By Craig Lang | Prairie Advocate Sports

Volleyball Schedule

September 27

Eastland at Galena

East Dubuque at West Carroll

River Ridge at Le-Win

Dakota at Polo

Orangeville at Freeport Aquin

Rockford Boylan at Freeport

Sterling at Yorkville

Sterling Newman at Kewanee

September 28

Le-Win at Chicago Latin Tourney

September 29

West Carroll at Orion Tourney

Milledgeville, Morrison, Sterling & Sterling Newman at Sterling Tourney

River Ridge & Polo at River Ridge Tourney

Le-Win at Chicago Latin Tourney

Freeport Aquin at IL Math & Science Tourney

October 1

West Carroll at Pearl City

Morrison at Peru St. Bede

October 2

Eastland at Stockton

Milledgeville at Freeport Aquin

Warren at River Ridge

Erie at Morrison

Polo at Forreston

Riverdale at Sterling Newman

Volleyball Scores

September 15

Mt. Pulaski Tournament

Springfield Lutheran 2 Eastland 0 (25-13, 25-22)

Riverton 2 Eastland 0 (25-10, 25-22)

Eastland 2 Monmouth-Roseville 0 (25-12, 25-18)

Eastland 2 Effingham 1 (21-25, 25-16, 25-17)

Eastland 2 Taylorville 1 (22-25, 25-13, 25-20)

September 17

Eastland 2 East Dubuque 1 (25-15, 13-25, 25-14)

September 18

Milledgeville 2 Pecatonica 1 (24-26, 25-19, 25-15)

Warren 2 West Carroll 0 (25-22, 25-13)

Forreston 2 Orangeville 0 (25-12, 25-12)

Stockton 2 River Ridge 0 (25-8. 25-22)

Polo 2 South Beloit 0 (25-20, 25-14)

Le-Win 2 Galena 1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-21)

Riverdale 2 Fulton 0 (25-13, 25-17)

Erie 2 Sterling Newman 0 (25-21, 25-10)

Bureau Valley 2 Amboy 0 (25-21, 28-26)

September 19

Pearl City 2 Polo 0 (25-8, 25-18)

Forreston 2 Durand 0 (25-19, 25-16)

Dakota 2 Freeport Aquin 1 (21-25, 26-24, 25-15)

Rock Falls 2 Oregon 0 (25-11, 25-16)

September 20

Milledgeville 2 Orangeville 0 (25-9, 25-13)

Scales Mound 2 West Carroll 1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-20)

FOOTBALL

EPC Dominates Panthers

In a classic battle of the unbeatens on Friday night in Pearl City, the EPC Wildcats defense stepped up again and again to limit a very potent Le-Win offense and come away with the narrow two point (16-14) victory. The win gave EPC a Homecoming victory over a team that has handled them since 2007.

The “Catz offense rose to the challenge as QB Tim Vandenburgh found Skylar Paulson with a twenty two yard pass to put EPC on the board first. After a “Catz fumble to open the second quarter, it looked like the Panthers would march the ball into the end zone, but the EPC defense held Le-Win on fourth and two from the two to force the Panthers to turn the ball over on downs.

The Panthers responded in quarter two when Tyler Oakley’s punt return set up a thirteen yard scoring run by Zach Diaz. The extra point kick gave Le-Win a 7-6 lead. A Donny Groezinger field goal after a Panther fumble gave the ‘Catz a 9-7 halftime lead.

EPC running back Ben Thomas put the “Catz up to stay in the third quarter when he went into the end zone from sixteen yards out. The extra point kick was good and EPC led 16-7. Le-Win closed the gap on the first play of the final quarter when Diaz again found an opening and raced in for a fifty three yard TD run. The extra point kick made the score EPC 16 and Le-Win 14.

The ‘Catz defense once again rose to the occasion as Cody Kluck stepped in front of a Panther receiver to pick off an Evan Heer pass to seal the victory for EPC.

EPC hosts East Dubuque in Lanark on Friday night while Le-Win will play hosts to the Forreston Cardinals.

Thunder Roll Over Sobos

Despite South Beloit scoring first on a one yard dive by QB Matt Saari, the Thunder responded with three unanswered touchdowns to take control in South Beloit on Friday evening. West Carroll QB Nick Hughes found the end zone twice on runs of two and one yards and hit Seth Gustafson on a twenty nine yard strike to put the Thunder up 18-7, a lead they would not relinquish.

