Commemorative plaque at Webster track complex honors Pribyl’s legacy

Members of the late Wally Pribyl’s family attended a dedication ceremony of the pole vault pit at the Webster Area Sports Complex May 16. Pictured from left are Wally Pribyl’s son Todd Pribyl, wife Kathy Pribyl, son Sam Pribyl and his wife Mary and their three children Tommy, Bridget and Elizabeth. Reporter & Farmer |Suscriber snapshot
Members of the late Wally Pribyl’s family attended a dedication ceremony of the pole vault pit at the Webster Area Sports Complex May 16. Pictured from left are Wally Pribyl’s son Todd Pribyl, wife Kathy Pribyl, son Sam Pribyl and his wife Mary and their three children Tommy, Bridget and Elizabeth. Reporter & Farmer |Suscriber snapshot

Wally Pribyl passed from a seven-year battle with cancer in 2014, but his legacy continues to live on in Webster.

A commemorative plaque was installed at the pole vault facility on the south side of the track to honor the first pole vault coach in Webster, who established the sport at Webster Area School District in 1996 and coached the pole vault team until 2004.

“It was surreal receiving the plaqu…