Dedication to Sport: Our 2025 Inductees

Seven new inductees were enshrined into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame at its annual Induction Dinner & Ceremony on September 20, 2025. To celebrate the achievements of this great induction class and share some of their stories, each of the seven new inductees has their own Dedication to Sport exhibit that is on display now.

This year’s Induction Class features seven great inductees, including two in sports that the Hall had not previously recognized. The Class of 2025 includes athletes Julie Foster (Rugby), Noah Miller (Water Polo), and Jon Ryan (Football); builders Brad Hornung (Hockey) and Klara Kesmarky Miller (Gymnastics); as well as the 1978 & 1980 Saskatoon Harmony Centre Women’s Softball Team, and the 1997 & 1998 Regina Rams Football Club.

Julie Foster had a storied international rugby career and was third all-time in appearances with the Canadian women’s rugby program when she retired. She played in three Women’s Rugby World Cups – reaching the semifinals each time – and was the fifth woman inducted into Rugby Canada’s Hall of Fame. Foster was also part of the Canadian women’s national hockey team program.

After being paralyzed in a Western Hockey League game at the age of 18, Brad Hornung persevered to earn a degree from the University of Regina and work as a scout in the National Hockey League. He spent four years with the Chicago Blackhawks and later with the NHL’s Central Scouting. His determination and positive attitude left an impression on countless people in the hockey world and beyond.

Noah Miller spent nine years on the Canadian men’s national water polo team, serving as the team’s captain for five of those years. He competed at six world championships and won a pair of bronze medals at the Pan American Games with the national team. Miller has been on six national championship teams, which ties him for the most by a Saskatchewan water polo player.

Klara Kesmarky Miller’s involvement in gymnastics has lasted more than 60 years. She has served as a coach, a judge, a facility manager, and for 30 years as Chief Executive Officer of Gymnastics Saskatchewan. Her time in sport administration also included eight years as the CEO of Water Polo Saskatchewan. Just as significantly, Kesmarky Miller has also served as a mentor for countless others to build gymnastics in Saskatchewan.

Jon Ryan is the first Saskatchewan player to win the Super Bowl. Ryan spent 17 years as a professional punter – five in the Canadian Football League and a dozen in the National Football League. Ryan spent 10 seasons in Seattle where he set several franchise records, was voted as a captain by his teammates and was named one of Seattle’s 50 greatest players of all-time.

The Harmony Centre softball team was formed in Saskatoon with a goal of reaching the top and in 1978 they won their first national women’s softball title. Two years later, the team won a second national title. Both times Harmony Centre would go on to represent Canada as the national team – competing at the 1979 Pan American Games and the 1981 World Games, where they won silver medals.

The Regina Rams won 15 national junior football titles, and the 1997 and 1998 title teams have the distinction of winning their last of those titles before the program moved to the university ranks. The 1997 Rams needed double-overtime to beat the Okanagan Sun in the Canadian Bowl national final. In their final season in the Canadian Junior Football League, the 1998 Rams defended their national title with a 36-13 win over Okanagan in Regina.

With the addition of these inductees, there are now 561 inductees — 257 athletes, 173 builders, and 131 championship teams. With the addition of rugby and water polo, there are 55 different sports represented from 151 different Saskatchewan communities in the Hall of Fame.