Longtime Crookston softball umpire, coach, and player Wes Knutson will be one of 20 inductees into the 33rd Annual Softball Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 21, at the Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. The Hall of Fame biennially recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of softball. 
Softball is the largest adult and youth team participant sport in Minnesota and the nation, with over 3,000 teams participating in the state.
The cost of the banquet is $60. Tickets can be obtained from the Minnesota Softball Hallf of Fame at-
118 12th Avenue North
South St. Paul, MN 55075
or online at https://msf1.org/?p=21380
The ticket deadline is Friday, October 6.
The 20 inductees are listed below-
Greg Benson (Scandia)
Lefty Cameron (Staples)
Joe Eichten (Stillwater/Scandia)
Arthur (Art) Ray Glidden (Bemidji)
John Gornick (Duluth)
Cheryl Jones (Detroit Lakes)
Alan Killian (Bemidji/New Ulm)
Melvin “Micky” Klassen (Melrose)
Wes Knutson (Crookston)
Jim Lockrem (Fridley/Perham/Detroit Lakes)
David Long (Detroit Lakes)
Gary McCarney (St. Cloud/Sauk Rapids)
Brian “Mac” McLeod (Detroit Lakes)
Carroll Miller (Staples)
Tom “T-Bone” Olson (Duluth)
Jack Stark (Duluth/Cloquet)
Rick “Spotty” Strozyk (Fridley/Perham/Detroit Lakes)
Rick Tintor (Hibbing)
Gary Tripp (St. Cloud/Sauk Rapids)
Bob Zwick (Sauk Rapids)
