Potsdam Athletic Hall of Fame awards for outstanding individual athletes, coaches, and contributions announced at the Potsdam football game Sept. 30, from left: Ryan Williams, Rob Ames, Kristin Shumway, Coach Joe Stark, Nick Miller, John Coleman, Coach Jim Allott and Bob LaRue for his contribution to PCS Athletics during 50 years of sports coverage. Also recognized was Potsdam Elks’ Lodge for its Community Service. NCNow photo
POTSDAM — Several individual athletes, coaches, and swim, golf and basketball teams were inducted into the Potsdam Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 29 at the Potsdam Elks’ Lodge.
Joe Stark and Jim Allott were inducted in the 16th awards ceremony as the class of 2023 Outstanding Coaches.
Joe Stark coached soccer, hockey, baseball, golf and track at various times over his 36-year coaching career with the Potsdam Sandstoners. He compiled a 226-56-19 record coaching Girls Varsity Hockey, and a record of 385 wins and only 161 losses in Girls’ Varsity Soccer.
Jim Allott served as coach of high school track and swimming, youth soccer and at Clarkson University’s Nordic ski team, for a total of 52 varsity teams over his career. Allott and Coach Michelle Garrow brought the Potsdam swim team to an undefeated year in 1997 and again in 2002 and 2003.
Bob LaRue was awarded “Outstanding Contribution to Potsdam Central School Athletics” for his 50 years of providing sports coverage as sportscaster, cameraman, journalist, and with his local web-design company, NorthCountrySportsnet.
Potsdam’s Elks’ Lodge was this year’s recipient of The Gertie LaBaff Memorial Community Service Award. Since 1958, Potsdam Elks’ has donated over $1.4 million to local charities and organizations.
Outstanding individual athletes were inducted into the class of 2023: Curt Bristol (1965-67) for football and wrestling; Craig Conroy (1986-1989) for hockey, then playing at Clarkson and the NHL; Rob Ames(1997-2001) for cross-country, indoor and outdoor track and…
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