Kyle Reichelderfer, Class of 2006

Kyle earned two letters each in football, basketball and baseball. He was first-team All-Mid-State League Buckeye Division and first-team All-Southeast District in football in 2005. Kyle was also first-team all-MSL-Buckeye and second-team all-district in basketball during 2006. He was also special mention All-Ohio in football in 2005 and honorable mention in basketball in 2006. Kyle was also second-team all-MSL-Buckeye in baseball in 2005.

He set four high school records in football — passing touchdowns in one game, in a season (now second), passing yards in a season (now third) and all-purpose touchdowns (now third). Kyle is also sixth all-time with 448 points scored in basketball during his senior season. The Braves won a Southeast District championship in basketball during Kyle’s senior season.

Kyle played football at Ohio Dominican University for four years, where he was an Academic All-American twice, and he graduated in 2010 with a B.S. in business. He is currently working for Crop Production Services in Circleville, helping out on the family farm and is also a member of the Logan Elm football coaching staff. Kyle recently married Dakota VanSickle and is the the son of Jeff and Mary Beth Reichelderfer.

2012 Hall of Fame Inductees. Phil Evans - Award of Merit, Tara Cooper, Evan Blake, Phil Peloquin

Tara Cooper – Class of 2005                                   

Sport: Track and Field                                                                      
Number of letters: 4

League Awards:
2002- Mid-State Field Events Player of the Year
2003- Mid-State Field Events Player of the Year
2004- Mid-State Field Events Player of the Year
2005- Mid-State Field Events Player of the Year

District Awards:
2002- 1st Discus, 2nd Shot
2003- 1st Discus, 2nd Shot
2004- 1st Discus, 2nd Shot
2005- 1st Discus, 2nd Shot

Regional Awards:
2002- Qualifiers
2003- 2nd Discus
2004- 1st Discus, 2nd Shot
2005- 1st Discus, 1st Shot

All-State Awards:
2003- 8th Discus
2004- 2nd Discus, 4th Shot
2005- 2nd Discus, 1st Shot

Records:
2005- All Ohio Track and Field Athlete of the Year OAT| CCC
2002- Mid State Discus, 127-5
2004- Mid State Discus, 135-2
2005- Mid State Discus, 152-2
2005- Mid State Shot, 42-1 ½
2005- Nike National Indoor Weight Throw Champion, 56’-2”
2005- LEHS Discus Record, 152-2
2005- LEHS Shot Record, 44-9

Additional Comments:
Member of National Honor Society- LEHS
NCAA Weight Throw Champion 2008 & 2009
2005- Broke GLIAC League Record Weight, 65’ 7 ½”
5 Time Division 2 High School (All Time)
5 Time All American Track and Field
10 Time Division 2 College NCAA All American
2004- ADIDAS Outdoor Nationals- 5th Discus, 5th Shot
2005- Nike Outdoor Nationals- 5th Discus, 4th Shot
2005- Nike Indoor Nationals- Weight Throw Champion, 56’ 2”

2002/ H.S Freshman:
1st Place Jesse Owens, Discus, 126’ 6”
Amvets Invitational Field Events MVP
New Mid-State Discus Record, 127’ 5”
Mid-State Field Events Player of the Year
1st Place Discus, District, 124’ 0”
2nd Place Shot, District 40’ 9”
Southeastern Ohio All District Discus

2003/ H.S. Sophomore:
Amvets Invitational Field Events MVP
Logan Elm H.S. Track & Field MVP
Mid-State Field Events Player of the Year
1st Place Mid-State Discus, 127’ 3”
1st Place Mid-State Shot 40’ 11 ½”
2nd Place Regional Discus, 131’ 6”
8th Place Shot, Ohio State Track Meet 42’ 10 ¼” (All Ohio Shot)
2nd Place Discus, Ohio State Track Meet 132’ 6” (All Ohio Discus)
2005 All Ohio T&F Athlete of the Year, OAT|CCC
5th Place Discus 142’ 2” Adidas Nationals (Adidas H.S. All American)
5th Place Shot 43’ 6” Adidas Nationals (Adidas H.S. All American)

2005/ H.S. Senior:
Mid-State League Field Events MVP
Mid-State League Track & Field Events MVP
New Mid-State Discus Record 152’ 5” (6th Best Throw in the Nation)
New Mid-State Shot Record 42’ 1 ½”
1st Place Shot Regional 42’ 10”
1st Place Regional Discus 146’ 2”
1st Place Shot Put, Ohio State Track Meet (New LEHS record 44’ 9”)
1st State Winner for LEHS
2nd Place Discus 140’ 6” Ohio State Track Meet (All State Discus)
1st Place Weight Throw 56’ 2” Nike Indoor National Track Meet (Nike H.S. All American) (6th Best Throw of All Time)
New Ohio Weight Throw Record 56’ 2” (1st National Weight Throw Winner from Ohio)
5th Place Discus 139’ 7” Nike Outdoor Nationals (Nike, H.S. All American)
4th Place Shot 44’ 11 3/4” Nike Outdoor Nationals (Nike H.S. All American)

Ashland University:
2006/ Redshirted
2007/ Medical Redshirted

Athletic Freshman Year:
2008 GLIAC Freshman of the Year
2008 GLIAC 1st Team All Conference
2008 Ashland University Track & Field Most Valuable Freshman of the Year
2008 GLIAC League Weight Throw Record 65’ 7 1/2”
2008 NCAA Indoor Weight Throw Champion 62’ 6 ½” (NCAA All American)
2008 NCAA Indoor Shot Put 6th Place 46’ 7 ¼” (NCAA All American)
2008 NCAA Outdoor Hammer 169’ 10” 7th Place (NCAA All American)
2008 GLIAC, All Academic Team Outdoor Track & Field Team

Athletic Sophomore Year:
2009 1st Team GLIAC All Conference
2009 GLIAC Women’s Indoor Most Valuable, Field Events
2009 GLIAC Women’s Most Valuable, Field Events
2009 Ashland University Most Valuable Athlete of the Year
2009 NCAA Indoor Women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Mid-west Region
2009 NCAA Outdoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year, Mid-West Region
2009 NCAA Indoor Weight Throw Champion 64’ 10 ½” (NCAA All American)
2009 NCAA Indoor, 4th Place team (NCAA All American)
2009 NCAA Outdoor 8th Place Hammer 177’ 2” (NCAA All American)

Junior Athletic Year:
2010 NCAA Indoor Weight Throw 62’ 5 ¼” 2nd Place (NCAA All American)
2010 NCAA Indoor 2nd Place Team (NCAA All American)
2010 NCAA Outdoor 6th Place Discus 152’ 1” (NCAA All American)

Senior Athletic Year:
2011 NCAA Indoor 7th Place Weight Throw 61’ 2 ¼” (NCAA All American)

Note- 10 Times Division 2, College Track & Field NCAA All American
5 Times H.S. All American T&F
5 Times Division 2, H.S. All Ohio T&F

Tara graduated in May of 2011 from Ashland University with a degree in Business Administration.  She is presently in a managerial position with the Sherwin Williams Company.  Tara lives in Gahanna and is the daughter of Dan and Mary Cooper.