A six yard TD run by Sobo Paul Tackeberry in the third quarter closed the gap to five points (18-13), but that was as close as South Beloit would come. A two yard TD run by the Thunder’s Brandon Sturtevant provided the final scoring in the game. Hughes led the Thunder offense, running the football for seventy yards with teammates Sturtevant and Shaun Magill adding sixty six and sixty five yards respectively. Saari led the Sobo ground game, running the ball sixteen times for sixty five yards. West Carroll travels to Dakota on Friday night to battle the Indians while South Beloit travels to Galena to face the Pirates.

Broncos Crush Missiles

Orangeville scored on their first play from scrimmage and scored at will to take the lopsided thirty-four point win (46-12). The Bronco’s Bryce Brown found Tanner Kleckler on a fifty yard scoring strike to put the Broncos on the scoreboard first. Hunter Asche led the Orangeville ground game, running the football ten times for one hundred thirty yards and TD runs of twenty seven and sixty one yards. Kleckler also ran for a score and teammate Dan Zimmerman caught an eighteen yard scoring pass play.

The Missiles host the Durand Bulldogs for Homecoming on Friday night while the Broncos travel to Stockton to play the Blackhawks.

Mustangs Upset by Erie –Prophetstown

By Bill Popkin

The state-ranked Morrison Mustangs traveled to Erie on September 21 and were treated very rudely by their hosts. After getting out to a comfortable 28-8 lead early in the third period, Morrison (3-2) was shocked by the Panthers (3-2) as they scored the final 21 points of the game to come away with a stunning 29-28 victory.

Danny Willis from Morrison scored first in the game with a 35 yard run at the 9:18 mark. The conversion was good, and the Mustangs took a quick 8-0 lead. Zack Innskeep of Erie ran it in from 2 yards out, and the ballgame was tied at 8 all with the 2 extra points.

In second period action, Matt Willkens went in from the 2 yard line, but the extra point try failed. Alexander Volckmann also scored on a 3 yard scamper with 4:48 left in the period, but this extra point try also was no good. These would prove to be crucial in the outcome of the contest. At halftime Morrison led 20-8.

In the third stanza, Wilkens again found the end zone on a run from the 6 yard line at the 8:53 mark. With the 2 point conversion, the Mustangs were ahead 28-8. Morrison was in control at this point, and no one had any idea of what was to come. Innsleep tallied later for E-P on a 1 yard plunge. The 2 point conversion failed. Kyle Coleman of the Panthers picked up a fumble and rambled in from 20 yards out. With the 2 point try good, the Mustang lead was now cut to only 28-22.

In the final portion of the contest Innsleep capped off a 38 yard 8 play drive and went in from the 2 yard line with only 23 second left in the ballgame. The scoreboard now read 28-28. McCulloch of the Panthers kicked the crucial extra point to give E-P the upset 29-28.

In the preliminary game Morrison won 30-6. This week Morrison plays host to Amboy (5-0).

Varsity Football Scores

September 21

Stockton 46 East Dubuque 6

Galena 19 Dakota 8

Forreston 55 Polo 0

Freeport Aquin 49 Warren 13

Fulton 28 Spring Valley Hall 0

AFC 34 River Ridge 29

Sterling Newman 53 Port Byron/Riverdale 6

Byron 42 Stillman Valley 12

Amboy 14 Kewanee 7

Belvidere North 14 Freeport 12

Geneseo 56 Dixon 20

Sterling 28 LaSalle-Peru 21

Durand 42 Pecatonica 0

Peru St. Bede 28 Bureau Valley 20

Rockford Lutheran 48 Oregon 29

Winnebago 61 Rock Falls 26

Maple Park (Kaneland) 34 Rochelle 6

Varsity Football Schedule

September 28

East Dubuque vs. EPC @ Lanark

Durand at Milledgeville

West Carroll at Dakota

Amboy at Morrison

River Ridge at Warren

Forreston at Le-Win

Pecatonica at Polo

Belvidere at Freeport

Streator at Sterling

Stillman Valley at Rock Falls

Sterling Newman at Kewanee

Erie/Prophetstown at Spring Valley Hall

Bureau Valley at Port Byron/Riverdale

Oregon at Byron

Genoa-Kingston at Winnebago

LaSalle-Peru at Dixon

September 29

Fulton at Peru St. Bede

Sports Article Correction

In last week’s (9/22) sports article on the EPC vs. Galena football game, the extra point kicker was incorrectly listed as Skylar Paulson when in fact the kicker for the extra point was Donny Groezinger. The Prairie Advocate apologizes for the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.

