The newest inductees to the Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame have been named, and all are well deserved.
A legend in local school athletics, David Bingham has been involved in Central Okanagan School District sports since 1975.
His resume includes coaching both boys and girls basketball and volleyball, and an 91裸聊视频楢91裸聊视频� championship with the 2013 boy91裸聊视频檚 volleyball squad at Kelowna Christian School.
91裸聊视频淚 feel honoured and very proud and humbled when I look around and see the group I91裸聊视频檓 included with,91裸聊视频� said Bingham.
Jim and Karen Bates will be inducted alongside Bingham in the 91裸聊视频楤uilder91裸聊视频� category, after forming the Kelowna Apple Triathlon, being involved with the running club, and bringing the Triathlon World Championships to Kelowna in 1988. John Hindle came to them with the idea of creating the Kelowna Apple Triathlon.
One of Canada91裸聊视频檚 top skeet shooters, Clayton Miller, joins the hall in the 91裸聊视频楢thlete91裸聊视频� category. He was the national skeet champion in 1996 and 2000, suiting up for Team Canada in the 1996 Olympic Games.
As for the 91裸聊视频楾eam91裸聊视频� category, Canada91裸聊视频檚 wheelchair curling team of the mid-200091裸聊视频檚 gets the honours, which included Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Gerry Austgarden and Vernon91裸聊视频檚 Sonya Gaudet. They were part of a squad that won gold in the 2006 Paralympic Games in Italy. Austgarden and Gaudet attended the induction ceremony, accompanied by their coach from the 2006 team, Joe Rea.
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Rounding out the list is Cliff Serwa and Doug Mervyn, the original builders and operators of Big White Ski Resort. The pair, who first attempted to summit the mountain fresh out of high school on skis, have grown Big White into an international ski destination, one that is celebrating it91裸聊视频檚 60th year of operation in Dec. of this year.
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91裸聊视频淚 think the mountain (Big White) has been a huge asset to our community,91裸聊视频� said Serwa. 91裸聊视频淚 owe a hearty thanks to the citizens of Kelowna.91裸聊视频�
The new members of the hall will be officially inducted at a breakfast event on Nov. 17 at Manteo at the Eldorado Resort.
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