Evan T. Blake – Class of 2006                                   

Sport:
Basketball 4 Letters
Football 3 Letters

League Awards:

Basketball
2003-04, 2nd Team Mid-State
2004-05, 2nd Team Mid-State
2005-06, 1st Team Mid-State

Football
2004, 1st Team Mid-State
2005, 1st Team Mid State
2005, Mid-State Offensive Player of the Year

District Awards:

Basketball
2003-04, District 14 - Honorable Mention, Associated Press – Honorable Mention
2004-05, District 14 - 2nd Team, Associated Press – 2nd Team
2005-06, District 14 – 1st Team All District, Associated Press – 1st Team All District

All State Awards:

Basketball
2005-06, 2nd Team All Ohio Div. 2

Football
2005, 2nd Team All Ohio Div. 3

H.S. Records

Basketball
Most Assist for One Season, 2nd All Time (149) 2005-06
Most Points Scored for One Season, 4th All Time (477) 2005-06
Most 3-Point Field Goals, 5th All Time (60) 2005-06
Most Assists for One Game, 2nd All Time (13) 2005-06
Most Points, (35) 2005-06

High School Records
Basketball/Career

Most Assists, 3rd All Time (339) 2002-06
Most Points Scored, 4th All Time (1140) 2002-06
Most Field Goals Made, 3rd All Time (446) 2002-06
Most 3-Point Field Goals, 5th All Time (102) 2002-06

High School Records
Football/Careers

Longest Punt Return, 83 Yards vs. Circleville/2005
Receiving TD’s, 3 LE vs. TV (2004)

Individual Records in a Season (Does Not Include Playoffs)
Receptions, 2003-05 (46)
Receiving TD’s (2nd), 2005 (11)
Receiving Yards, 2004 (961)
All Purpose Yards, 7th All Time 2005

Individual Records Over a Career (Includes Playoffs)
Receptions, 2003-05 (81)
Receiving TD’s, 2003-05 (20)
Receiving Yards, 2003-05 (1621)
All Purpose Yards 4th 2003-05

Additional Accomplishments/Comments

Mike Spangler Award, 2006
Chad Beller Award, 2006
Bowsher Awards, 2006/ County Basketball Player of the Year
McGaffey Award, 2005/County Football Player of the Year
Basketball Captain, 2004-05/2005-06
Football Captain, 2005
Dispatch Feature Student, Athlete of the Week 2006
Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year 2006 Nominee
Tip-Off Classic MVP/Basketball 2006
Selected to the Ohio High School North/ South All Star Basketball game 2006
Selected to the Dist. 14 All Star Game – 2006
3rd All-Time Pickaway County Athlete to Win both Bowsher/McGaffey Awards

Outstanding Career Performances

2005 – LE vs. Circleville – Football, 4 TD’s 86 Kick-Off Return, 83 Yd. Punt Return 2 Receiving TD’s – 340 Total Yards
2006– LE vs. DeSales–Basketball, 35 Pts In a win over State Power and Final Four Team LE vs. Greenfield – Basketball, 28 Pts In win for the District Semi Final
College Career – Football/Capital University

2009 – All OAC – 2nd Team
2009 – Ohio College Football.com – All Ohio – 3rd Team
2007 – NCAA – Div. 3 – National Offensive Player of the Week
2007 – NCAA Div. 3 – Football.com National Team of the Week
2007 – Sept. 15th vs. Wilmington College – set a Single game receiving record for Capital University – 11 – Receptions – 308 Yards
9th All Time Receiving Yards @ Capital University (1573 Yards)

Records, Stats and Honors at Capital

101 Receptions, 1,573 receiving Yards (15.6 yards per reception), 17 receiving Touchdowns
9th in School History in Career receiving Yards (1,573)
10th in School History in Career Receptions (101)
School Record 304 Receiving Yards at Wilmington on Sep. 15, 2007. 5th Best in Ohio Athletic Conference History
OAC Offensive Player of the Week and Div. 3 National Player of the Week – week ending Sept. 16, 2007
NCAA Division 3 Offensive Player of the week from Football Gazette – Week ending Sept. 16, 2007
D3 football.com National Team of the Week – Week ending Sept. 16, 2007
2007 All OAC Honorable Mention
2009 All OAC Second Team

Evan graduated in 2010 from Capital University with a B.A. in Leadership and Management.  He is currently residing in Bexley and works in the healthcare industry in Columbus.  Evan is the son of Rex and Ann Blake.



Phil Peloquin – Coach 
                                 
Coach Phil Peloquin has been a valuable asset to the Mid State League Track and Field, and Cross Country. He has been the head track coach for Logan Elm High School for 35 years, and started the Logan Elm Cross-Country program and has been the head coach for 32 years.
In Cross-Country, he has won 3 Mid State League titles, 2 District Titles, has taken 3 teams to the State Cross-Country meet and 7 individuals with 3 runners earning All State Honors, and has taken the first team in the history of Logan Elm in all sports to the State Tournament.
His greatest success however has come in Track and Field. He has qualified 68 Athletes to the State Track Meet and has had 13 All State athletes. He has won one Central District Title. Combined in the boys and girls, he has won 12 Mid State League Titles.

His most amazing Stat: From 1985-1993 he went undefeated in the Mid State League Championships winning 9 consecutive boys MSL titles. He has coached over 160 All League Athletes in Track alone. In 1997 Coach Peloquin was inducted into the Mid State League Hall of Fame.
What sets him aside however, is his personality and his love for the sport. He has had 26 members of his track teams over the years go on to become coaches. In fact, his entire coaching staff for the past four years is made up of former athletes of his.

After teaching and coaching at LEHS for 35 years, Phil is now an adjunct Professor in English at Ohio Christian University, teaching in the AIM program.  Married to Sherrie Bumgarner Peloquin for 35 years, have a daughter, Brienne, who is a PTA, and a son, Brandon, who works for the National Weather Service at Dulles Airport.  I have one grandchild, Blake age 7, and another due in February.  My plans are to keep teaching, play a lot with my grandsons, golf and read a lot (along with whatever my wife has for me to do).  I am truly very honored for my selection into the LEHS Hall of Fame, joining my buddies Michael Hartley and Eric Karshner, and so many other people helped make this honor possible.  Logan Elm is a great place to spend 35 years of my life!


Phil Evans – Award of Merit                                       

I have always been a Logan Elm Brave!  I graduated in1980 from LEHS where I participated in the football and basketball programs.  I value my experience from LEHS athletics and enjoyed every aspect of it.  The discipline, competition and success, along with the disappointments, made me a better person.  As an alumnus and father, I love to see kids grow, mature and take pride in themselves, their team and their school.  It is through this belief that has made me want to support the athletic programs at Logan Elm. 

Education, Work Experience and Community Service
    ●   Graduated from The Ohio State University in 1983
    ●   Vice President and City Executive for Huntington National Bank, 10 years
    ●   Regional President for Star Bank, 4 years
    ●   Currently the President of Kingston National Bank since 1998
    ●   Served 8 years on the Logan Elm Local School Board, serving on the Athletic Committee
    ●   Served as Parent Sports Representative
    ●   Board Member of Logan Elm Education Foundation

Patronage and Volunteer work for the Logan Elm Athletics
        ▪ Clock operator for Varsity Football, 20 years
        ▪ Sponsorship of the following through Kingston National Bank:
1)    Annual Student Athletic Passes
2)    Scorer’s Table
3)    Trophy Cases and McDowell
4)    Team outing and meals
5)    Team equipment needs

Personal Information

I am married to Nancy (Overman) Evans who was a Class of 1981 Logan Elm Graduate.  We have been married for 29 years and have 3 children who are also graduates of Logan Elm:  Jennifer (Beau) Stidham – LE Class of 2002, Tyler Evans – LE Class of 2005, and Heather Evans – LE Class of 2010.
   




