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Inductees Trish Nicholson and the 1986 U14 Oldon Pirates were inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame.
Photo courtesy Richmond Olympic Oval
Inductees Trish Nicholson and the 1986 U14 Oldon Pirates were inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame.
Photo courtesy Richmond Olympic Oval
Inductees Trish Nicholson and the 1986 U14 Oldon Pirates were inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame.
Photo courtesy Richmond Olympic Oval
2023 Richmond Sports Wall of Fame Inductees
Published 11:34 PST, Fri December 8, 2023
Last Updated: 3:40 PST, Fri December 15, 2023
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On Nov. 27, the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame welcomed two inductees to the wall. Trish Nicholson, who coached Team Canada in Women’s Field Lacrosse and Women’s Wheelchair Basketball, and the 1986 U14 Oldon Pirates, who won the 1986 National Championships, were inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame at city hall.
In a news release by the City of Richmond, the Wall of Fame is an opportunity to celebrate the history of sport in Richmond and provides a hub for the community to recognize the outstanding achievements of all the inductees and their contributions. The Wall of Fame is comprised of eight induction categories: Pioneer, Builder, Coach, Official, Athlete, Masters Athlete, Team, and Special Achievement.
Trish Nicholson started off her playing career at the age of 13, playing box lacrosse for the Richmond Roadrunners. She would go onto play for the Richmond Senior Women’s team and the Burnaby Kirby Klipettes in later seasons. In 1983, the 5’10”, 160-pound player joined the B.C. Selects Women’s Field Lacrosse Team, having an impactful role on a team that would go on to win eleven consecutive National championships. The legendary team was then inducted to be part of the 2014 Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Nicholson would also go on to play for Canada’s National Field Lacrosse Team in the 1986 and 1989 World Cups. She spent forty years playing the sport that she loved, playing for as many as six teams in both field and box lacrosse around the Lower Mainland. In 2022, Nicholson was inducted into the Class of 2022 Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in the Player category.
After retiring as a player, Nicholson would go onto begin her coaching career coaching not only lacrosse teams but she would also go on to join the Canadian senior women’s national wheelchair basketball team coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2002, 2009, 2010, and 2011. In addition to coaching at the national level, Nicholson had also been coaching in Richmond at the high school level, spending approximately 36 years coaching the youth at McRoberts Secondary School. Nicholson takes a unique approach to coaching, starting with a team in Grade 8 helping develop their skills and sharpening them for the following five seasons until they graduate before beginning with the next group. Coaching both the school’s volleyball team and basketball team, the Hall of Fame decorated coach was named High School Female Coach of the Year in 2016. After an illustrious playing and coaching career, Nicholson retired in 2019 after 33 full seasons at McRoberts Secondary. She is now working as a Kinesiologist at Balance in Motion.
The 1986 Oldon Pirates were also inducted into the Richmond’s Sports Wall of Fame. The team was formed in 1980 and played together until 1990. A large majority of the players grew up and attended schools in Richmond, a core part of the team started playing with the team around the age of eight, with the remainder of the team championship team joining when the U12 team began playing at the Metro Level.
In 1983, the U11 Oldon Pirates secured the Richmond League Champions, a year later that same team were recognized as the joint winners of the U12 BC Provincial Cup. Two quick years later in 1986, when they were around the age of 14, the team were named the best team in British Columbia, securing both the BC Coastal Cup Championship and the BC Provincial Championship.
That same U14 team would go on to secure the title of U14 Canadian National Champions, a feat that no other Richmond Girls Soccer Team has accomplished since 1986.
The Richmond Sports Wall of Fame and digital kiosk are free for public viewing. The wall of located on the left, in the lobby after entering from the parking lot. Nominations for the 2024 Inductees into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame have now opened and can be submitted at rswof.amds.ca
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