Michigan High School Coaches Association

MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION

Central Michigan University Bovee University Center - Terrace Room Sunday, September 17, 2017 2017 MHSCA Induction Banquet

Central Michigan University

Program

Welcome: Mark F. Holdren, Executive Secretary Master of Ceremonies: Steve Porter, President Greetings from CMU: Stan Shingles, Asst. V.P. Recreation, Events, and Conferences-CMU Invocation: Steve Porter—President Meal: Carved Grilled Sirloin, Boursin Chicken, Garden Salad Buffet, Fresh Asparagus, Roasted Redskin Potatoes, Assorted Classic Desserts Association Update: Jim Okler, Executive Director Distinguished Service Award: Jim Okler Hall of Fame Presentations: Steve Porter, President Larry Merx, 1st Vice-President Mark Holdren, Past President

Table of Contents

Program, MHSCA Board of Directors ...... Page 1 MHSCA Sport Representatives, Distinguished Service Award List ...... Page 2 NHSACA Distinguished Service Award, ...... Mike Jolly ...... Page 3 Inductee Biography, ...... Roger Bunton and Gary Cook ...... Page 4 Inductee Biography, ...... Bob Czarnecki and Jim Goorman . . . . . Page 5 Inductee Biography, ...... Michael Krogel and Jean LaClair ...... Page 6 Inductee Biography, ...... James Lahmann and Jim Maier ...... Page 7 Inductee Biography, ...... Don Merkel and Ed Mehlberg ...... Page 8 Inductee Biography, ...... Frank Musser and Donald Palmer . . . . . Page 9 Inductee Biography, ...... Mike Phelps and Mark Sobieralski . . . . . Page 10 Inductee Biography, ...... Fred Thomann and Paul Verska ...... Page 11 MHSCA Coach of the Year ...... Page 12 NHSACA Hall of Fame, ...... Sheryl Mox and Leo “Smokey” Boyd . . . Page 13 NHSACA National Coach of the Year...... Jon Conlon ...... Page 14 NHSACA Coach of the Year Finalist . .Stephanie Olsen, Dan Fife, Cliff Somers, Emily Kloss, Nancy Johnson, Jim Lawrence, Peter Miltzer, Jean LaClair, and Tim Roberts . . . . . Page 14 2016 MHSCA Coach of the Year (photographs) ...... Page 14-16 Past MHSCA Hall of Fame alphabetical listing ...... Page 17-20 Hall of Fame Ring Information ...... Page20 Sponsors and Partner Associations ...... Page 21

2017-2018 MHSCA Executive Board

Michigan High School Coaches Association

Executive Officers

Steve Porter - President Larry Merx - 1st Vice-President Patti Glenn - 2nd Vice-President Vacant - 3rd Vice-President Mark F. Holdren - Past President Jim Okler - Executive Director Mark Holdren - Executive Secretary Jack Johnson - Executive Director Emeritus

Members At-Large

Mike Jolly - Warren Kim Spalsbury - Grand Ledge Tiger Teusink - Holland

2017-2018 MHSCA Sports Representatives

Dave Elliott Baseball Liz Shaw Basketball David Kowalski Bowling Amanda Heethuis Competitive Cheer Larry Merx Football Debbie Williams Golf John Cunningham Gymnastics Tamara Fobare Girls Lacrosse Mike Jolly Men’s Lacrosse Sue Miller Skiing Paul Marwede Softball Chuck Olson Swimming & Diving Mark Sobieralski Tennis Steve Porter Track & Field/Cross Country Jodi Manore Volleyball Mark Holdren Wrestling

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Central Michigan University

MHSCA Past Presidents

Paul Smarks Bob James Ed Werner Bob Hayes Steve Sluka Ed Graybiel Jack Streidl Barry Anderson Dick Oulette Bill Bupp Jack Johnson Earl McKee Charles Jones Jo Lake Dan McShannock Tiger Teusink Rich Tompkins Mike Jolly Norm Johnson Bill Miilu Jack Shriver Sue Barthold Kim Spalsbury John Cunningham Mike Torrey Jim Okler Dave Larkin Al Cuthrell Gregg Kirchen Nancy Brisette Sue Miller Rick Zoulek Marti Covert Von Metzger Jenna Ruddell Mike Rado Mike McGinnis Sue Miller Mark F. Holdren

Distinguished Service Award

This award is presented each year to someone who has done an outstanding job supporting and pro- moting athletics in general, and has shown consideration and assistance to the high school scene and the Michigan High School Coaches Association.

The following are past recipients of the MHSCA Distinguished Service Award.

Ron Finch Win Shuler Bob Reynolds Fritz Crisler Biggie Munn George Alderton Jack Heppenstall Buck Reed Don Wattrick Terry McDermott Ray Fisher Francis Staley Bingo Brown Bill Kelly Earl Staley Wally Weber Russell LeCronier Charles Forsythe Dale Kennedy Forster Wilkinson Jim Lewis Harold Sponberg Hal Middlesworth Clayton Kowalk Bill Odykirk George Maskin Sam Madden Brother George Bob Calihan Paul Carey Don Chanham Jim Campbell Morley Fraser Helen Geovanes Vern Norris Russ Thomas Don Lund Walt Bazylewicz Richard Snyder Marykaye Murphy Tom McShannock Warren D. McKenzie Dick Kishpaugh Kermit Ambrose Roy Allen Dick Lowry Robert James Tom Hursey Richard Maher Jack Johnson Jerry Cvengros Suzanne Martin Jack Moss Tiger Teusink Herb Deromedi Don Lessner Lloyd Carr Dan McShannock Mike Jolly Blake Hagman

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Mike Jolly

Michael Jolly has been involved with Michigan student-athletes and coaches for 52 years. He has had a positive impact on student-athletes and coaches through his coaching, and through his membership and leadership on several athletic committees. In recognition of his efforts, he has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the National High School Association for the Coaches Athletics Distinguished Service Award.

Throughout his career Jolly has served as head coach and as an assistant coach in Football, was an assistant coach in Basketball and Baseball, was a head coach and assistant coach in Lacrosse, and was a head coach of Clay Target. In 1994 he led his La- crosse team to a state championship as head coach. In 2014, serving as an assistant coach, he helped lead his Football team to a state championship. Jolly has been a three time national finalist for Coach of the Year and in 2011 was NHSACA National assistant coach of the year.

For the past 29 years (1994 – present) Jolly has served as an Executive Board member for the Michigan High School Coaches Association. He has been the Sports Representative for Lacrosse for 29 years, served as President from 1995 – 1996 and held the Vice Presidency for the preceding years. He has also been a member of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee for approximately 20 years, and has been the Chairman of Coaching Service awards since 2015. He was the Michigan High School Coaches Association Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 1993, received the Distinguished Service Award in 2010, received the 50 Year Coaching Award, and has been inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame.

Jolly has been an active leader in the Catholic High School League. He has been a member of the Scholar-Athlete- Leader Committee for the past 23 years (1994-present). He is an Awards Presenter and is Co-Founder of Boys Lacrosse in 1996. For the past 21 years, Jolly has been the CHSL Lacrosse Coordinator (1996-present). He also serves as the TV color commentator for Lacrosse championship games. In 2004 Jolly was selected as Athletic Director of the Year. He has also received his 35 Year Longevity Award, has been inducted into the CHSL Hall of Fame, and the Lacrosse Student- Athlete-Leader award has been named the “Mike Jolly Award.”

Over the past 23 years Jolly has served on various committees for the Michigan High School Athletic Association. He has been one of two permanent advisors to the Lacrosse Committee since 2004. He has also been an active member of the Macomb Count Athletic Directors Association for the past 23 years, serving as a Hall of Fame Committee member and selector from its inception in 1994 to the present. In 2001 he was inducted into the Macomb County Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame.

As a member of the Fellowship of Christion Athletes Jolly has been a Huddle Leader and Camp Moderator for the past 21 years (1996-present). He has also been a Fund Raiser and Trip Leader for 18 years (2000-present) for the Gettys- burg FCA Summer Camp. In 2017 he was awarded the Peter Kohn Award for Service – “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty”.

