Nominees sought for Chico Sports Hall
Banquet returns for its 48th year on May 9
Tuesday, May 9 will mark the return of the Chico Sports Hall of Fame and Senior Athletes Banquet for the first time since 2019, following a pandemic-caused hiatus.
The Chico Enterprise-Record is asking for nominees from the public for induction into the Chico Sports Hall of Fame at the 48th annual Hall of Fame and Senior Athletes Banquet, which will be held at the Chico Elks Lodge at 1705 Manzanita Avenue.
Nominees submitted will be reviewed and selected by a committee of Chico Sports Hall of Fame members.
A person will not be considered for induction until five years after his or her participation in the case of an athlete, or until after five years continuous contribution in the case of a coach or supporter.
Only people who went through Chico schools, meaning those in the Chico Unified School District or its predecessors and Chico State, or who come from the Chico community will be eligible for induction. A non-Chicoan could be eligible if he or she contributed in some way directly to the Chico sports scene.
Send nominations and the nominee’s credentials to the Enterprise-Record sports department by email at sports@chicoer. com. Please include details about a nominee’s accomplishments and awards.
Nominations and any supporting information are due by Saturday, April 1.
Also during the evening, the top senior athletes of the year from Chico State and 12 area high schools and the top sophomores from Butte College will be honored, as selected by each school’s athletic directors and coaching staffs.
Tickets for the event will become available for sale in early
April. Stay tuned for a story on how to purchase tickets.
Chico Sports Hall of Fame members by year of induction are as follows:
1973
Art Acker; Tommy Costar; Larry Gillick; George Maderos; Ray Orrick; Jane Shurmer.
1974
Eddie Booth; Eben Brown; John College; Maddy Madsen.
1975
Bud Hanna; Dr. Maxwell Lee; Frank Mertz.
1976
Mel Jones; Don Martin; Hal Petersen; Willie Simmons.
1977
Hal Bishop; Mackay Martin; Joe Stetser.
1978
Ord Canfield; Bush Dalrymple; Clayton Dalrymple; Les Dalrymple; Jerry Pero.
1979
Denton Hill; Skip McDonald.
1980
Al Schlueter; Tony Separovich.
1981
Ralph E. Hensley; Clarence Pentico.
1982
Ethel Bornefeld; Betty Lou Raker; Cherrie Sherrard.
1984
Ted Blofsky; Nelson Briles; Elmeretta Brown; Lola Osborn Story.
1985
Frank Enos; Bill Kemp.
1986
Ernie Barber; Herb Jergentz; Joan Wallace.
1987
Bob Gheller; Om Wraith.
1988
Gene Bird; Gerry Conlee.
1989
B.J. Rice; Chauncey Turnbow.
1990
Norma Lee Moore; Saxon Wraith.
1991
Blackie Gilbert; Dick Marshall; Rock McClellan.
1992
Keith Calkins; Wes Walsvick.
1993
John Abell; Bill Striegel.
1994
Mike Liddell; Ernie Maglischo; Deanne Vochaster.
1995
Lynn Cannon; Ron Mossbarger; Dave Sigel.
1996
John Beck; Kathy Neal; Charlie Nelson.
1997
Gene Howard; Jeff Stover.
1998
Jess Castillo; John McHenry; Vance McHenry. 1999
Fran Coslet; Chet Lyssy; Luanne Park; Mario Serafin.
2000
Dale Edson; Matt Maderos; Milan Murray; Doug Parker.
2001
Kathy Arendsen; John Padjen; Dennis Varley.
2002
Don Batie; Doug Dressler; Mary Ann Lazzarini.
2003
Pat Clements; Skip Reager; Mike Sherrard; Marilyn Williams; Jim Wilson. 2004
Tonya (Alston) Burns; Don Carlsen; Press Powell; Walton Powell; Carl Selkirk.
2005
A.D. Johnson; Shane Scott; Chuck Sheley; Donna White.
2006
Rex Grossart; Matt Lucena; Debbie Maderos; Nancy Plants; David Stephens.
2007
Tracey Anderson; Kari Christensen; Brian Keyser; Tom Powers; Roque Santos.
2008
Joddie (Vossler) Gleason; Jill (Symons) Hernandez; Pete Riehlman; Craig Rigsbee; Clark Yeager.
2009
Pete Hovland; Suzanne (Richter) Reade; Mark Reischling; Sam Simmons.
2010
Haley (Cope) Clark; Kyle Grossart; Randy Grossart; Ron Grossart; Ted Howard; Chris Verhulst.
2011
Jay Anderson; Armand Brett; Kirk Freitas; Sandy Goulart.
2012
Matt O’Sullivan; Chris Pane; Debra Roth; Prescott “Puck” Smith.
2013
Traci Ciapponi Frazier; Gary Houser; Gary Towne.
2014
Bob Clements; Tom Harrington; Ken Piercy; James Starmer.
2015
Dr. Alan Azevedo; Al Darby; Kathy Haines; Bill Wells.
2016
Steve Nettleton, Bob Noe, Mark Stahl.
2017
Pat Gillick, Ross Land, David Santos.
2018
Gerald Circo, Ray Narbaitz, Eileen Mason.
2019
Joy Jones, Brett Silva, Richard ‘Dick’ Trimmer.