Tickets are available at the Chico Enterprise-Record office for the 49th annual Chico Sports Hall of Fame and Senior Athletes Banquet, which will be held Tuesday, May 21 at Manzanita Place (Chico Elks Lodge), 1705 Manzanita Ave.
Tickets will be available for purchase from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with the final day May 16.
Tickets are $60 each and include dinner. Tickets will be available at the office (400 E. Park Avenue) west side entrance, closest to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Only cash or checks will be accepted. Honored athletes, and their presenters, will be our guests.
Tickets will not be available at the banquet.
Here are the nominees for Athlete of the Year from our area high schools:
Chico High
Boys: Charles Brennan, Ryan Clink, Johnny Padilla, Dion Coleman, Dillan Perry
Girls: Claire Edwards, Rayen Letner, Taylee Clements, Sabrina Schrader, Taya Gibbs
Pleasant Valley
Boys: Keegan McGregor, Van Chambers, Garrett Powell, Cam Bussey, Jacob Martin
Girls: Kayla Johnson, Mikayla Sedler, Clara Gampel, Ella Thurman, Kennedy Arntzen
Oroville
Boys: Sky Vang, Jaime Ramirez, Miles Lor
Girls: Jayden George, Lili Keleman, Allie Jackson
Las Plumas
Boys: Bryan Houghton, Drake Sahagun, Roman Stutz
Girls: Olivia Robertson, Madalyn Robertson, Isabella Morgado
Paradise
Boys: Trenton Gibson, Dominick Strawn, Brandon Baker
Girls: Nyah Baker, Jaylah Craft, Essence Flores
Durham
Boys: Walker Martin, Derek Mattern, Geo Rico
Girls: Raenna Halvorson, Kiera Britten, Brooklyn Wilk
Orland
Boys: Zach Story, Connor Ovard, AJ Schykerynec
Girls: Alyssa Radisich, Ariana Garcia de Anda, Melanie Carrillo
Hamilton
Boys: Diego Sanchez, Omar Sanchez, Bryant Odom
Girls: Hanne Porter, Valeria Linarez, Claire Boles
Willows
Boys: Nick Flowerdew, Adolfo Reyes, Tristan Bobadilla
Girls: Connie Huttman, Bethany Millen, Venus Garcia
Gridley
Boys: Aaron Kullar, Shmaas Khan, Elias Santillan
Girls: Alyssa Thompson, AnaGloria Luevano, Janessa Delgado
Biggs
Boys: Chase McLean, Zachery Smith, Broderick Hudson
Girls: Jazmin Ibarra, Kloe Seipert, Adeline Scott
Corning
Boys: Roman Bennett
Girls: Elise Toste
Chico State: Joshua Hamilton, Zhane Duckett
Butte College (sophomores): Christian Vaughn, Julia Norman
The senior/sophomore athletes will be joined by this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, who are Alexa Benson-Valavanis (former Chico State basketball player and CEO of the North Valley Community Foundation), Alisha Valavanis (former Chico State basketball player, and president and CEO of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm), Gary Burton (longtime football and track and field coach at Corning High School, and a member of the Chico State Sports Hall of Fame for both football and track), and Tom Aldridge (longtime football coach at Oroville High School).
The evening will conclude with the announcement of our Sportsperson of the Year. Nominees are Dion Coleman, Chico High running back; Ryan Clink, Chico High wrestler; and Jay Johnson, Oroville native who coached the Louisiana State University baseball team to the national championship in spring 2023.
For any questions on the banquet, email sportswriter Justin Couchot at jcouchot@chicoer.com or editor Mike Wolcott at mwolcott@chicoer.com.