 
   

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Kristen Tisdale

Kristen is one of Logan Elm’s outstanding student athletes.  While at Logan Elm, Kristen achieved varsity letters in Track, Softball, Volleyball and Basketball.

In Volleyball,  Kristen was awarded Most Valuable Player for Logan Elm in 2002 and 2003. She was 1^st Team MSL in 2001, 2002 and 2003,  and also was named Player of the Year in 2002. Kristen was 2^nd team SouthEast District in 2003.

In Basketball, Kristen was Logan Elm’s Most Valuable Player in 2004, 1^st Team MSL and First Team SouthEast District.  Kristen still holds basketball records at LE for Most Rebounds in a single game and Most Double/Doubles for points and rebounds in a season.  Kristen was also 3-time Wendy’s Player of the Week, and received the Circleville Herald Award as Pickaway County Outstanding Senior Basketball Player.

Kristen was also the recipient of the Renee Cavender Award as the Outstanding Female Athlete at Logan Elm in 2004.

Kristen graduated from Ohio University Athens in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Administration.   She is currently employed at Adena Health System.

Her parents are Marlin and Darcy Tisdale.

Jonathan “Tyler” Jenkins

Tyler is one of Logan Elm’s outstanding student athletes.  While at Logan Elm Tyler achieved varsity letters in football and wrestling.

In Football, Tyler was an integral part of Logan Elm’s first Playoff Team in 2000 and as Captain, a return to the Playoffs in 2001.  Tyler received 1^st Team MSL in 2000 and 1^st Team MSL in 2001.  He was also Player of the Year in the MSL in 2002.  He was named Wendy’s Player of the Week in 2000 and 2001, and First Team SouthEast District in both 2000 and 2001. Tyler also won the Bill McGaffney Award as the Outstanding Football Player in Pickaway County in 2001.

In Wrestling, Tyler was a District Qualifier in 2000 and 2001.  He was on the SouthEast Ohio Coaches’ Association All Star Team and was a State Tournament Alternate in 2002.  Tyler set records at Logan Elm for most wins in a season with 38 and most pins in a season with 28.  Tyler also won the John Pharr Award as the Outstanding Wrestler in Pickaway County. He is the only athlete in Pickaway County to win both the Outstanding Football Player and Outstanding Wrestler of the Year Awards.

Tyler graduated from Wittenberg University in 2006 and is employed as the Industry Practice Administrator for National Groundwater Association in Westerville Ohio.

Tyler is the son of  Wendell Jenkins and Greg and Tammy Kuntzman, and the brother of  Kerry Gentry, Wendy Hill and Zach Jenkins.  He is married to Logan Elm graduate, Jenna Goeglein Jenkins. They have a son,  Jonah.

Tyler Evans

Tyler is one of Logan Elm’s outstanding student athletes. Whenever Logan Elm Basketball is discussed, Tyler’s name is at the forefront.      

Overall Tyler broke 9 school basketball records at Logan Elm, and led his team to 4 County Championships and 2 MSL Titles. He was a 2- time Mid State League Player of the Year, SouthEast District Player of the Year, 3-time First Team MSL, 2 Time First Team SouthEast District, 1st  Team All Ohio and 2^nd Team All Ohio.   He won the Bob Bowsher Award as Outstanding Player in the County.   

At The University of Findlay during his junior and senior years, he won the Scholar-Athlete Award and the GLIAC Commissioner’s Award for Academic and Athletic Excellence. He made the Dean’s List every semester and was a Dana Scholar. Tyler was 2- time Free Throw Percentage Leader, and achieved 905 points, 224 rebounds, 138 assists and 79 steals in his career at Findlay.  He holds records at The University of Findlay for a career three-point percentage of 43.5% and Most Games Played in a Career with 130.  Tyler hit the winning 3-point shot with 2.3 seconds left in overtime to give Findlay the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2009.

Tyler is working for the State of Ohio in the Department of Development and pursuing his Masters Degree in Business Management at Ohio Dominican University.

Tyler is the son of Phil and Nancy Evans, and the brother of Jennifer and Heather Evans. 

Dan Fout

Dan is the 2010 recipient of the Logan Elm Athletic Hall of Fame Award of Merit.

Dan is a 1969 graduate of Columbus South High School. Shortly after graduation, he joined the army where he spent two years in Okinawa as a paratrooper.  Dan was honorably discharged in 1972, and  in 1974, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, resulting in T-4 paralysis. 

Being able to jump out of planes one day and not being able to jump out of bed the next, meant learning a whole new way of life. With the encouragement of his wife, Carol, and the help of the lifeguards at the Y, Dan learned to swim. He has remained undefeated in the breast stroke at the Veteran Games for the past 25 years. Dan was selected for the 1990 U.S. Wheelchair Team, with whom he competed in Holland. In 1992, he was selected to the Ohio Wheelchair Hall of Fame. Dan was named outstanding swimmer at the Sunshine Games held in Florida in 1994, best athlete of the Ohio Wheelchair Games in 1996, and best male swimmer at the Michigan Wheelchair Games in 1998. He has gone to the Winter Veteran Games in Colorado three times to ski.  He has won over 125 national medals, giving most of them away to students to encourage them to do their best in the classroom and on the playing field.

Dan and his wife, Carol have been married for 28 years.  Their son, Jason, is a Logan Elm graduate and a graduate of The Citadel.  Jason currently serves in the U.S. Navy in Haiti as a medic on the USNS Comfort. 

Dan is a most dedicated supporter of Logan Elm Athletics, giving motivational talks to our athletes and occupying a regular seat at most LE athletic contests.

Alan L. Gabriel 

Alan Gabriel is one of Logan Elm’s outstanding student athletes. While at Logan Elm, Alan received multiple varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball.

While at Logan Elm Alan played football for four years and earned three varsity letters and earned 1^st team SVC his Senior Year. Al played defense, offense and special teams in high school which was common in the 1960’s. Al also played basketball three years and earned a varsity letter.  He played baseball four years earning two varsity awards. Al was also a four year member of the band and chorus.  He graduated in 1967 with a 3.98GPA.                                                        

Alan attended Case Western Reserve University where he played football and earned four varsity awards.  He was the first Logan Elm graduate to earn a collegiate varsity award as a freshman and the first to earn four varsity awards in one sport while in college.  He graduated from Case Western in four years with a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Natural Sciences and Physical Education.  He also has a Master’s Degree in Education from Urbana University.

Alan was an assistant varsity football coach in 1971 to help initiate the first Zane Trace High School Football Team. He was also Head Varsity Baseball Coach at ZT in 1972.  Al was Assistant Football Coach from 1972-1974 and Head Baseball Coach from 1973-1975 at Westfall High School. Most recently Alan has coached volleyball, having founded the Roundtowners Volleyball Club in 1997.

Alan served twenty years of active duty in the United States Coast Guard. He is a Desert Storm Veteran and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Circleville Post.

