The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame welcomed its seven newest inductees at its annual Induction Dinner & Ceremony on Saturday, September 28.
The 2024 Induction Class features a pair of rodeo athletes who were inducted posthumously: Ray Mitsuing (Loon Lake – rodeo) and Carl Olson (Fir Mountain – rodeo) as well as Chelsea (Stone) Mazzei (Regina – taekwondo) who was also inducted in the athlete category. The two builders who were enshrined were Wayne Hellquist (Saskatoon – volleyball) and Karen Howard (Melville – figure skating). The 2018, 2019 & 2023 Sherry Anderson Senior Women’s Curling Team and the 2003-2004 University of Saskatchewan Huskies Men’s Volleyball Team were also inducted in the team category.
With the addition of this stellar class of inductees, there are now 554 honoured inductees who are in the Hall of Fame. These inductees include 254 athletes, 171 builders and 129 championship teams which represent 53 sports and 151 Saskatchewan communities.
The success of the evening could not have been possible without the sponsors who supported the Induction Dinner & Ceremony.
Access Communications were the broadcast & hot stove panel sponsors; Information Services Corporation, Saskatchewan Lotteries and Fire Cube Video were the Inductee vignette presenting sponsors; Signature PrintIt and T.G. Marketing were the print sponsors; Robertson Stromberg LLC sponsored the dessert table and were the volunteer sponsor; Barker’s Trophies Awards & Gifts, Conexus Arts Centre, SIGA and Prairie Plastic Engraving also graciously sponsored the event.
Darrell Romuld from CTV Morning Live once again emceed the event and hosted the hot stove panel with Chelsea (Stone) Mazzei, Sherry Anderson and Brandon Needham from the Huskies.
The Induction ceremony will be broadcast on Access Communications with the first airing being shown on Friday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m.
Chelsea (Stone) Mazzei, left, Brandon Needham, and Sherry Anderson take part in the hot stove panel.