ROD MORGAN, Elkhart Memorial High School, 1978 ** Earned 8 varsity letters in football, wrestling and track and field ** Football – 3-year letter winner … two-time All-Northern Indiana Conference selection ** Wrestling – 2-year letter winner … recorded most takedowns as a senior; fourth in IHSAA state final in senior season ** Track and […]

JIM MONTAGANO, Elkhart Memorial High School, 1977 ***5 varsity letters in 2 sports – football, baseball **EMHS Male Athlete of the YearFootball: 3-year varsity letterwinner; Team captain (1976), Baseball: 2-year varsity letterwinner; Team captain (1977) **1st Team All-Northern Indiana Conference (1977), 2nd Team All-NIC (1976) **Indiana All-Star Game selection 88.371 career batting average, 8 career […]

NICHOLAS B. CORPE, Elkhart Memorial High School, 2005 **11 varsity letters in three sports – football, wrestling, baseball **Tim Bringle Memorial Award as the best male athlete in the Elkhart Community Schools **Wrestling: 4-time varsity letterwinner **IHSAA state champion (2005), 2-time All-State **4-time sectional champion, 3-time regional champion, 1-time semistate champion; 3-time state qualifier **Team […]

JIM NICHOLSON, Elkhart Memorial High School, 1973 (Elkhart High School, 1970-72) ** Earned 5 varsity letters in football and wrestling ** Football – 3-year letter winner … member of 1970 EHS state championship team ** Wrestling – 2-year letter winner Manchester College, 1977 ** Played two football for two seasons Coaching **Elkhart Community Schools Coach […]

STEPHEN K. JOHNSON, Elkhart Memorial High School head basketball coach 1978-’83; 1994-2006, Concord High School head basketball coach 1968-‘72, Batesville High School head basketball coach 1972-‘73, Valparaiso University assistant coach 1990-‘94, Out of Door Basketball Academy 2006-present, Indiana University, North Central (Ill.) College Concord Athletic Hall of Fame inductee in 1991 Elkhart County Coach of […]

AARON MOSS, Elkhart Memorial High School, 1993 Named winner of the Tim Bringle Award, the top male senior athlete in Elkhart Community Schools Earned 8 varsity letters in wrestling, baseball and tennis Wrestling, earned 4 varsity letters – IHSAA state champion at 135 pounds in 1993; 4-time Elkhart Sectional champion, 3-time Goshen Regional champion, 2-time […]

JIM POWERS Sr., South Bend Central High School, 1943, Indiana State University, 1950 Elkhart Memorial High School basketball coach 1973-76 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in 1993 Indiana State University Hall of Fame inductee in 2008 Indiana Silver Anniversary team honoree in 1968 Memorial High School * 53-38 record * Elkhart Sectional, Elkhart Regional […]

JIM POWERS, Jr., Elkhart Memorial High School, 1974, Furman University, SW Michigan College, DePauw University Indiana Silver Anniversary team honoree in 1999 Earned six varsity letters in basketball, baseball and tennis (11 total including Rochester High School) Basketball * scored 1,235 career points and grabbed 490 rebounds * averaged 17.0 for high school career * […]

KRISTA HENNINGS, Elkhart Memorial High School (1994) Catherine Wolf Award recipient in 1994 as the most outstanding senior woman athlete in Elkhart Community Schools. Earned 10 varsity letters during her Crimson Charger career among volleyball, basketball and track. Volleyball – Two varsity letters, team most valuable player. Basketball – Earned four letters, scored 908 career […]

KELVIN WALKER, Elkhart Memorial High School (1983) Earned three letters in track and field for the Crimson Chargers from 1980-83. Sectional, Regional and State champion in 1983 in the Long Jump. The 24’6 3/4″ jump was a State Record at the time. Named a USA Today All-American. Inducted into the Indiana Track and Field Hall […]