Mid Mon Valley Hall of Fame to induct 7
The Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 20th annual banquet at The Willow Room in Rostraver Township on June 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Seven new inductees will be welcomed into the Sports Hall of Fame, bringing total number of inductees to 212. The original Mon Valley Sports Writers Hall of Fame started in 1951 with the selection of Stan Musial and Bert Rechichar.
The class of 2013 includes Brian Miller Bowman (football), Michael Bright, (basketball) Gary Cramer (football), William Lee (football), Ron Paglia (sports writer), Larry Papini (baseball) and the late Bernie Floriani (basketball).
Tickets are $40 and seating is limited. To reserve tickets, call Steve Russell, Hall of Fame general chairman, at 724-258-3823 or email at stephenrussell1106@comcast.net . Mid Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame memorablilia can be viwed at the Hall of Fame museum at the Bentleyville Best Western Garden Inn. The Sporst Hall of Fame website is www.monvalleysportshalloffame.com.