Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame

07/11/2022

ARE YOU READY FOR ROYALTY?

Crown Softball is making its return to the Michigan fastpitch circuit for the 2022-23 season.

With a focus on team chemistry and player development, we’re looking to complete our roster with a few additional high caliber players to play at the next level of competition.

OPEN TRYOUTS will be held August 4th & 7th with registration information below. Private tryout opportunities available upon request.

Register by scanning the QR code below or by visiting link in comments.

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12/24/2021

10/08/2021

Have a person or team you'd like to nominate? Nominations due November 1. The nomination must be submitted with nomination form along with verifiable documentation, either in the form of credible newspaper article or 3 letters of recommendation. Links to current nominated individuals and teams can be found at lansingsportshalloffame.org/nominate/
Individual Nomination Criteria
* Graduates of a Greater Lansing Area High School or a high school equivalent and/or have attended a Greater Lansing Area High School for at least two years, and/or
* Individual State Champion, and/or
* All-State First Team or All-State Dream Team, and/or
* All-American Team, and/or
* Exemplary Service
Team Nomination Criteria
* Greater Lansing Area High School team whose members are all high school graduates or high school equivalent and/or have attended a Greater Lansing Area High School for at least two years, and/or
* Be a winner of a State Championship, and/or
* Have an outstanding, verifiable record
Coaches and Notables Criteria
* Graduates of a Greater Lansing Area High School or a high school equivalent and/or have attended a Greater Lansing Area High School for at least two years, and/or
* Exemplary Service, and/or
* Coach-of-the-Year recipient
https://lansingsportshalloffame.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Nomination-Form.pdf

08/28/2021

Don't miss Chuck Krafft's recap of our induction ceremony & the acceptance speeches... Thank you Chuck for composing this!

THE GREATER LANSING AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY July 29, 2021 By Chuck Krafft Last year’s Hall of Fame Induction Cerem...

08/27/2021

Our individual inductees cover a wide variety of sports:
Athletic Director - 1
Baseball - 61
Basketball - 101
Billiards/Pool - 4
Bowling - 9
Boxing - 8
Broadcasting - 8
Cross Country / Track - 48
Diving - 2
Equestrian - 1
Field Hockey - 1
Figure Skating - 1
Football - 86
Golf - 15
Gymnastics - 2
Hockey - 6
Judo/Taekwondo - 1
Kayak - 1
Professional Auto Racing - 2
Professional Wrestling - 1
Rugby - 1
Soccer - 1
Softball - 17
Sports writer/editor - 3
Swimming - 20
Tennis - 11
Volleyball - 7
Weightlifting - 1
Wrestling - 30

07/20/2021

Our induction ceremony on July 29 is quickly approaching! Tickets must be prepurchased and will not be sold at the event. If you are interested in tickets, please call Bob Every at 517-484-0677. $35 per person or $280 for table of 8.

Evening's events: 4-5:30 meet & greet with family & friends, 5:30 dinner, 6:30 program.

07/19/2021

1975 Lakewood High School Boys Basketball will be inducted on July 29. They won the Class B State Championship.

Team Roster:
Front Row, Left to Right: Phil Armstrong, Scott Dow, Stacey Bosworth, Tom Johnson, Jay Kimble, Jim Elenbaas, Kevin Brodbeck and Manager Dave Courtnay

Back Row, Left to Right: Al Westendorp, Mark Farrell, Greg Colegrove, Jim Estep, Mike O’Mara, Denny Geiger, Rick Tuitman, Dan Bishop andCoach Rolly Krauss

07/13/2021

1977 DeWitt High School Girls Basketball team will be inducted on July 29.

The team includes (not shown in same order as the photo): Coach Chris Kane, Suzanne Elkins, Cindy White, Nancy Garland, Maureen Stevens Murphy, Kelly Robinson, Patti Seeger Milder, Sue Noch, Kim Ferguson Bader, Roz Schneider Kramer, Julie Wey Sperry, Debbie L***y, Lizabeth Willard, Nancy Spagnuolo Wile and Kathy Schmidtchen

HONORS:
* State Championship win over Saginaw Carrolton (51-36).
* Season record 24-2.
* 1st place in the Capital Circuit.

07/09/2021

Hub Waite, Softball Coach, will be inducted July 29.

Hub's accomplishments include:
* Played Men’s Fast Pitch Softball – 20 years
* Coached Football, Basketball, Softball – 46 years
* Coached Softball at Lansing Catholic Central for 33 years – Wins 812; Losses 391
* 16 time District Coach of the Year
* 6 time Regional Coach of the Year
* 6 time Lansing State Journal Coach of the Year
* Inducted into the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Hall of Fame – 2007

07/06/2021

Wayne “Twig” Terwilliger – Baseball - will be inducted on July 29. He is a graduate of Charlotte High School and Western Michigan University.

SPORTS: BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL
After Marines secured Saipan in World War II, his 2nd Armored Amphibian Battalion won 2nd Division Championship 28-0

PLAYING HISTORY
* House of David (MI) - 1947
* Signed with Chicago Cubs – 1949
* Brooklyn Dodgers
* Washington Senators
* New York Giants
* Winterball – Venezuela and Dominican Republic
* Kansas City Athletics
* 10th inning game winning single off Satchel Paige – 1953
* Grand slam hits prompting “comment” from President Dwight Eisenhower
* Detroit Tigers AAA team MVP – 1958

COACHING HISTORY
* Washington Senators
* Texas Rangers
* Minnesota Twins (including World Series) – 1987-1990
* Life-long friendships with Nellie Fox and Ted Williams