BC Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2024 at annual Banquet of Champions
In May the BC Sports Hall of Fame held another hugely successful Banquet of Champions at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Six hundred guests saw the Class of 2024 inducted with all funds raised in support of the BC Sports Hall of Fame Hero in You education program. A day earlier, the annual Honoured Member Reception was held at the BC Sports Hall of Fame at BC Place where before a crowd of nearly 200 attendees each inductee unveiled their Hall of Champions photo plaque.
The Class of 2024 included:
Athlete Category
Amanda Asay – Baseball
Ryan Cochrane – Swimming
Justin Morneau – Baseball
Cassie Sharpe – Freestyle Skiing
Richard Zokol – Golf
Builder-Coach Category
Beverley Felske – Ringette
Dr. Bob McCormack – Sports Medicine
Wayne Norton – Baseball
Team Category
1998 Langley Little League All-Stars Boys Baseball
Team Members: Andrew Bell, Faizan Choudhry, Clayton Deglan, George Duda (coach), Jeff Duda, Mike Erickson, Brad Fraser, Mark Henderson, Jared Krause, Jordan Lennerton, Brett Logan, Brad MacDonald, Dave Mihalech (coach), Gary Mikesh (coach), Tanner Mikesh, Karl Reddick, Brian Sargent (manager), Sean Sargent.
Pioneer Category
1921-22 Vancouver Amazons Women’s Hockey Team – Ice Hockey
Team Members: Lorraine Cannon, Thelma (Insley) Kaye, Beatrice Green (chaperone), Nan Griffith, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Hinds, Florence Johnson, Mayme Leahy, Greta Maddison, Isabel McLeod, Guy Patrick (manager), Kathleen (Carson) Patrick, Norah Senkler, Phebe Senkler, Helen Tees, Amelia Voitkevic.
Media Category
Don Taylor
W.A.C. Bennett Award
Glen Ringdal