LARRY LAKINS, NAPPANEE, 1957 Larry played football and track (he held the hurdle record for nearly a decade) at Nappanee, but is best remembered for outstanding basketball career. He was named to the all-sectional team as a junior and senior. Lakins was the Bulldogs leading scoring in his junior and senior seasons and led the […]

DORI KEYSER, BREMEN HIGH, 1964 After developing and coaching the first women’s basketball and volleyball teams at Bethel College in 1973, Dori returned to Goshen where her GHS girls basketball teams won 162 games (85 losses) in 14 seasons. She coached 5 sectional champs and one regional title. Hers was the first girls sectional winner […]

BOB KENNEDY, BRISTOL HIGH, 1944 Bob scored 277 points to lead the Pirates in basketball scoring in 1944 and twice broke the one-game scoring record. He first scored 39 points in a single game and later poured in 48 points in a contest against Howe. He also lettered in baseball at Bristol and won letters […]

JAY MILLER, GOSHEN HIGH, 1961 Jay, a 3-year letterman, set the GHS basketball scoring record as a junior, then broke it again as a senior, when he led the county and NIC in scoring. He had 581 points that year, a single season county record, with a 25.3 average. He also was first team All-NIC, […]

NANCY MYERS, NORTHRIDGE HIGH, 1970 Nancy played basketball and volleyball at Northridge for four years, averaging 20 points a game in the former and leading the Lady Raiders to the GAA county title in 1970. She played golf two years, winning the Indiana State GAA tournament in both seasons (1969 and 1970). She was a […]

GARVIN ROBERSON, ELKHART HIGH, 1971 Garvin was one of great all-around athletes in Elkhart history, being named prep All-American in football and basketball; all-state in both sports; was an Indiana basketball All-Star and was a member of the North All-Star football team. He also lettered two years in baseball. Garvin had a career total of […]

MATT RONZONE, ELKHART HIGH, 1931 An outstanding athlete at Elkhart HS and Notre Dame, in 1949 Matt became only the second track coach in Elkhart High history and earned a reputation as one of the greatest in Indiana. His teams won the sectional every year, plus numerous regional and East Division NIC crowns, plus the […]

BOB SCOTT, ELKHART HIGH, 1961 Bob was one of the outstanding athletes of all time at Elkhart HS, placing in the top three in three different sports at the state level his senior season. Although barely 5-feet tall, Bob often defeated much taller runners. In 1960-61, he placed second in the state cross-country championship and […]

BRUCE SELLER, ELKHART HIGH, 1944 Bruce excelled in 4 sports at Elkhart HS, winning three varsity letters each in football, basketball and track, then joining the baseball team in the spring of his senior season (spring football had prevented his playing previously). Playing end and tackle, he was MVP in football and captain his senior […]

TODD SHEETS, NORTHWOOD HIGH, 1976 Todd won four letters each in basketball and track. three in football and also participated in baseball for two seasons. He was the leading rusher in his junior and senior seasons and the leading receiver his final year. Todd was all-state in football as a junior and senior and played […]