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The Fifteenth Annual Euclid High Schools Dinner andInduction Ceremony ALL H Thursday, October 11, 2001 The Manor Party Center Euclid, Ohio BriefHistory ofEuclid High Schools In 1868, the first high school was organized in Euclid Township. Classes wereheld in a School Streetbuilding. There were six students in the class, withthe teacheralso acting as principal and superintendent. The firsthigh school building was built onNorth Street in 1894. Forty-five were enrolled in the school. The first commencement was held on May28, 1897, with six graduatesreceiving diplomas. (There were six graduates ... and elevenmen on the Board ofEducation.) Thatyear there were 1,439 cases oftardiness reported and 87 cases ofwhipping, including five girls. Central and Shore Schools were built in 1913. Of36 who bid on the job, the lowestbidderreceived $85,000 for the construction ofboth schools. Thus was bom ahealthyrivalry thatcontinuedto excite people all overtown formanyyears. The rivalry was a challenge to each school. At the time, only a fewrooms were occupiedbyhigh school classes. Although classes were mixed at Shore High, theboys hadto use the Bliss Road (East 222nd Street) entrance, while the girls were obliged to enter fromBabbittRoad. A wholenew era ofhigh school environment startedwith the building ofa single Euclidhigh school in 1949. Euclid SeniorHigh School opened with an enrollment of 1,850 in grades 10 through 12. Anewhistory of Euclidpublic high school experience was born. Peakenrollment in the top three grades was reachedbetween 1965-75 when almost 3,000 students were enrolled. Euclidhigh schools have contributedto local, national and international offerings inmusic, art, sports and in the areas ofscience, business, politics and education, as well as in general entries into the work force ofAmerica. c Welcom& We welcome youto theFifteenthAnnualBanquetandInductionCeremonyof theEuclidHighSchools Sports Hall ofFame. The schoolsrepresentedareEuclid Central, EuclidShore, Euclid SeniorandEuclidHighSchool. Since 1924,these schools fieldedabout900varsityteams withover 13,925 menandwomenathletes competing. Teamsrepresentedbythe 2001 inductees achievedone State Championship, two StateFinalist, threeRegional, five District, sevenSectionalChampionshipsand twelveLeague Championships. Individualawards wentto eightState Champions, sixAll-Ohio, three All-District, fourAll-Scholastic,nineAll-Conference(League), two East-West All-StarandthreeDreamTeams. AsCollegians, twowereAU-Amercians, andone wasAllIvyLeague. Two inducteesplayedattheprofessionallevel. We thankyouforjoiningus inhonoringthese finepeople whohave givenus so manyexcitinghours ontheplaying fields andfloors. 2001 Euclid High Schools SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES StanleyJ. Mihelick Shore '47 DonaldK. Green Senior '58 Louis "Lou"Konyha Senior '58 GaryKing Senior '67 Robert "Bob"Lonchar Senior '69 LukeJ. Wishes Senior '72 John A. Maroli Senior '80 Meredith FitzGerald Euclid '91 India Ford * Euclid '91 * Program Social Hour, 6:00p.m. Welcome, 7:00p.m. ChuckHill, Chairman Invocation Joe Mayer Musteroi Ceremonies John Telich, Jr. TVChannel 8 Sportscaster Dinner Introiuction and Remarks Dr. KurtStanic, Superintendent ofEuclidCity Schools Ron Seymour, Principal ofEuclidHigh School Paul Oyaski, Mayor ofthe City ofEuclid Tom Banc, District Coordinator ofAthletics Induction Ceremonies Closing Remarks ChuckHill Benediction Joe Mayer Sports Hall ofFame