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Parkview Athlete Makes Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame

Josh Wolff, a soccer Olympian who played at Parkview High School, is among the six inductees this year.

The six inductees into the 2013 Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame include Josh Wolff, a soccer Olympian who played at Parkview High School.

Other inductees this year include:

  • Sherill Baker – Basketball – Greater Atlanta Christian School
  • Dave Hunter – Football Coach - Brookwood High School
  • Courtney Swaim Trimble – Golf - Duluth High School
  • Darius Walker – Football - Buford High School
  • Louis Williams – Basketball – South Gwinnett High School

Wolff, who now lives in Ashburn, Va., and coaches for DC United, led Parkview High to two state titles with 64 career goals. In 1998, he was voted U.S. Soccer Youth Player of the Year, as well.

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Before retiring to coach in 2012, Wolff was a Major League Soccer player with Chicago Fire and Kansas City Wizards.

In 2002, he helped the United States to its best-ever finish in the World Cup, advancing to the quarterfinals in a win over Mexico. He also played in the Olympics in 2000.

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The six honorees will be inducted in the Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony sponsored by the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation on Saturday, May 4, at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.

Tickets are $12 each and may be ordered on the Gwinnett County Public School Foundation’s website at www.gcps-foundation.org.

A portion of each ticket will help fund student scholarships, teacher grants and academic initiatives in Gwinnett County Public Schools.


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