BUTLER TWP — The 55th annual Butler County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will take place at 6 p.m. April 25 at the Butler Days Inn.

This year's fete will induct 10 individuals and one team, making this the organization's largest induction classes in a number of years.

Karns City's 1972 boys basketball team — which lost a 58-47 decision to Mount Penn in the PIAA Class C championship game — will be inducted that night.

Individuals joining the Hall are Dave Crummy, Don Hinchberger, Jack Crummy, Olivia Bresnahan, Bill McElroy, Tyrell Sales, Shawn Bellis, Fred Powell, John “Jake” Benton and Joe Heitzer.

Tickets will be available beginning Feb. 18 at Parker's Appliance in Chicora, Moses Jewelers at the Clearview Mall, the Butler Radio Network in Butler and Saxonburg Drug.

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Tables of eight are available for $200.

Here is a look at the 10 individual inductees:

Fred Powell

Receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Powell was Slippery Rock University head wrestling coach from 1967 through 1991 and began the Slippery Rock High School wrestling program in 1998.

Currently an assistant wrestling coach at Butler High School, Powell belongs to the Slippery Rock University Hall of Fame, Lock Haven University Hall of Fame and National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

John “Jake” Benton

Now deceased, Benton served as an umpire for more than 50 years, working Butler prep games, church games, Eagle County baseball, Greater Pittsburgh area baseball and local college games.

He also umpired fast pitch softball city games and worked the press gate for Pittsburgh Pirate spring training games in Bradenton, Fla., for a number of years.

Don Hinchberger

One of the most outstanding distance runners in Butler High School history, Hinchberger held the Golden Tornado record in the 880 for 15 years. He placed at the PIAA cross country meet and in the WPIAL track and field championship meet.

He went on to excel as a middle distance runner at the University of Pittsburgh.

Olivia Bresnahan

A three-year letter winner in girls basketball at Butler, Bresnahan scored 1,395 points in her high school career and accepted a scholarship offer to play at Florida State.

She transferred to Duquesne University and started 54 games over her final two seasons.

Bill McElroy

A three-year letterman in football and two-year letterman in track and field, McElroy was a dominant lineman for the Golden Tornado.

He was rated among the top 100 scholastic players in the country on defense. and was named Field MVP at Butler in 1993. He went on to play football at West Virginia and was an assistant football and track coach at Butler for a number of years.

Shawn Bellis

A 1994 Butler graduate, he set the Golden Tornado boys basketball scoring record of 1,466 points that stood until Ethan Morton broke it last year.

He also held Butler scoring records of 47 points in one game and 614 points in a season. He went on to play basketball at Clarion University and was PSAC Rookie of the Year.

Joe Heitzer

Representing the Veterans Era, Heitzer was a 1939 Butler graduate who was a four-year letterman in track and field. He set the WPIAL record of 23.6 seconds in the 200 low hurdles in 1937 and broke it the following year with a 23.3.

He was anchor man on two Butler relay events and was team track MVP in 1939. He excelled in golf and bowling as well.

David Crummy

A 1979 Mars graduate, Crummy earned nine varsity letters combined in football, basketball, track and baseball. He was an all-state football player and hit over .500 in two years in baseball.

He played football at Penn State and helped the Nittany Lions win their first national championship with a victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

Tyrell Sales

A 2004 Butler graduate and three-year starter in football and basketball at Butler, Sales also threw the javelin and discus in track and field. He was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball.

He became a starter at linebacker for Penn State and played in the Rose Bowl, Alama Bowl, Outback Bowl and Orange Bowl with the Nittany Lions. He started 23 straight games at Penn State.

Jack Hartung

A 1962 Butler graduate, Hartung became the first Golden Tornado basketball player to receive a scholarship in the sport. He played at VMI.

He was the leading scorer in Section 1A in basketball and was on Butler's first cross country team, coached by Ed Hepe.