He is married (33 Years) to Gloria Gerhardt of Atlanta, Ohio.  They have three children: Angela, Alana and Alfred, all graduates of Logan Elm.

Blaire Hamric Sowers - Class of 2001

Blaire Hamric Sowers graduated from Logan Elm High School with the class of 2001.  She earned nine Varsity letters while participating in Basketball, Softball, and Volleyball.  

LOGAN ELM AWARDS:
Basketball Four-year Varsity letter winner
3rd Team All-Pickaway County in 1999
2nd Team All Mid-State League in 2000
Special Mention All Southeast District Division II in 2000
Honorable Mention All District Basketball Coaches Association District 14 in 2000
2nd Team All-Pickaway County in 2000
1st Team All Mid-State League in 2001
1st Team All-Pickaway County in 2001
2nd Team All Southeast District 14 Basketball Coaches Association in 2001
             Special Mention AP All-Southeast district Team Division II in 2001
Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association North/South All Star Classic in 2001
Honorable Mention Dispatch-Agonis Club All-Star Team in 2001

Softball
Three-year Varsity letter winner
1st Team All Mid-State League in 2000
2nd Team All Southeast District Division II in 2000
Logan Elm Best offensive Softball Player in 2000 (Batting Average .418 with 24 stolen bases)
All-Ohio Underclass Softball Southeast District Team 2000
1st Team All Mid-State League in 2001

Volleyball
Two-year Varsity letter winner
Logan Elm Best Offensive Volleyball Player in 2000

RECORDS:
FOR ONE SEASON:
Highest Free Throw Average (2000-01)
Highest Three Point Percentage (1999-00) FOR ENTIRE CAREER:
Highest Free Throw Percentage (1997-01)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Student Council, Secretary
Student Council, Treasurer
Varsity Club, Secretary
Key Club
Pep Club
Teacher Aid
Students Against Destructive Decisions
Prom Committee

COLLEGE:
Blaire played varsity basketball at Concord University, Athens, WV from 2001-2005.  Her freshman year (2001-02) the Lady lions of Concord College had their 1st West Virginia Intercollegiate athletic Conference (WVIAC) Final Four Appearance since 1990, 1st win in Charleston Civic Center since 1990, most wins since 1994-95 season and 1st WVIAC Tournament win since 1995 Tournament.

Ted Dille - Class of 2003

LOGAN ELM AWARDS:
Cross Country Three-year Varsity letter winner
1st Team All Mid-State League in 2001 and  2002
2nd Team All Mid-State League in 2000
MSL Cross Country Runner-Up in 2002
1st Team Southeast District in 2000, 2001, and 2002
All Southeast District Runner-up in 2001
All Southeast District Champion in 2002
All Southeast District Championship Team in 2002
Two-year Regional Qualifier in 2001 and 2002
State Qualifier in 2002 Academic All-Ohio in 2002
Two-year Cross Country MVP
Logan Elm Outstanding Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award winner in 2002  

Basketball
One-year Varsity letter winner
Two-year JV Co-Captain

Track
Three-year Varsity letter winner
Mid-State League 3200m Relay Runner-up in 2003
Mid-State League 3200m Runner-up in 2002
Southeast District Champion 3200m in 2003
Southeast District Champion 3200m Relay in 2003
Southeast District Runner-up 3200m in 2002
1st Team All Mid-State League 3200m in 2003
2nd Team All Mid-State League 3200m Relay in 2003
2nd Team All Mid-State League 3200m in 2002
1st Team All Southeast District 3200m in 2003
1st Team All Southeast District 3200m Relay in 2003
2nd Team All Southeast District 3200m 2002
Two-time 3200m Regional Qualifier in 2002 and 2003
Regional Qualifier 3200m Relay in 2003
3200m State Qualifier in 2003
Academic All-Ohio
2002 Track MVP

RECORDS:
Logan Elm’s only Cross Country Southeast District Champion
Logan Elm’s only Cross Country Southeast District Champion Team
Tied 3200m Stadium Record in 2003

COLLEGE AWARDS:
Otterbein College: 3 Varsity Letters Cross Country
OAC Championship Team (2004)
Member of Regional Qualifying Team
Freshman MVP Runner-up (2003) Indoor Track
OAC Championship Team (2004)
5000 OAC Championship Qualifier Outdoor Track
OAC Championship Team (2004)
          
Steeplechase OAC Championship Qualifier (2004) LOGAN ELM AWARDS:            
Mike Spangler Memorial Award Recipient in 2003
Scholar Athlete through all sports season throughout all four years of HS

CURRENTLY:
Ted is teaching Mathematics at Logan Elm High School where he is also the Varsity Baseball Coach and heads the Baseball Program.  He married his wife, Lauren , in 2007, and they reside in Circleville.  Ted is the son of Ted Sr. and Abby Dille and has on brother, Josh Dille.

Fred Jones - Award of Merit

The Award of Merit was established to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to benefit Logan Elm Athletics. Mr. Fred Jones is the recipient for 2009. Fred graduated from Zane Trace High School in 1979 where he participated in Cross Country, Basketball and Baseball and from  Miami  University in 1983 with a degree in Accounting.

Fred served as President of the Logan Elm Booster Club for 6 years. He would like to thank the officers during his time: Mary Beth Reichelderfer, Lynne Svetek and Ann Blake. Tony Crist who called bingo regularly for several years and Dan Bise, former Athletic Director and Rod Smith for all their time and support. He would like to send special thanks to the coaches, parents, athletes and friends who worked so hard at bingo, the concession stands, Pumpkin Show and other fundraising projects. Fred would also add special thanks to his wife, Jodie, who was ALWAYS understanding and helpful with the Booster Club. Without her help and patience it would not have been possible. Because of this TEAM effort, close to one million dollars have been raised the past six years for the athletes of Logan Elm.

All of that hard work and commitment resulted in: New Bleachers in Spangler Memorial Gym, Girls Softball Complex, Funding the Athletics for the 2005-2006 year in excess of $100,000.00, and implementation of six $500.00 college scholarships to Logan Elm athletes.
 
The Logan Elm Athletic Department is very pleased to take this opportunity to honor Mr. Fred Jones with this Award of Merit. Please take a moment after the ceremony to congratulate him for a job WELL DONE!

CURRENTLY:
Fred works for Richard DeLong Attorney in Kingston for 20 years and also has had his own income tax business for the past 24 years.

FAMILY:
Wife of 14 years, Jodie
Children: Kyle (22) Ohio University; Emily (20) Miami University; McKenzie (11) Pickaway Elementary.

David Tippie - Class of 1989

David graduated from Logan Elm as one of our outstanding scholar athletes.

He earned seven Varsity letters while participating Football and Track.

Football
Three year Varsity letter winner
1st team All Mid State League – 1988
LE Offensive Player of the Year and MVP 1988
The Circleville Herald Back of the Year 1988
Honorable Mention All State Football 1988

Track
All Mid State League 1st team 6 times (1987, 1988 and 1989 400 and 1600 relay)
All District – 1988 and 1989
State Qualifier in the 4x400 – 1988 and 1989
Jake Jones Memorial Award

Records
Track:  1600 Relay Record 3:23.23
400 Relay Record 44.0

Football:  Longest run in a game (record since broken)
Longest punt return (record since broken)
Most points scored in a game (record since broken)
Most TD’s in a game
Most TD’s for the season

David was one of LE’s fastest sprinters in the late 80’s.  During his time at LEHS, the LE Boys Track Team won the league 4 straight years, 1986-1989.  He as captain of the team in 1989.  He was All SML in track six times and also twice All Central District.  He qualifed to the state twice in the 1600 relay, 1988 and 1989.  In addition he played football at LE.  He was All Pickaway County 1st team 1989 and 1st team All MSL Football 1987 and 1988.

