EAGLES SPORTS HALL OF FAME

2025 INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED The Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2025 inductees. The five athletes, two coaches and one team will be honored at a dinner on March 1. Click on INDUCTEES above to see who will be inducted. HALL AWARDS TWO SCHOLARSHIPS The Eagles Sports Hall of Fame awarded two $500 scholarships to outstanding scholar-athletes at Southwest. Pier Paolo Diconzo has been in the United States for less than a year, moving here from Italy. He wanted to play badminton, but Southwest's program had been dormant since the pandemic. Paolo not only recruited a team, but also a coach, and was the Eagles' top player. Pier, who sports a 4.2 weighted GPA, is so popular that he was chosen as homecoming king after just a few months at the school. Daniela Misuthova is the first underclassman to receive a scholarship from the Hall. A foreign exchange student, Daniela will be finishing high school in her native Slovakia. Daniela, who also has a 4.2 weighted GPA, was the district champion in both the 100 meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke. She is returning to Slovakia this week to try out for the national team in the European Junior Championships. At the state meet, Daniela was 7th best in the 100 backstroke. Pier Paolo Diconzo and Daniela Misuthova with Hall president Mike Rosenthal HALL RAISES $934 FOR SOUTHWEST SOFTBALL TEAM The Hall of Fame held a car wash on May 19 with all proceeds going to the Lady Eagles softball team. The 6-hour event in 95 degree heat raised $934 for the team. The Hall would like to thank all those who came to get their car washed and/or donated to the team. 2nd ANNUAL INDUCTION DINNER DRAWS SELLOUT CROWD OF 200 The Hall's second annual induction dinner was held on February 24 and a crowd of 200 packed the Southwest gym to honor the nine inductees. The Hall would like to thank sponsors Coastal Construction (led by Tom Murphy from the class of 1987), Mertz Law Group (Lewis Mertz from the class of 1990) and AHF Design Studio (H. Carlos Huembes from the class of 1990). Our inductees gathered for a photo after the 2024 induction dinner. From left to right, Cheryl Golden, Jackie Yaniga, Mauricio Diaz, John Hammontree, Tony Chickillo, Yvonne Bare (widow of inductee Ray Bare), Robert Bare (Ray's son) and Victor Balmaceda. Not pictured: Linda Sheeler Stinson and Maritza "Ritz" Diaz. Hall of Fame Bylaws

You can support the Hall by donating below. Your contribution will help cover the cost of our annual induction dinner. The Hall of Fame Committee President: Mike Rosenthal, class of 1975 Secretary: Martha Rodriguez Jaureguizar, class of 1987 Treasurer: Larry Aguero, class of 1998 Cheryl Golden, former trainer and AD John Hammontree, class of 1963 Jim Kiltie, class of 1964 Richard Rump, class of 1965 Cokes Watson, class of 1972 Oscar Angulo, class of 1985 Stephanie Nuñez, class of 1987 and former coach Maritza Diaz, class of 1989 and former coach H. Carlos Huembes, class of 1990 Judy Erwin Sanchez, class of 2000 Angel Menendez, former coach and AD Jorge Diaz, current AD Email the committee

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