Mary “Whimp” Baumgartner, Jimtown Coach 1957-69 An early leader in establishing girls’ athletics in Elkhart County, Whimp coached basketball, volleyball, track and was instrumental in starting the gymnastics program at Jimtown. She demanded excellence of her athletes and set the standard for future gymnastics coaches. Her teams competed in the GAA District, Regional, and State […]

Daimon Beathea, Elkhart Memorial, 1991 Daimon earned 3 varsity letters in basketball at Elkhart Memorial High School. During his outstanding high school career, he scored 1228 points and had over 600 rebounds and he was the Elkhart County scoring leader both his junior and senior years. Daimon was named 1st Team All Conference as well […]

Devon “Bunny” Beehler, Jefferson High School, 1939 In his senior year, Bunny scored a free throw with five seconds remaining to defeat Middlebury 28-27, the first time Jefferson had ever beaten Middlebury. Overall, he earned three varsity letters, led the team in scoring all three years, and was the first Jefferson player to score more […]

Lindsay Benko, Elkhart Central,1995 Lindsay earned four varsity letters in girls swimming at Elkhart Central. She was named to the NIC all conference first team in sixteen events and was named the conference MVP three times. Lindsay won sixteen IHSAA sectional events as an individual and relay team member to lead Elkhart Central to four […]

Gordon Byrd, Elkhart Memorial, Coach Gordon was born into a golfing family. His father, Roy, built and ran 3 golf courses in the Muncie and Connersville area. His brother, Don, was the pro-owner of the Wawasee Golf Course for 45 years. Gordon was an assistant pro to both his father and brother in the 1960’s […]

Tony Campagnoli, Elkhart High School, Coach Tony went to high school in Clinton, Indiana, where he was an outstanding football lineman for four years. His Clinton High School lost only two games and outscored their opponents 954 to 72. They were state champions during his junior and senior years. He then played guard at Indiana […]

Brenda L. Ervin, Northwood High School, 1982 Brenda is being honored as one of the outstanding female athletes in Northwood’s history. Brenda earned a combined total of 12 letters in basketball, volleyball and tennis. She was a 4-year starter in both basketball and volleyball. She was the first to reach the 1,000 point plateau at […]

Dean Foster, Elkhart High School, 1964 Dean was the only basketball player to be voted MVP and captain two consecutive years (1963 & 1964) under Coach Max Bell. He played on NIC, sectional and regional champs that advanced to the final 8. His two-year totals were 442 points, 153 assists, and 149 steals. He also […]

Jerry Lambert, Nappanee High School, 1963 Jerry was the Elkhart County basketball leading scorer in 1963, averaging 21 points per game as Nappanee’s MVP. His high school team lost only 8 games total during his junior and senior years. He earned three letters in basketball and two in track while at Nappanee HS. Jerry also […]

Wayne Lambright, Middlebury High School, 1958 Wayne helped Middlebury to a three-year record of 58-12 record in basketball including county tourney championships in 1956 and 1958. He scored 625 points on a team known for team balance and fundamentals. In baseball, Wayne led a pitching staff that was unbeaten three consecutive seasons (30-0) in the […]