NeveHarms Junior and Jackie coordinated basketball and golf events for the Elks organization on an international level when Junior served as the Grand Athletic Global Director for 20 years. The Watkins’ founded and ran the Hersey Hawkins Summer League for 35 years. Junior was the league commissioner while Jackie oversaw scoring, scheduling and other matters. Each served on the Peoria Park District Athletic Advisory Board. Junior has been a member of the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame board for over 20 years and Jackie has lent her singing voice to the GPSHOF banquet for years. The couple was involved with PHY (People Helping Youth), a non-profit designed to help Little League Baseball at State Park. Junior has been a volunteer official for Caterpillar Leagues and a volunteer host for the IHSA state basketball tournament.
| 2014 Tri-County Female Athlete of the Year MARYJEANNE GILBERT Maryjeanne Gilbert
Female Athlete The Peoria Notre Dame track and cross country star was the IHSA Class 2A state cross country champion and also won the 3200 meters and finished fourth in the 1600 meters in the state track meet. She earned All-American status after finishing 12th at the Foot Locker Nationals.
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