College
David is a graduate of West Liberty State College, West Liberty, WV.  While at West Liberty he played football for 4 years receiving special mention All League his junior year.

Presently
David has been a supervisor at Roadway Express Trucking Company for the last 14 years.  He is about to change jobs and will be moving back into the Columbus area this summer.

Family
David has been married to his wife, Rebecca, for 13 years. They have three children, Blake 11, Megan 9, and Silas 1 ½ .

Parent:  Leonard Tippie

Matt Miga - Class of 1990

Matt graduated from Logan Elm as one of our outstanding scholar athletes.  He earned six Varsity letters while participating in Baseball and Basketball.

Baseball
Three year Varsity letter winner
MVP of the 1990 baseball team
1st Team District 1990
All State team in baseball 1990

Records
Home runs in a season 12, 1990
Home Runs in a career 20, 1990
Home Runs in a game 3, 1990
Most RBI’s in a season 39, 1990
Most RBI’s in a career 85, 1990
Most RBI’s in a game 9, 1989
**Most car windshield’s hit on the fly - 1, 1990 (The car belong to H.S. secretary, Lora Wagner)

Basketball
Three year Varsity letter winner
2nd Team MSL, 1990
MVP of the 1990 basketball team
District 10 All Star Game, 1990
Sertoma All Star Game, 1990

Extracurricular Activities

FCA 3 years; FCA officer 2 years; FOBIA 1 year; Key Club 1 year; Library Aide 1 year; Teacher’s aide 4 years; Office Aide 2 years; Pep Club 3 years; Spanish Club 1 year; Student Council 1 year; Boys Varsity Club 3 years; Boys Varsity Club officer 1 year; Basketball captain 1 year.

College

Matt continued to play baseball after high school at Tiffin University from 1992-1995.  He was Tiffin University’s first baseball NAIA All American his freshman year.  He earned 3 first team All District and All Mid Ohio Conference honors over his career re-writing the offensive record books in the process.  Matt set eight season and career records including home runs, runs batted in, runs scored and batting average.  He earned a degree in Criminal Justice.

In 2005 Matt was inducted into the Tiffin University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Family
Matt is married to Shae Massengill Miga.  They currently reside in Cold Waters, Tennessee.  

Parents:  Larry and Sue Miga

Accepting on Matt’s behalf is good friend, Jackie Cave.

Brad Brooks - Class of 1999

Brad graduated from Logan Elm as one of our outstanding scholar athletes.  He earned eleven Varsity letters while participating in Football, Basketball, Baseball and Track.

Football
1995, Freshman team MSL Champions and 1000+ yards rushing
1996, LE Outstanding Offensive Back, 1st Team All MSL, Wendy’s Player Of the Week; Special Mention All Southeast District 1997, Team Sportsmanship Award, Honorable Mention All MSL; Special Mention All Southeast District
1998, Co-Captain, County Champions, Co-MSL Champions, 1st team All MSL; 1st team All Southeast District; Special Mention All Ohio

Basketball
1996-97 Best Free Throw % 1998-99 Captain, County Champions, Sectional Champions, LE Holiday Classic Champions, LE Holiday Classic MVP; 1st team All County; 2nd team All MSL; Wendy’s Player of the Week; Bob Bowsher Memorial Award; 2nd team All District.

Baseball
1997 County Champions, Sectional Champions, District Champions, 2nd team All MSL 1998 Sectional Champions, District Champions, 2nd team All MSL, LE Best Defensive Player 1999 Co-Captain, Team MVP, 1st team All MSL; 1st team All District

Track
Honorable Mention All MSL 400 meters; Regional qualifier 400 metersRecords

Football
1996, Most Carries (35) 1998, team – most points scored by a team in a season (389)

Baseball
Tied for most runs in a game (5)
Most stolen bases in a game (6)
Most stolen bases in a season (36)
Most stolen bases in a career (67)
Most walks in a season (31)

College
Brad played 1 year of varsity football as a “walk on” while attending Urbana University.  He earned a starting position 5 games into the season as a strong safety and punt return man.  His career was cut short with a foot injury.  He received a varsity letter, was 5th on the team in tackles (56), and player of the week for “special teams”.

Presently
Brad is currently teaching 7th grade science at Burnett Middle School in Tampa, Florida.  He is pursuing a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership at the University of South Florida.  He is actively coaching Jr. High football and track.

Parents:  Keith and Paula Brooks

Seth Dresbach - Class of 1976 - Award of Merit

Seth has set two National shooting records one in 1987 and one in 1988 in the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association.  He has received 4 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals over years in the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association.  He was a Volunteer Fireman for Clearcreek Fire Department from 1984-1996 and served as a Fire chief from 1992-93.

He currently owns his own photography business, “Seth Driesbach Photography” on Ringgold Southern Road.

Seth has been married for 30 years to Karen Ewing Driesbach, class of 1975, and they have two children.  Daughter Andrea Driesbach Miller, class of 1998, and her husband Bryan and their son Logan.  Son A.J. Driesbach, class of 2001, and his wife Jennifer.  His parents are Ron and Kay Driesbach.

Jason McFarland - Class of 1995

Jason McFarland graduated from Logan Elm High School as one of our outstanding scholar athletes in 1995. He earned eight Varsity letters while participating in Football, Basketball, and Baseball. 

LOGAN ELM AWARDS:

Football
One-year varsity winner

Basketball
Three-year Varsity letter winner
All Mid-State First Team sophomore, junior, and senior years
Logan Elm Most Valuable Player in 1993, 1994, and 1995
Circleville Herald Co-Player of the Year 1994
Third Team All District 1994
Honorable Mention All State 1994
First Team All District 1995
Special Mention All State 1995
Sertoma All Star Team MVP 1995

Baseball
Four-year Varsity letter winner
All Mid-State First Team sophomore, junior, and senior years
Logan Elm Most Valuable Player in 1993, 1994, and 1995
Logan Elm Most Valuable Pitcher in 1993, 1994, and 1995
First Team All County 1995
Third Team All District 1994
Made All District team & District All Star team 1995

RECORDS:
Basketball
One Season Most Points Scored 1994-1995
Most Field Goals Made 1994-1995
Career Most Field Goals Made 1991-1995
Most Three Point Field Goals Made 1991-1995
Most Points Scored 1991-1995

Baseball
School Record for Career 293 strikeouts as a pitcher 1992-1995
Tied Record for Most Homeruns with 3 in a game 1993
Career Innings Pitched 220.3 1992-1995

COLLEGE AWARDS:
University of Dayton Baseball - Four Years
Four-year Varsity letter winner
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week 1996
Dayton Co-Rookie of the Year 1996
Threw third no-hitter in UD history and first in Florida Homestead Challenge

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management

CURRENTLY:
District Manager for Buckeye Room & Cardboard Heroes sports stores.
He married Brianne McFarland in 2001 and they have a 2-year-old son named Jacob.
Jason is the son of Larry McFarland

