Five inductees headed to Janesville Sports Hall of Fame
JANESVILLE — Five new members have been selected for 2008 induction into the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame, sponsored by The Janesville Gazette, has scheduled its 19th annual induction dinner for Saturday, May 17, at the Rotary Gardens. A social hour is set for 5:30 p.m., which will be followed by the dinner at 6:30 and the program.
Stories on each of the inductees will be featured in Sunday editions of the Gazette.
These people will be inducted:
Jayme Anderson, Associated Press second-team all-state player for Janesville Parker High School’s girls basketball program in 1997, who earned NCAA Division III All-America honors at Beloit College and UW-Eau Claire, finished her career as a Division I standout at Drake University and most recently was named to the D3hoops.com all-decade third team.
Richard Kingsley, Janesville native and lifelong resident, who distinguished himself as a high school basketball player (1950-53), long-time coach in Janesville Youth Baseball and American Legion baseball, and basketball game official and baseball umpire for more than 40 years.
Robb Logterman, Associated Press first-team all-state basketball player with a 28.1 scoring average for Janesville Craig High School in 1990, who scored 1,201 points in a four-year career as a scholarship player at Marquette University.
Steve Nickols, All-Big Eight offensive lineman in 1966 on Janesville Senior High’s last football team before the school split; NAIA all-district football standout in a four-year career at St. Norbert College; longtime contributor as a coach and president in Janesivlle Youth Baseball.
John Thiede, All-Big Eight and Associated Press all-state honorable-mention lineman for Janesville Craig High School in 1975, who became a four-year scholarship player at the University of Illinois.
They will join these previous inductees:
1990—Pat Dawson, Stan DuFrane, Evelyn Kettle, Kenneth Kitelinger, Robert Krueger, Bob Luchsinger Sr., Robert J. Morgan, Ted Scalissi.
1991—Kent Burdick, Kenneth F. Bick, Robert E. Cone, Jim Davies, James F. Fitzgerald, Carol Sorenson Flenniken, Beulah Paynter, Edward F. Quaerna.
1992—George Clatworthy, Jerry Davis, Dr. Timothy Paterick, Harold E. Rebholz, Donna Rusch, Johnny Saxer, Fred T. Westphal.
1993—Roy Coyle, Len W. Gersmehl, Jan Hoffman, Carol Luther, Barbara Dietz Mayer, Steve Neece.
1994—Harold Kotwitz, Sharon Dollins Landsee, Frank Rabiola, George Raubacher, Keith Sterk, Robert E. Strampe Jr., Rolland Sultze.
1995—Ronald O. Boyd, Carol Enke, Ross Kingsley, Sam Leete, Fred Townsend.
1996—Mark A. Cullen, William G. Lathrop Sr., Arnold E. Quaerna, Patrick J. Schloemer, Maureen Sheehan.
1997—Ronald W. Fraser, Gary Gloede, Jody Rittenhouse White, Terry Ryan, Brian Steinke.
1998—Dale W. Barry, Dick Hemming, Dan Madden, Charles W. Weber Jr., Susan Von Behren Witte.
1999—William L. Henke, Robert Luchsinger Jr., Richard C. Meier, Nancy K. Russo, Ervin “Jimmy” Johnson.
2000—Lori Kemnitz Bell, Gerald “Jed” Black, Charles Bolton, Joseph Coulter, Stan Fox.
2001—The Rev. David Boyd, John Brodie, Jennah Burkholder Hartwig, Wesley Mayer, Steve Van Galder,
2002—Charles D. Fisher, Lyle G. Gifford, John E. “Jack” Herrington, Camilla L. Owen, Thomas R. Schumacher.
2003—Shane Fleming, Lois A. Gilmore, Lawrence A. Hough, Ralph W. Truesdill, John W. Westphal.
2004—Michael C. Davis, Paul A. Hanewall, Michael Liebenstein Jr., Evelyn Sieg, Chris Weber.
2005—John Bobzien, Tom Carpenter, Roger A. Fenrick, Dan Hauser, Brenda Smith-Beagley.
2006—Richard S. Brodie, Mark Greenhalgh, T. William Schleisner, Kristen Yahr Cope, Daniel T. Kowal.
2007—Walter Burkheimer, Gregg Clatworthy, Lynn Klipstine, Eric Liebenstein, Sam Mylin,
Tickets for the 2008 induction dinner must be purchased in advance. Their availability and other program details will be announced later.
Mar 26, 2008 at 9:05 p.m.
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Interesting and talented group of athletes. I watch with interest how many Janesville High School athletes make it to the next level and stand out there. They get there from the skills their HS Coaches and Teachers develop in them. That's my metric of success of the city school's sports programs. That being said, I'll cast a vote for Mike Herrington, Parker, class of 1979.
Mar 26, 2008 at 4:03 p.m.
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I will second the nomination of Renee Wolters. She is one of the most amazing people I have met in Janesville!!!
Mar 26, 2008 at 11:32 a.m.
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Discrimination? How do you figure? Did you even know who Robb Logterman was before reading this?
My point is these people are far older than Mistie. Robb played for Craig in 1990, almost 10 years before Mistie even enrolled at Parker. She'll get in. She just has to wait her turn.
Mar 25, 2008 at 5:41 p.m.
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Renee Wolters also belongs with this group. She was an outstanding athlete at Whitewater (She is in their Hall of Fame) and is a terrific coach!
Mar 25, 2008 at 5:37 p.m.
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Waiting until she retires would certainly be discrimination based upon the fact she happens to be a professional. Hopefully she will get in prior to that in that she has just started her WNBA career. She is an even better person than an athlete!
Mar 25, 2008 at 5:33 p.m.
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Notice Logterman and Anderson are just getting in now. It takes a while. They might even wait 'til she retires.
Mar 25, 2008 at 5:21 p.m.
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Why no Mistie Williams? How many of the above are/were professional athletes at the highest level?
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