General

The 2014-2015 Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame executive changes were made at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday October 22, 2014. The new executive is as follows: Chairman:  Ken Ruttan Vice-Chair:  Patricia Bronson 2nd Vice Chair:  Sally Graham Past Chair:  Don Wasson Secretary:  Rich Cavanagh Treasurer:  Paul Clancey Directors:  Don Barrie, Don Curtis,…

Congratulations are extended to Hall Member Dan Sharpe who recently had his #27 Sweater added to the Fence of Honour at the Red Sullivan East City Bowl. See full Peterborough Examiner Story here  

Congratulations to the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame Bursary recipients shown here. These bursaries are presented annually to four graduating secondary school students from Peterborough City and County who are pursuing post-secondary education. From left to Right: Maggie Dillon, Will Gagne, Trent Larock, Katie Neville For more details follow this link to the…

The Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame extend condolences to the family of honourary inductee Muriel Magee. For many years Mrs. Magee was our Phone Chairperson, spending countless hours contacting and informing the membership of Hall events. She was inducted in 2012 for her outstanding and long term commitment to the PDSHOF. Muriel’s husband…

The Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame has on display the Peterborough City Lacrosse League championship trophy. This trophy was donated to the league by surviving members of the 38th Ottawa Battalion to honour the memory of Captain Harold Frederick Hill, who was killed in action while serving with this unit in France during…

Inductees, the late Gerry Carey (represented by son Garry and family), Jan Magee, Maggie Roys, Gillian Stamp, Cory Stillman and Wayne Wells, enjoyed a wonderful induction night with family, friends and teammates. Congratulations and welcome to the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame!  

A large thank you to Bob and Jan Dixon at the Pine Crest Golf & Country Club along with their staff for another fantastic day of golf! An even larger thank you to the 195 participants and to all tournament sponsors, including: Gold Sponsors: Assante Wealth Management – The Corner Team, Embroidery Plus – Bob…

Doug Gibson announced this year’s 28th annual Jack’s Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame golf tournament, set for Wednesday May 21, 2014, during a press conference last night at the Memorial Centre. This is the 18th year the tournament will be hosted by Bob and Jan Dixon at the Pine Crest Golf & Country…

  A warm welcome is extended to the ‘Class of 2014’, this year’s inductees to the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame. Announced at a press conference at the Memorial Centre on Wednesday April 9, the newest members of the Hall include: Gerry Carey (who was represented by his son Gary), Jan Magee, Maggie…

Roy Henderson upon his induction into the Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame. The Peterborough five-time Paralympian was inducted on April 5, 2014. Mr. Henderson first represented Canada playing Wheelchair Basketball at the 1988 Paralympic Games, and he played in the next four consecutive Games, bringing home two gold medals. Roy Henderson was inducted into the…

The Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame extend condolences to the family of 2013 Inductee Rock (Robert) Batley. Rock, an accomplished athlete, trainer and official passed away on April 1, 2014. His greatest athletic accomplishments were in lacrosse, playing on 10 Eastern Canadian Championship teams and winning 3 Mann Cup championship titles. In recognition…

Congratulations to Hall of Famer Elaine Devlin on being inducted to the Sam Houston State University Sports Hall of Honor February 22, 2014. She is their softball’s all-time pitching leader with a 0.62 earned run average. Devlin was Gulf Star Conference Player of the Year in 1986 and an All-Conference and All-Region selection. She pitched…

Congratulations to the 2014 Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame car draw winners, Ann & Jack Guest. Mr. & Mrs. Guest have the choice between three vehicles supplied by Holiday Ford including a 2014 Ford Fiesta, 2014 Ford F150 pickup truck or 2014 Ford Focus. Winners of the $500 preliminary prize draw are Terry…

Capturing the 2014 Sochi Olympic Gold Medal in Men’s Hockey by defeating Sweden with a score of 3-0, the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame is proud to offer congratulations to Peterborough native Corey Perry, former Peterborough Pete Steve Yzerman and all of Team Canada for this golden achievement!