WILLIAM (TIPPY) RIBLET, Elkhart High School, 1931 “Tippy” was a standout in football, basketball and track at Elkhart HS and at Purdue. He was varsity quarterback four years and was selected first-team all-state his senior season. Was all-sectional basketball in 1931 and all-state honorable mention the same year. The Blue Blazers went to the Final […]

IKE PHILLIPS, Nappanee High School, 1930 Ike was an outstanding high school athlete, but has been selected to the Hall of Fame as a dedicated volunteer to high school sports. His selection is based on his more than 45 years of service to Nappanee and NorthWood high schools. Ike was named to the All-Sectional basketball […]

JAMES (JIMMY) PHEND, Goshen High School, 1936 A quarterback, Jim was the leading scorer on the 7-2 Redskins of 1935 and helped spark the 1935-36 basketball team to a 22-5 record. He also was one of the outstanding sprinters of all time on the GHS track team. He went on to compete in all three […]

ORDERIA MITCHELL, Elkhart High School, 1968 The ‘Big 0′ lettered all three years at Elkhart HS in football, basketball and baseball. He was named all-state center and played for the North in the All-State game, being named Outstanding Lineman. He was inducted into the Indiana High School Hall of Fame in 1988. While on a […]

PHIL WEYBRIGHT, New Paris High School, 1964 Selected as a player and coach, Phil was the Cubs’ all-time leading scorer with 831 points and was the starting guard for 69 straight games in which the team won 60 and lost only nine. He played on two Elkhart County tourney championship teams. Phil lettered three years […]

NATE ANDREWS, NorthWood High School, 1996 Ball State University, 2000 Earned 11 varsity letters in 3 sports — football, wrestling, track. Football — 3 letters .. Helped Panthers to three Northern Lakes Conference championships and to 1993 Class 3A state championship game … Two-time All-NLC … Team captain, MVP, 1998 … Two-time NLC scoring champion […]

TREVOR ANDREWS, NorthWood High School, 1994 University of Dayton, 1998 Earned 9 letters in 3 sports — football, wrestling, track. Football — 3 letters .. Helped Panthers to three straight Northern Lakes Conference championships and to 1993 Class 3A state championship game … All-NLC, 1992, 1993 … NLC, area scoring champion, 1993 … Indiana North-South […]

DANIEL BREKKE, Elkhart Central High School, 1988 Purdue University, 1992 Earned 8 letters in 3 sports — football, wrestling, track. Football — 4 years, 3 letters .. All-Northern Indiana Conference team, 1986-87 … Named Junior All-State at linebacker, 1986 … Indiana North-South All-Star representative, 1988. Wrestling — 3 letters .. 48-24 career record … IHSAA […]

GERALD “JERRY” CARMIEN, Bristol High School, 1950 Earned 8 varsity letters in 2 sports — basketball, baseball. Basketball — 4 years, 4 letters … team free throw award winner (1949-50) … Elkhart County scoring leader (258 points) at end of 1949-50 regular season

KEVIN M. COTHERMAN, Goshen High School, 1977 U.S. Naval Academy, 1981 Earned 9 letters in 4 sports — basketball, football, baseball, track. Basketball — 4 years, 4 letters .. All-Northern Lakes Conference, 1981 … Team MVP, 1976, 1977 … All-Elkhart Sectional, 1976, 1977 … 842 career points. Football — 3 letters .. All-NLC running back […]