HEIDI COPSEY, Concord High School (1988) **Concord Hall of Fame inductee (2010) **Elkhart Kiwanis Female Athlete of the year (1985-’86) **Earned 11 varsity letters in basketball, volleyball and softball Basketball: **4 varsity letters – Team MVP, team’s defensive award (1987-’88) **team MVP (1986-’87), team leader in rebounds (1986-’87) **First team All-Northern Lakes Conference Volleyball: **3 […]

STEPHANIE WAGNER-GONGAWARE, Jimtown High School (2007) Led high school basketball team to state finals in 2007, led Quincy University basketball team to No. 2 regional ranking in 2011. Jimtown basketball – Four-time all-Northern State Conference selection. Set 19 school records including 1,768 career points. Also had 553 career rebounds, 205 steals and 135 assists. Made […]

MEGAN NEWCOMER-SHAFF, NorthWood, 1996, 11 varsity letters – 4 basketball, 4 track, 3 volleyball, Named outstanding female athlete (’96), Basketball Team MVP (1995, ’96)1st team Northern Lakes Conference (1995, ’96)all-sectional, all-regional (1994, ’95)all-semi-state (’94)4 time team scholar-athlete awardteam Mental Attitude award (’93)team captain (1994, ’95, ’96)helped team to 4 sectional and 3 regional championships Volleyball […]

KEVIN RILEY, NorthWood, 1982, 8 varsity letters – 3 baseball, 3 tennis, 2 basketball Baseball 1st team Northern Lakes Conference (’82)team captain(’82)school-best career winning percentage as a pitcher (25-5)school record earned-run average (0.57)at graduation, third in career RBI’s, fifth in hitsGoshen Sectional champions (1980, ’82) Tennis Doubles, led team in most matches (20-5 in 1980, […]

SHELLY ROBERTS-DAVIS, Concord, 1983, 4 year varsity starter and letter winner in basketball 1,142 career points, 941 career rebounds 1st team AP All-State (’83); 3 time team MVP 2 time NLC first team 2 time NLC Player of the Year 2 time All-Elkhart Sectional 3 time team captain Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary […]

WILLY WILL, NorthWood High School (2001) Played three years of varsity football, two in basketball and one in track and field. Football – Wide receiver and defensive back for state runnerup team as sophomore. All-NLC first team and junior All-State defensive back in 1999 when Panthers were conference and sectional champions. All state receiver, academic […]

JILL WEIRICH-EYSOL, Northridge, 1994, 10 varsity letters – 4 track, 3 basketball, 3 volleyball Track top field events award winner (1992, ’93) Mental Attitude winner (’94) school record-holder in shot put and discus team champions of Northern Lakes Conference, regional champions (’94) state qualifier in shot put (’94) Volleyball 1st team NLC (’93) team MVP […]

LORI MAST-MILLER, Bethany Christian, 1990, 7 varsity letters – 4 basketball, 3 volleyball Basketball 3-year startercounty leading scorer (16.0) in senior yearsecond team All-Elkhart Truth in senior year Volleyball 3-year starterled team in aces and spike kills in senior year College Career: Huntington College 4 year varsity starter in volleyballNAIA Scholar-Athlete All-American in junior and […]

JIM ROUTHIER, Concord High School (Coach/Athletic Trainer), Fort Wayne Elmhurst (1968) Teacher at Concord High School from 1975 to present. Athletic trainer at Concord from 1975 to 2006. Education – Bachelor of science degree from Ball State, masters degree in biology for IU in Bloomington. Athletic training – All-Star football game 1984, Olympic volleyball playoffs […]

TOM L SOVINE, Goshen High School (Coach), Bunker Hill High School (1924) Tom fashioned one of the more remarkable coaching records in Elkhart County history. As Goshen High School boys tennis coach from 1949-69, his teams posted a 135-38 overall record when GHS was the smallest school in the Northern Indiana Conference. The Sovine Era […]