Varsity Golf Results

September 17

At Oakville Golf Course

Polo – 197

West Carroll – 202

Individual Scores

West Carroll

Cameron Ehlers – 42

Sean Keckler – 52

Paawan Dandona – 54

Mike Strauch – 54

Matt Ritchie - 63

Medalist: Cameron Ehlers (42)

September 18

At Park Hills Golf Course

Freeport Aquin – 175

West Carroll – 228

Individual Scores

West Carroll

Cameron Ehlers – 48

Mike Strauch – 57

Matt Ritchie – 60

Paawan Dandona – 63

Sean Keckler – 71

Medalist: Michael Jacobs (42)

At Lacoma Golf Course

Pearl City – 190

East Dubuque – 198

Individual Scores

Pearl City

Evan Bull – 45

Peyton Brudi – 47

Aaron Eaton – 49

Ryan Piefer – 49

Justin Lott – 50

Tim Lott – 50

East Dubuque

Dylan Lange – 45

Justin Schneider – 47

Evan Koehler – 52

Trevor Larkin – 54

Michael Motsch – 58

Chance Runde – 62

Medalist: Evan Bull & Dylan Lange (45)

Records: Pearl City: 5-8 (conference), 5-9 (overall)

East Dubuque: 1-10 (conference), 2-11 (overall)

September 19

At Wolf Hollow Golf Course

Eastland/Milledgeville – 179

Le-Win – 183

Medalist: Casey Fritz (40)

At Storybrook Golf Course

Orangeville – 206

River Ridge – 230

Medalist: Trevor Getz (42)

At Westlake Golf Course

Freeport Aquin – 157

Pecatonica – 182

Medalist: Cullen Barkau (38)

Galena – 185

Polo – 197

Medalist: Reed Spangler (41)

September 20

At Oakville Golf Course

Galena – 184

West Carroll – 209

Individual Scores

West Carroll

Cameron Ehlers – 48

Mike Strauch – 52

Sean Keckler – 53

Matt Ritchie – 56

Paawan Dandona - 59

Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Bios

Ben Adolph – Chadwick

Ben graduated from Milledgeville High School in 2000, played football and four years of varsity baseball. He was a member of the 1998 and 1999 semi-final teams at Milledgeville. Ben attended Illinois State University in Normal in 2000 and transferred to Aurora University where he graduated in 2005. He played football while attending Aurora. His interests include farming, golf and coaching. Having been a certified strength and conditioning specialist for five years, he and his wife Lara reside in Morrison with their son Lux.

Gregg DeVries – Milledgeville

Gregg graduated from Milledgeville High School in 1984 and participated in football and basketball for four years. Gregg enrolled at Millikin University in Decatur and graduated in 1988. He played football for four years at Millikin. He was also a member of the track team for two years. Community accomplishments have included coaching youth sports teams in Byron, including soccer for three years, softball for three years, baseball for eight years, girl’s basketball for six years, boy’s basketball for eight years and football for four years. He has also been the Wildcat basketball coach for the Rockford boys and girls club for six years. Gregg enjoys spending time with his family and their activities as well as golf and watching college and professional sports teams. For the past seven years, Gregg has owned Alloy Wheel Repair business and has been a resource manager for six years and a plant manager for ten years. Gregg and his wife Kris reside in Byron with their children Grant and Lexi.

Lindsay Peterson – Mt. Carroll

Lindsay graduated from Mt. Carroll High School in 2002 and played volleyball and basketball for four years, at the varsity level for three years. She also ran varsity track for two years, her freshman and junior years. She took her volleyball skills to the University of Notre Dame where she graduated in 2006 and received a master of education degree in 2008. She was a walk-on player for the Notre Dame varsity volleyball team in 2002 and 2003. She was valedictorian of her high school graduating class and served as student council president. Her additional involvement in community activities include: two years of service with Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education, a program placing teachers in under-resourced Catholic schools throughout the south and southwest, 5th and 6th grade volleyball and basketball coach at St. Vincent School in Phoenix, Arizona. Lindsay’s interests include coaching, spending time with family and friends, cooking, movies, all things Notre Dame and exploring Boston. As a professional student, Lindsay wants to eventually be a teacher and coach. She is currently living in Brighton, Massachusetts.

