Here are the highlights of 2006 Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Ken Bedford's diving career:

• Won the 1994 Napora Academic Award at Butler High School

• Awarded Butler diving MVP honors in 1993

• Was captain of Butler's swimming and diving team in 1994

• Placed first in the WPIAL diving championships in 1993 and 1994, setting a meet record in 1994

• Won the state championship on 1-meter and 3-meter boards for Butler YMCA in 1993 and 1994

• Four-year letterman at Clarion University and won Division II national championship on 3-meter board in 1996, 1997 and 1999

• Coached at Hillsdale College in Michigan in 1999-2000

• Has been Butler High School diving coach since 2000 and coached the first two girls to qualify for PIAA Diving Championships in school history

The 41st annual Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame Banquet is at 6:30 p.m. April 29 at the Butler Days Inn. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children, and are available at Moses Jewelers, Bill's Beer Barn, Snack 'N' Pack or by calling ticket chairman Richard Pribis at 724-482-4200.