Ordman Alley '64 and Carroll LaHaye '77 to be Inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame
Ceremony to take place September 29 during Homecoming
MACHIAS,
Maine – The University of Maine at Machias has announced this year’s
inductees into the UMM Clipper Athletics Hall of Fame. Ordman Alley, Sr.
’64 of Beals and Carroll LaHaye ’77 of Ashland, Virginia, will be
inducted into the Hall of Fame during Homecoming and Family Weekend on
Saturday, September 29.
Alley, best known for his coaching
success at Jonesport-Beals High School, was a 1,000-point scorer for the
men’s basketball team of Washington State Teachers College, now known
as UMM.
After graduating with a degree in education, Alley went
on to coach the boy’s basketball team at Jonesport-Beals for 39 years,
accumulating more than 500 career wins. He led the Royals to nine state
championships and 13 Eastern Maine titles. In 2003, he was inducted into
the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. Alley retired from coaching in 2005.
LaHaye
was a four-year starter for the Clippers women’s basketball team during
the mid-1970s, and helped lead the team to the 1975-76 state
championship. She was selected to the all-state team her senior year by
the Maine Basketball Writers Association. She was also a standout player
for the UMM volleyball team.
Since 1982, LaHaye has been head
coach of the Randolph-Macon College women’s basketball team. During her
coaching career, she has led the Yellow Jackets to four NCAA Sweet 16
appearances, two trips to the Elite 8, and a spot in National
Championship game in 2005. LaHaye has been named Coach of the Year on
numerous occasions.
In January 2012, during her 30th season as
head coach, LaHaye became one of just 15 Division III women’s basketball
coaches to record 500 career victories.
The induction ceremony
for Alley and LaHaye will take place during UMM’s Homecoming and Family
Weekend, at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, in the Reynolds Center
Gymnasium.
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