Palm Beach Gardens- Sunday, May 7th, Chris Evert, Hamid Faquire, Dave George, Pam Gerig-Bland, E.R. "Buddy" Goodell, Patrick J. Rooney Sr. and Chuck Shaw were inducted into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame in front of a crowd of 578. This was the largest crowd in the history of the event. In addition to the seven inductees and seven annual sports award winners, the announcement of the Palm Beach County Sports Achievement Award Athletes of the Year, Sam Budnyk Scholar Athlete and Andrews~Ceravolo Basketball Coach of the Year were announced.

PALM BEACH COUNTY SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Elementary School Athlete of the Year

Hannah Coy, Waters Edge Elementary

Middle School Athlete of the Year

Taylor Tendrich, Unity School

High School Athlete of the Year

Lecia Brown, Suncoast High School

SAM BUDNYK SCHOLAR ATHLETE

Danielle Colleen Bradley, from King's Academy, was awarded the Sam Budnyk Scholar Athlete Award and will receive a $5,000 scholarship that can be renewed annually for a maximum of four years. Specific criteria for the award must be met for the scholarship to be renewed. Raqueria Murvin last year's winner was in attendance at the event and gave her testimony about her first year of college.

ANDREWS~CERAVOLO BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

John O'Connell, Saint Andrew's School, won the Andrews~Ceravolo Basketball Coach of the Year award as the Most Outstanding Palm Beach County Head Coach for Varsity Men's Basketball.

Charlie Reppel, Palm Beach Gardens High School, won the Andrews~Ceravolo Basketball Coach of the Year award as the Most Outstanding Palm Beach County Head Coach for Varsity Women's Basketball.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2007 Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame and 2007 Annual Sports Awards.