Dan Kratzer, Elkhart and Elkhart Memorial High Schools (1973) In 1979 Dan and brothers David, Gary and Ron were inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame as the very first family to receive the honor as a family (Harold Kratzer family). In high school wrestling, he was three-time sectional and regional champion and 1973 […]

William “Bill” King, Elkhart High School (1946) Bill lettered two years in both football and track. In football Bill played offensive and defensive tackle and was MVP as a senior. In track he tossed the shot put. He played football at Ball State, lettering four years, acting captain three years, and MVP two years (’47 […]

Michael J. Kavas, Jimtown High School (1967) Mike earned 11 letters in high school participating in football, basketball, track and baseball. Much of his athletic heroics, however, were achieved in football and track. In football he led the county in scoring (76 points, with 12 TDs) as a senior including a 91-yard run from scrimmage. […]

Joe Phillips, Millersburg High School (1963) At Millersburg, Joe starred as a baseball pitcher and scored 570 points in his varsity basketball career (high game, 30). After high school, Joe played both baseball (pitcher) and basketball (forward and guard) at Manchester College. During three years on the varsity at Manchester, he scored 1225 points (high […]

Matt Ronzone, Elkhart Memorial High School (1987) Following a great running career at Elkhart Memorial HS, one of Matt’s coaches cited his ambition and perseverance and said, “He’s a leader by example.” He was co-captain of both the cross-country and track teams his senior year; lettered three years in cross-country and four years in track. […]

Dave Schnell, Elkhart Central High School (1985) As a senior at Elkhart Central HS, Dave earned All-State and Parade All-American honors in football. Seen as a pure drop back quarterback, some rated him the #1 high school quarterback. At Central he completed 55.4% of his passes for 3,858 yards and 41 touchdowns (22 as a […]

Gene C. Skirvin, Jimtown High School (Coach)/p> Gene was at Madison-Grant (Fairmont) High School as assistant football coach for four years before coming to Jimtown where he served as assistant football coach for seven years. His tenure as Jimtown’s head football coach only lasted nine years, but in those years the Jimmies won 76 games, […]

Louis M. Bonacorsi, NorthWood High School (Coach) Coach Bonacorsi started teaching at NorthWood HS in 1969, served as head wrestling coach from 1972-1984, and his record was 78 (W), 53 (L), 3 (T). In 1974, he coached the school’s first athlete to compete in the IHSAA State Finals (any sport) and in 1975 the wrestling […]

Heather Smith Brenner, NorthWood High School (1992) Heather was an All-State (1992) basketball star at NortWood HS and played on the 1992 Indiana All-Star team. She was selected All-Conference and All‑Sectional all four years of high school. In addition to her scoring prowess, Heather was an outstanding defensive player as well as assist leader. Area […]

Peter Sarantos, Elkhart High School (1965) Peter was an All-Conference and All-State linebacker, playing for Elkhart, and was the team MVP his junior year. He lettered in wrestling and was a sectional champ in 1964. He also tossed the shot put in track for three years. After high school, Peter played football for the University […]