ROYCE CRIPE, Goshen High School, 1967 **5-time varsity letterwinner in baseball and basketball Baseball: 3-time varsity letterwinner **season .338 batting average (1967), led team in triples and stolen bases **Helped GHS to school’s first sectional championship (1968) by striking 18 in final game **struck out 18 in regional loss to No.2-rated South Bend Clay **1.41 […]

DON OGLE, Goshen High School, 1967 ** Earned 8 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball ** Football – 3-year letter winner … two-way starter on 1966 GHS team which was the first to beat Elkhart High School at Rice Field ** Basketball – starting point guard on 1966-67 team which finished 17-3 in the […]

CHARLIE STEINER, Bethany Christian High School (1967) Leading scorer in basketball his junior and senior seasons. Scored 31 points in Bethany’s first game as an IHSAA member. Earned two letters in baseball, one as a freshman at Wakarusa, and the other as a senior at Bethany. Won two letters in track and field with school […]

FLOYD TROSPER, Goshen High School (1967) Floyd was an exceptional and versatile athlete at Goshen High School achieving ten letters in three sports during his high school career. As a three-year letterman in football, he led the Redskins in rushing, receiving and tackles and was named to the All-Northern Indiana Conference First Team and was […]

Michael J. Kavas, Jimtown High School (1967) Mike earned 11 letters in high school participating in football, basketball, track and baseball. Much of his athletic heroics, however, were achieved in football and track. In football he led the county in scoring (76 points, with 12 TDs) as a senior including a 91-yard run from scrimmage. […]

TERRY JOHNS, JEFFERSON TWP. HIGH, 1967 Terry was one of the Tigers’ all-time great athletes, winning 11 letters, 4 each in basketball and baseball, 2 in track and one in cross-country. Terry was the county scoring champ in 1967 with a 24.5 average and a career total of 1,237 points. He earned all-sectional honors while […]

STU SWARTZ, (Media), Goshen High School, 1967 Has covered Elkhart County high school sports since 1967 Iowa State University Goshen News Sports Editor IHSAA Distinguished Service Award, 1996. Indiana Football Coaches Association Media Award, 2000. Indiana Baseball Coaches Association district Media Award, 2007. Two-time Phil Kotek Memorial Award winner from GHS IHSAA Distinguished Media Service […]

JOHN BEEHLER, Concord High School, 1967 Lettered in football all four years at CHS and also participated in track and baseball all four years. Set school rushing record and played offensive back and defensive tackle. Earned Most Valuable Back award as senior and first Concord football player named to SB Tribune all-area first team. At […]

FRED LANDS, Elkhart High School, 1967 Fred was second in the state cross-country meet and second in the state mile run as a junior, then won the state championship in the two-mile run as a senior with a record time of 9:23.9. A week later he became the second fastest miler in Indiana history by […]