Delaware Sports Hall of Fame to induct new honorees May 22 - buy tickets by May 17

Nine prominent men and women whose outstanding accomplishments in the world of athletics have brought distinction to the state of Delaware over the last five decades have been selected for induction into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.

The nine standouts will be honored at the state’s premier sports banquet Tuesday, May 22, at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. Tickets to the 43rd annual banquet are $65 each with tables of 10 available for $650. Social hour and silent auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the dinner at 6:45.

The DSMHOF Class of 2018 includes: Jimmy Allen: Three-sport star at Cape Henlopen High School, basketball standout at the University of New Haven, NBA Boston Celtics draftee and college coach. Clinton Burke: All-American wrestler at the University of Oklahoma from William Penn High School. Sarah Cashman Gersky: Basketball, field hockey, and lacrosse immortal at Colgate University and the Tower Hill School. Tom Fort: National and local leader in track and field officiating (inducted posthumously). Bunny Miller: All-star baseball catcher at Delaware State University, Howard High School and Wilmington Semi-Pro League. Heidi Pearce: All-American lacrosse player at Johns Hopkins University from St. Andrew’s School and current Washington (Md.) College head coach. Larry Shenk: Philadelphia Phillies vice president for public relations for over five decades. Penny Welsh: Basketball star at UNLV, Pitt, and St. Elizabeth High School. David Williams: Left-handed pitcher for the MLB Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets from Caesar Rodney High School and Delaware Tech.

To reserve tickets by Thursday, May 17, go to www.desports.org/events.