As a 35 year member of the Michigan Scholastic Lacrosse Association and Michigan High School Lacrosse Coaches Association, Jolly has served as President (1987-1989), Treasurer from 2007 to the present, has been as Executive Board Member for 30 years (1987 – present), has been Chairman of the Hall of Fame Site Development Committee since 2015, and has been Chairman of the Coach of the Year Selection Committee for the past 25 years (1989 – present). He was named Coach of the Year in1989 and1994, was named Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008, and in 1985,1996 and 1999 he was named Man of the Year.

Jolly has also been involved with U.S. Lacrosse – the National Governing Body for Lacrosse. He served as an Editorial Board Member of Lacrosse magazine for 17 years (1990 – 2007), was a member of the High School Coaches Council for 12 years (1989 – 2000), was Vice President of the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Association High School Division (1996 – 1998), served as National Hall of Fame Selector for 11 years (1998 – 2008), was Director of the National N-S All Star Games for 3 years (1997 – 1999), and was the National CEP Presenting Clinician – Level I for 5 years (2012 – present). In 2000 he was name Man of the Year and in 2012 he received the Gerald J. Carroll, Jr. Exemplary Coaching Award.

As a member of U.S. Lacrosse – Michigan Chapter Jolly served as President (1990 -1992), was a Board Member for 11 years, has been a High School All-Star Game Manager or Assistant Manager for 10 years and has been a Hall of Fame Site Development Chair for 3 years (2014 – present). He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010.

Jolly was also the De LaSalle Program Founder for the Scholastic Clay Target Program in 2005. He has been Head coach and Program Moderator for 12 years (2005 – 2017). 3

Roger Bunton

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Roger H. Bunton has been a coach and teacher in the L’Anse Creuse School District for 35 years contributing to a combined total of 49 seasons of coaching in many sports – most notably lacrosse. Bunton founded one of the original lacrosse programs in the state. From that time on he was generous with his time and knowledge in jumpstarting the sport statewide at schools such as De La Salle Colle- giate. In addition, he has served as a high school official and spon- sored multiple high school clubs and organizations. He is currently serving as the Mount Clemens City Commissioner for a second term. Roger is a big believer in sportsmanship and contributing to the community as evidenced by his 5 years as a social worker with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Macomb County, 5 years directing the summer recreation program and his time spent instructing youth at Macomb County Youth Home, as well as his volunteer work with his church. He has been described as the epitome of good sportsmanship personally and with his players. Bunton has received many honors. He is a member of the Macomb County Coaches Hall of Fame, US Lacrosse Michigan Chapter Hall of Fame, Michigan, Michigan High School Lacrosse Hall of Fame and was awarded Michigan High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year. Even now, Bunton’s service to the state of Michigan and his community continue to inspire his colleagues and players.

Gary Cook

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Gary Cook enters the Michigan High School Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame having coached Jenison’s baseball team for 32 years. During that time, he lead Jenison to 18 O.K. RED Championships, 12 District Championships, 8 Regional Championships, 6 Final Four appearances and 2 Runner Ups. He also coached West Catholic Grand Rapids for a successful season ending in an O.K. BLUE championship. Total, his win loss record, is 802-206, the 6th all time in the state and 1st in West Michigan. Gary’s dedication to fundamentals and pride in program instilled each player with respect for each other, the team, the facility and equipment. Every player was drilled to be their best at all times and did whatever they could to make him proud. A previous player for Gary, now the baseball coach since his departure, has affectionately copied many of his practices and emulated his style. Over his years of coaching, Gary has been honored with such awards as Michigan “Dream Team” Coach of the Year, Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, National Coach of the Year, Central States Coach of the Year, 17 District Coach of the Year Awards and 12 Regional Coach of the Year Awards, and was coach of the East West All Star Game at Tiger Stadium. It’s clear from all of his accolades, most specifically his Jenison Baseball Field Dedication that he has impacted the lives of many men on and beyond the field. “Gary would say his number one achievement is the number of men who became successful husbands and fathers. Gary is still passionate about the game of baseball; however, his real passion 4 and energies are now directed to his children and grandchildren.” Bob Czarnecki

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Bob Czarnecki enters the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame after 38 years of coaching. During his tenure he coached at West Maple Middle School and Crowley High School Louisiana with a 88-14 win loss record before returning to his home town of Trenton where he has been coaching since 1991. While at Trenton he coached the team to 7 League Championships, a Regional Championship and 13 Play-Off Appearanc- es. Bob has won many coaching awards including Louisiana High School State Coach of the Year, News Herald Coach of the year 11 times, and was inducted into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2015. In the classroom and on the field, Bob has never shied away from helping and growing anyone who needs help. This can be seen in his career at THS – he lost his first 19 games as a coach, and since has set school records for wins and just completed an undefeated regular season. Along with turning around the school’s program, Bob also mentored and taught young, new coaches and players. “For some coaches there is only the season and preparation for the season. For Bob, it is caring about kids, it is about the way he lives hi life with a genuine respect for each person. His understat- ed style and personal humility does not diminish his desire to win.” Bob is deeply committed to his faith and family and has modeled these characteristics. He never loses sight of the fact that his players are students learning from the example he models for them.

Jim Goorman

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Jim Goorman enters the Michigan High School Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame with 44 years of experience across several sports including basketball, baseball and softball. Jim is perhaps best known for coaching basketball where his record totals over 500 wins, 3 State Runner- Ups and 5 State Championships. Jim has many Coach of the Year honors, has been inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Michi- gan Hall of Fame and is currently the winningest basketball coach in the Muskegon area. In addition to coaching, Jim has demonstrated a love for the game of basketball and mentoring youth, running youth camps for 40 years. He has also founded the American Youth Basketball Tour where he served as President or Vice President for 22 years. Jim continues to be involved in the sport as an official which he has done for the past 47 years. Jim is described as the perfect combination of leader, mentor, educator and colleague. Jim cre- ates relationships with his athletes that allow him to teach them more than just how to play a game and has garnered the respect of all who interact with him. A common nickname for Jim is Gip, in- spiring the “Win one for the Gipper” demonstrating just how much Jim means to those who take the court or field for him.

5 Michael Krogel

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Michael Krogel has dedicated his life to coaching, spending 40 years as a coach of numerous sports including basketball, golf, football and baseball. The majority of his coaching experience is in the realms of basketball and golf, where his overall record as a head coach stands at 366-192 and over 250 wins, respectively. He has coached many championship teams including 14 League Championships, 9 District Champi- onships, 3 Regional Championships, 1 Final Four appearance and 2 State Qualifying teams. Michael has received multiple Coach of the Year honors and was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Fame in 2006. Krogel has demonstrated dedication through his development of the Woodhaven High School Boys Golf Team which he started and coached until his retirement in 2014. This dedication to sport is also shown through his involvement in the BCAM where he served as Regional Director for 10 years. Michael is well known for his athletic accolades but perhaps even more so for his mentoring and education of young men; both in sport and life. He is always working for the betterment of his students and truly instills sportsmanship and competitiveness in those around him. He believes in the integrity of sport and has exemplified integrity throughout his career both on and of the playing surface.

Jean LaClair

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Over the course over her career, Jean LaClair has coached for 26 years and counting. She has spent the majority of this time coaching volleyball at Bronson High School where she continues to do so. In these years LaClair has amassed a total record of 1065-346-94. These victories have propelled her teams to 12 League Championships, 15 District Championships, 7 Regional Championships, 1 State Runner-up and 3 State Championships. Her honors as a coach include multiple regional and state Coach of the Year awards as well as an Athletic Di- rector of the Year award. LaClair was inducted into the Michigan Inter- scholastic Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006. Jean is an active community member and has served as an Athletic Director for 22 years. Additionally, she has been a board member for the MIVCA for 18 years and counting. Jean has been described as “selfless” in her coaching giving as much as she can to her athletes, colleagues and programs. She is recognized as being one of the great mentors and ambassadors for the sport of volleyball and is willing to advocate for anyone who is in need of assistance. The lessons she teaches her athletes aid them on the court and later in life and embodies determination, hard work, sacrifice and a will- ingness to succeed.