Mark Macomber – Pearl City

A 1987 graduate of Pearl City High School, Mark played basketball and baseball for four years. He was a starter on the basketball team for three years. His basketball team advanced to the Elite Eight and the quarterfinals in 1987. He received the Golden Glove award his junior year in baseball. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1992 and in 1991 the basketball team was 31-6. Mark was a member of the Division III NCAA National Championship team that was coached by Bo Ryan and in 1992 was a member of the third place team, also coached by Ryan. Mark was an assistant coach at Mt. Carroll during the 2002-03 season when the team placed second in the state tournament with a record of 32-2. He also served as an assistant basketball coach for one year at Forreston High School. Active in community activities, Mark serves as city alderman, works with post and center basketball players, both boys and girls, throughout the season and summers. For over 10 years, he has coached boys and girls summer league baseball and softball teams in Lanark. Renovating homes throughout northwest Illinois is one of his interests/hobbies. Mark and his wife Sheila live in Lanark with their two children, Collin and Lexis.

Tom Zuidema – Morrison

A 1984 graduate of Morrison High School, Tom excelled in football and wrestling and was a state champion in wrestling after having ranked #1 in the state at 145 pounds all season. Tom was a two-way starter in football and as a running back he holds the high school record and TRAC-8 record of 312 total yards in a game, 222 rushing and 90 pass receiving. He also holds the TRAC-8 records for most touchdowns in a game at five. His 33 points in one game ranks him third in high school history and he had several long runs for TD’s, the longest was 92 in 1983. His 18 touchdowns in a season rank him 4th and 6th in a single season of 1.055 yards. As a wrestler, Tom had 99 wins in four seasons and co-captained the only wrestling conference championship team in 1984. He was also chosen the team’s best sportsman in 1984 and had 49 career pins. He also won eight major tournaments. Tom enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in 1985 and played football. He was an outstanding baseball and softball player after high school graduation. His interests and hobbies include playing football, wrestling, baseball, softball, swimming and bowling. He has bowled a 300 game. He is currently a project manager of a construction company and lives in Morrison with his wife Julie and their two children, Kendra and Katlin.

Jacob Coffman – Forreston

A 2002 graduate of Forreston High School, Jacob was a four-year, three sport athlete while in school. In football, he was named 1st team Upstate Illini South Conference all-conference and 1st team all-area in 2002, his senior year. He was team captain for the team that reached the Elite Eight his senior year. He also participated in basketball and baseball for four years. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, 2002-2006, and served two tours in the Middle East and advanced to the rank of Sergeant. He was top of the class in the Marine Corps Engineer School in 2002-03. He served as a combat engineer during the Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq in 2003-04 as a platoon sergeant and served as a utilities section head to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force in 2004-2006. He was named the Mike Anderson defensive player of the year at Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA. After his tour of service, he enrolled at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and graduated in 2010 with a degree in criminology/sociology and in political science in 2011. In 2006, he was red shirted as a football player and played the next four years. He played the first four games of the season in 2007 before injuring his foot and had surgery which forced him to sit out the remainder of the season. He played in eleven games in 2008 and played in the Independence Bowl against Louisiana Tech. He was honored as male athlete of the year in 2009 and earned 2nd team All-MAC honors playing in five games at defensive end and seven at nose guard. He was selected as defensive MVP and ranked first among defensive ends with 39 tackles. He also played in the International Bowl in 2009. In 2010, he played in the Humanitarian Bowl and started all 14 games t defensive end. He led the Huskie defense in quarterback sacks with 9.5 tackles.

Jennifer (Countryman) Trujillo – Fulton

Jennifer was a 1994 graduate of Fulton High School where she competed in track for two years, volleyball for four years and basketball for four years. In volleyball, Jen was the team co-captain and MVP for two years. She was 1st team all-conference her junior and senior years. She was a three-year starter in basketball and ranks second in the schools scoring records with 1,120 points. Jen was named 1st team all-conference for three years and conference player of the year her sophomore and senior years. Jen was a walk on at the University of Illinois and made the team her freshman year. She graduated form the U of I in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. In 2006, she received a bachelor of science in nursing from Metro State College in Denver, Colorado. She resides in Denver with her husband Steve and son Michael. Today, Jen is employed as a registered nurse at St. Joseph Hospital. She enjoys family traveling, mountain biking and other outdoor activities.

