MHS 2004 Graduate

Wrestling

• Four Time Letter Winner

• Four Time NBC Team

  • First Team in 2004

• Three Time Stark County Team

  • First Team in 2004

• Three Time State Qualifier

• Fourth Place in the State 2004

• Eleven Individual Tournament Titles

• Career Record 119-32

• Attended Ashland University on a Wrestling Scholarship

Soccer

• Two Year Letter Winner

• First Team NBC 2003

Ashland University

• Three Year Letter Winner in Wrestling

• Rookie of the Year 2005

Graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree focusing on Middle Grades Education Math & Science

Currently a teacher and coach in Locust Grove, Georgia

MHS 1965 Graduate

• Four Year Letter Winner in Track

• Three Year Letter Winner in Football

• Three Year Letter Winner in Basketball

Football

• First Team Alliance Review 1963 All-Area as a Junior

• Missed Most of His Senior Season Due to a Broken Collarbone

• Team Captain

Basketball

• Second Team Alliance Review All-Area, 1965

• Top Field Goal Shooter, Sophomore Year

• Top Foul Shooter, Senior Year

Track

1965

• All Ohio AA-220 Yard Dash

• Stark County Champion in 220 Yard Dash

• Stark County Champion in 880 Yard Relay

• Tri-County Champion in 220 Yard Dash

• Tri-County Champion in 880 Yard Dash

• First Team All Stark County

• First Team All Tri-County

• Team Captain

Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year, 1965

Attended Marietta College on a Football Scholarship

Received a B.S. Degree in Education, Kent State University, 1969

Currently Resides in Kansas City, Kansas

MHS 2002 Graduate

Cross Country

• Four Year Letter Winner

• Four Year Scholar Athlete

• Four Year All-Stark County First Team  

• Four Year All-NBC First Team

• NBC MVP 2000

• Overall Stark County and District Individual Champion 2000

• Two Time Individual OHSAA State Qualifier & All Ohioan

• Led Minerva’s First-Ever State Qualifying Girls Team

Track

• Four Year Letter Winner

• Four Year Scholar Athlete

• Multiple School Record Holder:

  • 4x800 meter relay 10:21.4

  • 800 meter run 2:23.99

  • 1600 meter run 5:17.92

  • 3200 meter run 11:50.2

• OHSAA State Qualifier & All-Ohioan, 1600 meter run 2001

Alice Kidder Memorial Female Athlete of the Year Winner 2002

Earned Full Athletic Scholarship to The University of Akron

College Career

Cross Country

• Four Year Letter Winner

• Three Time All Ohio Honoree

• NCAA Division I Great Lakes All-Region 2004

• Member of 2005 All-Ohio Championship Team

• Member of 2005 MAC Championship Team

• 1st Team All MAC 2005

Track

• 3 Time Letter Winner in Indoor/Outdoor Track

• School Record Holder in 3000 meter run indoors 9:41.20

• NCAA Division I Regional Qualifier 5,000 meter run outdoors 16:44.92

• Team Member and Scorer for UA’s First-Ever Triple Crown

Graduated in 2006 with Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing

Currently Employed at Akron Children’s Hospital

Married to David Howard

Has two sons, Logan & Lincoln

Sixth Grade Boy’s Head Coach 2003 – 2016

• Record 36W & 5L

Freshman Boy’s Assistant Coach 2006 - 2010

• Won Three NBC Freshman League Titles 2007 -2009 with Coach Haught

AAU Head Basketball Coach 2008 – 2011

• Won Two Area AAU Tournaments

Vice President of Minerva Youth Basketball 2006 -2010

President of Minerva Youth Basketball 2010 – 2016

• Won Three MYB League Titles

• Won Twelve Area Youth Tournament

• Raised Funds to Contribute Over $50,000 to Minerva Boys & Girls Basketball Programs through facility improvements, equipment purchases & donations &

• Coached Over 400 players Through MYB

Currently employed by Miller and Company

Resides in Minerva with his wife, Cindy

MHS 1982 Graduate

Golf

• 3 Year Letter Winner

Basketball

• Two time letter winner

• 1982 All-Senate League

• Second Team All-Stark County

• Honorable Mention AA Inland District

• Honorable Mention All Alliance Area

• School record single season assists - 136

Track

• Four time letter winner

• Three time league champion 100, 200, 400

• Current record holder of points scored in a season with 304, which broke the previous record set in 1972 with 182 points

