DON LEEDY, Goshen High School (1965) Sectional and Regional champion in the 880-yard run as a senior with record times. Third in State championships. Captain and Most Valuable athlete on team. Goshen High School records in 880, mile run, mile relay and distance relay. Represented Indiana at National Jaycees meet in Texas. Finalist in 880-yard […]

JOHN DECHANT, Coach, Administrator (Goshen 1971-2001), Franklin (Ohio) High School, 1963, Wrestling head coach 19 years 204-63-4 dual record 6 Northern Lakes Conference championships 12 sectional championships, including 10 straight 5 regional championships; 27 total invitational titles coached 1 state champion, 41 NLC champions and 121 sectional champions coordinated Goshen Invitational (39 years), NLC tournament […]

JOSH KEISTER, Goshen High School (2000) **Earned 8 varsity letters in soccer, basketball and baseball **2000 James Phend Memorial Award for outstanding GHS athlete ** 3-Sport MVP and 3-sport team captain in 2000 Baseball: ** 2 varsity letters – Team MVP (2000), 2-time All-Northern Lakes Conference (1999, 2000) ** 2000 leading hitter (.432), 3 strikeouts […]

RON MILLER, Goshen High School (1963) ** Earned 6 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball Basketball: ** 2 varsity letters – Tri-captain (1962-’63), team’s second-leading scorer (1962, ’63) ** 422 single-season points (10th in school history), 746 career points (17th) ** helped 1962-63 Redskins to a school-best 24-2 record, a sectional championship, and a […]

TOM CONN, Coach (1972-77 Goshen, 1977-85 Concord) Concord 65-23 career record 8 winning seasons Class 3A state runner-up (’84) 2 sectional championships (’79, ’84) 3 Northern Lakes Conference championships (’79, ’83, ’84) President of Indiana Football Coaches Association (’83) Head coach in North-South All-Star game (’85) Ball State Coach of the Year (’84) IFCA District […]

DAVE EDLUND, Goshen, 1978, 7 varsity letters – 4 wrestling, 3 football Wrestling IHSAA state champion at 185 pounds (’78) IHSAA third-place finish (’76) 2 time team captain; 2 time sectional and regional champion 2 time team MVP set record for most career wins (78), Football All-Northern Lakes Conference (’77) team Most Valuable Back (’77) […]

MIKE SORRELL (Coach), Graduated from New Castle High School (1959) ** Goshen High School boys basketball coach (1986-’99) Goshen Coaching: ** Recorded 189-118 record in 14 seasons (10 winning seasons) ** Most wins in GHS basketball history ** 1998 District Coach of the Year, 1 Elkhart Sectional championship ** 9 times defense finished in Indiana […]

TOM L SOVINE, Goshen High School (Coach), Bunker Hill High School (1924) Tom fashioned one of the more remarkable coaching records in Elkhart County history. As Goshen High School boys tennis coach from 1949-69, his teams posted a 135-38 overall record when GHS was the smallest school in the Northern Indiana Conference. The Sovine Era […]

NATALIE NEWELL, Goshen High School (2011) Top vote getter in our district during her senior year for “Miss Softball” honors in Indiana. GHS softball – Four-year varsity pitcher and infielder, four-time team MVP and all-NLC, all-district and All-State pitcher, led Goshen to sectional title in 2011. Goshen career records of 1,101 strikeouts, 56 wins, 103 […]

DAVID MILLER, Goshen High School (1998) Played for the Cologne Centurions in 2003, Detroit Lions in 2003-04, Chicago Bears in 2004 and New York Giants in 2005. Football – Lettered three years at Goshen High School and was on an offensive line that helped the team set school rushing records that still stand. All-Northern Lakes […]