HILLMAN — The Hillman High School Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce the 12th class to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

This year’s class consists of two football All-Staters who also participated in multiple sports and a female athlete who was All-State in softball and a Miss Softball Candidate. The honorees are Mike Hamilton, Maci Schook, and Jason Weiland.

The athletes will be inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Mike Hamilton

Mike Hamilton graduated in 1967 and was UPI All-State Honorable Mention, as well as All-State Honorable Mention Detroit Free Press in Football during the 1966 season. A North Star League Dream Team selection and a Golden Helmet Award winner, Hamilton earned varsity letters in football, basketball, track, and baseball. He was also a member of the undefeated 1965 football team. Hamilton is being inducted into the Class of 2025.

Maci Schook

Maci Schook graduated in 2011. She was a multi-sport star in basketball and softball, earning All-State in softball and going on to be a Miss Softball Nominee her senior year. The star pitcher would participate in the D4 All-Star game to go along with being All-District, All-Region, and All-Conference multiple years. In softball, Schook is currently #1 in career ERA, season shutouts, and career shutouts, while ranking #2 for strikeouts in a season, game strikeouts, and career strikeouts. In basketball she was named All-Conference four years, 1st Team All-Alpena News three years, and is currently #3 All-Time for steals in a season. She earned a softball scholarship to Delta Community College. She is being inducted into the Class of 2025.

Jason Weiland

Jason Weiland graduated in 1996. He was Honorable Mention All-State in football during the 1995 season. During that same year he was the Golden Helmet Class D Player of the Year. Weiland was also named the North Star League MVP and would become All-Area and All-NSL. On the baseball diamond, Weiland earned All-District and All-Conference in 1996. The baseball teams that he was a part of were very impressive, gaining a State Championship in 1994, State Runner-Up in 1995, and a 1996 Semifinal appearance. He was a great golfer as well, earning 10 varsity letters in his career. Weiland is being inducted into the Class of 2025.

Richard Brown Trailblazer Award

This year, the Richard Brown Trailblazer Award, in memory of Brown, who passed away at the age of 102, will be given to longtime Hillman maintenance and grounds supervisor Randy Herbek. He oversaw the athletic facilities at the high school from the beginning of the facilities being built until his retirement in 2021. Hillman’s athletic facilities are still known as one of the better facilities in the area to this day, and Herbek was a big part of blazing that trail. The Richard Brown Trailblazer Award honors athletes/individuals from a distant generation that helped blaze the trail for past and present athletes at Hillman High School.

The Hillman High School Sports Hall of Fame would like to invite all who would like to attend the induction ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Hillman High School, with doors opening at 1 p.m. and the ceremony starting at 2 p.m. The new inductees will also be honored at halftime of the Hillman football game to go along with the other homecoming activities on Friday, Oct. 3, hosting Atlanta. All community members, family, and friends are welcome to attend.