Born in Kastron, Greece, James “Jim” Girgulis came to Saskatchewan in 1910 and took up trapshooting soon after his arrival. Jim was active as a participant, administrator and coach. As secretary he was instrumental in the development of the Saskatoon Read more →
Clarence Bligh, the founding chairman of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, had a wide and varied career in amateur sport. As an active participant, he earned a number of provincial boxing and wrestling junior heavyweight championships. In Saskatchewan’s jubilee Read more →
Ten pin bowling was almost a forgotten sport in Saskatchewan until Frank Boehm started making his presence felt in the early 1960s. He won provincial singles championships in 1964, 1965 and 1970 and added the national crown to those titles Read more →
Leonard “Doc” Bath, spent 49 of his 85 years teaching, training and coaching many types of sports to juniors, adults and seniors in the city of Weyburn. Bath was a champion track and field athlete in 1908 at Summerset, England Read more →
As a blind sports competitor, David Wall excelled at track and field and golf, winning provincial, national, and international titles. In 1975 and 1976, David was on the organizing committee for Team Saskatchewan leading up to the first Canadian National Read more →
Ronald George and his father, Ed, dominated the rifle shooting sport in Saskatchewan from 1951 to 1971. Ron was a member of the first Canadian team to win all the international team prizes at the 1969 Bisley Matches. In the Read more →
Zasada was 16 years old when he first wandered down to the Regina Rowing Club on Wascana Lake. While offering a humorous word, he always gave everything in training and competition. Unquestionably, he gained the respect of his fellow oarsmen Read more →
Murray Swayze has enjoyed a long career in the basketball-refereeing field beginning in 1959. His refereeing and coaching career followed him from Regina to Saskatoon and then to Moose Jaw. Murray refereed at all levels locally from high school to Read more →
Bob Ellard began his association with rowing as an athlete, winning gold at the local, provincial and national levels. Ellard’s contribution to Saskatchewan rowing began in 1977 when he coached with the Regina Rowing Club. Bob acted as president of Read more →
Ed George is an internationally renowned target rifle shooter, coach and disciple of shooting and sportsmanship. He was responsible for encouraging many new shooters into the sport. One such shooter was his son, Ron, who competed against him and shot Read more →
Butch Steponchev began to officiate with local basketball leagues, and then moved to provincial high school and senior men’s championships. In 1974, Butch was recruited as an official for wheelchair basketball, and in 1975, was certified as an international referee. Read more →
Mel Coleman won his first rodeo trophy in 1967. More than 30 years later he was still collecting awards, as well as an assortment of bumps, bruises and other injuries. In the process, he became one of the top cowboys Read more →
Brian Claypool was born in Lucky Lake and raised in Saskatoon. His interest in rodeo blossomed at an early age with Brian entering “buckin’ pony” events at rodeos where Brian’s dad was entered in the chuckwagon races. By age 13, Read more →
Since 1962, Bryan Nicurity has been a capable basketball administrator and official. From 1967 to 1972, he served on the executive and was President of the Regina Association of Basketball Officials and, in 1972, became a founding member and first Read more →
Stanley first played basketball in the Moose Jaw YMCA about 1919 at the age of 14. He took part in the Y’s house league, then in the men’s city league, and later in inter-city competition with Regina. In 1946, Hub Read more →