• MVP of Senate League in 1982

• School record holder

  • High jump

  • Long jump

  • 100

  • 400

  • 400 relay

• All-Ohio in long jump

1982 Clifford Draher Award Winner for Most Outstanding Male Athlete

Attended Kent State University on track scholarship

Coaching

• Middle school football, golf & track - 6 years

• Freshman & JV Boys Basketball - 5 years 

• Northeast District 4 Assistant Basketball Coach of the Year

OHSAA Track & Field Official for 17 Years

MHS 2004 Graduate

Basketball

• Three time letter winner

• First team NBC, Stark County & District 4

• NBC Player of the Year

• Third team All-Ohio

• School record holder

  • Steals in a game - 10

  • Steals in a Season - 109

Baseball

• Three time letter winner

• First team NBC 2004

• Second team NBC 2003

• Awarded baseball scholarship to Malone University

College

• Four time letter winner

• NCCAA National Championship 2006

• AMC North second team 2006

• AMC North first team 2007

• NCCAA East Region first team 2007

• NCCAA East Region first team 2008

• AMC North secon team 2008

• School record holder career hits - 210 

• Graduated with Teaching Degree in Mathematics

Currently Middle School Math Teacher in Minerva

MHS 2007 Graduate

Cross Country

• Four year letter winner

• Two time state qualifier

• Three time first team NBC

• Four time first team All-Stark County

• Four year Scholar Athlete

Track

• Four time letter winner

• Four year Scholar Athlete

• Two time All-Ohio

• School records

  • 1600 5:07.39

  • 3200 11:22.83

  • 800 2:22.98

  • 4x800 relay 9:55.9

• Signed Full Athletic Scholarship to University of Toledo

College

• Four time letter winner Cross Country

• Four time letter winner Track

• Team Captain in both Cross Country and Track for three years

• 2011 MAC Cross Country Championship Title Team

• 2009 Academic All-MAC Graduated in 2012 with Bachelors' Degree in Speech Language Pathology

• Graduated in 2013 from WVU with Masters' Degree in Sports Management

Currently works for USA Track & Field, coordinating 65 championships a year

MHS 1999 Graduate

Football

• Three year letter winner

• First team NBC 1998 & 1997

• First team Canton Repository 1998 & 1997

• First team WHBC 1997

• Finished career with 384 tackles

• Regular season record was 19-1 for Jr & Sr years

• Current career tackle record holder

Basketball

• Two time letter winner

• All Conference 1998 & 1999

Coaching

• Football and basketball coach for Minerva since 2000

Currently Middle School Guidance Counselor in Minerva

MHS 1989 Graduate

• Three year letter winner

• First Team Senate League 1987

• First Team All-Ohio 1988

• First Team Senate League

• Senate League MVP

• First Team All-Stark County

• First Team WHBC All-Review Football Team

• Back-to-back undefeated regular seasons in 1987 & 1988

• Associated Press State Poll Champion 1987 Division II

• School record holder for most interceptions in a game - three (twice)

• School record holder for most interceptions in a career - 18

• Head Varsity Baseball Coach for 19 years

• Three sectional titles

• Two district runnerup titles

• Stark County Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee in 2009 

• Minerva Service Club's Outstanding Service Award

• High school baseball field was named in his honor in 2011  

• OHSAA State Award for Exemplary Contribution and Service

• NBC Baseball Coach of the Year in 2014

• Built the varsity baseball field in 2004 and has maintained it since then

• Varsity Cheerleading Coach for 21 years from 1992 through 2013

• FIfteen NBC Championships

• Five OASSA State Championships in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2014

• Four OASSA State Runnerup in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2013

• Denise has built the Minerva cheerleading program to one of the most respected and feared programs in the state of Ohio

MHS 1972 Graduate

Football

• Two time letter winner

• First Team All-Tri County

• First Team All-Stark County

• Special Mention All-Ohio

Basketball 

• Two time letter winner

• First team All-Tri County

• First team All-Stark County

Baseball 

• Two time letter winner

Track

• Two time letter winner

1972 Cliff Draher Award Winner for Most Outstanding Male Athlete

MHS 1987 Graduate

Football

• Three time letter winner

• First two-time 1000 Yard rusher

• First Team All-Senate League - twice

• Led Senate League in scoring - 1986

• Canton Repository All-Star Game

Wrestling

• Two time letter winner

• First Team All-Senate League

• Dual record 15 - 0 in 1986 - 1987

Baseball

• Three time letter winner

• First Team All-Senate League - twice

• Stark/Summit All-Star Game

Named First Team All-Senate League in three different sports

1987 Cliff Draher VFW Athlete of the Year Award

• Major contributors to Minerva athletics for over 40 years

• Very influential in the last five years for the following upgrades to athletic facilities:

