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Hall of Fame banquet set for Sunday

The Jackson County Athletic Hall of Fame will hold its ninth annual induction ceremony and banquet at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the Sylva Comfort Inn.

This year's inductees are: James "Buddy" Cole, former Campbell University soccer coach; Boyce Deitz, former Swain and Smoky Mountain football coach, and Dave Green, former Sylva-Webster basketball coach.

The Cullowhee High 1975 state 1-A championship baseball team will be honored along with the 1961 Sylva All-Stars that played in the Senior League World Series.

Outstanding athletes will be named from each county high school, and scholarships will be presented to student-athletes.

Fred Goldsmith, former football coach at Rice and Duke, will be the speaker.

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