2003 HOF Inductees Ready for the Program to Begin
13th Annual Bay County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
Is 'Grand' Success
Close to 400 on Hand at Grand Banquet Center to Induct 2003 'Famers'
October 21, 2003
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By: O. J. Cunningham
A full house was on hand Saturday night to induct the Class of 2003 into the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame. The event, held at the Grand Banquet and Conference in Hampton Township was the 13th Annual Induction ceremony for the prestigious local Hall of Fame organization.
Close to 400 sports enthusiasts applauded as Jeff Bisel, Kelly Delong-Henry, Jack Howard, Al Kayner, Mary Kay Bolduc-Krause, Harry Halub, Dan Skrzypczak and Jarv Walz were enshrined during the evening's festivities.
In addition, the 1987
Bay City Handy Class 'B' State Champion Baseball team as well as womens' fastpitch State Champion Class 'A' softball teams,
Cubby's Bar and
Danny's Market were also be inducted.
"Master of Ceremonies, Rod Adams was awesome," said HOF President, O. J. Cunningham. "Rod is the perfect guy for the job," Cunningham continued. "We (HOF) couldn't do it without him."
Inductees each received plaques and a proclamation from the Mayorof Bay City, Kathy Newsham. Inducted team members fron Bay City Handy and fastpitch softball teams Cubby's and Danny's each received certificates.
Replicas of all awards will also be displayed in the Bay County Community Center at Vet's Park in Bay City. For more information on the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame,
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Toastmaster Rod Adams, Beth Engerer (Danny's) and Bette Taylor(Cubby's)

Mayor Kathy Newsham, Inductee Dan Skrzypczak, Inductee Jeff Bisel


2003 Inductees: Jack Howard, Harry Halub, Kelly Delong (Henry) and Mary Kay Bolduc (Krause)

Bay County High School Scholarship Winners: Mike Morosi (Garber), Katherine Schell (BCC), Erin Bernethy (Pinny), Mike Heinz (JG), Greg Szczepanski (AS) and Adam Gradowski (BCW)

Bay City Handy Team Members - 1987 Class B State Champs - Coach Dave Petrosky
(All Photos on this page by Bob Adamowski)
O. J. Cunningham
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O. J. Cunningham is the Publisher of MyBayCity.com. Cunningham previously published Sports Page & Bay City Enterprise. He is the President/CEO of OJ Advertising, Inc.
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