Friday, March 04, 2005

Amateur Sports Hall of Fame Banquet March 12

22nd Annual St. Charles County Amateur Sports Hall of Fame Honors Inductees At Banquet March 12

The 22nd annual St. Charles County Amateur Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on March 12, 2005 at the American Legion Hall on Raymond in St. Charles.

St. Charles County Amateur Sports Hall of Fame is an organization formed to honor and recognize amateur sports participants, contributors, umpires and referees from the St. Charles County area. The organization was established on March 10, 1983.

Nine new members and one Outstanding Achievement Award recipient have been selected by the Board of Directors for the Amateur Sports Hall of Fame.

Those selected for this honor are; Jerry Burbes and Dave Dickherber for Baseball, Michelle Fanning and Madge Vanatta for Bowling, Mark Collier and Alvin (Red) Oswald for Dartball, Larry Langewisch for Horseshoes, Frank Deniszczuk and Gary Kinder for Softball.

The Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented to Joseph Haug, Coach at St. Dominic High School.

Each inductee will receive a proclamation from the Governor, a certificate from the Missouri House of Representatives, a certificate from the St. Charles Sports Hall of Fame and a unique St. Charles Sports Hall of Fame ring.

They will also have their picture and their name on a plaque that will be on permanent display at the St. Charles Sports Hall of Fame building on the grounds of the TR Hughes baseball park in O’Fallon.

Outstanding Senior Athletic Award

Each year the organization recognizes the most outstanding senior female and male athlete of the year from St. Charles County High Schools. Lisa Hughes of Orchard Farm High School and Darrell Lloyd of Fort Zumwalt North High School were selected for these awards.

Tickets for the Banquet are $20 per person. For ticket information you can contact; Lenny Boehmer, Chairman of the Board of Directors at 636-639-5786; Armin Hemsath, Secretary at 636-946-2609 or Harold Wies, Treasurer at 636-978-6549.