PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School’s sports “pioneers” will be honored in a special ceremony Oct. 14, and advance tickets are now on sale.

The Portsmouth Athletic Hall of Fame is a group of PHS's most distinguished student athletes, coaches and supporters. 

The first inductees — 15 coaches, two championship teams from 1968, an athletic director and an “athletic booster” — will be honored on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Green Valley Country Club, 371 Union St. in Portsmouth. The event will begin with a cocktail hour and hors d'oeuvres at 4:30 p.m., followed by the induction ceremony at 5:30 p.m. A cash bar will be open.

Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at www.portsmouthathletichof.com. You can also mail a check made out to PHSAHOFA, Portsmouth High School, ATTN Shaun Horgan, 120 Education Lane, Portsmouth, RI 02871. For questions, contact Shaun Horgan at horgans@portsmouthschoolsri.org. 

Organizations and businesses can sponsor The PHS Athletic Hall of Fame through donations in exchange for advertising space on the website and in the program booklet. 

For more information about the new Portsmouth High School Hall of Fame, visit www.portsmouthathletichof.com or contact John Blaess at johnfblaess@yahoo.com.