  • Minerva Alumni/Athletic Hall of Fame

  • Minerva High School Weight Room

  • Dr. Robert H. Hines Stadium Turf Project

Minerva athletic facilities are state of the art because of the Minerva community and the influence of Ron & Pat Miller

MHS 1967 Graduate

Football

• Two time letter winner

• First 1000-yard back

• Most interceptions in a season - six

• Longest run - 89 yards

• First Team All-Stark County

• First Team All-Tri County

• First Team Alliance Review

Basketball

• Two time letter winner

• All-Tri County 1966-7

• First Team Alliance Review

• Lead team to 18-0 regular season

1967 Cliff Draher VFW Athlete of the Year Award

Received full-ride football scholarship to Youngstown State University

MHS 2006 Graduate 

Basketball

• Four time letter winner

• Three time First Team All-NBC

• Three time First Team District IV

• Two time First Team AP

• All-Northeast Inland

• All-Ohio Special Mention

• School record holder

  • Currently 5th on all-time scoring list with 1010 points

Softball

• Four time letter winner

• Four time First Team All-NBC

• First Team All-Ohio

2006 Alice Kidder VFW Athlete of the Year Award

MHS 1992 Graduate 

• Three time letter winner

• Two time First Team All-NBC

• Two time First Team Alliance Review

• Two time First Team All-Northeast Inland

• Lineman of the Year

• All-Northeast Inland First Team All-Ohio Division III Thompson Newspapers

• Pre-Season High School Honorable Mention

• Repository East/West Game 1992

1992 Cliff Draher VFW Athlete of the Year Award

1997 Graduate of West Liberty as a four time letter winner

MHS 1975 Graduate

• Four time letter winner

• First Team All-Senate 1972/3

• Second Team All-Senate 1973/4

• First Team All-Senate 1974/5

• First Team All-Northeast Ohio

• First Team All-Stark County

• MVP Senate League

• First Team Class AA All-Ohio

• Leading scorer for team three consecutive years

• Currently 7th on all-time scoring list with 1017 points

MHS 1990 Graduate

Football

• Three year letter winner

• First Team NBC 1989

• First Team All Stark County 1989

• First Team All Northeast Inland 1989

• East/West Repository All Star Game 1990

• Second Team All-Senate League 1988

• First NBC MVP in football

• Rushed for 1690 yards in season (4th all-time)

• Held the longest touchdown run from scrimmage for several years

Track

• Three year letter winner

MHS 1999 Graduate 

• Three time letter winner

• First Team NBC 1998

• Second Team NBC 1997

• First Team WHBC

• First Team Canton Repository

• First Team All-Northeast Inland

• Second Team All-Ohio

• School record holder

  • Rushed for 1766 yards in 1998 (second all-time)