Pat Monahan – East Dubuque

Pat graduated from East Dubuque High School in 1989 and played basketball and baseball. Pat received numerous awards while playing baseball in high school which included, 1st team all conference pitcher in 1988-89, two no hitter games and one perfect game with fifteen strikeouts, all while leading his team in hitting, home runs and RBI’s. He was named honorable mention all conference Upstate Illini for basketball in the 1988-1989 season. He attended Illinois Central College in Peoria from 1989-1991 and played baseball, where he recorded a no hitter in his first start. Pat then enrolled at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas and played baseball. He graduated in 1993. After college Pat signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1993 as a free agent. He was transferred to the Houston Astros in December of 1993 and released in May of 1994 with elbow and shoulder injuries. He has been playing in semi-pro baseball from 1987 to the present including the Dubuque Budweisers in 1987, Dubuque Angels from 1988 to 1991, the East Dubuque Merchants from 1992 to the present. Residing in East Dubuque, Pat has been the finance manager for Hawkeye International/Hawkeye Trick and Trailer for the past three years.

Devin Patterson – Elizabeth

Devin is a 2005 graduate of River Ridge High School where he competed in four sports during his high school career. He played basketball for four years and was named all conference, MVP and team captain. He also played baseball for four years and was all conference> He participated in golf for four years and played football for one year, his freshman year. Devin enrolled at Clarke College following high school graduation and graduated from Clarke in 2009. During the years at Clarke College he was a member of the basketball and golf teams. He has donated his time to the youth of the community with the umpire gear program, coaching basketball and coaching baseball. Pat is the regional sales manager for MetLife Auto & Home Financial Services Division, a position he has held for three years. He and his wife Kristen live in Stockton.

Jessica (Cox) Morris – Galena

Jessica is a 2002 graduate of Galena High School and participated in three sports, basketball, track and cross country. She received many awards and set many school records. Jessica enrolled at the University of Dubuque and graduated in 2005. She and her husband Tin live in Defiance, Ohio.

Todd Crow – Scales Mound

Todd played basketball for four years at Scales Mound and graduated in 1985. He was a four-years starter at point guard on the varsity team and was a member of the 1984-85 IHSA Regional Championship team which was the first in school history. He was co-MVP averaging 15 points per game. He enrolled at Illinois State University in Normal and graduated with an economics degree and an MBA in 1990. Todd’s community involvement includes being active with Make A Wish Foundation and the United Way. His other interests are in the stock market. Professionally, Todd is a market strategist for MetLife in Chicago where he resides.

Stephanie Heid – Stockton

A 1999 graduate of Fulton Unity Christian High School, Stephanie played varsity basketball at Stockton for three years and Unity for one year. She achieved the 2000 plus points honor in her four years of varsity play, was named to the USA Today’s Top Twenty Players in Illinois list and earned all-state honors for two years. She also earned all-conference and all-area for two seasons. After high school, Stephanie enrolled at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan where she continued to play basketball and graduated in 2003. She capped off a marvelous career by being named the school programs first Division II 1st team All-American following the 2002-03 season. She set numerous records while playing at Hillsdale. On April 25, 2010 Stephanie was inducted into the Hillsdale Athletic Hall of Fame. She was a middle school physical education teacher in Hoover, Alabama and coached basketball and was also a varsity girls’ basketball coach at Morrison High School. Currently she is employed as office manager in the family business, Solutions From Science in Thomson where she resides and enjoys family, Bible study, biking, running, reading, gardening and traveling.

Jody (Rendon) Gabel – Warren

Graduating from Warren High School in 2000, Jody earned eight varsity letters participating in three sports, basketball, volleyball and track. In track, she was named all-conference as a junior and senior and all state as a junior and senior. She was a state champion her junior and senior years and placed second as a sophomore and eighth as a freshman, all in the shot put. She still holds several meet records. She was all-conference her senior year in volleyball and her team advanced to the IHSA Elite Eight. As a basketball player, she received honorable mention her junior year. Attending Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 2000-01, she threw as a Saluki on the SIU-C track team for Olympian thrower-coach Connie Price-Smith. She threw the shot put, discus, hammer and javelin. She also attended Highland Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Jody has been an EMT-B in Stockton for almost six years, has been a 4th grade Sunday school teacher for four years at Holy Cross Church, coached JV volleyball for three years at Warren High School for four years and at Stockton High School. She is beginning her first year as assistant varsity coach at Stockton. For the past two years she has been the director of FHN Central Business Office and prior to that worked for FHN for eight years. She and her husband Marc (Doug) Gabel II live in Stockton with their son Marc Gabel III.

