The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame (GVSHF) is looking to help more local athletes.

For the last nine years they have partnered with the Bate family to award the The Bate Family Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame Award.

The award is given every year to a first year University of Victoria varsity student athlete who played for a Greater Victoria high school. To qualify students must also maintain an 80 per cent average. The award also comes with a $2,500 scholarship.

Oak Bay High graduate Lachlan Kratz won this year.

GVSHF President Doug Jennings said that his organization is interested in trying to recruit more partners.

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He went on to say that the GVSHF is open to partnership that would target other schools besides UVic, so long as the project would help support locally-raised athletes who spend their post-secondary careers here.

Anyone interested is encouraged to reach out through the contact page at .

jesse.laufer@oakbaynews.com