  • Single game rushing - 335 yards

  • Single game touchdowns - 7

  • Most points scored in game - 42

Athletic Director of Minerva Local Schools 1970 - 1985

Basketball

• Head Varsity Boy's Coach 1966 - 1967

• Regular season record 18 - 1

• Tri-County League Champion 14 - 0

MHS 1969 Graduate

• Coached for 46 years at youth/school levels

• Head volleyball and softball coach

• Led two softball teams to District Championships

• President of youth softball, baseball, and football programs

• Began coaching youth sports at age 16

• Coach Haught dedicated his life to coaching the youth of Minerva

MHS 2002 Graduate

• Three time letter winner

• Two time First Team NBC

• Two time First Team District IV

• MVP of NBC in 2002

• MVP of District IV - 2002

• Second Team All Ohio - 2002

• Played in Ohio North vs. South All-Star Game

• Minerva's second all-time career scorer with 1291 points

• Named to Canton Repository's Division II All-Decade Team 

• School records held

  • Most points in single game - 51

  • Most points in single season - 551

  • Most steals in a single game - 10

MHS 1996 Graduate

• Two time letter winner

• First Team NBC

• First Team All-Stark County

• First Team District IV

• First Team Northeast Inland

• School record holder for best FG % in a season - 78%

• Full-ride scholarship to University of Toledo

• Two NIT appearances

• Most Improved Player 2000

• Defensive Player of the Year 2001

• Played for Kansas Cagers USBL 2001

• Graduated in 2000 in Special Education

• Graduated in 2006 from Ashland University MA in Educational Administration

MHS 1985 Graduate

• Three time letter winner

• Single Season Rushing Record - 1514 yards

• Single Season Touchdown Record - 25

• Single Game Touchdown Record - 5

• Stark County Leading Scorer - 152 points

• First Team All-Northeast Ohio

• First Team Senate League

• First Team WHBC

• First Team Alliance Review

• First Team Akron Beacon Journal

• WHBC Most Valuable Player

• Special Mention All-Ohio

• Accepted admission to US Military Academy at West Point

• Graduated from Case Western with BS Polymer Science

• Graduated Case Western MA Polymer Science

• Graduated University of Pennsylvania MA Technology Managment

• Athletic Director of Minerva Local Schools from 1985 - 2001

• Instrumental in forming the current Northeastern Buckeye Conference

• Wrote the current Minerva Scholar Athlete Requirements which a year later was adopted as the NBC Scholar Athlete Award

• Originated the NBC Awards Banquests which are held each sport season

• Instituted the following sports in Minerva

  • Boys & Girls Cross Country

  • Softball

  • Soccer

• Helped form the Stark Area Athletic Administration Association and was their first president

• Formed Minerva Athletic Hall of Fame with Carl Vandegrift and Don Spinell

• Project manager for Minerva Local Schools during the Ohio Schools Facility Project

• Auxiliary Gym, Soccer Facility, Weight Room, and Hall of Fame Room can be attributed to Stan's vision

