Six players, two coaches and two teams will be inducted into the Aberdeen High School Athletic Hall of Fame this weekend.

Induction ceremonies are scheduled for Saturday, at the Aberdeen High School commons. A social period is scheduled for 6 p.m., with the recognition banquet planned for 6:30 p.m.

Former AHS athletes Jack Fournier, Hank Sliva, Tricia Larson (Needham), Julie Majeski (Carlson), Russell Mizin and Mark Walseth, ex-Bobcat coaches John Mashin and Robbie Lonborg and the 1910 and 1968 Bobcat football teams will be inducted. Fournier, Sliva and Mashin are deceased.

Capsule profiles of the inductees:

JACK FOURNIER, Class of 1911

Fournier, who attended AHS but moved to Tacoma prior to graduation, played 15 years of major league baseball with the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees (then called the Highlanders), St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves.

A first baseman, he compiled a lifetime batting average of .313 with 136 home runs — a good total for that era. He led the National League in homers with 27 in 1924 and the American League in slugging percentage in 1915.

Baseball historian Bill James rated Fournier the 35th greatest first baseman in major league history. After retiring as an active player, he spent many years as a major league scout.

JOHN MASHIN

Mashin was the most successful Aberdeen football coach prior to World War II.

A math and science teacher, Mashin taught and coached at Aberdeen from 1926 through 1935. During nine years of coaching football, his teams finished in the top four of the Southwest Washington League seven times. He guided the Bobcats to a pair of league championships during that span. His track teams were also succcesful, winning a district championship and twice placing second in the district.

Mashin died in an auto accident following the 1935 season. The Mashin Award was established in his honor and is still awarded annually at Aberdeen football banquets.

RUSSELL MIZIN, Class of 1998

A wide receiver, Mizin earned all-Black Hills League recognition as a junior on a Bobcat team that captured the league championship. Competing in the renamed Rivers League the following year, Mizin earned league Most Valuable Player honors in leading the Bobcats to another league championship. He wound up establishing five schools records for receiving and earned the team’s George Savage MVP award.

Mizin also enjoyed a solid career in basketball, becoming the second player in school history to earn four varsity letters. The first was his older brother, Hall of Famer Anthony Mizin.

He went Mizin went on to play football at Washington State University and suited up for the same Apple Cup as his older brother, who played for Washington.

TRICIA LARSON (NEEDHAM), Class of 1989

A four-year volleyball letterwinner at Aberdeen, Larson filled various roles as an outside hitter, setter and middle blocker. As a senior, she earned first team all-Black Hills League recognition and received the team’s Most Valuable Player, Coaches and Captain’s awards. She also lettered in varsity basketball for two years as a forward.

Larson continued her volleyball career at Seattle Pacific University. A starter for three years as an outside hitter (she was also the Falcons’ back-up setter), she earned second-team all-Pac West Conference recognition. She was the team’s co-captain as a senior. Prior to her graduation, Larson received the Falcon Award for Excellence awarded to Seattle Pacific athletes who demonstrated leadership and academic achievements.

She is in her first year as the head volleyball coach at South Bend High School.

ROBBIE LONBORG

Lonborg spent 10 noteworthy years as Aberdeen’s head football coach. Under his leadership, the Bobcats won consecutive league championship in 1995 through 1997 and qualified for the state playoffs six straight years. He was named the league’s Coach of the Year on four occasions.

His head coaching record at Aberdeen was 63-33. The Bobcats never lost to Hoquiam during Lonborg’s 10-year stay. He was named the District IV Coach of the Year in 1997 and was later nominated for the National High School Football League Coach of the Year award.

An assistant coach on Aberdeen’s 1982 state boys basketball championship team, Lonborg also served as a girls basketball assistant at Aberdeen for 11 years, a period that included six state appearances. He ended his Aberdeen career as the district’s athletic director from 1999 to 2003.

HANK SLIVA , Class of 1942

An all-league performer at Aberdeen, Sliva continued to excel in both football and basketball at Central Washington State College. After lettering in basketball and baseball as a freshman, he served in the Pacific during World War II and returned to Central in 1946. He was an all-conference nominee in both sports, captained the basketball team and received legendary coach Dean Nicholson’s Inspirational Award.

Sliva returned to Grays Harbor after college to play AAU basketball and semi-pro baseball. The 1965-66 Aberdeen High basketball yearbook rated him fourth among all-time Bobcats.

He also excelled in baseball. A shortstop for the semi-pro Grays Harbor Merchants, he also played in the St. Louis Browns’ organization.

JULIE MAJESKI (CARLSON)

Majeski lettered in four sports — swimming, softball, basketball and soccer — for the Bobcats.

Although girls soccer and fast-pitch softball were not instituted until her sophomore year at AHS, she quickly made her mark in both sports. She was the team’s Most Valuable Player and recipient of defensive and scholar-athlete awards in softball and earned all-league recognition in softball. She also received the MVP, scholar-athlete, and International Friendship awards in soccer.

Majeski played two years of basketball and one of softball at Grays Harbor College, also nabbing a conference title in powerlifting at GHC.

Continuing her softball career at Central, Majeski batted .420 (third best in the conference) and established a school record for hits in a season. She earned all-conference and NAIA Academic All-American honors that season. Her .418 average as a senior was second in the conference and she earned her second straight team MVP and all-conference awards. She currently coaches youth sports in the Ellensburg-Kittitas area.

MARK WALSETH, Class of 2002

Mark Walseth concluded a sensational wrestling career with a state championship in 2002.

A three-time regional champion, Walseth captured the state 3A 130-pound title as a senior with a 7-5 decision over Cedarcrest’s Darren Deboer. He led the Bobcats to a fifth-place state finish as a team. It was the third time Walseth placed in the top eight at state.

A four-year letterman in boys soccer, he was the team captain as a senior and was selected as its offensive Most Valuable Player. Walseth also earned two varsity letters in cross country.

1968 FOOTBALL TEAM

Listed among the league also-rans prior to the season, the 1968 squad became the first Aberdeen football team in 58 years to post an unbeaten record.

Coached by Al Eklund, the undersized Bobcats averaged only 175 pounds in the line. An early season 13-13 tie with Hudson’s Bay was the only blemish on their record.

The Bobcats then wrapped up the Southwest Washington League championship with a hard-fought 20-12 win over Hoquiam on Thanksgiving Day. Quarterback Dennis Hopkins ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third in that game, while Jack Weber accounted for 110 yards in rushing and receiving.

Hopkins, Steve Frazer, running back Dan Kivi and defensive players Rich Van Volkinburg and Jim Hann earned all-league recognition. Frazer was selected to the all-state team as a defensive back.

1910 FOOTBALL TEAM

Outscoring its seven opponents 242-0, the 1910 Bobcats were crowned the unofficial state champions.

Coached by S.L. Moyer, the Bobcats played largely against Tacoma-area teams. Their victories included a 64-0 conquest of Olympia and a 61-0 rout of Puyallup. The lone blemish on their record was a scoreless tie against Stadium of Tacoma