INW Sports
Hall of Fame
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Every year, top athletes, coaches, and sports figures in the Spokane region are inducted into the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame to honor their achievements and contributions. Hall of Fame memorabilia for all inductees can be viewed year-round at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.

The Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame is a committee of the Spokane Sports Commission, and includes Spokane Sports Commission board members, sportswriters, broadcasters and other sports-minded people in the community.
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Even before she was Spokane's first basketball player to reach the WNBA, she had established herself as one of the city's most accomplished athletes. At Mead High School, she led the Panthers to the 1996 State AAA basketball title and repeated as the state's Player of the Year in the process. Three times All-Greater Spokane League in basketball, she doubled up as the league's player of the year -- twice -- in both that sport (Mead was 78-9 during her three years) and soccer, scoring 60 career goals in the latter. As a collegian, she was three times All-Big West Conference and helped UC Santa Barbara win four Big West tournaments (the last as MVP) and NCAA berths. Selected in the second round of the 2000 WNBA draft by Sacramento, she played two seasons with the Monarchs and the Detroit Shock and later turned to coaching, joining the Gonzaga University staff in 2014.
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In his second basketball game at Washington State, the sturdy 6-foot-4 guard erupted for 33 points against Michigan State in the San Juan Shootout -- a portent of a lot of fireworks to come. By the time he left Pullman, he was the all-time men's scoring leader with 2,003 points and also remains the school's career leader in 3-point shooting (45.7 percent). In fact, each of his individual seasons, from 1994-97, rank among the school's top 10 in long-distance shooting. That marksmanship helped the Sacramento sharpshooter earn All-Pac-10 honors during each of his four years, making the first team as a junior and senior. A charismatic figure with an entertaining style, he's one of just eight Cougars to play in three postseason tournaments, and had 17 points as a freshman in an NCAA loss to Boston College. In his final year, he was a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award and WSU's Pac-10 medal winner.
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It's difficult to find someone whose excellence has stretched to so many facets of Inland Northwest athletics. As a high school star at Davenport, she led the Gorillas to two state basketball titles and finished as the state's all-time scoring leader, girls or boys, with 2,881 points, a record that stood for 25 years. There was also a state volleyball championship, and three individual crowns as a high jumper -- honors that led to her induction in the WIAA Hall of Fame in 2023. Moving to Washington State on a volleyball scholarship, she was an All-Pac-10 selection and played on three NCAA tournament teams, becoming a part of both of WSU's Elite Eight teams as a player and an assistant coach. Since then, she's rocketed to success as a head coach at Pullman High School (84-12, 2005 state title), Lewis-Clark State (112-24, four NAIA tournament appearances) and WSU (235-175, 8 NCAA trips) before tackling a new challenge at West Virginia.
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In 26 years in the National Hockey League, the Gonzaga Prep graduate established himself as arguably the best U.S. referee in history. That career track began after playing for Spokane Braves, when he made the natural progression into officiating, working in the Kootenay International League, Western Hockey League and the pro AHL and IHL before moving to the NHL in 1990-91 when there were only 11 referees in the league. He had his first Stanley Cup final in 2009, making him only the second American referee (after Hockey Hall of Famer Bill Chadwick) so honored. He also drew assignments to the 2012 NHL Winter Classic and the 2003 NHL All-Star Game. He is one of only two NHL referees to be selected to work four Olympics, and did the gold medal game in Vancouver in 2010. In all, he worked 1,222 NHL games, retiring in 2016 at No. 8 on the all-time list and tops among American-born officials.
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A steady, welcoming presence at the anchor desk -- and on the radio -- he ushered in a new era in Spokane sports television upon joining KXLY in 1982. In 13 years as the station's sports director, he won an Emmy and later was twice named state sportscaster of the year (in 1994 and 2008) by the National Sports Media Association, and is a charter member of the Washington State Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. With cohorts Dennis Patchin and Rick Lukens, he launched the soon-imitated Friday Night Sports Extra prep football show featuring video highlights from as many as 20 games, with reporters on the road to towns in a 100-mile radius. The radio voice of Washington State basketball and on the football broadcast team for 22 years, he innovated the popular pre-game Cougar Road Show on football game days. Now handling Whitworth play-by-play, he remains active in many community causes including the Rosauers Open fundraiser for the Vanessa Behan and The Fitz basketball tournament.
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In 33 years as a head coach, 29 of them in Colfax, she steered teams to a staggering 14 state volleyball titles (the last capping her career in 2017) and five runner-up spots, with a streak of 19 consecutive top four finishes. Her final record at Colfax was 834-195, but four seasons in Deer Park before her move to Whitman County pushed her win total over 900. A member of the Washington State Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame, her Colfax teams routinely beat large schools like Central Valley, University, Shadle Park, Kamiakin, Colville, Pullman, Gonzaga Prep and Mt. Spokane. In four years at Deer Park (1984-87), she turned a program with a 4-98 record into a state placer within one year and had a state runner-up team. A Bonners Ferry High School graduate who played at Eastern Washington University, she only had two teams in her career that didn't make state.
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HAL MCGLATHERY

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Hal was a high school and college basketball referee for 25 years and served as an officer for both the Inland Empire Officials Association and the Spokane Women’s Officials Board during the early years of Title IX. He officiated at 15 WIAA tournaments, four college women's tournaments, and one AAU girls’ national event. As the Spokane Parks and Rec representative on the Spokane Metro Softball Association board, he helped campaign for the construction of the stadium at Franklin Park and played/coached a slowpitch team that won 75 straight games. Later, he dedicated himself to Hoopfest as an elite division marshal and committee member, leading court monitor training, refining rules, and writing the “Spirit of Hoopfest" philosophy.
CHUCK STEWART

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A familiar byline for generations, the Spokane native started his career in 1962 at the Spokane Daily Chronicle, retiring in 1993 but continuing part-time with The Spokesman-Review until 2023 at age 85. He was a renowned reporter covering diverse beats, including Whitworth athletics, Pacific Coast League baseball, and motorsports, notably reporting on Tom Sneva at the Indianapolis 500. He began umpiring in 1965, working for seven decades, including three national tournaments. A past president and longtime Umpire in Chief of the Spokane Softball Umpires Association, he is also inducted into multiple softball halls of fame.
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Created in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the Trailblazer Award celebrates the path-breakers and game-changers in regional sports, and honors the women who have achieved extraordinary success or launched change in Inland Northwest athletics.

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Categories of recognition:

  • Athlete
  • Coach
  • Contributor
  • Special Category

 

Eligibility requirements: 

  • Candidate must have been a resident of the Inland Northwest at the time he or she gained recognition.
  • Athletes are not eligible for consideration until five years after his or her last competition.
  • Coaches will be eligible three years after their last coaching date, or retirement.
  • Contributors are eligible at the discretion of the committee. 

Under special circumstances, the Hall of Fame Committee has the ability to waive requirements for athletes and coaches.

 

The Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame Committee, in considering qualified nominees, shall limit annual selection to no more than two athletes, two coaches, one contributor, and one special category.

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