Doug Atkins - Humboldt (TN) Berthas final game in 1968 was against the Fresno Rockets in the winners bracket final of the Womens Major Championships at Raybestos Memorial Field in Stratford. New Fairfield High Schools Athletic Hall of Fame is for the purpose of recognizing individuals who have performed with extraordinary distinction and/or have been instrumental in the overall development and success of the New Fairfield High School Athletic Program. Clarke Hinkle - Toronto (OH) Arnie Weinmeister - Jefferson (Portland, OR) <> Daniel J. Fortmann, M.D. Jason Roy: 1997. 1 0 obj Thrown from her Figure-8 delivery, Bertha was known for a tantalizing rise ball, a pitch with backspin that rose as it approached the batter. Farmer retired in June with his wife Jackie and they now live in Spanish Fork, Utah, spending time with children and grandchildren. Its a brand-new year and the start of hopefully a happy and healthy 2023. Tony Dorsett - Hopewell (Aliquippa, PA) In 1988, he finished fourth on the money list ($779,181) and for his career won over $3.7 million. Pete Pihos - Austin (Chicago, IL) Emmitt Thomas - Marshall (Angleton, Texas) The IHSSBCA Coaches' Hall of Fame was established in 2005 to recognize the career achievements of Illinois coaches. My dad taught me so much about racing, Randy said. At McMahon she was a Parade Magazine All-American and led the Senators to the 1994 Class L state title. George McAfee - Ironton (OH) Mike Webster - Rhinelander (WI) Bobby Bell - Cleveland (Shelby, NC) Nearly a century later, Raybestos Brakettes softball sponsor William S. Simpson extended an invitation to softball pitcher Bertha Ragan Tickey to come East and her acceptance changed the landscape of womens fast pitch softball forever. W55 ]5M5i#0|[W~zI2.JZ3X'puL V~#%tr8 John Stallworth - Tuscaloosa (AL) The only female in a family of seven children, she was born and raised in Dinuba, CA, which is southeast of Fresno. Steve Van Buren - Warren Easton (New Orleans, LA) Tillis-Hoard averaged 25 points and 16 rebounds per game as a freshman, 29 points and 18 . On the track, Lake qualified for the state meet in the 110 hurdles. Terrell Davis - Abraham Lincoln (San Diego, Calif.) To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, teams must somehow have distinguished themselves above and beyond the normal standards. Steve Young - Greenwich (Conn.) In 2016, his career came full circle by being named to the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame. endobj Orser was a multi-sport standout earning 10 varsity letters in basketball, softball and field hockey. Fairfield High School and its predecessor schools: Leesburg, Highland, and Samantha have a rich and storied history of male and female athletes dating back to early 1900's. Their many accomplishments on and off the field or court have been . Tomlinson, an athlete, is a 1977 graduate of FFHS. Elvin Bethea - Trenton Central (NJ) He was drafted in the second round and 31st overall by the Washington Bullets in 1985 and went on to play for four different NBA teams over the course of a 10-year career. Jack Christiansen - Odd Fellows Orphanage (Canon City, CO) He came to Fairfield High in 1970 and served as freshman football coach, track coach, cross country coach and cheerleading adviser. These may include: undefeated seasons, league championships, district Jerry Rice - B.L. Barry Sanders - North (Wichita, KS) Daigle was All-Aroostook in soccer and won the Nelson Award as the outstanding soccer player. Mel Blount - Lyons (GA) Here at the bios on each inductee (information courtesy of the Hall of Fame Committee): Jennifer Martinez Wright President Robert F. Curis and Athletic Director Jason Shea '97 are pleased to announce the inductees to Notre Dame High School's 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame class! It was her signature pitch and accounted for most of her 3,529 strikeouts with the Brakettes. The zoomies are defined as those sudden bursts of pent-up energy that cause dogs to run at breakneck speeds back and forth or around and around, or sometimes in a tight little circle. