It was a glittering, nostalgic evening at the Westin Bear Mountain on Saturday night as eight prominent sports individuals were inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. It was the 25^th Annual event.

The eight inductees are Dave Calder (Rowing), Rich Harden (Baseball), Alison Murdoch (Golf) and Deb Whitten (Field Hockey) - all inducted in the athletes’ category. In addition, three-time Olympic swimmer Ron Jacks was honoured in the coaching category for services to swimming, and Ian Lamplugh in the official’s category for baseball. The two builder inductees were Hugh MacDonald (Multi-sports) and Yeiji Inouye (Judo) who was honoured posthumously and represented by Greg and Caroline Inouye.

The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame Annual Induction Dinner is on Saturday, October 27 at the Westin Bear Mountain. We have an exciting line up of inductees. Dave Calder (Rowing), Rich Harden (Baseball), Alison Murdoch (Golf) and Deb Whitten (Field Hockey) will be inducted in the athletes’ category. In addition, three-time Olympic swimmer Ron Jacks will be honoured in the coaching category for services to swimming, and Ian Lamplugh in the official’s category for baseball. The two builder inductees will be Hugh MacDonald (Multi-sports) and Yeiji Inouye (Judo) who will be honoured posthumously. The evening will sell out so it is advisable to  purchase tickets asap. TICKET PURCHASE

The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Clint Hamilton, Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Victoria, has joined its Board of Directors.