MHS 1985 Graduate

Nine time letter winner

Football

• Three time letter winner

• First Team All-Senate League

• First Team All-Stark County

• Second Team All-Northeast Ohio

• Special Mention All-Ohio

• Stark/Summit All-Star Game

Basketball

• Two time letter winner

• First Team All-Senate League

• First Team All-Stark County

• First Team Alliance All-Area

• First Team District IV

• Second Team All-Northeast Ohio

• Honorable Mention All-Ohio

• Co-MVP Senate League

Track

• Four time letter winner

• High Jump Champion 1985 Senate League

• Two time District High Jump Champion

• Two time State Qualifier High Jump

• Third place 1985 State High Jump

• Full-ride scholarship to Ohio University

• Graduate of Ohio University 1989

MHS 1995 Graduate

Nine time letter winner

Football

• Quarterback - 1993

• Defensive back - 1994

• Two time First Team NBC

• First Team Alliance Review

• First Team Stark County

• First Team Northeast Inland

• School record holder

  • Most passes interecepted in game - 3

  • Highest completion record in game 94.1%, season 68.3%, career 66.2%

  • Passed for over 1000 yards - two seasons

Basketball

• Three time letter winner

• First Team NBC

• First Team All-Stark County

• First Team District IV

• School record holder

  • Free throws in a season 89%

Baseball

• Three time letter winner

• Led team in Batting Average and Pitching Record

• Second Team NBC

MHS 1966 Graduate

Nine time letter winner

Football

• Three time letter winner

• Two time All Tri County League

Basketball

• Two time letter winner

Track

• Four time letter winner

• School record holder in 1966

  • 100 Yard Dash

  • 180 Low Hurdles

  • Long Jump

1966 VFW Cliff Draher Award for Best Athlete

MHS 2002 Graduate

Eleven time letter winner

Cross Country

• Four time letter winner

• Four time First Team NBC

• Three time First Team Stark County

• Three time State Qualifier

• Two time OHSAA All-Ohio

• School record holder 15:59

Basketball

• Three time letter winner

• First Team NBC

• First Team District IV

• First Team All-Stark County

• Honorable Mention All-Ohio

Track

• Four time letter winner

• Three time All-League

2002 Cliff Draher VFW Athlete of the Year Award

• Graduate of Shawnee State in 2008

• Four time letter winner

• Four time NAIA National Qualifier

• Two time American Mideast Conference Selection

MHS 2000 Graduate

Twelve time letter winner

Volleyball

• Four time letter winner

• Second Team NBC

• First Team District IV

Basketball

• Four time letter winner

• Two time First Team NBC

• Two time First Team District IV

• Canton Repository Player of the Year - 2000

• First Team Northeast Inland

• Third Team All-Ohio

• Member of First NBC Championship

• Member of First Regional Runnerup

• School record holder

  • Single game points - 38

Softball

• Four time letter winner

2000 Alice Kidder VFW Athlete of Year Award

MHS 1973 Graduate

Football

• Three year letter winner

• Two time First Team All-Tri County

• Second Team All-Ohio Lineman

• Played in North/South All Star Game

• Played in Big 33 vs. Pennsylvania All Star Game

• First Team WHBC All County

Wrestling

• Three year letterman

• Two time Eastern Ohio Wrestling League Champion

• Undefeated in dual meets for two years

• State qualifier

Track

• Three year letter winner

• Two time First Team All League

• State qualifier

• School record holder for shotput 54'3"

1973 Cliff Draher Award for Best Male Athlete

College

• Full-ride scholarship for footbal to Kent State University

MHS 1962 Graduate

Football

• Two time letter winner

• Two time First Team All-Tri County

• First Team WHBC

• First Team Canton Repository

• First Team Alliance Review

• Third Team All-Ohio

• Played in Ohio North/South All-Star Game

Baseball

• Three time letter winner

College

• Graduate of Baldwin Wallace in 1966

• Ray Watts Award Winner

• Inducted into Baldwin Wallace Athletic Hall of Fame

College Baseball

• Two time letter winner

College Football

• Four time letter winner

• Two time First Team All-Ohio Conference

• Named Captain and Team MVP in 1965

MHS 2004 Graduate

Wrestling

• Four time letterman

• Four time First Team NBC

• Three time First Teall All-Stark County

• Three time Stark County Wrestler of the Year

• Four time State qualifier

• Three time State Champion

  • 2002 - Division II 160 lb

  • 2003 - Division II 171 lb

  • 2004 Division II 189 lb

• National High School Coaches Senior Champion - 189 lb 2004

• Career record 148 - 11

• Undefeated in duals for four years

• Holds Minerva & Stark County Records for

  • Most takedowns in a season - 259 which is 19th in OHSAA history

  • Most takedowns in a career - 751 which is 8th in OHSAA history

• School records held

  • Most team points in season - 251 (2002)

  • Most consecutive wins - 37 (2002)

  • Most team points in career - 818.5

  • Most career wins - 148

Football

• Three year letter winner

• First team NBC in 2003

• First team All-Inland District

• Second team All-Ohio Linebacker

• Rushed for 1,133 yards

2004 Cliff Draher Award for Best Male Athlete

2004 State runnerup for VFW Male Athlete of the Year

MHS 1940 Graduate

• Three time All Tri County Lineman

• Very first player to be named three consecutive times

• Member of undefeated 1937 8-0 team

• Third member of Mazzaferro family to be inducted in Minerva's Athletic Hall of Fame

MHS 1998 Graduate

First female athlete to obtain 12 varsity letters
Cross Country

• Four year letter winner

• Two time First Team All-NBC

• Three time All-Stark County

Basketball

• Four year letter winner

• Two time First Team All-NBC

• Three time First Team District 4

• NBC Most Valuable Player in 1998

• First Team All-Northeast Inland

• Starting guard on the first ever District Championship Team in 1997

• School record holder in basketball

  • Steals in a game - 14

  • Steals in a season - 114

  • Steals in a career - 271

Track

• Four year letter winner

• Two time Regional Qualifier in 800m, 1600m and 3200m

1998 - Alice Kidder Award for Best Female Athlete
College

• 2002 - Graduate of Geneva College

• Degree in Biology

College Cross Country

• Four year letter winner

• Qualified as individual to NAIA Nationals in Wisconsin in 2001

College Basketball

• Four year letter winner

• School record holder for steals & assists

• Honored as one of the top 25 women basketball players in Geneva College history in 2004