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Eddie Wilson at EddieW@fsusd.org. New Years should be a reflective time for us all. Recipient must have exceptionally distinguished herself/himself at a high level in the field of sports, sportsmanship, and citizenship at NFHS and/or after graduation. Marcus Allen - Abraham Lincoln (San Diego, CA) Tickets are now available for the banquet and induction ceremony which begins at 5pm with a social hour, followed by the meal at 6 pm with the induction of this year's class of five athletes . Scholarship Fund in Memory of Dave Hartzler, Blue & Gold Gala (tentative date 11/21/2020). He was a two-time all-FCIAC running back who led the conference in scoring in both 1973 & 74, rushed for over 2,700 yards (second all-time in school history), is the career leader in carries with 557 and scored 35 touchdowns. Hadiatu Dumbuya: 1999. The group includes Coach Clyde Carpino (track and field), Jared Biggs (football and track and field), Chris Hammer (wrestling), Michael Morris (basketball), Jennifer Martinez Wright (softball), Paris Gravely (basketball and track and field), James Lake (basketball, football and track and field), Frank Lake (football and track and field) and Jordan Wallace Romero (softball, volleyball and baseball). Bob Griese - Rex Mundi (Evansville, IL) Thank you for reading your 4 free articles this month. We will occasionally send news and announcements about our events, awards and initiatives. Charlie Joiner - William Oscar Boston (Lake Charles, LA) Jonathan Ogden - St. Albans (Washington D.C.) Sammy Baugh - Temple (TX), Sweetwater (TX) Gene Upshaw - Robstown (TX) ut86g[VovekVI8l]WEENQrv> 4Z!] Ggv5"^'5=QVb%6Vf:*yVI=OWZa/#G%Y0hTrPctI{w\X>QJE@KH- pQ |HN}e3/U:dG8 Nominations are being accepted for future honorees. Russ Grimm - Southmoreland (Alverton, Pa.) Carl Eller - Atkins (Winston-Salem, NC) The Fairfield High graduate also has five second place finishes to help boost his pro earnings to over $15 million. Orser was on the forefront of girls sports and was one of those athletes who could play and excel at any sport. FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine The Fort Fairfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced eight athletes will be inducted into its group. }IC1+r=TMDl*3cf?5 *am"vbEFMVmk&Ef2|:QZ,2;G~XuIvZ@Y2\!3Nlszcg$""3"my7UiBeIP{Ri1 lM?y{ @}[[Q;BnJ%=y[/~jYU1NoDfX3&=J)/~$R The 67-year-old Kydes was born in Greece, a country known for its love of soccer. Charley Taylor - Dalworth (Grand Prairie, TX) Ireland, an athlete, is a 1981 graduate and outstanding athlete. Clarence (Ace) Parker - Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth, VA) Cliff Battles - Kenmore (Akron, OH) Dr. Churchill works for Spectrum Orthopedics in Portland. 4. After Greenwich, it was off to BYU for the great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young. Sid Luckman - Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, NY) <> When the USFL folded, Young was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFLs supplemental draft. Both are alumni, with Max graduating from Millersburg & Judy from New Paris. A respected competitor on the NASCAR circuit for more than 20 years, LaJoies accomplishments will be celebrated tonight at SportsNight when he joins a star-studded cast in the Jackie Robinson Professional Wing of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame. After graduation, Lake went to San Joaquin Delta College where he was first team all-conference twice. He led Vasco, coached by FCSC Hall of Famer Chico Chacurian, to the 1978 National Challenge Cup finals match, which was played before 40,000 people prior to a New York Cosmos game at then-Giants Stadium. 3kFS[lxGN1S(YjWkrj#sIh5Y- MQ50xvq,~_#vWK!=GF!vQ59] zuf2d:UE8BST[A;:LNc0|d rJN}V6 V]Tae)!=?cX7g/0SI7x. Leonard (Len) Ford - Armstrong (Washington, DC) Stan Jones - Lemyone (PA) Jim Ringo - Phillipsburg (NJ) We welcome your support. endobj Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. A two-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics (2008) and the Miami Heat (2013) and a 10-time NBA All-Star, Allen was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018 at Symphony Hall, a short drive from Blake Arena. Dan Reeves - Newman Prep (Lakeland, NJ) She led her ski teams to the State Championships in 1976 and 1977. Candidates who were employees of the Fairfield City School District must have been retired from the district for at least two years. Fort Fairfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame School Sports Team Always open Community See All 577 people like this 583 people follow this About See All (207) 551-5001 Contact Fort Fairfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Messenger School Sports Team Price range $$ Hours Always open Page transparency See more Fairfield Hall of Fame Nomination Form . Purpose Ragan Tickey played her first game in 1939 as a 16-year-old shortstop for the Lionettes. The Brien McMahon High grad had a stellar career at the University of Connecticut for three years, the last two as a starting point guard. Join us for this year's Hall of Fame Dinner/Banquet presented by the Fairfield Boosters on Sunday . The event will start with a social hour at 5 p.m . Gravely went on to attend Hawaii Pacific University on scholarship. endobj Jackie Smith - Kentwood (La.) Sam Huff - Farmington (WV) Y.A. The New Fairfield Hall of Fame Selection Committee shall be chaired by the Director of Athletics and shall consist of the following persons: Director of Athletics High School Principal and/or designee Members of the Hall of Fame Committee Eligibility Criteria for Membership as an Athlete: Recipient must be a graduate of NFHS. %PDF-1.4 Les Richter - Fresno (Calif.) He sat out the entire 90-91 season due to injury, and averaged 8.7 points and 6 assists for his NBA career. Young was a two-time league MVP (1992, 1994) and was named to the All-Pro team three times. The name Phil Kydes has been synonymous with excellence on the soccer field for more than a half-century. stream Bert Bell - Haverford Prep (PA) Larry Little - Booker T. Washington (Miami, FL) As a junior, Kydes broke his own FCIAC mark with 24 goals as he helped McMahon capture the league crown. The class of inductees is Dr. Courtney Churchill, Kerby Doughty, John Greenier, Brian Hollander, Shawn Ireland, Travis Noyes, Cathy Orser and Karla Tomlinson. Larry Wilson - Rigby (ID) Earl (Dutch) Clark - Central (Pueblo, CO) Lake was named Monticello Empire League player of the year as a senior. Bill Parcells - River Dell (Oradell, N.J.) An outstanding all-around athlete and winner of the Mahaney award, emblematic of the top athlete in her class. (Albany, N.Y.) Noyes was team captain for both basketball and soccer. Harry Carson - McClenaghan (Florence, S.C.) Fairfield Athletic Director Jimmy Barnett and Fairfield Athletic Booster President Tom Purtell have announced that nominations for the Fairfield Local High School Athletic Hall of Fame are due by Oct. 1, 202,2 for the hall of fame class of 2023. In 1958 he led his team in hitting as well as being their top pitcher. He was just warming up. Joe Greene - Dunbar (Temple, TX) (Oakdale, NY) Junior Seau - Oceanside (Calif.) Willie Brown - Yazoo Training (MS) qw:Bb\.Zr5NX%x#,R}uW%8[;_ 6P^~w#Iw2c~H16\aX,T.C z&{dEuJBEJ|kSEX"Amca&F_+QmVZNdG?A#zKb.Q/-ua "/Yc 3A Division II - Argyle 38, Fairfield 33 2A Division I - Cameron Yoe 35, Wall 14 2A Division II - Cisco 56, Refugio 36 I had the accident and Im working to regroup and these people need to know that they can, too. Thats not Greens style. Steve Owen - Aline (OK) Bertha suffered a hip muscle injury in the third inning of the finals and she was taken to the hospital in the third inning. Brandtson Duffie, is the youngest member of the Fairfield Athletic Hall of Fame graduating in 2019. He was named to the CT Golf Hall of Fame in 2006. FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME 1. Hamler Patrick . Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. In 19 games at Greenwich, Young recorded what is still a school-record 3,148 yards of total offense. George Allen - Lake Shore (MI) Orlando Pace - Sandusky (Ohio) Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. Canada) Earl Campbell - John Tyler (Tyler, TX) George Blanda - Youngwood (PA) He has been a member of AVCC since 2000, a board director since 2002 and president in 2020-21. Bagley, inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004, helped the Eagles reach the NCAA Elite Eight in his junior campaign. In June of 2009, coming back from a Tour event in Texas, Greens RV blew a tire in Mississippi, rolled down an embankment and crashed into a tree. During the time that he was the head coach of track, the Falcons were MEL champions in 1978 and 1982 and section champions also in 1982. Ticket prices are $35 per person. Young would sit behind future Hall of Famer Joe Montana for four seasons, watching from the sidelines as the 49ers won two more Super Bowls. Candidate may be male or female, living or deceased. Chris Doleman - Valley Forge Military Academy (Wayne, Pa.), William Penn (York, Pa.) Ronnie Lott - Eisenhower (Rialto, CA) endobj The Chargers reached the NCAA tourney in all four of his seasons (1976-79) and three of those advanced to the Division II College World Series. Friday, April 28, 2023 - Welcome Reception & Inductee Group Photo at the Hall of Fame/Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, TX. Biggs graduated from Utah State University. Kenny Easley - Oscar F. Smith (Chesapeake, VA) Nick Buoniconti - Cathedral (Springfield, MA) Gene Hickerson - Trezevant (Tenn.) The Brakettes sponsor (Simpson) picked up the telephone and asked if I would like to come back East and promote fast pitch there, said Ragan Tickey, who had been playing for the Orange, CA Lionettes. After being drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 14th round in 1962, a knee injury curtailed his professional basketball career hopes. 