Donald C. Presser, Bristol and Elkhart High Schools (1969) Don was a baseball player who played for Bristol, Elkhart, Eastern Michigan University and Ball State before playing professional baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system, Don once hit three home runs in a Sectional game. He earned a varsity baseball letter as an 8th grader […]

Thomas “Tom” Saunders, Elkhart High School (1943) A two-sport standout at Elkhart HS, Tom earned a total of 6 varsity letters in basketball and football. In the regional tournament at a time when South Bend Central was #1 in the state (basketball), EHS beat Central as Tom scored 17 points in the third quarter. In […]

Charles “Chuck” Stille, New Paris High School (1962) Chuck was a three-sport star at New Paris HS, where he earned 11 varsity letters. Coach Hettler calls Chuck, “a fierce competitor with a lot of talent.” As a MVP senior in basketball he scored 17.5 points per game, his third year on the varsity. He won […]

Ted Luckenbill, Elkhart High School (1957) One of the best basketball players to play at Elkhart HS, Ted was a member of the Indiana All-Star team that played Kentucky high school all-stars in 1957. He played varsity basketball for three years at EHS and the teams won Sectionals in 1956 and 1957 and played in […]

Tom Kurth, Elkhart & Elkhart Central High Schools (Coach) Though Coach Kurth was an outstanding athlete in high school (Hobart) and college (Wittenberg), he is being honored for his 36 years as a football coach at Elkhart HS and Elkhart Central HS where his football teams went 236-120 and where he also coached track for […]

Ross Hales, Elkhart Memorial High School (1989) Ross is one of the best all-around athletes in Elkhart Memorial history, earning varsity letters in basketball (4), track (4), and football (3). His coaches described him as mentally tough, hard worker, great competitor, and quiet leader. His peers selected him as captain or co-captain in each of […]

David Culp, Goshen High School (1968) Dave was an all-around athlete at Goshen HS, starring in basketball (3 letters), tennis (4 letters), and baseball (3 letters). He was captain and MVP of all three varsity teams his senior year. He scored 325 points in basketball as a sophomore (at the time a GHS record for […]

Jeffery L. Clark, Jimtown High School (1970) Jeff had an outstanding 4-year gymnastics career at Jimtown that was capped in 1970 by winning two events, tumbling and free exercise, at the State Finals. That year Jimtown followed its first Sectional Championship, with a third-place finish at State. Jeff also competed at the State Meet as […]

Tom Glanders, Central High School (1976) Tom was a two-sport athlete from 1974-1976 and a Bringle Award Winner, emblematic of the top male athlete in the Elkhart Community Schools in 1976. He averaged 14.8 points and grabbed 275 rebounds in leading the Blue Blazers to their first Sectional title in basketball. He also was named […]

Dan Glanders, Elkhart Central High School (1979) Dan’s major sport at Elkhart Central H.S. was basketball and he excelled at it. A two-year letterman, he was an important part of Sectional Championship teams in 1978 and 1979 and Regional and Semi-State Championships in 1978. Dan was All-County, All-NIC, All-Sectional (both 1978 and 1979) and an […]