Tickets are on sale for the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Banquet. The event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center at Angel Of The Winds Arena. The banquet begins with a social hour and silent auction at 4:30 p.m. and the dinner and awards program starting at 6:00 p.m. Memorabilia display cases and wall mural will be available to view from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Dinner tickets are $125 per person or $1,100 for a table (10 people). Tickets may be purchased online at snocosports.org/banquet.
The Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Class consists of the following individuals and one team: Rick Fenney, football, Snohomish High School; Ed Hansen, bowling, Everett High School; Brent Lillibridge, baseball, Jackson High School; Sarah (Schireman) Linse, track & field, Archbishop Murphy High School; Fred Shull, baseball coach, Edmonds-Woodway High School; Laurel Tindall, gymnastics coach, Seattle Pacific University; Pepe Fernandez, soccer arena owner, sports contributor, Everett; and the 2003 Snohomish High School Girls Cross Country team.
Roy Firestone, former ESPN broadcaster, seven-time Emmy Award winner and seven-time ACE Award winning host, interviewer, narrator, writer and producer, is the guest speaker for the banquet. Firestone has performed in more than two thousand venues over two decades. He was featured in the Academy Award-winning film, “Jerry Maguire,” where he played himself. He was also the original host of ESPN’s legendary “Up Close,” “Up Close Classic,” and “Up Close Primetime.”
New for 2025 is the Sports Hall of Fame logo. The logo provides an opportunity to create more awareness of the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame, including the banquet and the Sports Hall of Fame displays at Angel Of The Winds Arena.
The 2024-25 KRKO Russell & Hill High School Male & Female Student-Athletes of the Year will also be honored at the banquet, along with the 2025 Collegiate Male & Female Athletes of the Year. The names of the high school and collegiate athletes will be announced in the coming weeks.
Thank you to our 2025 Sports Hall of Fame sponsors: American Distributing Co., Bickford Ford, Cascade Door & Hardware, Coastal Community Bank, Everett Downtown Storage, Everett’s Greatest Hits KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM, Oak View Group & Edward D. Hansen Conference Center, PlayOn, Robert J. Lee & Stephen J. Lee, DDS, PLLC, Russell & Hill Attorneys at Law and the Sultan High School Turks Broadcasting Club.
About Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame
The Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame exists to recognize and honor athletes, coaches, teams and/or sports contributors who have distinguished themselves in their sport or vocation at the state, national and/or international stages and thus have brought state, national and/or international acclaim to themselves and Snohomish County.
About Snohomish County Sports Commission
The Snohomish County Sports Commission is a 501(c)3 sports destination marketing organization. The organization works to enhance Snohomish County’s economy, image as a premier sports destination and way of life for its residents by attracting regional, national and international sporting events to the county. For more information, visit www.snocosports.org.
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