DON WHITMER, GOSHEN HIGH, 1942 Don earned 10 letters at GHS in basketball, football and track. He was the leading scorer in football and basketball his senior season and was the second-leading scorer in track. Don was All-State in football as a senior. He had a great game against Fort Wayne North that season, scoring […]

DONALD (SPOTTY) GILL, Goshen High School, 1929 An outstanding athlete at GHS, Spotty, a lifelong resident of Goshen, is being honored as a dedicated volunteer. He has been a timer at the Goshen Relays, one of the largest high school track meets in the nation, for 52 years. He also has been a volunteer at […]

JAY MILLER, GOSHEN HIGH, 1961 Jay, a 3-year letterman, set the GHS basketball scoring record as a junior, then broke it again as a senior, when he led the county and NIC in scoring. He had 581 points that year, a single season county record, with a 25.3 average. He also was first team All-NIC, […]

DORI KEYSER, BREMEN HIGH, 1964 After developing and coaching the first women’s basketball and volleyball teams at Bethel College in 1973, Dori returned to Goshen where her GHS girls basketball teams won 162 games (85 losses) in 14 seasons. She coached 5 sectional champs and one regional title. Hers was the first girls sectional winner […]

ED SWOVELAND, Goshen High School, 1980 Anderson University, 1985 Earned 5 varsity letters in 2 sports — baseball, football. Baseball — 3 years, 3 letters .. Set school records, single-season and career, for wins and strikeouts … First-team All-Northern Lakes Conference, 1980 … Second-team All-State, 1980 … Indiana North All-Star, 1980. Football — 3 years, […]

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 […]

KEVIN M. COTHERMAN, Goshen High School, 1977 U.S. Naval Academy, 1981 Earned 9 letters in 4 sports — basketball, football, baseball, track. Basketball — 4 years, 4 letters .. All-Northern Lakes Conference, 1981 … Team MVP, 1976, 1977 … All-Elkhart Sectional, 1976, 1977 … 842 career points. Football — 3 letters .. All-NLC running back […]

DOUG WEAVER, Goshen High School, 1948 Doug was one of Indiana’s outstanding prep players while at Goshen as a center and a linebacker. He was named All-NIHSC center in 1947. Considered small at 5-9, 185 pounds, he was known as a hard blocker and tackler. He attended Yale briefly after graduation, but transferred to Michigan […]

DICK STEALY, Goshen High School, 1936 Dick was selected for his athletic ability and his successful tenure as a coach at Ball State. He was a three-sports star at GHS and Ball State, competing in football, basketball and track. He earned his degree at Ball State Teachers College (now BSU) in 1941, winning three freshman […]

JAMES (JIMMY) PHEND, Goshen High School, 1936 A quarterback, Jim was the leading scorer on the 7-2 Redskins of 1935 and helped spark the 1935-36 basketball team to a 22-5 record. He also was one of the outstanding sprinters of all time on the GHS track team. He went on to compete in all three […]