Plainfield South Inducting Four Into Athletic Hall Of Fame

PLAINFIELD, IL — Plainfield South High School will honor four individuals at its inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 in the main gymnasium, 7800 W. Caton Farm Road.

The first PSHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are:

• Tom Hensel, who was the first principal of PSHS.
• Wayne DeSutter, who was the first athletic director at PSHS.
• Jake Winder, a 2006 PSHS graduate who participated in track and field and cross-country. Winder set school records for the indoor and outdoor pole vault. He also was the first state champion from PSHS.
• Ethan Hollingsworth, a 2005 PSHS graduate who played baseball. He played minor league baseball and was drafted by Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies.

The ceremony is free to the public. Attendees also can buy a dinner ticket for $15. The catered dinner is from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Dinner reservations are due to PSHS by Friday, January 12, 2018

Payment of cash or check is due at the door the day of the ceremony

A committee chose these four recipients based on their achievements and contributions to the PSHS athletic program.

Visit the PSHS website http://pshs.psd202.org/ and click on “2018 Community Hall of Fame RSVP” to download a dinner reservation form.

Call 815-439-555 ext. 5547 or ext. 5587, or email PSHS athletic director Ken Bublitz at kbublitz@psd202.org.

Submitted by District 202

Editor's note: The original press release issued by District 202 gave an incorrect first name and graduation year for one of the inductees. The article has been updated to reflect the district's correction.