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Exira-EHK’s Petersen, AHSTW’s Sauvain among IGCA Hall of Fame inductees for 2020

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September 26th, 2019 by admin

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association announced their Girls Basketball Hall of Fame Class for 2020.

The inductees include Exira-EHK’s Tom Petersen and AHSTW’s Steve Sauvain. Petersen has been the longtime coach at Exira and then combined Exira-EHK program. He led the Exira Vikettes to the 2010 Class 1A State Championship in their last season before the school merger with Elk Horn-Kimballton. Sauvain has coached the Lady Vikes for the past few seasons, with prior stints at Shenandoah and Nishnabotna. Petersen and Sauvain will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during an April 4th ceremony in Cedar Rapids.

Former Harlan coach Tony Vis and former Atlantic coach Curt Klaahsen  part of the class as well.

Here is the full 2020 Hall of Fame Class: Tony Vis (CR Kennedy, Harlan, Hudson), Roger Wright (Ed-Co), Robert Driscol (Union), Bruce Dall (AGWSR, Dike-NH), Steve Sauvain (AHSTW), BJ Mayer (IC West, Spirit Lake, Buffalo Center), Tom Petersen (Exira, Exira-EHK), and Curt Klaahsen (Cherokee, Mason City).