6 James Lahmann

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

James Lahmann enters the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame with 49 years of coaching experience across a number of sports and levels. His coaching ranges from 6th grade to varsity level. He has enjoyed success in each of these coaching experiences and has received Coach of the Year honors in both football and softball. Additionally, he is a member of both the Michigan High School Football Coaches Asso- ciation Hall of Fame and the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Asso- ciation Hall of Fame. In addition to his coaching honors James has worked extensively throughout the community. He has served on several city and village councils and is also a School Board Member for Salem Lutheran School. James has also worked as a district, regional and state honors selection committee. James is described as being “outgoing, ambitious and energetic” who is extremely dedicated, putting all he has into any task he takes up. He is held in the highest regard amongst his colleagues and athletes building relationships through respect and fairness. James is best known for his “no quit” attitude and has instilled it into all those who he has worked with.

Jim Maier

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Jim Maier has 44 total years of coaching experience, 27 of which were spent coaching girls’ basketball and 10 coaching boys golf which he continues. His overall record sits at 432-174. Jim dedicates time to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan serving as All-State selection chair. He has also earned honors as Coach of the Year for Wom- en’s Basketball and was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Associa- tion of Michigan Hall of Fame in 2004. Beyond what he has accomplished on the courts and fields, Jim has been recognized as dedicated to the programs he has worked for. He is known for instilling a “winning attitude” in all his athletes that leaves them desiring more in sport and in life. He has had a loyalty to the school system that has allowed him to create respect in his athletes and colleagues. Jim has been active in multiple civic programs and gives back to the community and those in it every chance he has. Jim has been a leader amongst his colleagues and example for his athletes and students and continues to do so. Jim is very proud of serving the students at the middle school level by being a counselor for twenty five years.

7 Don Markel

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Don Markel enters the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame with 40 years of coaching experience across 3 sports including wrestling, football, and track. Over the course of coaching career Don has accrued over 600 wins leading to 12 league titles, 8 district titles and 8 regional titles. Don has also been recognized for his coaching prowess earning regional and county coach of the year honors for wrestling. Don has over 34 years of teaching experience and has spent time as a principle and athletic director in the Cass City Public Schools. He has a love of working with students and athletes, helping them to grow into young men and women. He is described as having an enthusiasm and innovativeness that has helped to grow several programs. Don has “no plans to quit any time soon” and continues to help others become successful colleagues, students, athletes and champions. His coaching credo is “Never Panic, Just Adjust” which is sound advice in working with the youth of today. In addition, Don has contributed to the wrestling community as a whole by serving on the MHSAA Wrestling Rule Committee.

Ed Mehlberg

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Edward Mehlberg has a love for coaching that extends beyond the limits of a single sport. He has coached 5 different sports, boys and girls over the course of his 44 year career. The majority of his seasons were spent coaching boy’s and girl’s basketball where he amassed a 466-231 and 457-92 record, respectively. In addition to basketball, Ed spent 12 seasons coaching cross country, 18 coaching baseball, 4 coaching track, and 2 coaching softball. Over the course of his coaching years, his teams make up 38 League Championships, 28 District Championships, 9 Regional Championships, 2 Final Four appearances and State a Championship. In addition, Ed has been recognized as MHSCA Coach of the year twice and was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Fame in 1998. He has also served as Commissioner of the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference for 15 years. His coaching style has been described as “dynamic,” demanding discipline and excellence of his athletes while building relationships of respect. Even though Ed has a great number of accolades across a variety of sports, he describes his greatest highlight of his coaching career was being able to coach both of his children, and later coaching with his son.

8 Frank Musser

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Frank Musser enters the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame with 48 seasons of coaching experience spanning 28 years. Frank spent the majority of his time coaching boys and girls diving and swimming as well as middle school wrestling. Franks swim teams boast an overall 118-36 record, while his middle school wrestling team enjoyed a 4 year undefeated streak during his tenure. Multiple divers placed in state tournaments and many went on to collegiate careers. In addition to coaching, Frank has dedicated time to the sport of diving, officiating and refereeing for the multiple state meets. Frank was known to develop a mutual respect among his athletes that would help him to generate in them a drive to succeed. This drive extended to not just the pool or the mat, but in the classroom and life as well. Frank spent time ensuring all his athletes were successful in the classroom and in social aspects as well. His aim was to give them the skills to succeed in sport and in life.

Donald Palmer

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Coaching boys and girls basketball, Donald Palmer has accrued 43 years of coaching experience, and counting, as he continues to coach Hartland High School’s girls team. Don has developed programs with the result of a total 912 victories. These victories were en-route to 14 Conference Championships, 14 District Champion- ships, and 1 Regional Championship. Additionally, Don has been recognized for multiple Coach of the Year honors and was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Fame in 2006. Don also has a focus on community service participating in several organizations dedicating time and resources to helping those who need it. Don has been described as a game changer by those who are closest to him. He worked to build up the Milford High School program and experienced a great deal of success there moving to Hartland High School where he continues to coach. At the Hartland High School program he “immediately changed the culture” of the program to one of determination and victory which has not been previously experienced. Don is a coach that truly gains the admiration of his players, many of which return to watch games after graduation and support both Don and his programs. Don is described as being very humble and while he values his success on the court, it is the relationships he forms with players and colleagues that keeps them returning to him and the programs he builds. 9 Mike Phelps

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Mike Phelps enters the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame with 34 years of coaching experience and 17 as an athletic director. He has spent his coaching career coaching boys basketball with a record of 563-223. He has accomplished much within the sport of basketball and has been recognized by several organizations that have yielded nomination for national coach of the year, placement in the Kentwood High School Coaches Hall of Fame, and the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Fame. Mike has coached multiple athletes that have gone on to college and professional careers and has dedicated his life young athletes and the sport of basketball. He is very active in the community as a Kids Hope Mentor, High School Student Mentor, and even volunteers time driving bus for teams in need of it. Phelps has exemplified hard work and determination for his athletes and colleagues alike. He does not coach with a grand bravado but rather a quieter wisdom that permeates his teams. His focus on community and knowledge of the game have proven effective in both winning at basketball and the hearts of those around him.

Mark Sobieralski

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Mark Sobieralski enters the Michigan High School Coaches As- sociation Hall of Fame with 35 years of coaching experience and continues to add to the total. He has coached both boys and girls tennis across 4 different schools. His overall 515-109-18 is reflec- tive of his ability. Sobieralski also has multiple championships at each school including 24 League Championships, 25 Regional Championships, 17 top 5 team finishes including 3 State Champi- onships. Mark has also coached many individual State Champions and Runner-ups. In addition Mark has been recognized on both the state and national level receiving 8 Coach of the Year awards. He has also put in time for the sport of tennis itself spending time on the Michigan High School Tennis Association Board of Directors, as President of the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association and founding the Macomb County Coaches association. Sobieralski has dedicated his life to coaching and the sport of tennis. He works to instill honesty and competition into the game and ensures his teams are well coached and have a respect for the game and opponents. Mark is open with his knowledge and has been willing to share his experience with all those who seek it. Mark already has a legacy of excellence that continues to grow. 10 Fred Thomann

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Over the course of Fred Thomann’s career with the sport of basketball he achieved greatness in every aspect. In high school he made All- State and propelled himself onward to playing for Michigan State Uni- versity where he would put in 4 years on the varsity and receive team MVP honors. His love for the sport led him to coach both girls and boys basketball. His coaching records include over 700 career victories, 21 League Championships, 20 District Championships, 6 Regional Championships, 4 Final Four appearances and 1 State Championship. Thomann has a combined 49 years of coaching experience the majority of which he spent coaching girls basketball at Salem High School. Thomann has been described as “a brilliant strategist,” and applied this to all teams he coached. He worked with athletes in a range of talent levels always pushing them to succeed and think about how they were playing. He dedicated his life to the teaching of young people both the game of basketball and about life. Thomann garnered the respect of all those he coached with and against and has made an impact on the lives of all those he worked with.

