DAVE WILLIG, Northridge High School, coach, Goshen High School, 1956, Grace College, 1962, Oregon State University, 1967, Softball Guided Raiders to 1988 IHSAA softball state championship; coached from 1984-1996; Won 4 sectional championships (1986, ’88, ’91, ’95); finished with 131-113 record with Raiders; also coached 2001-’02 at Bethany Christian High School.

PATRICK PARKS, NorthWood High School, 1979, University of Indianapolis, 1982, Shelbyville High School, coach Earned 9 varsity letters in football, basketball and track & field Track, earned 4 varsity letters – MVP, IHSAA state qualifier in shot put, school-record holder in shot put and discus, sectional champion in shot put and discus, 1979. Basketball, earned […]

MARK VILMURE, Elkhart Central High School, 1979 Earned 3 varsity letters in swimming & diving Swimming & diving – All-State team in 1979; team captain, MVP, mental attitude awards in 1979; IHSAA state diving runner up as a senior, 4th in State as a junior; 2-time sectional and Northern Indiana Conference champion; record-holder in diving […]

VINCE TURNER, Media Contributor Elkhart Truth sportswriter (1977-’85) *Earned Associated Press “Best Sportswriting’’ award in 1981 * Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Media Award winner * Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Media Award winner WTRC radio sports director (1985-’98) * Play-by-play voice for high school basketball, football and University of Notre Dame basketball […]

WENDALL TROYER, Northridge High School, 1980 Earned 7 varsity letters in basketball and baseball Basketball, earned 4 letters – Team MVP, 1980; scored career 1,238 points. Baseball, earned 3 letters – MVP Bat, MVP Glove, 1980.

BRAD PARK, Goshen High School, coach, Frontier High School, 1970, Manchester College, 1974 Head coach at GHS for 10 seasons 81-34 record (10 season at Sullivan High School in Indiana) Guided Redskins to 1999 IHSAA Class 4A state runnerup; 3 Northern Lakes Conference championships (1997, ’98, 2002), 2 sectional championships (1996, ’99), 2 regional championships […]

PAUL BACHTELConcord High School, 1985Indiana University Earned 4 varsity letters in wrestling IHSAA State Champion IHSAA State Runner-up 3-time Northern Lakes Conference champion 3-time sectional champion 2-time regional champion 2-time semi-state runner-up multiple national and Indiana freestyle champion

JOHN WYSONG, Fairfield High School, 1971, Tri-State University, 1975 Earned 4 varsity letters in basketball and track & field Basketball, earned 3 varsity letters – Co-MVP, co-captain of Falcons’ sectional team in 1971; named to All-Northern State Conference, All-Sectional and All-Regional; helped Falcons compile a 38-9 record in junior and senior seasons; scored 451 points […]

BRANT FOWLER, Concord High School, 2000, Bethel College, 2004 10 varsity letters in 3 sports – football, basketball, golf Football, earned 3 varsity letters – Helped Minutemen to 1998 Class 4A state championship game; named All-Northern Lakes Conference in 1999, Academic All-State in 1999. Basketball, earned 3 varsity letters – Team captain in 1999-2000 season. […]

DOUGLAS CHOKEY, Nappanee High School, 1968 Indiana University, 1972 Earned 11 varsity letters in cross country, track, basketball and baseball Basketball – Elkhart Truth All-Sectional team member. Track – IHSAA state runnerup in 880-yard run, 1968; Northern Lakes Conference champion in 880, setting school and league record, 1968; Elkhart County Sectional, Fort Wayne Regional 880 […]