bore sports cars and Cordts was named driver of the year.