Mitch Domagala with his Longhorn football team at midnight practice.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, the non-profit governing body of high school sports in the Silver State, is inducting 14 Northern Nevadans to its Hall of Fame on Thursday.
According to the NIAA, the 30th class have secured for themselves a special place in the history of Nevada high school athletics by the sheer magnitude of their contributions.
The Class of 2024 features, generally, two athletic administrators/directors, five athletes, six coaches and one official.
A handful of individuals are being inducted for their excellence in a combination of categories (including as contributors).
The NIAA Hall of Fame’s 30th, Class of 2024, inductees include the following:
• Artis Ruth Brandt – Coach (girls volleyball, track & field), Incline High School.
• Timi Lynnae Brown – Athlete (basketball, volleyball, softball)
Carson High School (graduated in 1986)
• Steve V. Clausen – Athlete (basketball, baseball, football), Lowry High School (graduated in 1975).
• Ward William Coates – Coach (football, track & field), Wells High School, (passed in 2010).
• John K. Dibble – Coach (football, cross country, wrestling, track & field), Athletic Administrator, Contributor, Yerington High School, Rite of Passage, Nevada Athletic Directors Association.
• Mitch D. Domagala – Coach (wrestling, football), Battle Mountain High School
• Rick Kaufmann – Official (swimming & diving), Northern Nevada Officials Association
• Warren Mills – Coach (cross country, track & field), North Tahoe High School
• Jonas Prida – Athlete (basketball), Yerington High School (graduated in 1990)
• Leon T. Reyes – Coach (football, boys & girls basketball, track & field), Official (football and basketball), Elko High School, Northeastern Nevada Officials Association (passed in December, 2021)
• George Smith – Athlete (track & field, football, basketball), Coach (track & field), Contributor (track & field), Reno High School (graduated in 1954), Reno and Hug high schools, N.I.A.A., (passed in November, 2013)
• Robert Sullivan – Coach (basketball and softball), Administrator Bishop Manogue High School, BMHS and Reno High School
• Janelle Lynn Wells (Chandler) – Athlete (cross country, basketball, track & field)
Reed High School (graduated in 1993)
• Matt Williams – Athlete (baseball, basketball, football) Carson High School (graduated in 1983)