Antioch Sports Legends to induct Class of 2011
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Some of Antioch’s best individual athletes of the past, plus a standout team, will be part of the 2011 slate of inductees into the Antioch Historical Society’s Sports Legends.

The displays and plaques honoring this year’s inductees will be unveiled on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Historical Society, 1500 W. Fourth St. The sold-out induction dinner will be held later that evening at Lone Tree Golf and Event Center.

The Antioch Sports Legends program, now in its fifth year, has received widespread acclaim from the community for its spectacular displays of local sports history and memorabilia, housed in the 2,500-square-foot lower level of the museum building. The all-volunteer Antioch Sports Legends organiztion, headed by program co-coordinators Eddie Beaudin and Tom Menasco, oversees all aspects of program and display.

Class of 2011:

All Around Athlete: Rich Jones

All Around Female Athlete: Karen Christianson-Carmazzi

Individual Male Athletes: Curtis Casey and Mike Kelly – track; Jason Verduzco – wrestling

Individual Female Athlete: Marion Gelhaus-Shore – diving

Football: Doug Gosnell, Joe Harlan*, Ray Harrington and Tony Lang

Baseball: Chuck Hutchinson* and Steve Ornellas

Outstanding Team: 1984 AHS Softball team

Coach: Mike Hurd

Community Sports Leader: Jill Joseph*

*Posthumous
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