New Ulm Sports Central - Preserving and Sharing New Ulm Area Sports History

Two New Ulm graduates who went on to great achievements in the Minnesota high school baseball field will be inducted in the the MSHSL Coache's Hall of Fame Oct. 24.

New Um natives Stan Wilfahrt (posthumously) and Don Boelter will be inducted into the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Saturday, Oct. 24. The dinner will be held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Minneapolis (formerly Four Points by Sheraton).

Wilfahrt graduated from Holy Trinity High School and after an initial coaching experience at Gibbon, returned to his alma mater to coach and be athletic director at Cathedral High School. Boelter coached at Ceylon and then at Sleepy Eye. Both were standout basketball and baseball players as athletes.

Tickets are $25, and may be reserved from now through October 12 by contacting John Vetter at Cathedral High School, 507-354-5144. Mail tickets may be ordered from John Wilkens, 208 Edgewood Dr, Box 203, St. Michael, MN 55376. Phone 763.497.3072 or email wilks@charter.net. Tickets may be returned by mail or picked up at the banquet room.