Tommy Congrove - Class of 1979

Circleville City Schools
Girls Varsity Basketball: Four years
Girls Varsity Softball: Two years

Logan Elm Schools
Girls Varsity Basketball: Four years
Boys Varsity Golf: One year
Jr. Varsity Baseball: One year
Freshman Volleyball: One year
7th Grade Volleyball: Four years
8th Grade Boys Basketball: Seven years

17-0 with 2001 Volleyball Team: MSL Champions
17-0 with 2000 Boys 8th Grade Basketball MSL Champions
Has coached Four Jr. High Boys Championship Games
Has won Four regular season Championships
Combined record with 8th Grade Boys Basketball over last seven seasons: 88-22 (.800% winning Percentage)
Currently 12-2 and MSL regular season Champions for 2007 8th Grade Boys Basketball

EDUCATION:
Graduate of Ohio University: 1984

CURRENTLY:
Tommy has taught Physical Education the past seven years at Logan Elm Schools; currently at Laurelville and Saltcreek Elementary. He also coaches youth soccer, basketball, and baseball for the last 12 years. He is happily married to Jackie Congrove for the past 23 years and they have raised four children: Tyler (19), Tim (16), Trent (10), and Jillian (7). Tommy is the son of Tom and Peg Congrove and the brother of Steve Congrove and Ann Blake.

Coach Clayton Starh

Clayton Stahr served 34 years as an educator and coach. He achieved great success as a coach for both Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball. He also is the only coach for a non-individual sport to take his or her team to the state semi finals.

COACHING AWARDS:

1986 Coach of Pickaway-Ross County Sertoma Game
1989 Coach of District 10 All-Star Game
1990 Coach of Pickaway-Ross County Sertoma Game
1991-92 Mid-State League Coach of the Year District 10 Coach of the Year
1992-93 Mid-State League Coach of the Year
1993 Coach of Pickaway-Ross County Sertoma Game Coach of District 10 All-Star Game
1995 Coach of the North-South Girls All-Star Basketball Game
2001 Mid State League Hall of Fame
2003-04 90.9 Radio Athletic Director of the Year
2004-05 Lancaster Basketball Chapter Official’s Athletic Director of the Year Award
2005-06 Central Ohio Officials Committee Athletic Director of the Year

TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1991-92 Mid-State League Champion, Sectional Champion, District Runner-Up
1992-93 Mid-State League Champion, Sectional Champion, District Runner-Up
The Columbus Dispatch Division II Girls Poll Champion
Ranked First Dispatch Coaches’ Poll
Ranked Tenth in Final State Poll
1993-94 Sectional Champion District Champion (Defeated No. 1 Seed)
1993-94 Regional Champion by defeating Gallipolis (Ranked Tenth in the
State) and Dover (Ranked First in the State)
Channel 6 Team of the Week
1994 Final Four appearance at St. John’s Arena

RECORDS:
Composite Coaching Record: 327-206
Varsity Girls Composite Record at Logan Elm: 151-114 (57% Winning
Percentage)

Phill Joseph - Class of 2001

Phill Joseph graduated from Logan Elm High School with the class of 2001.  He earned seven Varsity letters while participating in Football and Track. 

LOGAN ELM AWARDS:
Football
Three-year Varsity letter winner
Co-MSL Champion Team in 1998
Honorable Mention All Mid-State League in 1999
Mid-State League Champions in 2000
1^st Logan Elm Team to earn a Playoff Berth
2^nd Team All Mid-State League

Track
Four-year Varsity letter winner
Team MVP - Points Leader in 1998
Team MVP - Running Events in 2000
Mid State League Champion in Long jump
All District in Long jump
All Region in Long jump
All Ohio with 8^th Place Finish in Long jump
Team MVP - Points Leader in 2001
Pickaway County Most Valuable Performer
Mid State League Champion in Long jump
District Champion in Long jump
Regional Qualifier in Long jump and 4x100 Relay
All Ohio – State Runner Up in Long jump 

RECORDS:
Track
Mid-State League Record for Long jump at 22’2 ½”
Logan Elm Record for Long jump at 22’10 ¼ “
Top 5 Marks All Time in these events:
110 High Hurdles with 3^rd           
100 Meter Dash with 3^rd
 

AWARDS:
Selection for Midwest Meet of Champions
Jake Jones Memorial Award
1^st Chad Beller Memorial Scholarship Recipient 

COLLEGE AWARDS:
University of Cincinnati Track and Field  
Four Varsity Letters
2004 Conference USA Championship Team – Undefeated
19^th All Time Longjump with 23’7 ¼” 
7^th All Time Triple Jump with 47’ ¾” 

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Focus in Social Studies 

CURRENTLY:
Phill is pursuing his Masters Degree in Education at the University of Cincinnati.  In addition, he is coaching Football and Track at Colerain High School.  Phill is the son of Ray Joseph and Tamra Stevens.  His sister Raechelle Joseph attends Wright State University.

Travis Elliott - Class of 1999

LOGAN ELM AWARDS:
Football
Freshman Team Mid-State League Champions in 1995 

Track
Four-year Varsity letter winner
All Mid-State League in Pole Vaulting in 1999 

Cross Country
Two-year Varsity letter winner
Mid-State League Honorable Mention
Team Co-Captain in 1998

Wrestling
Four-year Varsity letter winner
Mid-State League Outstanding Wrestler of the Year 1998
All Mid-State League in 1998
Three Time District Qualifier
Team Co-Captain in 1998
Brian Herron Sportsmanship Award in 1997
Southeast All Star Tournament in 1998

RECORDS:
Wrestling
School Record for Most Career Wins
School Record for Most Wins in a Season
School Record for Most Consecutive Wins
School Record for Most Wins by Grade

AWARDS:
Valedictorian of the 1999 Graduating Class
Mike Spangler Memorial Award
The Columbus Dispatch Scholar Athlete Award
Southeast District Scholar Athlete Award
National Nominee for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award

COLLEGE AWARDS:
United States Air Force Academy
Wrestling - Four Years
Two-year Varsity letter winner
Most Dedicated Wrestler Award 

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Mechanics   

CURRENTLY:
In 2002 Travis ran in the Leadville 100-mile Marathon in Leadville, Colorado.  He completed the race in 27½ hours.  He was the youngest runner to have completed the race in that time. 

After graduating from the United States Air Force Academy as a 2^nd Lieutenant, Travis entered pilot training.  He received the Distinguished Graduate Award for the highest academic ranking and the Commander’s Trophy as the top ranking pilot in his class.  Travis is currently flying C-17’s from the United States to all parts of Europe and the Middle East.  He resides in Charleston, South Carolina.  Travis is engaged to be married to Amanda Zipperer in March, 2006. 

Travis could not be at the ceremony tonight.  Attending in his place is his sister, Lacey and his parents Terry and Euna Vay Elliott.

Travis was Valedictorian of the 1999 Graduating Class of Logan Elm High School.  He earned ten Varsity letters while participating in Football, Cross Country, Track and Wrestling. 

Ron Stephens - Class of 1994

Ron Stephens graduated from Logan Elm High School as one of our outstanding scholar athletes in 1994.  He earned six Varsity letters while participating in Football, Basketball and Track.

