Sports Hall of Fame Banquet Set

The Lancaster County Sports Hall of Fame banquet will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Eden Resort, 222 Eden Road, Lancaster. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m., with dinner served at 6 p.m. The banquet will honor the 2025 inductees and award winners.

Receiving the J. Freeland Chryst Sports Achievement Award and induction into the Hall of Fame are sisters and U.S. Olympians Brooke and Emma DeBerdine, who played field hockey at Penn Manor; Jeff Glass, a member of the track and field, football, and soccer teams at McCaskey; Olympic bronze medalist Casey Kaufhold, who competed in archery at Conestoga Valley; and Barry Stumpf, a boxer and manager, trainer, and coach for boxing.

George Derbyshire, Manheim Central athletics do-it-all for 58 years, will be honored as the 2025 George W. Kirchner Award recipient.

Other award winners are Lucian Li, named the Inspirational Athlete of the Year, and Ken Gerber, the Kenneth G. Stoudt Volunteer of the Year. The 2025 High School Senior Athletes of the Year as honored by a local newspaper - Manheim Township's Adam Kingston and Lebanon's Kailah Correa - will be recognized as well.

To purchase tickets, visit http://www.lancoshof.com/banquet. Tickets are limited, and none will be available at the door.

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