Paul Verska

2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Paul Verska enters the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame with 44 years of experience as a head coach and 4 as an athletic director. As a head football coach, Verska boasts an overall 218-174-1 record and a multitude of championship teams including 15 State playoff appearances, 8 district championships, 5 regional championships, 3 state runner ups and 1 state championship. In addition, he has numerous accolades including being inducted into the Michigan Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001, Catholic League Hall of Fame in 2008, Ann Arbor Huron Hall of Fame in 2014 and multiple coach of the year honors. Paul has also spent time coaching track and as Athletic Director of Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard. Paul has coached at several schools, small and large, private and public. Additionally, he has served as a Youth Minister and Committee member for DeLasalle Christian Brothers. Paul has been involved in sports throughout his lifetime playing in high school and for Central Michigan University. Verska has a love for the game of football that has been demonstrated throughout his career. He has a passion for teaching and coaching that permeates those who surround him. He is described as having a gift for turning around programs using his “classic bulldog nature,” dedication, loyalty and preparation. Although he retired in 2015, Verska remains present via the numerous colleagues, assistants, players, students he has influenced and programs he has dedicated his life to. 11 2016 MHSCA Coach of the Year

Front Row (left to Right): Charlie Zeiter, Skiing—Mt. Pleasant; Martha Zeiter, Skiing—Mt. Pleasant; Kathy Breece, Softball— Traverse City West; Susan Wood, Competitive Cheer—Rochester; Bridget (Dale) Harvel, Football—Detroit Martin Luther King; Emi- ly Kloss, Girls Cross Country—Harbor Springs; Jill Feldpausch, Girls Track and Field—Fowler

Middle Row (left to right): Sal Konkle, Basketball—Marshall; Greg Durham, Boys Lacrosse—Northville; Eric Gajar, Boys Tennis—Ann Arbor Greenhills; Mitch Lutzke, Boys Track and Field—Williamston; Dan Young, Girls Golf—Plymouth; Patrick Donnelly, Boys Bas- ketball—U of D Jesuit; Cliff Sommers, Boys Cross Country—Fremont; Jim D’Angelo, Girls Tennis—Mason; Todd Reichard, Girls Bowling—Vandercook Lake

Back Row (left to right): Thomas Kudwa, Girls Tennis—Ludington; Jim Caserta, Boys Baseball—Holland Christian; Dave Freddette, Longevity Award—50 Years; Jim Singelyn, Boys Lacrosse—De LaSalle; Dave Pratt, Wrestling—Springport; Robert Ariss, Boys Bowl- ing—Owosso

2017 NHSACA Dwight T. Keith Award

The Dwight T. Keith Award is the highest national award that the National High School Athletic Coaches Association can bestow on an individual. It is given to recognize and honor a person who has made outstanding contribution to high school interscholastic athletics and the coaching profession. This year’s recipient is Jim Okler from Grosse Ile, Michigan. Mr. Okler represents the best qualities for this award and sets a high standard for future recipients. Coach Okler has served and led Michigan High School coaches for thirty- seven years. He has been a member of the MITCA since 1981 and was their President in 1999. He was also a member of the MHSCA since 1981 and was their President in 2002. He has represented Michigan coaches well on the Na- tional level by serving as President of the NHSACA in 2010. Each one of these leadership roles involves five years of commitment, ascending through the various Executive Positions before becoming President. Currently he is leading Michigan coaches as the MHSCA Executive Director. Jim as also been busy as an athletic director. He started as an assistant AD while he was still coaching and has been the lead AD at Grosse Ile since 1995 supervising 72 coaches, 30 varsity sports, and 26 sub varsity sports for high school and middle school. A testament to Jim’s hard work is the 98% of the district’s enrollment participates in an athletic activity. Interestingly, the graduation rate is 96%, far above the national average. For his efforts and hard work, he has been recognized as the MIAAA Athletic Director of the Year. The NHSACA is very proud to present the 2017 Dwight T. Keith Award to 12 Jim Okler.

2017 NHSACA Hall of Fame

Sheryl Mox

Coach Mox is married to her husband Conrad and they have two children: Kyle and Carolina. Coach Mox attended Edmore/Montebella High School in Edmore, Michigan, graduating in 1968. It was on then on to Central Michigan Universi- ty. In high school, she played six-person basketball, and she watched the changed to five-person basketball while a player at Central Michigan. She be- gan her coaching career in the tide of Title IX, and she feels fortunate to have been a part of the growth of sport for women. She was a part of the first ever Michigan High School Girls’ Basketball tournament as a coach in 1973, and part of the first Michigan High School Volleyball tournament as a coach in 1977. Her first coaching position was offered to her in 1972, they added a jun- ior varsity coach to their staff three years later, and she coached the elemen- tary skills program for grades 3 through 6 for several years. She was the head basketball coach for thirty- one years. The volleyball program originated out of the physical education classes where they arranged a “Play Day” with other schools. It took three years for volleyball to be recognized as a varsity sport. They had an active community of young women, and they helped the program gain momentum by coaching the girls beginning in fourth grade. Along with her coaching, coach Mox taught English from 1972 to 2006. Her basketball teams had a record of 453 wins and 239 losses in her 31 years. They were conference champions 5 times, district champs 9 times, and then went on to finish as the state runner up team two-times and gained one state title. Her volleyball team had a record of 411 wins, 133 losses during her ten years coaching that sport. They ere conference champs ten times, district champs fourteen-times, regional champions seven-times, they were state runners-up one-time, and, they were state champions twice. She was media coach of the year many times, she has been a national finalist for coach of the year in volleyball and in basketball. She is in the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame, and the Greater Lansing Area Hall of Fame as a part of a team and as a coach. Today, she is our newest inductee into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

2017 NHSACA Hall of Fame

Leo “Smokey” Boyd

Coach Boyd is married to his wife Betty, and they have two sons: Christopher and Michael. Leo Boyd has been coaching at Nouvel Catholic Central School in Saginaw, Michigan, for sixteen years, but he also spent twenty-eight years at SS Peter and Paul, where he graduated from high school, he spent one year at Standish High School and three years at Bay City Central. He has been a basketball, football, baseball, and Track and Field coach. He led his basketball teams to a 384 and 226 win/loss record with six regional titles, two state runner up finishes, and eight championships. He coached ten all-state players. As a football coach, Boyd had 38 all-state players and 5 all American players who helped him to a 309-112-4 win-loss-tie record. As a football coach he recorded 7 Area Championships, 12 league titles, 6 regional titles, and 2 state runner up finishes. In track and field, he led teams to 24 invitational meet championships, 8 regional championships, 2 state runners-up finishes and one state title. In the sport of football, he was honored five times a league coach of the year, eight times as regional coach of the year, he was a two-time state coach of the year, and he was also a nominee for national coach of the year. Basketball saw him named regional coach of the year two-times, while in track and field he was named regional coach of the year twice and state coach of the year once. Coach Boyd has been honored as a Hall of Fame inductee four times: Michigan High School Football Coaches Association, Michigan High School Bas- ketball Coaches Association, Michigan High School Coaches Association, and the Saginaw County Catholic Central Hall of Fame. We honor coach Boyd one more time with induction into the National High School Athletic Coaches Associ- ation Hall of Fame. 13 2017 NHSACA Coach of the Year

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John Conlon Stephanie Olsen Dan Fife East Kentwood High School Fenton High School Clarkston High School

Boys’ Cross Country Girls’ Cross Country Golf Swimming

Cliff Somers Emily Kloss Nancy J. Johnson Jim Lawrence Fremont High School Harbor Springs High School Greenville High School Trenton High School

Tennis Volleyball Wrestling 14 Peter Militzer Jean LaClair Tim Roberts Portage Central High School Bronson High School Dundee High School MHSCA Hall of Fame