MHS 2000 Graduate

Cross Country

• Four time letter winner

• Three time First Team All NBC

• Three time First Team All Stark County

• 1999 Division II First Team All Ohio

• Led team to first ever appearance in State meet

Track

• Four time letter winner

• Three time Regional Qualifier

College

• 2005 Graduate of Shawnee State

• Four year letter winner

• Four year Team Captain

• Member of National NAIA Qualifying Team

• 2006 Graduate of John Carroll University

• Master's Degree in Religious Studies

MHS 2000 Graduate

• Four year letter winner

• Four time First Team All-NBC

• Four time First Team All-Stark County

• NBC Player of the Year in 1999

• First Team All-Northeast District

• School record holder

  • Career goals - 99

  • Goals in a season - 36

  • Fourth all-time career goals in Ohio - 99

College Soccer

• Graduate of Mount Union College in 2006

• Four year letter winner

• Third team Ohio Collegiate Soccer All-Ohio Team

• Two time Golden Ball Winner as Leading Scorer

• Two time First Team Ohio Athletic Conference

MHS 1995 Graduate

Volleyball

• Three year letter winner

• Second Team All-NBC

Track

• Two year letter winner

• Two time NBC Champion in 200M & 400M

• District Champion - 200M & 400M

• Regional Champion - 400M

• State qualifier

  • 400M - placed seventh

• School record holder:

  • 400M - 58.5

  • 200M - 26.3

College

• Graduate of Ohio University in 1999

• Masters' Degree in Physical Therapy 2001

• Four year letter winner - Outdoor Track

• Three year letterwinner - Cross Country

• Two year letter winner - Indoor Track

• Ten Time Academic All-Mid America Conference

• Academic All-America - Cross Country

• Three time All-Mid America Conference - Cross Country

• Two time All-Mid America Conference - Indoor Track

• Two time All-Mid America Conference - Outdoor Track

• Ohio University Track & Field - Freshman Co-MVP

• Member of Cross Country “MAC” Champions

• Division I Cross Country All-District

• Division I Cross Country  National Qualifier - placed 87th

• Outdoor Track MAC - Runnerup - 300M & 500M

• Ohio University Track & Field Team MVP

• Division I Cross Country  National Qualifier - Placed 43rd

• All-Ohio Cross Country Invitational - Runnerup

• Ohio University Cross Country Team MVP

• Ohio University - Co Female Student/Athlete of the Year

• Record Holder:

  • Indoor mile - 4:55.04

  • Indoor distance relay

  • Outdoor 1500M - 4:30.65

  • Outdoor 300M - 9:34.74

Post College

• Run Ohio - Honorable Mention for Top Woman Runner in Ohio

• Columbus Marathon Placed 10th - 3:01.26

• Half Marathon - LaSalle Bank, Columbus - Champion

• Member of Cross Country Club - National Champion

MHS 1953 Graduate

Football

• Four year letter winner

• Three time WHBC Coaches Honorable Mention

• First Team All-Stark County

• First Team All-Tri County

Basketball

• Four year letter winner

• First Team All-Stark County

• First team All-Tri County

MHS 1940 Graduate

Football

• Three year letter winner

• Three time First Team All-Tri County

• Tri-County Player of the Year in 1939

Basketball

• Three year letter winner

• Three time First Team All-Tri County

• Three time MHS leading scorer

• Player of the Year 1939

• Player of the Year 1940

College

• Graduate of Case Western Reserve 1947

College Football

• Three year letter winner

• First Team All-Big Four

• First Team All-Ohio

College Basketball

• Three year letter winner

Inducted into Case Western Reserve Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990

• Thirty-year Member of the Athletic Booster Club

• Instrumental in building the following stadium additions:

  • Locker rooms

  • Wrestling rooms

  • Concession stand

  • Ticket booth

• A fixture at football practice and games before and after his sons participated at the high school level

• A dedicated, loyal man of Minerva athletics

MHS 1990 Graduate

• Three year letter winner

• First Team District IV (twice)

• First Team NBC

• First Team All-Northeast Ohio Inland

• First Team Alliance Review

• Played in CYC and Rotary Stark-Summit All-Star Game

• Beacon Journal Player of Week

• Army Reserve Scholar Athlete

• Second Team All-Senate

• Top Rebounder in Senate League & Stark County - 11.7

• Current school record holder in:

