After Acadia, Hugh was commissioned in the R.C.N. until 1965.\u00a0 In 1960, as Playing Coach, his HMCS Ottawa ships company team won the Pacific Command Basketball Championship \u2013 a first for a ships company!\u00a0 Hugh attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario graduating in 1966 with his Bachelor of Physical Education.<\/p>\n
From 1966-68 he taught at Barrington Municipal High School and coached basketball, volleyball and soccer.\u00a0 Hugh then began an illustrious nineteen year teaching and coaching career at Middleton Regional High School.\u00a0 His boys or girls volleyball teams qualified eleven straight years for Provincials, the boys were runners-up twice while the girls won \u201cA\u201d now \u201cTier I\u201d in 1978-79 and are enshrined in the \u201cWall\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Hugh coached both girls and boys basketball with one trip to \u201cA\u201d Provincials.\u00a0 He coached many successful track and field athletes at MRHS over the years.\u00a0 He was Vice-Principal of Annapolis West Education Centre for seven years and coached track.<\/p>\n
Beginning in Halifax in 1960, Hugh officiated basketball for nearly forty years at all levels from mini to intercollegiate (now the AUS League).\u00a0 He served as President of Nova Scotia Basketball Officials for two terms in 1974-75 and 1975-76.\u00a0 Over the years, he conducted many clinics and served as both supervisor and evaluator of officials.\u00a0 He assigned officials for the NSSAF Provincial Championships for ten years.<\/p>\n
As a coach, official, sports administrator, Hugh Laurence is a most deserving inductee to the Sports Heritage Wall of Fame as a Builder!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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