The 12th annual Trumbull County Sports Hall of Fame recognition dinner Sunday at DiVieste Banquet Center in Warren had a distinct theme of “brotherhood.”

Two sets of twin brothers were inducted and two other 2014 inductees joined brothers who had been enshrined in a previous year.

Twin brothers Richard Brauer and Ray Brauer, 1954 Girard High School graduates, were inducted as contributors.

Former Howland athletes Carl Patrnchak and Joe Patrnchak, 1971 graduates, were inducted for their performances in football, a sport in which the two also were standouts together at Northwestern University.

Barry Profato joined brother Bernie Profato (inducted in 2005) in the Hall of Fame. Barry went in for his football performance at Niles McKinley. A 1964 graduate, he also stood out in football at the University of Dayton.

Andy Timko also joins his brother, Bruce Timko (2012) on the list of former local stars. Andy went in for his baseball and basketball exploits. A standout in basketball for McDonald and John F. Kennedy (1980 graduate), it was his baseball exploits that led to a four-year minor-league career in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Former Vienna High School basketball coach Randy Wilson was named the Pete Prokop Memorial Coaching Award winner. His run from 1954-61 as coach of the Flyers included a 46-game winning streak.

Tribune Chronicle sports writer Mike McLain earned the group’s Media Award.

Other members of the 2014 class include:

Veteran football coach Dick Angle, an Ursuline graduate (1965) who had a long successful career including lengthy stints at Ursuline and Howland.

Chalker High graduate (1978) Bruce Burge was inducted in the category of sports entrepreneur/administrator. After a stint as assistant athletic director at Youngstown State, Burge has been a key player in the front offices of the now-defunct World Basketball League, the International Hockey League Atlanta Knights, several Arena Football League teams, the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Gladiators. He also is president of a sports marketing company.

Patti Cooksey, a 1976 Newton Falls graduate, had a long, successful career as a jockey, breaking gender barriers and setting numerous records. Since her racing career ended she has earned many honors for her continued work in the sport of horse racing.

Basketball coach John Diehl, who graduated from Southeast High School in 1974, had successful coaching stints at Bristol High School in girls softball and boys basketball before starting, in 1994, a long successful run as girls basketball coach at Howland.

Basketball standout Jim Gardner was Ohio Player of the Year his senior season (1962-63) at Warren G. Harding and later went on to a successful basketball career at Charleston Southern University.

Sal Marino, who was inducted posthumously in the category of sports journalist, was an avid enthusiast of area sports, especially boxing. He founded the Legends of Leather Boxing Hall of Fame and wrote many freelance sports articles for numerous area newspapers.

Newton Falls graduate (1948) Bob Shaulis was a baseball standout which led to a four-year minor-league career, interrupted by a military commitment, with the Cincinnati Reds. He continued to star on area diamonds for several years after his professional baseball career ended.

Dr. Raymond J. Tesner was an All-Ohio football selection as a senior at Warren G. Harding (1971 graduate) and went on to a stellar career at Penn State.

Steubenville native Jack Thornton has been a long-time track and field coach at all three Warren schools (Western Reserve, Harding and JFK) and has coached since 1977 with the Warren Striders summer track club. He also is a standout on the senior track and field circuit.

Longtime Warren G. Harding athletic director Paul Trina was inducted as a sports administrator and for football. A 1976 graduate of Western Reserve High School, he quarterbacked the Raiders and went on to have an excellent career as a quarterback at Findlay College.