The following distinguished athletes, coaches,official, administrators and journalists will be inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Oct. 26 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick.

BRYAN BERARD - One of the greatest hockey players to come out of the storied Mount St. Charles program, Berard led his teams to state titles in 1992, ’93 and ’94. After leaving Mount, Berard played junior hockey, and wound up playing 19 seasons in the National Hockey League. He was a first-round draft pick in 1995 by the Ottawa Senators. He was traded to the New York Islanders in ’96, and also skated for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks and the Columbus Blue Jackets. In 2000, while skating for Toronto, he suffered a severe eye injury. After several eye operations, Berard made his NHL comeback with the New York Rangers.

CRAIG BLANCHARD - For more than 20 years, Blanchard was involved with the Interscholastic League as web designer and Webmaster. He designed, monitored and maintained the RIIL site, as well as train staff and athletic directors in the new system. Through his work our schools moved forward to a unique, modern and computerized program that provided a tremendous service to our schools, athletes and fans. Blanchard also provided his web expertise at all RIIL and New England Wrestling Championships.

BOB CAVANAGH - A man long synonymous with South Kingstown High School athletics, Cavanagh served as the Rebels’ boys’ soccer coach (having begun the program in 1975), and as the school’s athletic director for nearly 20 years. Cavanagh is a member of numerous Halls of Fame, including the New England, R.I. Soccer Coaches, and the R.I. Athletic Directors’ Hall of Fame. He was a five-time soccer Coach of the Year, and currently serves as RIIL Director of boys’ soccer.

JO-ANN D’ALESSANDRO - One of the greatest basketball players – and all-around athletes - to come out of North Providence High School and R.I. College, D’Alessandro was a four-year member of the Cougars’ hoop squad, and its co-captain in her junior and senior years. She was a member of the only girls’ basketball state championship team in school history. At RIC, D’Alessandro starred on the Anchorwomen’s basketball teams in the mid-1980s. She is No. 3 on the college’s 1000-point list, having notched 1,426 points.

SARA FABRIZIO - A four-year varsity standout in tennis, softball and basketball at Smithfield High, Fabrizio was the recipient of numerous all-state and all-division awards, including those earned on the tennis court. At Villanova, Fabrizio was a Big East tennis star for four years.

DONALD GAINEY - A longtime administrator, Gainey chaired the RIIL Principals’ Committee on Athletics for 15 years, and the Sub-Committee on Girls’ Athletics, 1977-84. He served in numerous positions in the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NAASP), including on its board of directors. For two decades (1974-94), Gainey was principal at West Warwick High School.

CHARLES GIBBONS - Gibbons was a football and track star at Rogers High in Newport in the late 1940s and early ‘50s. While at the University of Rhode Island he starred in football, earning Little All-American honors. At his high school alma mater, Gibbons coached boys’ track winning the Vikings’ first state title in 1980. He was the offensive line coach under legendary coach John Toppa on the Rogers football teams of the ‘70s and ‘80s. He also coached freshman football at Brown University.

KEITH LAWTON - The sports of cross country, indoor and outdoor track owe much to Lawton, the veteran official, administrator and the three sports’ historian. A director of boys’ indoor and outdoor track, as well as boys’ cross country, Lawton is also the assignor of officials at these meets. Via the labor of many years’ work, Lawton has compiled meet statistics on cross country and track, reaching back to the beginnings of these sports as RIIL activities.

BOB LEDDY - Leddy’s contributions to R.I. Interscholastic League athletics, particularly cross country and track-and-field, span nearly five decades and include working as a track official for approximately 20 years. A member of the R.I. Track Coaches Hall of Fame and the Words Unlimited Hall of Fame, he worked as a high school sports reporter during his 38-year career at the Providence Journal. Since retiring from there in 2001, Leddy has continued to write features and provide timely coverage of high school meets as a correspondent for the R.I. Track & Field Foundation.

BETTY MARQUIS - No single person has done as much for RIIL softball than Betty Marquis. For the past 26 years Marquis has served as league director of softball. She has also served as assistant principal at Coventry, Warwick Veterans and Pilgrim High Schools. For two decades, Marquis was the Warwick city schools’ athletic director (1974-94). She held a post on the National Federation’s softball rules committee, as well as holding administrative positions within the Interscholastic League.

SUE REPOSA - A major figure in girls’ sports, Reposa has over the years worn many hats: teacher, coach, assistant/co-athletic director. A 1974 Smithfield High graduate, Reposa participated in sports at the dawn of the girls’ leagues. As such, she was a four-year varsity starter on the basketball team, and played on the first RIIL girls’ league title team in 1972. That spring, Reposa competed on the Sentinel track squad that won the first RIIL girls’ team title. She coached cross country and field hockey at Bay View Academy, and has served as the Bengal athletic director since 2007, retiring in June 2015.

CAROLYN THORNTON - For 25 years, Thornton covered sports – both at the high school and professional levels - as an award-winning reporter for The Providence Journal. An athlete at Johnston High and while at Brown University, Thornton came to The Journal in 1989. Her duties were multifarious, and included covering three Olympics and the Boston Celtics. She provided unequaled coverage of the high school beat. Thornton is currently Director of Multimedia Content for the Interscholastic League.

GERALD ZIFCAK - The sports legers at Burrillville High are crammed with the exploits of Zifcak, a three-sport standout (football, hockey and baseball). He achieved the bulk of his sports success on the ice, where he guided the Broncos to R.I. and New England hockey titles. Zifcak is still Burrillville’s all-time scoring leader, with 242 career points. He played two seasons of hockey at Providence College, and was among the Friars’ leading goal scorers. He is a member of the Burrillville High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

KIM ZIFCAK-WHITE - Like her father, Kim Zifcak made her mark on Burrillville High sports. She was a three-sport participant, playing basketball, softball and field hockey. In field hockey, Zifcak led the Broncos to two state titles, and was the team’s leading scorer both years. She was the state’s first field hockey player to be named All-American. She coached Burrillville field hockey for 13 years, and is currently field hockey and lacrosse coach at La Salle Academy in Providence.