LOGAN ELM AWARDS:
Football
Three-year Varsity letter winner
Three-year Starter
Team Co-Captain
All Pickaway County
All Mid-State League

Basketball
Two-year Varsity letter winner
Two-year Starter
Team Co-Captain
All Pickaway County
All Mid-State League
Sertoma Pickaway County All Star 

Track
One-year Varsity letter winner

RECORDS:
Football
School Record for Most Receptions in a Game
School Record for Most Touchdowns in a Game 

COLLEGE AWARDS:
Capital University Football Team – Four Years    
Three-year Offensive Starter at Tight End
Defensive Starter at Defensive Lineman
Team Co-Captain 

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Ben Davis High School, Indiana 1998
Mid-Indiana Conference Champions
Sectional Champions
Regional Champions 

Plainfield Middle School, Indiana 1999
Undefeated at 9-0
Mid-State Conference Champions 

Logan Elm High School 2000 to Present
Freshman Football Coach in 2000
Defensive Coordinator 2001 to 2003
Pickaway County Champions
Mid-State League Champions
Regional Qualifier 2001
Head Football Coach 2004 to Present
Overall Record 15-6
Regional Qualifier 2004
Pickaway County Champions 2005

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics with Teaching Certification 
Masters Degree in Education

CURRENTLY:
Ron is teaching Mathematics at Logan Elm High School where he is the Head Football Coach.  He married Angela M. Stephens in 1998 and they reside just outside of Chillicothe.  Ron is the son of Ronald and Barbara Stephen.

Mark Justus - Class of 1974

Mark graduated from Logan Elm as one of our outstanding athletes in 1974. He earned four Varsity letters while participating in Baseball.

LEAGUE AWARDS:
Baseball
Four-year letter winner
Freshman Year:
Honorable Mention All SVC
Team was District Runner-up
Lead the team with Batting Average of .412
Sophomore Year:
Honorable Mention All SVC
Junior Year:
1st Team all SVC
Senior Year:
2nd Team All Mid-State League
Team was District Runner-up
Team Most Valuable Player

DISTRICT AWARDS:
Baseball
Senior Year:
1st Team All Central District

STATE AWARDS:
Baseball
Senior Year:
1st Team All State
Participated in EAST-WEST ALL STATE Games
First Baseball Player from Logan Elm & Pickaway County to
be named 1st Team All-Ohio

COLLEGE AWARDS:
Ohio Dominican 1974-1978
Played Baseball for four years
1977 Team was District Champions
1977 competed in the NAIA Regional

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts in Criminology

OFFICIATING:
Mark has been a Basketball Official for 15 years
He has been a Baseball Umpire for 13 years
During that time, he has officiated at:
40 Sectional Tournament Games
10 District Tournament Games
7 Regional Tournament Games
2 State Tournament Games

PRESENT:
Mark is teaching Special Education at Pickaway Elementary. In the spring he will complete his Masters Degree in Special Education.

FAMILY:
Wife: Mary Jo Justus
Children: Stephanie, Jamie and Christina
Parents: Dave and Deanne Justus
Brothers: Greg, Tim and Jeff

Mark would like to dedicate this award to his Father, who passed away in 2001

Steve Rawlins - Class of 1976

Steve graduated from Logan Elm as one of our outstanding athletes in 1976. He earned eleven Varsity letters while participating in Football, Basketball and Baseball.

LEAGUE AWARDS:
Football
Four-year Varsity letter winner
Junior Year:
All-County Defensive End
Honorable Mention All Mid-State League
Senior Year:
All-County Defensive End
Honorable Mention All Mid-State League
Team Co-Captain

Basketball
Three-year Varsity letter winner
Junior Year:
Team Co-Captain
Senior Year:
Team Co-Captain
Team Record:
Best Free Throw Percentage
School Record:
Highest Career Free Throw Percentage – 84.4%

Baseball
Four-year Varsity letter winner
Junior Year:
Honorable Mention All Mid-State League
Senior Year:
Team Co-Captain
School Record:
Tied – Best Single Season Winning % by Pitcher

COLLEGE AWARDS:
Otterbein College 1976-1978
Played Football – Two Varsity Letters (career ending knee injury)
Pi Kappa Phi – Pledge Class President

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science/Pre-Law from
The Ohio State University in 1980

EMPLOYMENT:
Steve has worked in the Ag-Industry for the Mosaic Corporation and their acquired companies during the past 25 years. Currently he manages sourcing and procurement for their raw materials.

PRESENT:
Steve currently resides in the Tampa, Florida area. He and his wife Shelly have been married for over 25 years. Their daughter Courtney is a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida.

FAMILY:
Parents: Lois Rawlins and the late Elbert Rawlins
Brother: Rick Rawlins
Sister: Elaine Umsted

Larry Whaley - Award of Merit

2005 AWARD OF MERIT

The Award of Merit was established to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to benefit Logan Elm Athletics. Mr. Larry Whaley is the recipient for 2005. Larry has retired from DuPont with 29 years of service. He is currently working as Scheduler for Pickaway Area Rural Transit. Larry is a member of the Circleville First Church of the Nazarene and his activities include playing golf, working puzzles and enjoying time with his wife and daughter. Larry graduated from Westfall High School in 1966. His wife Connie graduated from Logan Elm in 1964 and his daughter Angela graduated from Logan Elm in 1992.

Larry served three years in the United States Army with a tour of duty in Vietnam, receiving the Army Commendation Medal. His association with Logan Elm High School activities began in the 1989-90 school year as Vice President of the Logan Elm Music Boosters. Larry served as Booster Vice President for three years. His first involvement with the Logan Elm Athletic Department began as public address announcer for the football games. He did that for two years. In the 1991-92 school year, He was asked if he would be interested in becoming the announcer during basketball games. Little did he know that after 14 years, he would still be the “Voice of the Braves” and hopefully he will continue to be for many more years! The past seven seasons, Larry has served as statistician for the football team. His services include all of the following: keeping stats during the game, informing the coach of first half stats during half time, totaling end of game stats and reporting them to the coach and the media, compiling and reporting accurate season totals. Larry basically takes care of all the number crunching for the football team. This is an invaluable service to the coaches. It is one thing they don’t have to worry about and it allows them to devote more of their time to the players!

The Logan Elm Athletic Department is very pleased to take this opportunity to honor Mr. Larry Whaley with this Award of Merit. Please take a moment after the ceremony to congratulate him for a job extremely WELL DONE!

Lisa Eveland - Class of 1981

Lisa graduated from Logan Elm as one of our outstanding athletes. She earned nine Varsity letters while participating in Softball, Basketball and Volleyball. Lisa was
named Mid State League Player of the Year for Softball in 1981.

LEAGUE AWARDS:

Basketball
Three-year letter winner

Softball
Four-year letter winner
Freshman Year:
Sectional and District Champions
Junior Year:
Sectional Champions
Mid State League Champions
1st Team All Mid-State League
Most Valuable Player
Senior Year:
Mid State League Champions
1st Team All Mid-State League
Most Valuable Player
Mid State League Player of the Year

Volleyball
Two-year letter winner
Honorable Mention – Gazette All Area Team

COACHING:
1998 7th Grade All Mid-State League Champions
1998 Mid-State League Tournament Champions
1999 8th Grade All Mid-State League Champions

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Education from Bowling Green State University Masters Degree in the Art of Education from Marygrove University

CURRENTLY:
Lisa is a Physical Education teacher at Logan Elm High School. In addition, she coaches the following teams: Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Softball and Junior Varsity Basketball.

