Two of East Idaho’s most accomplished coaches will be inducted into the Idaho State Journal Sports Stars Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening — and the public is invited to witness the moment.

The annual Sports Stars awards event takes place Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Stephens Performing Arts Center on Idaho State University’s Pocatello campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

Dozens of local high school athletes and coaches will be honored at Tuesday’s Sports Stars event, but one of the evening’s highlights will definitely be the naming of the two Hall of Fame award winners.

This year’s Hall of Fame honorees are Gino Mariani and Launa Moser — two coaches whose combined careers represent some of the most decorated chapters in East Idaho sports history.

Gino Mariani didn’t just coach Highland football — he continued one of the most storied traditions in Idaho high school sports.

Over 21 years Mariani compiled a remarkable 187-52 record — a winning percentage of 78.2 percent — with four state championships in 2002, 2008, 2014 and 2017 and seven runner-up finishes. He captured 15 district titles while never once missing a state tournament — extending Highland’s remarkable streak that dates back to 1989.

The honors piled up accordingly. Mariani earned IHSAA Coach of the Year honors four times and was named District Coach of the Year an incredible 15 times during his Highland tenure.

But football was only part of his story. Mariani also coached girls basketball, baseball, golf and track while maintaining a distinguished teaching career in English — a reminder that his impact on young people extended far beyond the gridiron.

Launa Moser didn’t just coach Preston volleyball — she transformed the sport in Idaho.

Over 22 seasons at Preston, Moser compiled an 83 percent winning percentage with five state championships, seven runner-up finishes and two third-place trophies across 19 state tournament appearances — a record that resulted in her induction into the Idaho High School Activities Association Hall of Fame.

But Moser’s influence reached far beyond Preston’s gym. She successfully petitioned the IHSAA to modernize tournament formats that are still used today. She also co-authored “Coaching Volleyball: Building a Winning Team” — adopted nationally by the United States Volleyball Association as their official coaching text.

The numbers that may define her legacy best are these — 31 of her players earned college scholarships and 17 became coaches themselves during her 34-year tenure at Preston.

The Idaho State Journal Sports Stars awards event begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Stephens Performing Arts Center on the ISU campus in Pocatello. The event is free and open to the public. Community members are encouraged to come out and honor two coaches whose contributions to East Idaho sports will be felt for generations.