Members RobertAddis, Coach SamDiSantis, S'25 Don Anzells, S '48 Dennis Donahue, E '59 Rocco Apicello, C '41 Ike Driver, Honorary Bill Attamante, E '62 JerryDrobnick, E '79 JimBaitt,E'78 Bob Drobnick, C '48 James Banaszek, E '80 Clarence Eckert, Coach LisaBerardinelli McClure, E '83 Bill Erb, S '49 GaryBill, E '57 MeredithFitzGerald, E '91 Frank"Bing" Bergoch, S '43 ByronFondran, S '48 BarbaraBernlohr, E '66 India Ford, E '91 ChuckBooms, E '74 Bob Foster, E '71 JeffBooms, E '69 DickFox, S'49 ArtBortnick, E'73 RichFrey,E'74 ArtBrown, S '34 Ian Glass, E '70 Eddie Brown, E '56 Don Green, E '58 RickBrown, E '68 Phil Gutmann, E '50 PatBuck, Coach JohnHabat, Coach Jim Calvert, Coach RuthHaberacker Sadler, S '45 Arlene Carter, Coach ScottHarmon, E '79 FordCase, Coach Bob Hawley, S '45 FrankCelizic, S '45 EdHeglaw,S'39 BartCerer,E c79 BobHenikman, E'67 Ernie Christoff, E '55 ChuckHill,S'47 KurtConway, E '85 MaryHill Czyzycki, S '49 Bob Coode, E '65 RalphHill, Honorary Bill Crawford, S '45 EdwardD. Holtcamp, S '42 RichCreveling, E '64 DickHomovec, Coach Joe Curto, S '40 Rollie Hudec, E '63 FrankD'Arcy,C46 RichHunter, E '59 BobDaugherty, E '83 Stanlntihar, E'52 Harold "Doc" Daugherty, Coach Warren Jevnikar, S '43 TomDavis, E '61 FrankJoranko, S '48 DanDebevc, E'77 DickKeay, Honorary Bill Dempsey, S '38 Bill Kerslake, C '47 Sports Hall of Fame Members Gary King, E '67 Graham Mower, S '37 CliffKirchner, E '48 Roger Murphy, E '63 HarryKnuth, C '22 TomMurphy, E '63 StanKollar,S'46 TomMuscenti, E '72 LouKonyha, E '58 NealNelson S '43 , JohnKorencic, C '27 KathyNewton, S '46 DickKraince, S '45 FrankNimmo, E '53 WeldonKytle,E'60 HerbNold, Coach DickLanese, S '46 LarryNosse, E '57 John Langdon, E '72 JoeNossek, E '58 Steve Langdon, E '74 JackObert, S '47 ChuckLanning, E '63 EdOrazen, E '61 JackLardomita, Honorary Mike Orazen, E '63 Hal Lebovitz, Honorary Paul Pallante, E '83 Babe Lipovec, S '41 MikePapouras, E '54 BobLonchar,E'69 Bob Paz, E '58 John Lonchar, E '70 Manuel Paz, E '53 RonMacks, E '64 RonPhillips, E'53 BobMarich,E'50 RichardA. Piscopo, E '67 MarkMarion, E '57 Steve Piscopo, E '68 JohnMaroli, E'80 John Pohto, Coach Mike Marsh, Honorary Bob Ramlow, Coach Doc Marten, Honorary Berke Reichenbach, E '63 George K. Martinsen, Jr., E '65 Vic Resch, Coach CraytonMast, S '47 HarveyRiebe, S '39 Joe Mayer, S '47 Mel Riebe, S '34 Paul McFadden, E 79 ChetRojeck, S '45 Bill McGuinness, Honorary Michael J. Rose, E'74 Don McLean, S '47 Wayne Rositano, E '59 FredMcLean, S '48 KenRoss, E '58 Stan Mihelick, S '47 Al Russ, E '69 Moe Mikovich, C '47 Stan Minotas, C '39 HiSgh=SchSoholosr:eHighSchool DonMohr, Coach C - EuclidCentralHighSchool E = EuclidSeniorHighSchoolor FrankMontana, S '39 EuclidHighSchool Sports Hall of Fame Members Kenneth Sims, Honorary DerekWalton, E '88 Joe Sintic, C '29 Bill Warholic, E '54 Frank Skeya, C '40 KenWatson, E '54 Jan Slejko, E '79 OrlowWertenberger, E '57 Ken Smith, E '59 JoeWhalen, S'33 Pat Smith, E '57 Debbie Williams, E '78 Robert Smith, E '90 LukeWiskes,E'72 Dave Sprochi, E '61 DawnWoodruffNichols, E '78 Dan Stevenson, E '61 BillYanchar,E'66 EdStoch,C41 Chickee Yonakor, E '76 TomStupica, E '71 JohnZgonc, C '42 Jack Subel, Honorary Ed Sullivan, S '46 John Sustercic, E '64 Clarence Swackhamer, Coach HighSchools: JohnTelich, Sr., S '43 S = ShoreHighSchool JohnTelich, Jr., E '71 CE == EEuucclliiddCSeenntiroarlHHiigghhSScchhoooollor BenTest, S'27 EuclidHighSchool Skip Theis, E '62 Dale Thompson, Coach "Meme" Vend Thompson, E '88 DennyTurkall, E '59 TomUllom,E'65 