Class of 2022 inducted into the Kitsap Sports Hall of Fame

The Kitsap Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 was inducted on January 28 before a full house at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo. Read all about it in the Kitsap Sun and see our photo gallery from the event below

Proceeds from the ceremony go toward supporting youth and amateur athletics in the Kitsap area. If you would like to sponsor the 2023 Hall of Fame banquet (February 2024), please see our sponsorship flier and sponsorship form.

If you’d like to nominate someone for the Kitsap Sports Hall of Fame, please email us and we’ll add that person to the list. Please include as much biographical information as possible

The Class of 2022 inductees, as voted on by Kitsap Athletic Roundtable and community members, are:

CLASS OF 2022 INDIVIDUALS

Larry Dixon, Olympic HS and West Point (Army), football

John Fullington, North Mason HS, Washington State and NFL, football

Ryan Kelly, Central Kitsap HS and Oregon State, golf

Winfred Lim, Bremerton HS and Seattle University, tennis

Chad Nass, South Kitsap HS and Coaching, wrestling

Howard Thoemke, Bremerton HS and Coaching, basketball

Jake Velarde, North Kitsap HS, wrestling

Drew Vettleson, Central Kitsap High and minor-league baseball, baseball

Nicole (Zygmontowicz) Reilly, Klahowya and Central Kitsap HS, and Houston/Evansville, soccer

Greg Mutchler, West Bremerton HS and Coaching, gymnastics (to be inducted with Class of 2023)

Marvin Williams, Bremerton HS, North Carolina and NBA, basketball (to be inducted with the Class of 2023)

CLASS OF 2022 TEAMS

1969 West Bremerton High School Football

1995 South Kitsap High School Fastpitch (3A state champions)

CLASS OF 2022 HONOREES

Rex Brown Distinguished Service Award:
Morrie Miller Black Eagle, East Bremerton HS multi-sport, community impact

Dick Todd Memorial Award:
Rickie Brown
, multi-sport official