Greenwave Hall of Fame accepting nominations

Since its inception almost a decade ago, the Greenwave Hall of Fame has symbolized a local Field of Dreams.

Build a Hall of Fame to honor the greats who played, coached or supported Greenwave athletics, and they will come.

Nominations are now being accepted until May 31 for the Class of 2023. Since 2017 four GHOF classes have been inducted, and the fourth class was for combined years because of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions placed on gatherings.

Categories include teams, athletes, coaches and supporters of Greenwave athletics. The date for this year’s induction will not be determined until the 2023 football schedule is released this spring.

Years of talk turned into action in 2016 when the late Paul Orong, a Churchill County High School track coach, Lahontan Valley News Editor Steve Ranson, sports reporter Thomas Ranson and contributor John Dirickson said the time was ripe to begin the research and organize a committee. Individuals within the county and local businesses supported the idea to honor individuals associated with Fallon’s storied athletic programs, and the GHOF committee was formed and led by Orong. Others volunteered, and Orong presided over the first induction ceremony in October 2017. Retired Principal Judy Pratt succeeded Orong, and computer teacher Steve Heck currently serves at the GHOF president.

The first class in 2017 included a little more than 100 athletes representing the four categories. Donnie Nelson, director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, delivered the keynote address.

The mission statement is “The Greenwave Hall of Fame is organized as a means of recognizing the many individuals who have made extraordinary contributions and have had superb accomplishments within Churchill County. The Greenwave Hall of Fame honors the contributions and accomplishments of these individuals who are worthy of this recognition as examples for others to emulate.”

Nomination forms may be found at https://greenwavehof.com for the four categories. Any application received after May 31 will be considered for the following year.

The committee urges nominators to review the packet and take their time in completing the application with attention to detail and supplemental material. Failure to answer and complete each question will result in rejection, and the person nominating will be asked to resubmit.

Once the nominators complete the application packet, they should return it to the GHOF via email to greenwavehalloffame@gmail.com. If the nominators feel as though they need to mail the packet, they may do so before the deadline to the following address:

Greenwave Hall of Fame

2040 Reno Hwy. Box 217

Fallon, NV 89406