The Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame has announced its seven inductees for 2008.

Former Butler swimmer BertFillhart is the lone posthumous honoree. Joining him in comprising the Class of 2008 are three-sport Butler athlete Chuck Moses, auto racer Harry Hein, gymnast James Sacco, Butler kicker Rick Snodgrass, basketball standout Wendy Brink-Jilson and Golden Tornado football and baseball standout Eric Werner.

The 43rd annual Hall of Fame banquet will be April 26 at the Butler Days Inn. These inductions will bring the total membership of the Hall to 312.

Here is a synopsis of each inductee:

A 1935 Butler graduate, he was undefeated in the 100-yard freestyle that year and won the WPIALchampionship. He also anchored the 200-yard relay team that won a WPIALtitle.Fillhart placed sixth in the 100 freestyle at the state meet. He later taught swimming, as well as water safety and lifeguard classes, at the Butler County Family YMCA for a number of years.

A 1958 Butler graduate, he earned letters in football, baseball and gymnastics. He also lettered in football, gymnastics and golf in 1958 at Slippery Rock State College.As a gymnast at Butler, Moses placed first on parallel bars and side horse at the Western Pennsylvania high school.Moses played catcher on the Butler baseball team that competed in the PONYWorld Series in Washington, Pa. He suffered a career-ending injury while competing with the Sokol Club of Lyndora at the national gymnastics competition.

He began racing in 1950 and ended his career in 1969 with hundreds of victories to his credit. Driving in the Sportsman Class, Hein built his own cars and engines.Hein was part of the beginning of NASCAR, racing as many as five times a week at tracks up and down the East Coast, including the early years of Daytona. He finished 17th in the NASCARSportsman Division points standings in 1952.Hein raced at more than 50 tracks in his career, was named Driver of the Year in 1968 at Tri-City Speedway and was inducted into the Pittsburgh Circle Track Club Hall of Fame in 1980.

A product of coach Paul Uram, Sacco lettered in gymnastics for three years at Butler. He won the WPIALall-around competition in 1963 and received a full scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh.Sacco placed fifth at the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics meet in 1967 after placing sixth there in 1965 and 1966. He was named co-captain of Pitt's team in 1967.Sacco helped coach baseball in Downingtown in later years.

A 1974 Butler graduate, he set a school record by kicking a 45-yard field goal against Sharon in 1973. He scored 25 points that year on field goals and extra points.Snodgrass later kicked for Clarion State College and Slippery Rock State College, setting school records of 45 kicking points and nine field goals in a season. He was named first team all-PSAC.Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Snodgrass was released during camp and later kicked for the Pittsburgh Wolfpack of the Mid-Atlantic Football Association. He played on several national champion Class Asoftball teams.

A 1987 Butler graduate, she was a high school all-American in basketball and was selected for the Pittsburgh Fab Five.Jilson is Butler's girls basketball record holder for points in a game and wound up the second-highest scorer in the program's history.She received a full scholarship to play women's basketball at St. Joseph's University and lettered four years there. Jilson was named St. Joseph's most improved player during the 1988-89 season.

A 1981 Butler graduate, he lettered three years in football at linebacker, two years in baseball as a catcher and one year in track.Werner played on Butler's s baseball championship team and moved on to Duquesne University, where he lettered four years in baseball and three years in football. He was named an all-district linebacker in 1983 and 1984.Werner received the Duquesne University Male Athlete of the Year Award his senior year. He played catcher and third base for the Butler Yankees in the Eagle County League for 10 years and was named the league's MVPin 1983.