Former Saint Louis Billiken basketball star Anthony Bonner and homegrown soccer player Taylor Twellman headlined the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s Enshrinement in St. Louis presented by Great Southern Bank.
CEO & Executive Director Byron Shive presided over the ceremony on Sunday at Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis. Additionally, the Hall of Fame supported two charities in STL Youth Sports Outreach and Special Olympics Missouri.
The Class of 2024 is as follows:
- Earl Austin, Jr. – Sportswriter
- Anthony Bonner – Basketball star at Vashon High School, Saint Louis University & the NBA
- Vince Drake – St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy & Trinity Catholic High School soccer coach
- Lori Flanagan – University of Missouri-St. Louis athletic director
- Rick Gorzynski – Hazelwood East High School football coach
- Jim Jackson – St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster
- Dave Lange – Soccer Media
- Lavar Miller—Berkeley High School and University of Arkansas track & field standout
- Thad Strobach – Visitation Academy & Kirkwood High School girls basketball coach
- Taylor Twellman – St. Louis soccer star
- Mary Helen Walker – Basketball standout
- Bryant Wright – Festus High School cross country and track & field coach
- Larry Ziegler – St. Louis golfer
- 1970 Hermann High School Boys Basketball Undefeated State Championship Team
- 1977-1979 St. Louis Hummers Softball Era
- 1990-2000 John Burroughs School Golf Era
- Lindenwood University Shotgun Sports Program
Additionally, the Hall of Fame recognized Filbert Five Awards, a group of former All-State high school players from Missouri, as well as college and pro players who made positive contributions in the game and beyond. The awards are named in honor of Gary Filbert (MSHOF Legend 2011), who was a successful basketball coach before assisting legendary Missouri Tigers coach Norm Stewart and then founding the Show-Me State Games.
This year’s Filbert Five women’s team consists of Mikala McGhee Bass (Pattonville High School/Missouri State University/Florida Gulf Coast University), Jaime Bonney (Jefferson City HS/Lindenwood University), Angie Carr (Parkview HS/Webster University), Heather Toma Kochner (Hillsboro HS/Maryville University), and Amy Argetsinger Newman (John Burroughs HS/DePauw University).
The Filbert Five men’s team consists of Brian Fogerty (Winfield HS/Fontbonne University), Jonathan Griffin (Normandy HS/Missouri-St. Louis), Tim Holloway (McCluer HS/Missouri Science & Technology), Austin Kirby (Parkway Central HS/Truman State University), and Joe Wiley (Belleville West HS/Saint Louis University).