The Owen Sounds Sports Hall of Fame is getting ready to celebrate a large list of inductees for 2026.
Sharon McKeachnie, chair of the Hall, says this year saw more nominations than ever before.
As a result, the maximum number of athletes and teams will be inducted per the Sports Hall’s charter: nine athletes, three builders and four teams.
There’s also a Special Merit for Matt Eckert, the Junior B Northstars Assistant Coach and teacher at Walkerton District Community School who was tragically killed along with four students in a car crash in May of 2025.
This year’s inductees will be officially recognized at a ceremony and dinner set to take place on Friday May 8th at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.
Due to the high number of inductees this year, tickets to the event for the general public will be released at a later date depending on availability.
Full List
Athlete – Brian Lemon: Lacrosse, Currently Exec. Vice Pres. Of Lacrosse Operations with the National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Athlete – Mat MacLeod: Junior hockey, Lacrosse
Athlete – Mike Macleod: Lacrosse, Toronto Rock (NLL)
Athlete – Ryan Thompson: Fastball, Owen Sound Selects
Athlete – Tom Joseph White: Fastball, Manager Owen Sound Selects
Athlete – Tyler Andrew Gibbons: Lacrosse / Hockey
Athlete – Mark William Shortt: Hockey
Athlete – Brittanny Smith: Women’s Lacrosse (Robert Morris Univ)
Athlete – Cecil Andrew Harold Olmsted: Hockey, WW2 Veteran
Builder – Chet Couture: Lacrosse Official (OLA & NLL): Member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Builder – Glenn Breadner: Local League Bowling / Special Olympics Bowling / Big Brothers Big Sisters
Builder – Steve Brown: Owen Sound Rec Hockey: Men’s Slowpitch President since 1992 / Men’s Rec Hockey President since 1995
Team – John Thompson Movers AA Fastball Team: 2003 Softball Canada Champions
Team – Owen Sound BDO Minor Atom Hockey Team: 2011 OMHA All Ontario Champions
Team – Scenic City Automotive Crunch Fastball Team: 2001 Eastern Canada Champions
Team- Shallow Lake U19 Fastball Team: 2019 Softball Canada Fast Pitch Champions
Special Merit – Matt Eckert: Jr B Northstars Assistant Coach / Teacher at Walkerton District Community School
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