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Six people will be inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame this year.
Kim Walker, Kim Bergey Kaip, Don McDougall, Jerry Zbytnuik, Brian Desjarlais and Jackie Moore will join 90 other athletes, builders, teams, and patrons in the hall of fame. There are also 150 honourary members connected to Regina who were previously inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
The 15th annual ceremony will take place at Evraz Place on Oct. 5. Tickets are still available by calling 306-584-7230 or 306-525-5651.
Kim Walker — athlete; golf
Still active; won Regina amateur championships in 1993, 2002 and six
straight from 2012-17; Saskatchewan amateur champ in 2016 after
runner-up finishes in 2014-15, represented province at Canadian
championships 2014-16; Saskatoon amateur champion in 2015; provincial
mixed team champ (with Randy Gilewich) in 2014-15; Royal Regina
women’s club champion in 1993-94, set record for winning 12 straight
club championships at Wascana Country Club 2005-16; Saskatchewan
Women’s Order of Merit Tour winner in 2015-16; born May 28/67 in
Logan, Utah.
Don McDougall — builder; multi-sport
Long-time teacher and principal in Regina Public School Board,
served on numerous boards and coached boys and girls school teams while
also active member of Order of Demolay, Masons and Wa Wa Shriners;
board member, president (1997-98) of SaskSport, with whom he chaired
several committees and served as president of the Hall of Fame
(2003-04); committee member and provincial chair of KidSport; minor
football coach-of-the-year in 1967; director and president of Regina
Rams (1980-81, winning national championships both years) and president
of Prairie Junior Football Conference; game-day productions for
Saskatchewan Roughriders and served on team’s management committee;
born Nov. 17/43 in Regina.
Jerry Zbytnuik — builder; football
Coached Miller High School football team for 10 years before
joining junior Regina Rams (1977-83), spending last six years as head
coach and appearing in three straight national championships, winning
in 1980 and 1981 with teams since inducted into SaskSport Hall of Fame;
also coached high school wrestling before coaching sons and daughters
in ringette, hockey, t-ball, baseball and soccer; teacher and
vice-principal for 30 years with Regina Catholic School Board; received
numerous volunteers awards for long-time work with Football
Saskatchewan and Football Canada, both of whom he served as president;
born Jan. 30/44 in Kamsack.
Kim Bergey Kaip — athlete; judo, wrestling
Canadian judo champion in 1991 and junior champion in 1989, world
masters champ in 2003; first female in Judo Saskatchewan’s history to
attain fifth-degree black belt; CIAU wrestling champion in 1997-98 and
four-time winner at Canadian championships (1993, ’95, ’96, ’97);
attended international competitions in both sports, highlighted by
three first-place finishes in Sunkist International Wrestling
championships and silver medal at 1991 US Open International Judo
championships; four-time SaskSport athlete-of-the-year also served as
an official in both sports; born Aug. 7/72 in Brandon.
Brian Desjarlais — athlete; weightlifting
Started weightlifting after playing competitive softball; after
winning Master category (40-49) bench press at 1998 Can-Am Police Fire
Games, he moved to Grand Master (50-59) and won seven more golds at
subsequent events; also has six gold medals and two silver medals from
four World Police Fire Games between 2003 and 2013; list of gold-medal
performances includes 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2015 Canadian championships,
2015 North American Powerlifting championships (for three lifts: squat,
bench and deadlift) in the 60-69 category; won bench-press and 3-lift
gold medals at provincial championships in 2004, 2007 and 2013; born
June 17/49 in Fort Qu’Appelle.
Jackie Moore — athlete; basketball
Competed in basketball, volleyball and athletics at Thom Collegiate
before five-year basketball career at University of Regina; won three
straight GPAC championships and qualified for CIAU tournament, winning
silver in 1991, her final appearance; only player in U of R history
with three All-Canadian and five conference all-star selections — GPAC
second-team in 1987, first team 1988-91 and All-Canadian 1989-91;
university’s record-holder for points per game (18.5); playing for
Canada, she averaged 5.4 points for Canada at the 1992 Olympic
qualifying tournament, won bronze at 1991 Summer Universiade and played
in 1991 Pan-American Games; played professionally in Germany’s second
and top division until 1997, un-retired in 2009 to form a successful
club team; teaches Phys Ed and English at a high school in Cologne;
born Nov. 11/68 in Regina.