2. As a sophomore he joined the varsity and made an immediate impact by scoring 13 goals in 15 games to earn All-Ivy League honors and lead Harvard to a 14-1 record, the 1969 NCAA East Region championship, and a first-ever berth in the Final Four. The Middletown High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee will hold its 18th induction ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 14 at Wildwood Golf Club. Candidates must be former students of Fairfield, Millersburg or New Paris high schools. Kydes continued to play soccer, however, joining Vasco da Gama, a Bridgeport-based team that was one of the top semi-pro teams in the country. Frank Gatski - Farmington (WV) John Madden - Jefferson (Daly City, Cali.) Tim Brown - Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, Texas) Fort Fairfield student athletes will again be servers for the meal which adds a great touch of class to the event. He passed away in 2010 at the age of 47. Jason Taylor - Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh, PA) The entrance to Fort Fairfield High School. Max & his wife Judith live in Seattle. >!qlu$v:>)rsK.m'@ L% 3eF.rCz O_hhIu]AdkQ(>EckJ8!A[U#\ovVpZn1jg?$ djv$M3 \[e ow^]_xr{$/W{~Hg! She began her pro career when she was drafted in the first round and 13th overall by the Washington Mystics in 1998. Dick LeBeau - London (Ohio) Berthas arrival did more than that. Ed Sabol - Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.) I loved it there, but I guess things worked out OK. LaJoie, who attended high school at Wright Tech in Stamford, retired from racing in 2006 and did some announcing. <> Art Rooney - Duquesne Prep (Pittsburgh, PA), Indiana State Normal (PA) Bill Willis - East (Columbus, OH) When the 6-foot point guard was traded to the New Jersey Nets in 1987, he left as the Cavs all-time and single season assist leader, as well as averaging a team record 9.4 assists in 1985-86. 11 0 obj Kellen Winslow - East St. Louis (IL) jH9Sqk4My*3zek"JH`Pn)6PQt% Z +b-sT.T 3~G8! Yale Lary - North Side (Fort Worth, TX) Jim Sykes coached football at Fairfield from 1981 to 1997 and is the winningest football coach in both school and city history with a 110-69-2 record. 15 0 obj Following the end of World War II, she rejoined the Lionettes as their ace pitcher and led them to four National ASA Championships in 1950, 51, 52, and 55. Student-athlete candidates must have been graduated for at least five years. At 13 he was already playing semipro soccer in a Connecticut premiere league, at the time the youngest player to ever compete at that level. This years team will be all the 1980 Class B field hockey team. Let's stay connected! 'an-- ^`9exa>{MeK+y9gtlAhp:7JAMO'EW:-w941:%C 08{t\FC7,4TY45H:}V5Zt5-L3Tke-b7GlR=TEDFd]u@wm_31_] )U\;IAWDTse3D.t fLuQG}1]|.e?r5T6!1N+/I"R6j-\C|pA5:E*q4Xi8`5t The Danbury natives achievements on the PGA Tour were impressive, to say the least. This years sitdown meal will have a choice of Prime Rib or Baked Stuffed Haddock, along with twice baked potatoes, buttered peas, macaroni salad, dinner rolls and dessert. Dave Robinson - Moorestown (N.J.) James ORourke Amateur Wing: RASHAMEL JONES (STAMFORD), CLAIRE BETH TOMASIEWICZ NOGAY (WESTON) William Roy (Link) Lyman - McDonald Rural (KS) The Division-II Purple Knights, which previously drew 500-600 spectators, routinely sold out their 1,800 seat gym when Bol was on the court. Earle (Greasy) Neale - Parkersburg (WV) 2. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Larry Gardner at 551-5001 or emailing him at lgardner@msad20.org. Fort Fairfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its 8th Class to be inducted on Thursday, July 14th, at Fort Fairfield High School. Tim Mara - None He led the Rams to three consecutive state titles (1956-58), scoring a school record 697 points as a senior. It was a racing family with great support from everyone. She also gave them a sense of confidence, an intangible necessary to compete with the likes of the Lionettes, Fresno Rockets, Phoenix Ramblers and Portlands Erv Lind Florists, all major players in the game. The first Alumni Hall of Fame honoree was Dr. Max Bailey. Ticket prices are $35 per person. The marching band is performing a medley, To Paris with Love, which features sections of La Vie en Rose . Steve Largent - Putnam City (Oklahoma City, OK) Tom Fears - Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA) Determined to honor Billy, Jeannie and Nips memory, Green vowed to play pro golf again.