CAROL DUNCAN, NorthWood High School, 2002 ** Earned 11 varsity letters in volleyball, basketball and track and field ** Basketball – 4-year letter winner … 2002 Indiana All-Star, Indiana Coaches Association All-State selection; helped team to IHSAA Class 3A state championship (2000), finished career with 1,214 points and 828 rebounds; three-time All-Northern Lakes Conference selection […]

Peggy Bough, North Miami High School, 1975 Coaching: NorthWood High School (1979-2007) **Head volleyball coach, 1991-2007 **Compiled 358-159 varsity record **Teams 2 won 10 sectional titles, including 8 consecutive **2 regional titles (1997-98) **1 Northern Lakes Conference title (1997) **1-time semistate finalist (1998) **NorthWood High School: Freshman volleyball coach for 2 years **NorthWood Middle School: […]

RICHARD DODSON, Bremen High School, 1965 Coaching:, **NorthWood High School: Head football coach 1991-2008 **Coached school to 2005 IHSAA Class 3A state championship **Won semistate titles, 7 regional titles, 7 Northern Lakes Conference title **Compiled 169-50 record **Teams won 39 consecutive regular-season games, 29 consecutive Northern Lakes Conference games **NorthWood High School: Assistant varsity coach […]

WILLIAM “BILL” J. BURKHOLDER, NorthWood High School, 1978, Purdue University, 1982 Earned 9 varsity letters in track, football and basketball Track – earned 4 letters * IHSAA State Finals Runner-up in pole vault during senior season * school record holder at 15-1 in pole vault * helped NorthWood to first team sectional championship during senior […]

RYNE LIGHTFOOT, NorthWood High School, 2006, Bethel College, 2010 Earned 4 varsity letters in basketball Basketball – Helped the Panthers to a 59-27 record during career, the best 4-year span for wins in school history; school-recordholder for career points (1,673) and 3-pointers made (138); Elkhart County scoring champion, 2006; 3-time MVP, 3-time All-Northern Lakes Conference, […]

PATRICK PARKS, NorthWood High School, 1979, University of Indianapolis, 1982, Shelbyville High School, coach Earned 9 varsity letters in football, basketball and track & field Track, earned 4 varsity letters – MVP, IHSAA state qualifier in shot put, school-record holder in shot put and discus, sectional champion in shot put and discus, 1979. Basketball, earned […]

JAMI HECKAMAN – BARBARA, NorthWood High School (1995) Four-year letter winner in girls basketball and four-time all-Northern Lakes Conference selection. Team captain and Most Valuable Player two years. Scored 1,056 career points; part of three Sectional and four NLC championship teams; top 40 workout selectee. Named to Elkhart Truth All-Area team four times; two Semi-state […]

WESLEY DODSON, NorthWood High School (1997) Panthers’ team captain and Most Valuable Player as a senior. Indiana North All Star selection. All-State top 50 team, Academic All-State and Bloomington top 33 team. Region II MVP and member of all-NLC team. Named to Junior All-State team in 1995 and Associated Press All-State team as a defensive […]

CRYSTAL BONEWITZ – WEATHERTON, NorthWood High School (1995) A track and field standout for the Lady Panthers. Freshman – Part of Sectional champion 400-meter relay team. Fifth in the 100 and 200 meters. Sophomore – Third in 200 meters and second in 1600 relay at Regional. Part of NLC and Sectional 1600-meter relay team. Junior […]

CHARLIE ROEDER, NorthWood High School (2000) Standout in football for three years and basketball for four years at NorthWood. Football – Graduated with Panther career records of 2,903 rushing yards, 44 career rushing touchdowns, 6,024 career passing yards, 55 career touchdown passes, 2,218 season passing yards, 24 season TD passes and 344 passing yards in […]