FAMILY:
Husband: Richard Eveland
Daughters: Danielle and Deanna Eveland
Son: Kyle Eveland
Parent: Shirley Rife

Charles Pritchard - Class of 1956

Chuck graduated from Laurelville High School. He earned three Varsity letters while participating in Basketball. Chuck began his coaching career at Logan Elm in 1967. He also held the position of Athletic Director, Assistant Football Coach and Assistant Baseball Coach. In addition, Chuck was Principal of Saltcreek Elementary for eight years and of Washington Elementary for ten years.

LEAGUE AWARDS:

Basketball
Three-year letter winner
Leading Scorer in the County – average of 26.3 points per game
Team Most Valuable Player
All-county Bill Sauer Sportsmanship Award
All-county Most Valuable Player in 1956

COLLEGE AWARDS:
Wilmington College of Ohio 1956-1960
Basketball Team Most Valuable Player his Senior Year
Who’s Who in Small College Sports
Ranked 3rd in the Nation for Free Throw Percentage with 87.3%

EDUCATION:
B.S. in Education from Wilmington College
Masters Degree in Administration from Xavier University

EMPLOYMENT:
Teacher and Principal in the Logan Elm School District for 25 years
Retired with 32 years of service in Education
Former Pickaway County Commissioner

COACHING:
Logan Elm School District
Varsity Boys Basketball Coach 1967-1972
SVC League Title for two years
SVC Coach of the Year for two years
Sectional Champions
Attained 100th Basketball Coaching Victory in 1970
Coordinated the first 5th and 6th Grade Basketball Program
7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach
Assistant Football Coach
Assistant Baseball Coach

Huntington High School
Varsity Boys Basketball Coach 1963-1966
Co-Coach of the Year in the Ross County League in 1965
Unofficially made 256 consecutive foul shots

Corning High School
Varsity Boys Basketball Coach 1960-1962
18-5 Record his first season as Head Coach
District Semi-Finals in Athens

CURRENTLY:
Chuck is a volunteer coach for the church youth basketball team and is enjoying his Retirement.

FAMILY:
Wife of 43 years: Sharon Pritchard
Son: Matthew Pritchard
Daughter: Lori Pritchard Clark
Grandchildren: Alyvia, Cole, Carly, Colin and Claire

Lynn Strehle - Class of 1978

Lynn graduated from Logan Elm as one of our outstanding athletes. He earned five Varsity letters while participating in Football and Baseball. Lynn holds current Baseball School Records for Career Batting Average of .454 and Strikeouts in a Single Game with (18 for 7 Innings) 25 total.

LEAGUE AWARDS:

Baseball
Three-year letter winner
Junior Year:
All Mid-State League Champions
Team Records:
Tied - Most Hits in a Single Game
Tied - Doubles in a Single Game
Tied - Most Home Runs in a Single Game
Most Doubles for the Season with 7
Most Hits for the Season with 34
Highest Batting Average with .430
School Record:
Most Runs Batted In with 31
Senior Year:
First Team All Mid-State League
Selected to play in the All Ohio All Star Game
Sectional and District Champions
Regional Runners-up
1st Team from Pickaway County in Baseball Regional Finals
Team Records:
Tied - Most Home Runs for Season
Tied - Most Runs Batted In for a Single Game
Tied - Most Doubles in a Single Game
Tied - Most Home Runs in a Single Game
Highest Earned Run Average of 2.05
Team Most Valuable Pitcher
School Record:
Most Runs Batted In with 33

COACHING:
Lynn coached Baseball and Football at Zane Trace High School for 16 years.
For 3 years Lynn held the position of Head Football Coach at Zane Trace.

OFFICIATING:
Lynn has officiated High School Basketball for 20 years. During that time,
he was selected and officiated at:
64 Sectional Tournament Games
28 District Tournament Games
11 Regional Tournament Games
5 State Tournament Games
1 Boys All Ohio All Star Game

CURRENTLY:
Lynn has been employed at DuPont in Circleville for 25 years. He and his wife Beth have resided in the Kingston area for 23 years.

FAMILY:
Wife: Beth Strehle
Father: William Strehle
Sister: Angie Malone

Eric Maxson - Award of Merit

LOGAN ELM HALL OF FAME
2004 AWARD OF MERIT

The Award of Merit was established to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to benefit Logan Elm Athletics. Mr. Eric Maxson is the recipient for 2004. Eric graduated from Logan Elm High School in 1977. He was a four-year member of the basketball team and a one-year member of the baseball team. Eric served as President of the Logan Elm Booster Club for 6 years. He would like to thank the officers, friends, coaches, family and parents for all of their support with the booster club. He would like to send special thanks to the coaches who worked concessions every week at bingo, worked the bingo floor and also for their cooperation in allowing the boosters to work on larger facility projects. Without those many people, he could not have achieved the outstanding goals that were set. All of that hard work and commitment resulted in: Three sets of Bleachers at the football stadium, Press Box, All-Weather Track, Track Equipment, Equipment Building, New Uniforms for All Sports Teams, Soccer Equipment, Weight Room Equipment, New Trophy Cases at McDowell, Athletic Banners in McDowell Gym, National Cheerleading Competition in Florida and Awards for the High School Academic Renaissance Program. In addition, Eric helped Laurelville PTO raise $25,000 to install new playground equipment by coordinating the basketball shoot each summer at the Laurelville Carnival. Eric also has been scorekeeper/clock keeper at several freshman games. Eric accepts this award on behalf of the booster officers, coaches, friends, family and parents who helped him to achieve these accomplishments.

The Logan Elm Athletic Department is very pleased to take this opportunity to honor Mr. Eric Maxson with this Award of Merit. Please take a moment after the ceremony to congratulate him for a job WELL DONE!

CURRENTLY:
Eric is owner of Laurelville Grain & Mill Company since 1988. It is a family owned business for 50 years, serving the agriculture needs for the farming community.

FAMILY:
Lovely Wife of 25 years: Diane Maxson
Daughters: Makiah and Erica Maxson

2003

Sean White
Andrew M. Hulse
Betty June McCain Ebert - Award of Merit.

2002

Cheryl Ebert
Michael L. Hartley
Greg Justus
Simona Wingo Kendrick
Jerry Collins - Award of Merit

2001

Greg Woods
Gail Adams Davis
Dustin Arledge
Jack Hurd - Award of Merit.
Lois J. Swepston - Award of Merit.

2000

Julie Good
Jeremy Bucher
Tony Crist
Jerry Wolford - Award of Merit.

1999

Eric Karshner
Nelson Karshner
Melissa Frost
Chuck Zawacki - Award of Merit.

1998

Debby Davis Robinson
Kara Petty
Tyson McConnaughey
William Frost
Wally Martin - Award of Merit.

1997

Tammy Moss
Paul Murry II
Chad Disbennett
Jack Lane - Award of Merit

1996

Jeff Justus
Trond L. Smith
Tom Spiller, Jr.
Robert F. Stant
Cari Boldoser Cotton
Nichole Dennis
William R. Currence II

1995

None

1994

Terry Wright
Sherry Reed Rarick