Milton names six inductees for sports Wall of Fame

The six inaugural sports inductees for the Milton Wall of Fame at Bell Memorial Park will be unveiled Saturday morning, Nov. 2, at the park.

The six inaugural sports inductees for the Milton Wall of Fame at Bell Memorial Park will be unveiled Saturday morning, Nov. 2, at the park.

The city of Milton has announced six inaugural inductees for its Wall of Fame at Bell Memorial Park.

The names, etched in stone, will be unveiled at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the park, 15245 Bell Park Drive. Each inductee is from Milton or was involved in local youth recreational programs or high schools and excelled in their sport, officials said. Information: https://bit.ly/2Po9bvv

The inductees are Collin McHugh, Major League Baseball pitcher and 2017 World Series Champion with the Houston Astros; Tim Godby, a 13-time Georgia High School Association State High School Girls Lacrosse Championship coach at Milton High School; and Evan Nolte, 2014 ACC basketball champion with the University of Virginia.

Also, Ryan Gridley, a Mississippi State University baseball player, currently with the Oakland Athletics farm system; Michael Nugent, lacrosse goalie at Mercer University who played professionally with the Denver Outlaws and Boston Cannons; and Lydia Witkowski, softball player at Hofstra University and Georgia Southern University.

The inductees were among 15 individuals nominated in 2019 and selected by a nine-person committee made up of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and one representative each from Cambridge and Milton high schools. To submit a name for the 2020 nominations: https://bit.ly/31O3VUE