Adams, Bill - Decker, Leroy

1985 Adams, Bill * Flint 1982 Brodie, Joseph Southgate 2011 Albaugh, Harry Coleman 2010 Brodie, Robert J. Salem 2004 Altimore, Frank Midland Dow 1967 Brotherton, Earl Boyne City 2013 Ambrose, Johathan East Kentwood 2002 Brown, Donald Cranbrook Kingswood 1993 Ambrose, Kurmit Birmingham 1969 Brown, Seymore Detroit 2004 Amend, John Akron-Fairgrove 2000 Buchalter, Alice Freeland High School 1958 Anderle, Harry Port Huron 1959 Buckholtz, Ernest Mt. Clemens 1977 Anderson, Ellsworth Albion 2017 Bunton, Roger L'Anse Creuse HS North 1962 Anderson, Melvin Lincoln Park 2012 Burch, Cecil Pine River Area Schools 1996 Andrews, Ron Trenton 1962 Burch, Chris Lowell 2006 Andrezejewski, Bob Bridgeport 1973 Burkhart, Roy Ferndale 1987 Ankny, Pat Riverview 1992 Burns, Donald Chippewa Valley & Warren 2005 Arft, Harold Sterling Heights Woods, Tower 2009 Arthur, Ray Petoskey 1964 Bussard, Stan Lincoln Park 1988 Ashby, Patricia Comstock 2008 Buttson, Jim Allen Park 1972 Ashley, Waldo Pontiac 1988 Bye, Dick * Avondale 1993 Bader, Norb Flint Northern 1999 Bye, Richard S. H. Stevenson 2015 Baechler, Tim Canton HS 1997 Callard, Leonard Bridgeport 1987 Bagnall, Glen Grosse Ile 1976 Campbell, Bob East Lansing 1969 Bahre, Carl Wyoming 2015 Campbell, Daswell Fitzgerald High School 2003 Balawajder, Gene Milford 2013 Capling, JoAnn Harbor Beach High School 1992 Baldwin, Jack Flint Ainsworth 1969 Carey, Max * Freesoil 1964 Banach, Frank * Grosse Pointe 1989 Carlos, Wes L'Anse Creuse 2016 Barbeau, Steve Millington High School 1994 Carroll, Jack Detroit Servite 1966 Barclay, Jim * Midland 1982 Cartwright, Robert Unionville 2006 Barker, Jim Utica Ford 1963 Carty, Art Detroit 1969 Barnabo, Dan Romeo 1961 Cass, Harold Romulus 1993 Barnett, John Warren Mott 1975 Castignola, Jack * Trenton 1994 Barr, Gerald H Marlette/Romeo 2000 Caswell, Bruce Pittsford High School 2008 Barr, Ray Romeo 1960 Catherman, Russell * Dearborn 1999 Barthold, Susan East Kentwood 1968 Chapel, Howard Detroit 2014 Bassett, Charles Spring Lake 1992 Chapman, Richard Mt. Clemens 1959 Batchleor, Donald Grand Blanc 2011 Chapp, Gary Rochester 2000 Baum, Ronald East Kentwood 1990 Chmelko, William Center Line 1989 Baumgart, Al St. Clement, De La Salle, Notre 2010 Christmann,Gary L'Anse Creuse Dame, Chippewa Valley 1995 Christy, Richard Sterling Heights 1975 Bayzlewicz, Walt Detroit 1980 Clark, Dale Reed City 1961 Bean, Tom Royal Oak 1971 Cleary, Jock * Hastings 2003 Bechtol, Roger H.S. Truman 2006 Clegg, Judy Grand Blanc 2016 Behmer, Kevin Ann Arbor Huron HS 1970 Cloney, Ed Portage 2002 Bellas, Edward Allen Park 1963 Cohn, Abe Lansing 1979 Bender, Don Niles 1998 Coll, Pete Warren Centerline 2011 Bender, Steve Buchanan 2008 Colley, John Redford Union 1960 Benett, Paul Howell 2010 Comeau, Mel Bath 2007 Bennett, James Grosse Ile 2002 Conley, Jim Royal Oak Schoolsl 2012 Benoit, James Marine City Cardinal Mooney 1961 Connell, Tom River Rouge 2008 Berry, Lyle Wyoming Godwin Heights 2017 Cook, Gary Jenison HS 1962 Beyers, Joe Lansing 1979 Cook, Paul East Lansing 1963 Bigelow, Ron Mt. Morris 2009 Corey, Glenn Macomb Dakota 1958 Bishop, Sam * Detroit 2007 Corratti, Richard Detroit Catholic Central 2009 Bitner, George Spring Lake 1976 Cotton, Jack Farmington 1986 Black, Dick Lakeview 2014 Covert, Martin Byron High School 2014 Blackledge, Dean Hanover-Horton 2009 Crane, Marty Flint Beecher 2008 Blasy, Dick Midland Dow 1988 Crellin, George Lakeshore 2013 Bork, David Monroe 2009 Croft, Lorenzo Ecorse 1993 Boughton, Jack T. Hazel Park 2012 Crosby, Robert West Bloomfield 1967 Bowman, Carl Caro 1974 Crowell, Frank Madison Heights 1989 Boyd, Jr., Leo Saginaw 2001 Cunningham, John Plymouth Canton 2007 Boyd, Michael Our Lady of the Lakes 1996 Cuthrell, Al Bloomfield Hills Andover 1961 Brainard, Glen Milan 1992 Cvengros, Jerry Escanaba 2005 Brandt, Jim Grand Ledge 2017 Czarnecki, Bob Trenton HS 1995 Braun, Walt Marysville 1969 Dalsando, Daniel Detroit 2006 Bresciami, James Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher 1998 Darbee, Bob Bay City John Glenn 1994 Bridges, Robert L. Dearborn 1974 Daugherty, Duffy * Lansing 1989 Briggs, Darold Holt 2010 Davis, Barry Buckley 1965 Briggs, Earl Dansville 1958 Deakin, Perry * Detroit 2001 Briggs, Milton East Grand Rapids 1990 December, Jack Warren 15 1992 Brock, Muriel Grosse Pointe 1987 Decker, Leroy Fenton MHSCA Hall of Fame