TonyVaccariello, Honorary DomVicic, E '53 AlVilcheck,E'68 2000 Hall ofFame TheelevenathletesinthisgroupachievedthreeStatechampionships,six Leaguechampionships, sixSectional,sixDistrictchampionships. Theyrepresentthree All-Ohioians,onePlain Dealer TopWrestler,fourPlainDealerDreamTeamers,fourNews-HeraldDreamTeamers,four All-ScholasticWinners,twoAll-StarTeamers,fiveAll-LeaguersandtwoClevelandPress All-StarTeamers. Lastbutnotleast,therewasoneAll-State;oneHighSchoolAllAmerican; one OhioMr. Football;andonenamedastheOutstandingHighSchoolFootballPlayerintheNation bytheColumbusTouchdownClub,ClevelandTouchdownClub,Atlanta,GeorgiaTouchdown ClubandtheWashingtonD.C.TouchdownClub. This award winneralso wasnamedtothe 1st TeamParade MagazineAll American Team, 1stTeamU.S.A. Today, Dial Award as the Male High School Athlete/Scholar ofthe Year. Hewas also Gatorade'sNational Player of theYear. As Collegians, fivewere Conference Champions, onewas All-Conference, one was anAll-Region, one played in the College World Series and one is in his College Hall ofFame. Two inductees played attheprofessional level and one inductee is nowplaying at theprofessional level in theNFLwiththeMinnesotaVikings. EdwardD. Holtcamp Shore 1942 JimBaitt Senior 1978 GaryBill Senior 1957 JamesBanaszek Senior 1980 John Sustersic Senior 1964 MemeVendThompson Euclid 1988 GeorgeK. Martinsen, Jr. Senior 1965 RobertSmith Euclid 1990 RichardA. Piscopo Senior 1967 "Doc"Daugherty Coach SteveLangdon Senior 1974 DickHomovec Coach MichaelJ. Rose Senior 1974 JackLardomita Honorary 1999 Hall ofFame ThetenathletesinthisgroupachievedfourConferencechampionships, one Sectional,two District,oneRegional andsix Statechampionships. TheyrepresentfourAll-Conference, two All-ScholasticandfourAll-Stateawards. AsCollegians,oneplayedonaNational ChampionshipTeamandoneisinhisCollegeHall ofFame. Oneinducteeplayedatthe professionallevel. BillDempsey Shore 1938 Ken Smith Euclid 1959 FrankCelizic Shore 1945 RonMacks Euclid 1964 DickKraince Shore 1945 TomUllom Euclid 1965 RonPhillips Euclid 1953 StevePiscopo Euclid 1968 BillWarholic Euclid 1954 JohnLangdon Euclid 1972 1998 Hall ofFame ThesevenathletesinthisgroupcompiledarecordoffiveAll-Conferenceawards, five All-District,twoAll-ScholasticandfivemadeAll-Ohio. Ascollegians, our 1999Hallof Famerswerenamedto fourAll-Conferenceteams andthreeplayedintheprofessionalranks. EdwardMikovich Central 1947 RogerMurphy Euclid 1963 BillyErb Shore 1949 JerryDrobnick Euclid 1979 DennisTurkall Euclid 1959 DerekWalton Euclid 1988 Dave Sprochi Euclid 1961 Honorary StanMinotaj 1997 Hall ofFame Theeightathletesinthisgroupcompiledarecordof10All-Conferenceawards,three All-District,two "DreamTeam", fourGreaterClevelandAll-Scholastic and six All-Stateawards. Ascollegians,threewerenamedAll-Conferenceteams andoneachieved Ail-Americanstatus. DickLanese Shore 1946 TomSeddon Euclid 1967 EddieBrown Euclid 1956 ArtBortnick Euclid 1973 DonSchonauer Euclid 1959 BartCerer Euclid 1979 ChuckLanning Euclid 1963 LisaBerardinelli Euclid 1983 Coaches PatBuckandBobRamlow Honorary HalLebovitz 1996 Hall ofFame Thenineathletesinthisgroupcompiled 10All-Conferenceawards,fourAll-District, four "DreamTeam",nineGreaterClevelandAll-ScholasticandtwoAll-Stateawards. Onthe collegelevel,theseathleteswerenamedtonineAll-Conferenceteamsandtwoachieved Ali-Americanstatus. ArtBrown 1934 KenWatson 1954 BobFoster 1971 JohnZgonc 1942 RichHunter 1959 TomMuscenti 1972 RedJevnikar 1943 SkipTheis 1962 KurtConway 1985 Coach ArleneCarter Honorary DickKeay