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JOSH STALEY, Concord High School (2000) ** Earned 9 varsity letters in track & field, basketball and football Football: ** 3 varsity letters – All-State, All-Northern Lakes Conference 1998-’99 ** helped lead Minutemen to 1999 Class 4A state championship game and the state’s No.1 ranking ** IFCA Academic All-State (1999) Track: 3 varsity letters Basketball: […]

GRETCHEN NYCE, Bethany Christian High School, 1989 ** Earned 6 varsity letters in basketball and volleyball; named school’s Athlete of Year (1989) ** Basketball – 4-year letter winner … co-MVP and team captain in junior and seniors seasons; helped team to 32-6 record in junior and senior seasons; led team in assists (60), points per […]

GARY ZIMMERMAN, Northridge High School, 1988 ** Earned 5 varsity letters in golf and basketball ** Golf – 3-year letter winner (4 played) … three-time IHSAA individual state qualifier; team MVP, team captain, All-Northern Lakes Conference, sectional champion, regional runnerup, state qualifier as a senior; sectional runnerup, regional and state qualifier (6th at state) as […]

RYAN THWAITS, Fairfield High School, 2000 ** Earned 8 varsity letters in basketball, tennis and track and field ** Basketball – 4-year letter winner … 5th all-time leading scorer in school history (1,146 points); two-time Elkhart Truth All-Area selection; MVP in junior and senior seasons; team’s top rebounder for three seasons; helped team to 2 […]

DOUG THWAITS, Fairfield High School, 1974 ** Earned 9 varsity letters in football, basketball and golf ** Football – 4-year letter winner … named All-Northern State Conference in junior and senior seasons; named top defensive player as a senior ** Basketball – 3-year letter winner … scored 794 career points, 820 career rebounds (2nd all-time […]

LANCE ALLEN SWANK, Jimtown High School, 1979 ** Earned 12 varsity letters in football, wrestling, track and field ** Football – 4-year letter winner … named Associated Press all-state, team co-captain as a senior; two-way starter in junior and senior seasons ** Wrestling – 4-year letter winner … sectional champion, regional runnerup at 177 as […]

KENT SULLIVAN, Northridge High School, 1982 ** Earned 2 varsity letters in football California Lutheran University, 1989 ** Football, 4-year starter as kicker, 39.6 average over 4 seasons as a punter; longest punt of 65; longest field goal, 52 yards Professional ** NFL, Houston Oilers (1991), Kansas City Chiefs (1992), San Diego Chargers (1993); lifetime […]

CLYDE RILEY, JR., Elkhart High School, 1969 ** Earned 5 varsity letters in football, basketball and track and field ** Football – 1-year letter winner … named All-Northern Indiana Conference, all-state, most improved lineman on 1968 state and NIC championship team ** Basketball – 2-year letter winner ** Track – 2-year letter winner … competed […]

TENELLE (RAMER) MILUN, Goshen High School, 1995 ** Earned 4 varsity letters in swimming ** Swimming – four-time team MVP ** Four-time IHSAA state meet qualifier ** 13-time sectional champion ** 14-time Northern Lakes Conference champion ** 1991, State qualifier ** 1992, state qualifier in 100, 200 freestyle; 200 and 400 freestyle relay ** 1993, […]

PHIL PRESTON (volunteer), Lima (Ohio), 1954, Butler University, 1959 ** Competed in basketball, baseball and track and field ** Known for his passion for basketball and his long-time association and sponsorship of northern Indiana AAU boys basketball teams and tournaments until his death on April 20, 2013; also served many springs as a place judge […]