During her years in softball, Elaine Jones was involved with every aspect of the game and will be inducted in the all-around category in recognition of her dedication and contributions to the sport. As a player, she pitched for CPAC senior women for many years and was a member of the Manitoba team that competed in the first Canada Summer Games in 1969. As a coach, she led her junior women’s team to the Canadian championship twice. In 1973, she was involved with the formation and development of the province’s Western Canada Summer Games junior women’s team and served on the Games mission staff. At the executive level, she served on the Softball Manitoba executive, primarily as registrar and treasurer, for several years in 1970s when the association was growing rapidly. In 1981, Jones was named Softball Manitoba’s second honourary life member and she was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 as an all-around athlete for her accomplishments in curling and lawn bowling as well as softball.
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