Honor Teams

1962 Savanna High School Wrestling Team

As a team, Savanna made the best showing in the history of Savanna wrestling. They placed second at the Rockford Invitational, first in the Illowa Conference meet, second in the IHSA District, second in the IHSA Sectional and third at the IHSA State Tournament. The state tournament was held at Arlington Heights and at that time the tourney was a single class system. Savanna’s twelve boys came from a school of 375 students and the first place winner, Reavis High School had an enrollment of 5,000 students, larger than the City of Savanna. The team was coached by Bob Lueders, now deceased. Wrestling champions included: Dick Ernst, 31-2 and 2nd in state; Jerry Ferris (deceased), 30-1-2 and 3rd in state; Dave Seward, 28-1 and 1st in state; Gary Shaw, 22-7-1 and 5th in state; Gary Grundall, 26-5. Other members of the team were Jim Schneider, Bill Shearrow, Neal Dauphin, Martin Altensey, Bill Myers, Jim Brown and Dick Lawrence. Cheerleaders were: Candy Brodbeck Edgerley, Brenda Vacek James, Kathy Hart Fossett and Diane Mills (deceased).

1967-1968 Lanark Fighting Beavers

The 1967 and 1968 Lanark Fighting Beavers are elected as a 2012 honor team for their stellar record and dominating style of play over those two seasons. The Beavers won the Northwestern Illinois football conference during this time and were at the top of the class. They compiled an overall record of 17-1, while outscoring their opponents 576-72. The Beavers put together a string of seventeen consecutive wins dating back to the 1966 season. Eleven of that game their opponents were shut out. The success of these two teams created an excitement and energy in the school of 260 and community of 1500 and often brought over 2000 spectators to see them play. Coach Wallace “Wally” Isham led the Beavers. Coach Isham was a quiet, unassuming young man from central Kentucky with a pronounced southern drawl. He coached Lanark from 1965-1974. The 1967 team went undefeated, which was the first time in 22 years. The team outscored their rivals 273-6. They had an explosive run oriented offense and a rigid, near unbreakable defense. The only touchdown allowed was on the first play of the game against a rival Stockton team that occurred in the championship game, which Lanark won 14-6. With many of the same players as the 1967 team, the 1968 team played the same style of aggressive traditional football and had near the same success. They ended the season 8-1, again winning the conference title. The key win was a 14-13 win over a then undefeated Dakota team. Their offense was dominating during the season and averaged 34 points a game. While the 1967 and 1968 beavers did not have the opportunity for post season play in that era without the playoff system that exists today, many in the area would argue they were amongst the best teams in not only Northwest Illinois, but also likely in the state.

1967 Team Members

Dan Harms, Larry Dietz, Greg Sisler (deceased), Mike Eckburg, John Mosher, John Weber, Gene Dambman, Ed Grant, Justin Merchant, Jack Rowley, Perry Hartman, Randy Martz, Steve Smith, Norman Varner, Jon Barnhart (deceased), Paul Crofton, Darryl Deets, Larry Weber, Bob Manning, Mike Mowen (deceased), Ken Fouke, Brice Christensen, Ed Dietz. Managers: Richard Gordon, Leslie Gordon (deceased). Cheerleaders: Lisa (Dyer) Libberton, Madelon Flickinger, Paula Shippee, Jane (Smith) Smith, Penny (Warner) Fink, Randy Welp. Coaches: Wallace Isham, Ed Nelson.

1968 Team Members

Larry Dietz, Gene Dambman, Justin Merchant, Jack Rowley, Perry Hartman, Steve Smith, Norman Varner, Paul Crofton, Larry Weber, Bob Manning, Scott Liston, Ken Fouke, Dave Cassens, Bob Dietz, Mick Bowers, Ed Dietz, Bob Zuck, Lee Heeren, Barry Kniss, Don Johnson, Jim Keeney, Denny Johnson, Keith Schreiner, Marlin (Mike) Sweitzer, Lynn Anthony, Jeff Hoak. Manager: Joe Gordon. Cheerleaders: Diane (Fouts) Schlender, Jane (Smith) Smith, Denise (Lower) Myers, Peggy (Carroll) Mosher, Madelon (Flickinger) Wetter. Coaches: Wallace Isham, Ed Nelson.