DeFrain, Leonard - Jocobi, Milton

1998 DeFrain, Leonard Harbor Beach 1998 Gomez, Rubin Mason County Eastern 1998 DeGood, Harvey Rockford 2000 Gooch, Stanley Flint Central 2005 DeHorn, James Allendale 1962 Goodell, Fred Mt. Pleasant 1964 DeLong, Ray Kalamazoo 2017 Goorman, Jim Western Michigan Christian HS 2013 Diget, David Kalamazoo Central 2014 Goosen, Jerome Ovid-Elsie High School 1977 Dillon, Dave Sturgis 1990 Gorsuch, Don Ionia 1963 Dion, Ray Warren 1966 Graham, Gerry Battle Creek 2010 DiSalvatore, Enzo Luke M. Powers Catholic 1989 Grant, Jack Sturgis 2014 Domerase, Kenn Carmen-Ainsworth/Flint 1959 Grassman, Harold Cadillac 1990 Domke, Donald * Westland John Glenn 1980 Gray, Kenneth Saginaw/Bridgeport 1983 Dowdy, Joe Flint 1958 Graybiel, Ed Pontiac 2013 Downs, Jim Howell High School 1959 Grba, N. B. Hazel Park 1988 Drath, Al Warren Fitzgerald 2010 Grebe, Bill Bullock Creek 2015 Drewno, Stanley Everest Collegiate HS 1959 Green, Morris Lansing 1993 Dritsas, Cathy Bloomfield Hills 1963 Green, Ralph Detroit 1996 Dropp, Bob Garden City 1968 Greene, Lofton * River Rouge 2012 Dubois, John Plainwell 1967 Groves, Floyd Detroit 1959 DuFour, George * Detroit 1984 Grubb, Ralph Pontiac 1987 Dunckel, Oland Unionville-Sebawaing 2001 Guerra, Shelia BC St Phillip 1960 Dyer, Dwight Highland Park 2016 Guild, Rick A. Johannesburg-Lewiston HS 1984 Eby, Donald Camden 1960 Gunnerson, Wilbur Detroit 1964 Eby, Floyd Coldwater 2007 Haack, Ray St Joseph 2007 Edwards, Richard Lansing Eastern 1967 Haddad, Mike * Detroit 1999 Eichbauer, Ron Trenton 2006 Hagman, Blake Kalamazoo Central 1958 Ellington, Doc Grand Rapids 2014 Hajec, Bill Fenton High School 2012 Ellis, Sam* Inkster 1992 Hallgren, Roger Hartford 1960 Emerson, Karl Piegon 1979 Hanson, Billy J. Clarkston 1965 Emery, Wendell Grand Rapids 1958 Hanson, Gus Ferdale 1974 Engel, Elmer * Bay City 2013 Hanton, Dan Brown City/Port Huron Northern 1958 Erwin, Art Detroit 2005 Harris, John Shepherd 2009 Eurick, Jim Bay City Western 1968 Hayes, Bob * Port Huron 1988 Fagan, Tom Ypsilanti 2008 Heering, John Port Huron 1970 Fager, Theoron Saginaw 1989 Heinen, Matt Breckenridge 2011 Fairfield, Dusty Ravenna 1996 Henderson, Hal Bloomfield Hills 1987 Falan, Wayne Paw Paw 1961 Henderson, John Wyandotte 1985 Farnum, Don Benton Harbor 1995 Henderson, Robert Grand Rapids Ottawa 1965 Farrar, Walter Trenton 2004 Henry, Marshall Garden City 2003 Ferguson, Donald Grayling 1977 Hepinstall, Jack Hillsdale 2009 Fielder, James Manchester 1997 Herrington, John Farmington Hills Harrison 2008 Fisher, Mark Maple City Glen Lake 1999 Hickman, Tom Spring Lake 1993 Flegle, Carl C. Dearborn 1969 Hicks, Sherman {Red} Lansing 2015 Fletcher, James C. Crestwood High School 1958 Hicks, Vick Alma 2001 Flynn, Dan Escanaba 1979 Hidenfelter, Harry * Belleville 2002 Foley, William Redford Union 1958 Higgins, Red Detroit 1975 Forsythe, Charles * Lansing 2003 Hill, Dennis Ann Arbor Pioneer 1958 Fowler, Brick * Port Huron 1995 Hill, Donald Troy 1985 Fowler, Chuck * Saginaw Arthur Hill 1982 Hill, Rudy Center Line 2015 Fowler, John W. Grosse Pointe High School 1960 Hilton, Charles Bronson 1995 Fracassa, Al Brother Rice 1992 Hobert, Fred Coldwater 1998 Frank, Douglas Bridgeport 1960 Hojnacki, Frank * Detroit 1962 Frankoski, Dick Detroit 2005 Holcomb, Harold Essexville Garber 1983 Franz, Leo Saginaw St. Stephan 2013 Holdren, Mark Portland High School 1988 Franz, Russell Bay City 2004 Hollenbeck, Bill Glen Lake 1998 Fredette, Dave Armada 1981 Hollosy, Charles Grosse Pointe 1965 Freeman, Harvey Kalamazoo 1961 Hollway, Lou * Ann Arbor 2001 Frohriep, Richard Leslie 1959 Holmes, Carl L. Detroit 2001 Fulcher, Robert Hazel Park 1987 Holowicki, Bernie Detroit 1992 Fuller, Jim Durand 2011 Homan, Dan Hesperia 2011 Fuller, Roger Coldwater 1992 Horn, Tom Vicksburg 2012 Gall, Wes Manchester 1974 Houden, Lloyd Berkley 2005 Ganzell, Jerome Milford Lakeland 1966 Houston, Guy * Flint 2006 Gass, Tom Vandercook lake 2007 Hubbard, Kris Whiteford 1993 Gauerke, Thomas Grosse Pointe North 2007 Hudson, Dave Battle Creek Penfield 1979 Geese, F. Robert Flushing 1997 Hursey, Thomas Midland High 1989 Ghindia, John Ecorse 1963 Hutchinson, Larry Owosso 1984 Gillespie, Art Alpena 2002 Hutton, David Grandville 16 2003 Glover, Bruce Harbor Beach 1995 Jackson, Donald Kalamazoo Central 1959 Gobel, Malcolm Charlotte 1968 Jacobi, Milton Detroit MHSCA Hall of Fame

Jacobson, Mat - Mead, George

1970 Jacobson, Mat Mancelona 1970 Laughlin, Reed * Port Huron 1972 James, Robert Warren 2012 Lavasseur, Tim Bay City John Glenn 1994 Janke, Charles Jackson 1958 LaVoie, Nap * Flint Central 2010 Janusiewicz, David Muskegon Orchard View 2013 Lawrence, James Trenton High School 1970 Jaroch, Harold Trenton 1970 Laws, Ivan Warren 1958 Jenks, Charles Detroit 1983 Lawson, Victor Tecumseh 1987 Johnson, Edward Three Rivers 1990 Leach, Richard Flint 1984 Johnson, Jack Dearborn 1980 LeBlanc, Ralph Newaygo 2000 Johnson, Kay Morenci High School 1976 Lee, Fred East Detroit 1986 Johnson, Milton Marquette 1974 Lehston, Nelson Ann Arbor 1993 Johnson, Norm * Bangor 1982 Lemle, Carl Birmingham 1958 Johnson, Okie * Muskegon Heights 1958 Lemoin, Henry Otsego 2000 Johnson, Rob Clare High School 1993 Lessner, Donald * Riverview 2002 Jolly, Mike DeLaSalle Collegiate 1959 Lewis, Robert Berkley 1978 Jones, Al Northville 2010 Leyrer, Tom Jenison 1986 Jones, Chuck Royal Oak 1965 Lincolnhol, Ray Lansing 2001 Jozwiak, Gary Midland High 2008 Link, Art West Bloomfield 1962 Judd, W. J. Colon 2013 Linn, Steve Harbor beach/Deckerville 1975 Kaczynski, Harold Flint 1992 Little, Roger Saginaw 2012 Kahler, Lee Bad Axe 2006 Lober, Bob Traverse City Central 2014 Kalbfleisch, Robert Cousino High School/Warren 1996 Lober, John Traverse City 1988 Kaltz, Lorrie Detroit 1999 Long, James * Kalamazoo Central 1979 Kaminskis, Vitold Belleville 1963 Loomis, Howard Flint 1967 Kammerer, Harold Detroit 2000 Lott, Charles Milan High School 1964 Kazlusky, Joe Dearborn 1994 Lucas, Ronald C. Warren Woods 2008 Keevan, Mike Dewitt 1996 Ludlow, Dan Quincy 1976 Kelly, Bill * Mt. Pleasant 1998 Lukens, Donald Traverse City 2009 Kelly, Brian DeLaSalle Collegiate, Warren 1985 Lusk, Tom Fraser 2006 Kennedy, Dick U of D Jesuit & Rochester Adams 1968 Lutkas, Dan * Hazel Park 1982 Kennedy, William Detroit 2014 Lutz, Don L'Anse Creuse High School 1981 Kestner, John Royal Oak 2016 Lutz, Rob White Pigeon HS 1986 Kiley, Dennis Jackson 2008 Lynch, Will Benzie Central 2016 Kimble, Don Byron Center HS 2013 MacDonald, Ross Warren DeLaSalle/Fraser 1973 Kipke, Ray Charlevoix 2016 Maciak, John Flint and Grand Rapids 2014 Kirchen, Gregg Holland High School 1997 Maciejewski, Robert Mt. Clemens L'Anse Creuse 1971 Kline, Frank Ann Arbor 2013 MacLean, Dan Detroit Country Day HS 2012 Knapp, Edward Vicksburg 1980 Magiera, Don Hazel Park 2005 Knechtges, Mary Kay L'Anse Creuse 2017 Maier, Jim Lakeshore HS 1998 Knight, Robert Portage Central 2000 Majeski, Emil Thurston High School 1966 Knowlton, Vic Alpena 2009 Makarauskas, Jim St. Johns 2005 Knudstrup, Glenn Mancelona 2002 Malchiori, Wayne Ironwood 2003 Knuth, John Marysville 1968 Malinowski, A. S. Trenton 1990 Koepke, Walt Mt. Clemens 1999 Malzahn. Ernie Midland Dow 1981 Kohloff, Charles Iona 1997 Mandziara, Paul Warren Centerline 1977 Konrad, Ignatius Lansing 2016 Manore, Jodi Bedford High School 1964 Korf, Herb * Saginaw 1987 Marazita, Phil Lansing 2000 Koski, Dick Negaunee High School 2017 Markel, Don Cass City Hs 1998 Kostegian, Van Taylor Center 1987 Marsh, Claude * Saginaw 1971 Kowalk, Clayton Lansing 1996 Marsh, Don Flint Kearsley 1974 Kowatch, Joe * Ludington 1991 Martin, James Ypsilanti 2007 Kraai, Arthur Wyoming Lee 1967 Mary, Ernest Lansing 1975 Kraft, Howard * Redford Union 1996 Maskill, Bill Galesburg-Augusta 2002 Krauss, Rolly Lakewood 2003 Masserang, James Genesse 2017 Krogel, Michael Woodhaven HS 1983 Massucci, Art Ferndale St. Benedict 1962 Krueger, Roy River Rouge 1962 Matherson, Ken Detroit 2016 Kudwa, Thomas Ludington HS 1991 May, Arthur Hamtramck 2017 LaClair, Jean Bronson HS 2011 McAnary, Robert Merril 1973 Laeding, Larry * Saginaw 2003 McCloughan, James South Haven 1997 Laffey, Diane Harper Woods Regina 1985 McCormick, Mike Unionville-Sebewaing 2004 LaFramboise, Thomas Grosse Ile 1959 McDaniels, Sheridan Coloma 2017 Lahmann, James New Lothrop HS 1999 McEvers, David Mount Clemens 1992 Lake, Anita {Jo} Grosse Pointe 2008 McGee, Kathy Flint Powers 1991 Lamphere, Lloyd Durand 1992 McKee, Earl Benton Harbor 1995 Lane, Michael J. Blooffield Hills Andover 2009 McKenzie, Mel East Detroit 2005 Lantzy, Robert Utica Eisenhower 1982 McLean, Jack Royal Oak 2010 Larkin, Dave Jenison 1967 McMullen, W. S. * Saginaw 1998 Lasceski, Jerry Akron-Fairgrove 1972 McShannock, Thomas Muskegon 17 1964 Lauer, Ed Grosse Pointe 1966 Mead, George * Detroit MHSCA Hall of Fame

