The Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame council has announced their 2026 class. The hall will welcome 10 new members during its 54th annual induction ceremony on May 9, 2026.

The list of inductees includes Janet (Hallfrisch) Sbar who starred in track and field at Menominee and Mark Simon  who starred in basketball at Stephenson.

The induction ceremony will once again be held at the Island Resort and Casino.

Other inductees are:

Burt Angeli (sports writer/editor, Iron Mountain),
Andy Crouch (football, Lake Linden-Hubbell),
Stephanie (Boyer) Lovell (track/basketball, Rapid River),
David Miller (basketball coach, DeTour),
Erica Helmila Smith (track and field, Marquette),
Lori Juntila Rupert (basketball, Ishpeming),
Gary Sparpana (ski jumper, Iron Mountain)
and Fred Teddy (track/cross country, L’Anse).