The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame (SSHF) is pleased to announce the seven (7) inductees who will become the newest members of the SSHF this fall.
The Class of 2025 features three inductees in the athlete category, two builders and two teams.
The 2025 inductees are:
IN THE ATHLETE CATEGORY:
Julie Foster (Regina) – Rugby
Noah Miller (Regina) – Water Polo
Jon Ryan (Regina) – Football
IN THE BUILDER CATEGORY:
Brad Hornung (Regina) – Hockey
Klara Kesmarky Miller (Budapest, Hungary) – Gymnastics
IN THE TEAM CATEGORY:
1997 & 1998 Regina Rams Football Clubs
1978 & 1980 Saskatoon Harmony Centre Women’s Softball Teams
Members and representatives of the SSHF’s Class of 2025 attended a press conference on Tuesday, April 8. Pictured are Terry Hornung (mother of Brad Hornung), left, Patti Rowley (Saskatoon Harmony Centre), Klara Kesmarky Miller, Barb Ryan (mother of Jon Ryan), Julie Foster, Noah Miller, Deanna (Ruecker) Hautz, Ed Bankowski and Barry Rees (both from the Regina Rams).
The 2025 Induction Dinner & Ceremony will be held at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Tickets are now available by completing the form at the bottom of this page.
The 2025 Induction Class is the first to feature a parent and child being inducted at the same time who were not inducted together as part of a team. Klara Kesmarky Miller and Noah Miller are also the first mother and son inducted into the Hall of Fame as individuals at any time.
In addition, the sports of water polo and rugby will have their first inductees in the Hall of Fame. With the addition of these two sports, there are now 55 recognized in the Hall of Fame.
Julie Foster represented Canada at the Women’s Rugby World Cup three times, reaching the semifinal on each occasion. When she retired her 44 appearances for the Canadian national team placed her third all-time. She also represented Canada in sevens rugby 10 times over the course of an 11-year international career. She finished her career with 13 tries and was the fifth woman inducted into the Rugby Canada’s Hall of Fame.
Noah Miller spent nine years on the Canadian men’s national water polo team including serving as the team’s captain for five of those years. Miller competed at six FINA World Championships, three FISU World University Games, and won bronze medals at the Pan Am Games twice in 2003 (Santo Domingo) and 2007 (Rio de Janeiro). Miller also won six Canadian national championships with three clubs tying the most by a Saskatchewan water polo player.
Jon Ryan enjoyed a 19-year professional football career and spent 12 of those seasons as a punter in the National Football League. In 2014, he became the first Saskatchewan player to win the Super Bowl when the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII. Ryan spent 10 seasons in Seattle and two more in Green Bay. He began his career in the Canadian Football League with Winnipeg, before spending two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and finally in Edmonton before retiring.
Brad Hornung’s dream of reaching the National Hockey League was paused when he was paralyzed from the neck down at 18 in a Western Hockey League game. That didn’t stop Hornung from staying in the game he loved. He worked as a scout for the Chicago Blackhawks for four years and then worked as a scout for the NHL’s Central Scouting. His qualities as a player led the WHL to name their Most Sportsmanlike Player award in his honour.
Klara Kesmarky Miller’s involvement in gymnastics has lasted more than 60 years. At 16 she judged her first provincial competition and was helping coach the Regina Girls Gym Club’s competitive program. Miller spent 27 years as a judge and launched the YWCA Limberettes Gym Club in her teens and then helped establish the Queen City Kinsmen Gymnastics Club. She would serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Gymnastics Saskatchewan for 30 years.
Saskatoon Harmony Centre won national women’s softball championships in 1978 and 1980 and went on to represent Canada each time. After winning their first title, they represented Canada at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico where they finished fourth. In 1981, they took part in the World Games in California – a multi-sport event for sports that were not yet on the Olympic schedule – where Canada finished second.
The Regina Rams concluded their time as a junior football club by winning consecutive Canadian Bowl national championships in 1997 and 1998. The Rams beat the Okanagan Sun 23-20 in double-overtime to win in 97 and beat Okanagan again 36-13 in Regina in 1998 to close the book on their junior football era.
Once again the Hall of Fame is pleased to partner with The Atlas Hotel in Regina (4177 Albert St.) as our host hotel for the 2025 Induction weekend. The special rate is $164.95 (plus taxes and fees) for a double room featuring two Queen beds. The room also includes a hot breakfast and complimentary parking.
Guests booking their own accommodations may do so by contacting the Atlas Hotel at 306-586-3443 or emailing [email protected]. They must quote the Block Code 091925SHF to receive the guaranteed group rate. The cutoff date is August 22, 2025 (any rooms not picked up in the block after this date will be released back to the Atlas).
Tickets for the Induction Dinner & Ceremony may be purchased below or by calling the Hall of Fame at 306-780-9232.