Wilhelm, Horne among 2017 inductees

The 2017 Lorain Sports Hall of Fame class has been announced, and it includes everything from a trainer to a Super Bowl champion.

Eight individuals and one team will enter the Hall of Fame. There are five individuals in the regular, two in the senior and one in the special categories.

The induction banquet will be May 4. Ticket information can be obtained by contacting Ron Feldkamp at 440-244-3449 or Tom Bauer (440-282-4624 or tbauer@bright.net).

The individuals in the regular category are:

MATT WILHELM >> The Lorain native and Elyria Catholic graduate was a football and basketball star of the Panthers. Following

his graduation in 1999, Wilhelm attended Ohio State, where he was a two-time recipient of the Randy Gradishar Top Linebacker Award and helped lead the Buckeyes to a national championship in 2002. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2002 draft by the San Diego Chargers and spent eight years in the NFL, winning an NFL title with the Green Bay Packers in 2010.

MIKE HORNE >> A Lorain Catholic graduate, Horne was a member of the Spartans’ 1976 state runnerup team. The guard tallied 1,072 points in his career, which was a record at the time. After high school, Horne attended Cleveland State and got into coaching in 1985, leading the Firelands varsity team from 1990 to 1999. MEREDITH (FERLIC) BINGHAM

>> A member of the 1994 state runner-up Lorain Catholic volleyball team, Bingham was the school’s all-time passing leader and ranked second in kills. After high school, she attended Tennessee Tech, where she was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference all four years, only the second player to achieve that honor in conference history.

DAVID EMERICK >> Widely accepted as the top golfer in Northeast Ohio when he graduated from Lorain Catholic in 1975, Emerick led the Spartans to a 54-6 record during his high school years. He relocated to California in 1980 to golf professionally, winning 27 mini-tour and local PGA titles over his 25-year career.

BILL MORRIS >> Widely regarded as one of the best tennis players Lorain High School produced, Morris was the 1979 Buckeye Conference No. 1 singles champion, dropping only two matches that year. His success

continued after graduation, winning three Lorain City Championships and two Lorain County Championships individually to go with five doubles titles and three mixed doubles titles in the Lorain International Doubles Tournaments.

The individuals in the senior category are:

JOHN TELATNIK >> Until Lorain’s Zion Cross won the state title in the 100-meter dash last year, Telatnik held the honor of being the city’s last track state champion. The high jumper won the state title in 1947 with a jump of 5 feet, 11 inches during his senior year.

NORRIS SINCLAIR >> Sinclair holds the distinction of being Lorain County’s first state champion in any sport. At the 1915 state meet, the Lorain High graduate won the 120-yard high hurdles (16.4) and the 220yard low hurdles (26.4)

The individual in the special category is:

DAVID DURY >> The Admiral

King graduate has been around the block when it comes to athletic training. Currently the head athletic trainer for Oberlin High School, Dury has spent time helping out programs at Ohio State and the University of West Alabama and has also spent time with the Browns and Atlanta Falcons. Prior to his position at Obelrin, Dury spent time at Admiral King and Southview.

The team in the 2017 class is: 1985-86 ADMIRAL KING BOYS

BASKETBALL >> The Admirals advanced to a Division I state semifinal, leaving an AP poll path of destruction in their wake. With a record of 23-4 on the year and ranked No. 8 in the final AP poll, Admiral King defeated four AP-ranked teams in Cleveland St. Joseph, Sylvania Southview, Toledo Scott and Westlake while claiming the sectional, district and regional championships.