John Kroeker

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Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Stonewall, MB

  • BORN September 3, 1948

  • INDUCTED 2020

John Kroeker was born in Stonewall, Manitoba on September 3, 1948. Kroeker was highly involved in baseball for decades, and filled many positions in coaching and administration. He coached minor baseball in Manitoba from 1987-1993. Following this, he took a break from coaching to lead and organize the construction of Diamond #1 at Quarry Park in Stonewall. This project was completed in 1995. Kroeker was chairman for for the western Canadian bantam championship in 1992, and he was Baseball Manitoba’s Volunteer of the Year in 1994. He was chairman for the Manitoba senior AA provincials in Stonewall in 1995, and also chairman for the national midget championship in the same year. Kroeker was a volunteer for Quarry Park ball diamond maintenance from 2017-18. He was also a committee member for a western Canadian senior championship.

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