2016 - 2017 U.P. Sports Hall of Fame Calendar June 18, 2016 U.P. All-Star Classic, Marquette High School July 29, 2016 Annual Meeting, Wild Bluff Casino, Brimley May 13, 2017 Induction Banquet, Island Resort & Casino, Harris 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 2007 Emily Feldhake – Cedarville Kristen Nichols - Lake Linden Ellary Renier – Norway William McDonald - Pickford Anthony Barrette – Negaunee Michael Moore - St. Ignace Kurt Bjorkman – Kingsford 1998 Darcy Millon - Cedarville 2008 Jessica Racine – Westwood Elizabeth Pietila - Hancock Kimberly Tweedale – Munising Jared Bowerman - Munising Dave Ellis – Negaunee Steve Grunlund - North Dickinson Dan Sjoquist – Kingsford 1999 *Sara Boyer - Rapid River 2009 Brooke Granquist – North Central Tara Reddinger - Kingsford Kelsey Roberts – Kingsford Beth Koski - Baraga Logan Chadde – Lake Linden Matt Barron - Mid Peninsula Kyle Jensen – Gladstone John Pietila - Kingsford 2010 Jenna Hyrkas - Calumet 2000 Adriane Ostwald - Kingsford Katie Fitzpatrick - Sault Ste. Marie Jennifer Swanson - Westwood Kyle Aho - Gwinn Nathan Fraiser - West Iron County Justin Fila - Norway Lance Veeser - Bark River Harris 2011 *Nicole Elmblad - St. Ignace 2001 Megan Canadeo - Marquette Rachel Crane - Houghton Karolyn Getzen - St. Ignace Aliisa Paquette - Munising Kelsey Fors - Ewen/Trout Creek Dylan McKevitt - Negaunee Steve McDonald - St. Ignace Jordan Chartier - Superior Central 2002 Jamie Fornetti - Kingsford 2012 Zachary French - Westwood Maria Han - West Iron County Andrew Kelto - Munising Bryan Jacobs - Escanaba Megan Kangas - Norway Tony Mendina - Norway Jaime Madalinski - Bark River Harris 2003 Korry Schwanz - Menominee 2013 Sarah Cullip - St Ignace Jill Recla - Kingsford Tara Kiilunen - Calumet Christopher Kupitz - Bessemer Kenner Broullire - Manistique Benjamin Seppala - Chassell Ross Micheals - Chassell 2004 Sarah Stream - Westwood 2014 *Lexi Gussert – Crystal Falls *Krista Clement - St. Ignace Megan Chapman – Westwood Katherine Lindahl - Gladstone Callie Jensen – Gladstone Matt Franti - Ewen/Trout Creek Jeremy Bell – Negaunee Jordan Ostwald - Kingsford Corban Ryan – Manistique 2005 Tara Lahtinen - Gladstone 2015 Courtney Beauchamp - Westwood Kelly McClure - Iron Mountain Margo Brown - St. Ignace LaSalle Timothy Barrette - Negaunee Chad Leisenring - Escanaba Steven Short - Kingsford Jess Mazzon - Bessemer 2006 Angela Guisfredi - Lake Linden 2016 Abby Ostman- St.Ignace Helen Lillie - Ewen/Trout Creek Gage Kreski- St. Ignace Eric Boye - Menominee Brenna James- Sault Ste. Marie Kyle Robinson - Watersmeet Zane Sarafiny- West Iron County * 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. 1 Program MASTER OF CEREMONIES...............................................................Mike Caruso 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 Herb Boxer Bob “Cubby” Carlson Larry Danbom Dave Ghiardi Jeff Gressick Dorene Ingalls Byron “Sod” Johnson Frank Novak Rich Salani Mandi (Long) Zemba U.P. Sports Hall of Fame Council Members Executive Committee Council Members Mike Caruso, Iron Mountain CATHY SHAMION Bill Crawford, Sault Ste. Marie EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Phil Degabrielle, Negaunee ONTONAGON Fred DeVuono, Sault Ste. Marie Jim Dwyer, Sault Ste. Marie ROD GUIZZETTI Robert Erkkila, Calumet PRESIDENT Dan Hinch, Stambaugh NEGAUNEE Bob Krysiak, Menominee Dave Lahtinen, Gladstone DAVE LATVA Gene Maki*, Wakefield VICE PRESIDENT Mike Maki, Laurium ST. IGNACE Wayne Marshall, Gladstone Nancy Osier, Wakefield DENNIS GRALL Dee Jay Paquette, Munising EXECUTIVE Jim Partanen, Bessemer SECRETARY Craig Remsburg, Marquette ESCANABA Frank Rodman, Hermansville Seb Rubick, Manistique SUZANNE SANREGRET Rex Terwilliger, Iron Mountain TREASURER HANCOCK *Emeritus Member 2 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees HERB BOXER (Hancock) - BOB "Cubby" CARLSON Captain of the USA national (Gladstone) - A standout hockey team in 1975 and a athlete at Gladstone High second-round draft pick of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, School and Northland Herb Boxer played hockey in College, Bob Carlson spent 1967-70 at Michigan Tech 29 years as head football University and spent 14 years coaching at Tech, including coach at Ontonagon High five as head coach (1985-90). He played in the NCAA ice School. He led the hockey finals in 1969 and 1970 and coached in the finals Gladiators to 50 straight in 1981. He also was a scout for the NHL's Quebec wins and was 158-106-4, including a Class C state playoff Nordiques (1991-94) and was head coach of the Central runner-up finish in 1989 among seven postseason Hockey League's Memphis RiverKings (1994-97), taking appearances. He is a member of Northland's Hall of Fame them to the Eastern Division playoff championship in and the Michigan High School Football Coaches 1997. He was inducted into Michigan Tech's Sports Hall Association Hall of Fame. He died in 2005. of Fame in 2009. LARRY DANBOM (Calumet) - An JEFF GRESSICK (Menominee) - A All-America fullback at Notre Dame three-sport athlete at Menominee High University in 1936, Larry Danbom School. Jeff Gressick was a dominating played in the fourth College All-Star baseball pitcher who was drafted in the Football Game in Chicago against 14th round by the Kansas City Royals the NFL champion Green Bay in 1972. He pitched in the minor Packers. The All-Stars won 6-0. He leagues for three years before being also was a linebacker at Notre sidelined by an elbow injury that Dame. He was an all-state running required surgery, and was the Class A back in 1932 at Calumet High Midwest League's starting pitcher in the 1974 all-star game. School, was a two-time basketball In 1975 he signed with the Minnesota Twins and played captain and was on the track team. He also played local briefly at Class AA before the injury flared up and he retired. ice hockey and baseball from 1929-33. He then pitched in the Upper Peninsula's Wishigan League for three seasons and was MVP in 1977. He was All-U.P. DAVE GHIARDI (Munising / in football and basketball. Negaunee) - A versatile athletic contributor, Dave Ghiardi coached DORENE INGALLS (St. prep basketball at Dowagiac, Lake Ignace) - The New Baltimore, Linden and Munising, taking Mich. native earned 10 letters Munising to the Great Lakes in four sports at Lake Superior Conference title in 1969. He played State University and was the basketball, football, baseball and outstanding female athlete in ran track at Negaunee High School 1991. She became varsity girls and had a regional tourney scoring basketball coach at St. Ignace record of 34 points. He was a four- LaSalle High School in 1999 and has directed the Saints to year basketball starter at Northern five state championships and three runner-up finishes in 16 Michigan University and was MVP in 1960. He was seasons. She has a 337-65 record after winning the Class honorable mention All-America in 1960 and joined NMU's D state title in 2015. She has also helped raise $90,000 for Hall of Fame in 1995. He also officiated basketball for 20 Mackinac Straits Hospital oncology department and local years, was Munising's golf coach for 23 years and was a patients with a charity basketball game. She has been play-by-play radio announcer for football and basketball. confined to a wheel chair since 2005 when she was paralyzed due to a medical procedure. 3 BYRON "Sod" Johnson (Bessemer) RICH SALANI (Hancock) - A former - A 1963 Bessemer High School Michigan State University football graduate, Byron Johnson was a player, Rich Salani was 84-64 as four-year starting defensive end at football coach at his alma mater, Northern Michigan University. He Hancock High School (1973-91). was inducted into NMU's Hall of The Bulldogs won five Copper Fame in 1988. He earned two Country Conference titles and had bronze stars as a combat medic in unbeaten seasons in 1983 and Vietnam. 1984. He was U.P. football player of the year for Hancock in 1968 and a Sunkist All-America honorable mention, and was a two- time All-U.P. basketball player and MVP. He was a three- time track MVP and won U.P. track titles in 1968 and 1969. FRANK NOVAK (Marquette) - A 35- MANDI (Long) ZEMBA year tenure as a college and (Menominee) - A Hall of Fame professional coach followed a football track and field selection in NCAA playing career at Northern Michigan Division II, Mandi (Long) Zemba is University. He was an assistant the most decorated female athlete football coach in 1962 at Iron in the history of Grand Valley Mountain High School and three State University. She joined the years in New London, Wis., then GVSU Hall of Fame in 2014 and returned to NMU from 1966-70 under the NCAA Hall in 2015. She won Rollie Dotsch. He then coached eight NCAA track titles and was a college football at East Carolina, 13-time NCAA All-American. Virginia, Western Illinois, Holy Cross Zemba won the 2005 national and Missouri before entering the pro ranks in the United cross country championship, claimed the 3,000 and 5,000 States Football League with the Oklahoma Outlaws and meter titles at the 2006 NCAA outdoor national track and Birmingham Stallions. He spent 15 years as an assistant field championships and finished 16th in the 5,000 meters coach in the National Football League, serving with the in the USA Track and Field Championship in 2006.