Meehan, Gary - Rynberg, Ray

2011 Meehan, Gary Brighton 2005 Petroskey, Dave Bay City Central 2017 Mehlberg, Ed Oakland Christian HS 2017 Phelps, Mike Holland Christian HS 2001 Messing, Jerome Ubly 2012 Phill, Greg Livonia Stevenson 2000 Michael, Jack Erie Mason High School 2010 Phillips, Dale Marquette 1964 Middlesworth, John Drayton Plains 2010 Picard, Evonne East Lansing 1999 Miilu, Bill * Grand Blanc 1997 Pickett, Lauren Comstock 2013 Mike Cloney Mattawan High School 1985 Pieper, Fred Royal Oak 2015 Miklesh, Robert Luther L. Wright High School 1983 Pierce, Harley Sturgis 1966 Miller, Bob Sturgis 1999 Piersma, Donald Holland 1997 Miller, Charles Vandercook Lake 1989 Pinnell, Bill Garden City 2004 Miller, Dale Onekama 1963 Pippel, Trueman Algonac 2006 Miller, Don Maple City Glen lake 1998 Pitock, Joseph Grand Blanc 1967 Miller, John * Owosso 1992 Pizza, Tony Pontiac 1987 Miller, Lester Buchanan 1980 Plaza, Ted River Rouge 2007 Miller, Tom Midland Dow 1976 Plotts, Cosmo Warren 1997 Miramonti, Lou Royal Oak Shrine 2010 Popa, George Port Huron 1968 Mittlestat, Marvin Flat Rock 1958 Potter, Harry * Muskegon 1999 Moffit, Richard Corunna 1958 Powers, Eddie Detroit 1994 Mohre, Ray Jackson 1971 Powlowski, Walter Holt 1987 Molineaux, Loita Sterling 2000 Pratt, Jack Grand Blanc High 1992 Monte, Ray Ionia 2015 Price, Debra Reading High School 2016 Morrill, Robert Hazel Park High School 1986 Prychitko, Stephanie Grosse Pointe 2002 Morris, Craig Sterling Heights Stevenson 1958 Pulkiner, Eno Midland 1993 Morrison, Webster Pickford 2014 Pullen, Thomas Ann Arbor Pioneer 1996 Morrow, Frank Utica 1996 Pursifel, Darrell Highland Park 1994 Moshimer, Tom Plymouth Salem 1986 Quade, Herb * Benton Harbor 1999 Moss, "Eldon" Pete Benzie County Central 1992 Quick, Al Midland Dow 2002 Mott, Ron Okemos 2004 Quinn, Robert Saginaw Heritage 2007 Mox-Perkins, Sheryl Potterville 1964 Quiring, Bob Kalamazoo 1991 Munson, Bernard Sturgis 2011 Rado, Michael Bloomfield Hills Lahser 1978 Murphy, Seymour * Saginaw Arthur Hill 1994 Raffin, Duane* Holly 2017 Musser, Frank Belleville HS 2010 Rahn, Dale Troy Athens 1996 Myers, Jim Madison Heights 1990 Rankin, Bill Birmingham 2001 Nash, Richard Royal Oak Kimbell 2002 Rankin, Robert Birmingham Groves 2009 Neighbors, Marty Milford 1978 Reader, Wesley Pinckney 2003 Nelson, Allen Flushing 1960 Reaume, W. J. Detroit 2016 Nelson, James Pontiac High School 1961 Redmond, Leo * Muskegon 1992 Nelson, Robert Roseville 2012 Reed, Vern Hale 1988 Nester, Carl East Grand Rapids 1995 Regnier, William C. Temperence Bedford 2015 Neumann, John Mancelona High School 1975 Renda, Hercules Pontiac 1961 Nickel, Cecil Lansing 1969 Reynolds, Russ Flint 2015 Niebling, James Portland High School 1999 Rhoads, Steve Berkley 1963 Nobel, Virgil * Saginaw South 1977 Rice, Jack Detroit 1981 Noland, Tom Lincoln Park 1997 Rice, Jon Grosse Pointe South 2012 Nowak, Steve Warren 1992 Richard, Joe Warren Lincoln 2007 Odlum, Phillip Lansing Waverly 1959 Richards, C. E. Flint 1987 O'Donnell, Mark Elsie 1961 Richardson, Don Clare 2011 Olson, Charles Plymouth Salem 2009 Richardson, Pat Grass Lake 1997 Olson, Ward Monroe 1991 Riling, Jackson Gaylord 2012 O'Neill Williams, Patricia Grand Rapids Catholic Central 2014 Rinehart, Donald Rockford 1993 Ooley, Jim * Traverse City 1994 Rinna Thomas Melvandale 2000 Osborne, John Novi High School 1959 Ritchey, Gerald Lansing 2005 Osier, Nancy Ewen Trout Creek 2005 Ritsema, Robert Brighton 2015 Osler, John E. Ochard Lake St. Marys 1984 Ritter, Charles Ann Arbor 1986 Ouellette, Dick Ypsilanti 2000 Rivers, Gary Lowell High School 2011 Overbey, Kent Ann Arbor Huron 2007 Robert McCullough Boyne City 1985 Owen, Ralph Detroit 2016 Roberts, Coe * St. Thomas Aquinas 1991 Page, Gerald Middleville 1970 Roberts, Earl Flint 1991 Page, Raymond Middleville 1995 Roberts, Thomas Midland H. H. Dow 2004 Paige, Charles Harbor Springs 2003 Roberts, Wayne Sanduskey 1965 Paine, Max Perrinton 1970 Robinson, Will Detroit 2017 Palmer, Donald Hartland HS 2007 Rodriquez, Mike Detroit Catholic Central 1986 Parry, Lew Birmingham 1965 Rogers, Joe * Benton Harbor 1991 Pascuzzi, Ron Allen Park 1994 Rosenthal, Dick Birmingham Seaholm 1985 Peplin, Sue Detroit 1999 Rossow, Jim Gibralter-Carlson 1997 Perry, George Waterford Mott 2011 Rueger, Larry Fruitport 18 2009 Pessell, Fred Delton-Kellogg 1992 Ryan, Nancy Cranbrook Kingswood 1995 Peterson, Theron I. Ironwood 1972 Rynberg, Ray Grant MHSCA Hall of Fame

