THE GREATER LANSING AREA SPORTS HALL
OF FAME
INDUCTION CEREMONY
Gina Harrington
July 25, 2019
By Chuck Krafft
Gina
Harrington was an outstanding Basketball and Volleyball player for Potterville High
School. Potterville won state championships
in Volleyball her sophomore and senior year; her junior year Potterville was
the runner-up. Gina Harrington was named
First Team All-State in Volleyball.
In basketball,
she scored 1046 career points and holds the Potterville all-time record for
points scored in one season; she scored 550 points in 1989. She went on to star in basketball for Lansing
Community College and Ferris State.
As Ms.
Harrington passed away a few years ago, her brother, Bob Harrington accepted
her plaque.
Bob
Harrington told us of how Gina Harrington lived and played with passion, drive
and determination. She was an extremely
talented athlete who was good at golf and softball as well as volleyball and
basketball. He noted that she played in
four state championship games - - in 1989, Potterville was the Class D Runner-up
in basketball.
She was very
humble about her athletic success. For
he career, she was a social worker for Family Protective Services. She served sixteen years in a tough job that
burns out many employees after about eighteen months. She was a top trainer in the State of
Michigan.
Bob Harrington
thanked Gina’s coaches, friends and family.
Her toughness helped make her a successful athlete. Also, even though she had excellent
statistics, she always placed team success ahead of her individual
performance.
For those
who wish to read about the entire induction ceremony, here is a link.
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