Sabin, Harold - Welcome, David

1963 Sabin, Harold Grand Rapids 1973 Stoppert, Bob * Midland 2008 Sage, Dale Reese 1964 Stout, Jim Detroit 1993 Salsbury, Ann Bridgeport 1983 Streidl, Jack Plainwell 2004 Sander, Janice Warren Wood Tower 1968 Strobel, Helmuth Colon 2001 Sanders, Jack Cranbrook Kingswood 1960 Strohmer, Richard H. Detroit 1984 Sawicki, Dale Melvindale 2003 Stubbs, Dave Battle Creek Lakeview 2013 Schafer, Ron Beal City 1959 Stuckey, Richard Detroit 1992 Schaffer, Al Grand Haven 2002 Stutcher, Frank Berkley 2000 Schaffer, Jerry River Valley High 1972 Sukup, Milo Grand Rapids 2001 Schneider, Christine East Detroit 1996 Svitchan, George Trenton 1963 Schooff, George Detroit 2012 Swartout, Dave Jackson Lumen Christi 1972 Schram, Hal * Detroit 1960 Swartz, Lester Athens 2016 Schrauben, Al Portland St. Patrick's HS 1969 Sweeney, Charles Lansing 2011 Schroer, Robert Michigan Lutheran Seminary 2015 Swierad, Ted Glen Lake High School 1981 Schroeter, Herb Dearborn 2004 Swinehart, Riley Wyoming Godwin Hts 2008 Schugars, Jack Muskegon Oakridge 1967 Swineheart, Clinton Utica 1998 Schultheiss, Ronald Charlotte 2007 Szabo, Steve Pontiac Central 1969 Schultz, Ardmin Saginaw 2008 Szalka, Gary Melvindale 2000 Schultz, James Grand Rapids Central 1990 Tate, Thomas Dearborn 2005 Sclater, Robert Taylor Center 2005 Taylor, James Jr. Roscommon 2001 Semelsberger, Ken Port Huron 2003 Teal, Jim Saginaw Heritage 1995 Semrau, David Utica 1984 Temerian, Paul Royal Oak 1994 Sestak, Dan Cranbrook 2005 TerHaar, Calvin Burton Bentley 1981 Shada, John * Ferndale 2015 Terwilliger, Judd Freeland High School 2001 Shade, John Grosse Ile 1990 Teusink, Tiger Holland 1963 Shadford, Ed Ann Arbor 2017 Thomann, Fred Salem HS 2006 Shaw, Fred Saint Clair 2014 Thomas, Marshall Saginaw High School 1970 Sheathelm, Russ Lansing 1993 Thompson, George C. Inkster 2006 Shires, Charles Waterford Kettering 1959 Tierman, Robert Detroit 1993 Shriver, Jack Scottville 1997 Tompkins, Richard Fremont 1963 Shuraleff, Nick Hamtramck 2011 Torrey, Mike Zeeland Public Schools 1984 Sierra, Ben Jackson 2002 Treutler, Carl Grand Haven 1986 Sigman, Al * Flint 2004 Trumble, James Alma 1979 Simmons, Elmer H. Riverview 2003 Turcheck, Nicholas Taylor Center 1994 Skaggs, Billy W. Warren Cousino 2001 Turner, Chuck Battle Creek Central 2006 Skidmore, Gene Wyandotte 1986 Turner, Leo Melvindale 1991 Skinner, Charles Birmingham 1997 Tuttle, Larry Blissfield 2008 Sleeman, Don Ann Arbor Pioneer 1978 Van Dam, Paul Detroit 1965 Sluka, Steve Grand Haven 1960 Van Deventer, Lyle Detroit 1958 Smarks, Paul * Warren 1971 Van Ryzin, Art Pontiac 1994 Smith, Bruce Grayling 1983 Van Wagoner, George Livonia 1996 Smith, DeWayne River Rouge 1958 Van Wingen, Martin Grand Rapids 1984 Smith, Stuart Crystal Falls 2017 Verska, Paul De La Salle Collegiate HS 1961 Smith, Tom Flint 2016 Vicchy, Samuel Belleville HS 1962 Snarey, Claude Detroit 1968 Vivano, Pete St. Clair Shores 1983 Snyder, Richard * Warren Fitzgerald 1992 Vondette, Ron Saginaw Carrollton 2017 Sobieralski, Mark Gross Pointe South HS 2001 Vukovich, James Flint Bentley 1998 Soderman, John Caledonia 1997 Wade, Patrick Chelsea 1988 Soisson, Richard Kalamazoo Hackett 1995 Wagner, Arlene Grand Rapids 1960 Sowle, Ted * Grand Rapids 2006 Waha, Bruce Detroit Redford 2004 Spada, Joe Notre Dame Prep 2006 Wainwright, Judd Oscoda 2010 Spalsbury, Kim Grand Ledge/Fowler 2004 Waldvogel, Ronald St Joesph 1966 Spaulding, Bernard Grand Rapids 1958 Walker, Art Ypsilanti 1999 Spicer, Steve * Fowler 2015 Walker, John Troy Athens High School 2003 Spiess, Lowell Port Huron 1969 Walker, Neville {Tex} Edsel Ford 2014 Spragg, Warren Remus-Chippewa 2016 Walter, Paul Hillsdale HS 2015 Springer, John M. Onsted High School 1992 Walters, Roy G. Comstock 2002 Stahr, Jann Flat Rock 1978 Ward, Geroge * Warren 1994 Stallcup, Bob Grand Blanc 1959 Waterman, Reed E. Grand Rapids 2014 Stallings, James Trenton High School 1959 Waters, Richard * Monroe 1958 Stamats, Donald Caro 1985 Watt, Arvid Marine City 2011 Starkey, Dennis Petoskey 1988 Watts, Wayne Howard City 1992 Steele, George Warren 2009 Weaver, Harvey Hart 1995 Stevens, Claude H. Owendale 1958 Weeber, Frank * River Rouge 1962 Stites, Ray Highland Park 1983 Weede, Ed Niles 1959 Stocum, Floyd Hamtramck 2015 Wegner, Gerald R. Hazel Park High School 2004 Stokely, Donald Ludington 1996 Weichert, Don Algonac 1967 Stoner, William Saginaw 2013 Welcome, David Bloomfield Hills High School 19 MHSCA Hall of Fame

Wernet, Edward—Zulch, Richard

1973 Wernet, Edward Grosse Pointe 2002 Woods, Pete Port Huron Northern 2014 Westfield, Bryan Ann Arbor Pioneer 2012 Woolsey, Mike Jackson Lumen Christi 1966 Whalen, Max Dearborn 1961 Worden, Carleton Center Line 1984 Whitehead, Christine Detroit 1982 Worzniak, Frank Hamtramck 1963 Whitney, Frank * Birmingham 1995 Wright, Robert Jackson 1985 Wieck, John Birmingham 2010 Wroubel, Betty A. Notre Dame Prepatory 1997 Wieland, Michael Grayling 1993 Wuestenberg, Edward Armada 1983 Williams, Al North Adams 2006 Wyniemko, Walt Clarkston 1965 Williams, Ivan Fenton 1989 Yatchman, Mike Detroit 1981 Willson, William Pontiac 2004 Yeck, Leo Cheboygan Catholic 1989 Wilson, Richard North Farmington 1991 Zabonick, William Bronson 1999 Wilson, Warren Frankenmuth 2009 Zack, Frank Milford Lakeland "Whitey" 2003 Zeiter, Charlie Clare 2007 Wisswell, Donald Mt. Clemens 1996 Zervas, Steve Warren Fitzgerald 1994 Wohlfert, Duane Fenton 2016 Zomerlei, Joe Caledonia HS 1990 Wood, Bob Grosse Pointe 1995 Zulch, Richard Royal Oak Kimbell 1998 Woodcock, Dave Jenison

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