  • Most rebounds season:  246

  • Most rebounds career:  652

  • Currently seventh on all-time scoring - 612 points

College

• 1994 - Graduate of Akron University

• First female to sign Division I College Basketball Scholarship

MHS 1998 Graduate

• Led Team to a 10-0 NBC Regular Season Championship

• Led Team to OHSAA Playoffs

• First Team NBC Quarterback

• NBC Most Valuable Player

• WHBC Team Most Valuable Player

• First Team  Canton Repository Defensive End

• First Team Associated Press All-Ohio Defensive End   

• First Team Associated Press Inland District

• United States National Football Award Recipient

• Four year NBC Scholar Athlete

• Current School Record Holder

  • Most touchdown passes in game - 6

  • Most touchdown passes in season - 20

  • Passed for 1,110 Yards in 1997 which is fifth all-time record

MHS 1984 Graduate

Football

• Three year letterman

• First Team All-Senate

• Second Team NEO-Inland

• Honorable Mention All-Ohio Defensive Back

• Second Team All-Senate League

• Current school record holder:

  • Most receiving yards in game - 174

Basketball

• Two year letterman

• Second Team All-Senate League

Baseball

• Three year letterman

• Second Team All-Senate League

• Honorable Mention All-Senate League

1984 - Clifford Draher Memorial Award Winner for Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete
College

• 1988 Graduate of Mount Union College

• Four year starter at wide receiver

• Two time First Team All-Ohio Conference

• Career record holder in:

  • Receiving yards - 1,915

  • Single game receiving yards - 168

• Pizza Hut All-American

• Played on back-to-back undefeated OAC Championship teams

• Co-captain

• Margaret Peg Lynn Award for: Most Outstanding Freshman Football Player

• Pro football tryout with Dallas Cowboys in 1988

• Inducted into Mount Union College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006

• Member of the Minerva Athletic Booster Club over 18 years

• President of Athletic Boosters from 1985-1991

• Has helped with building many facility upgrades over the years including:

  • The Fieldhouse

  • Stadium Pressbox

  • Stadium Bleachers

• He has Filmed with Lloyd Hays all varsity football and varsity boys basketball games for over 24 years

• He also filmed wrestling for 6 years

• Member of Minerva Athletic Booster Club for 26 Years

• During those 26 years, he was instrumental in many fundraising events to help support Minerva athletes

• He has filmed with Virgil Grubb all varsity football and boys varsity basketball games for over 24 years

MHS 1977 Graduate

Basketball

• First Team All-Senate League

• Northeast Ohio Inland District Player of the Year

• Stark County Scoring Leader

• Currently second on all-time basketball list for:

  • Most field goals in season: 198

  • Most points in season: 472;   21.5 points per game

• Scored 1,023 career points

• Sixth on all-time scoring list

MHS 2002 Graduate
Twelve time letter winner
Volleyball

• Four year letter winner

• Two time First-Team All-NBC

• NBC Player of the Year in 2001

• School record holder in a season:

  • Most kills - 329

  • Most solo blocks - 71

  • Most aces - 52

• Led team to first NBC Championship and best school record 21-4

Basketball

• Four year letter winner

• Two time First-Team All-NBC

• NBC Player of the Year

• Stark County Player of the Year

• District 4 Player of the Year

• Beacon Journal Winter Female Athlete of the Year

• Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Div. II Player of the Year

• Currently 4th on All-time career scoring list - 1,003

• School Record Holder:

  • Game - most rebounds - 21

  • Career - field goal % - 49.6%

  • Freethrow % -  77.4%

• First Girls' Basketball Player to play in the State of Ohio North/South Game

Softball

• Four year letter winner

• First Team All-NBC

College Basketball

• Graduate of Kent State University

• Four Year Starter on Women's Basketball Team

• Three time First Team All-Mid American Conference

• MAC Player of the Year in 2006

• Two time ESPN Magazine Academic All-American

• ESPN Magazine Academic All-American of the Year 2006

• Finished career third on all-time career scoring list - 1,799

• Named to Kodak/WBCA All-American Team Honorable Mention in 2006

• Named Women's Basketball News Service Third-Team All-American

• Named MAC Player of the Week Five Times

• Scored 44 points in MAC Championship Game vs Bowling Green in 2005

• Holds Kent State Record for Most Points in a Single Game

• Pastored churches in Youngstown, Minerva, and currently in Canton

• Several times past Chairman of Minerva Ministerial Association

• Coached football and basketball over the years  for coaches:  Tom Walters, Fred Johnson, Garth Evans, and Larry Hackenberg

• Boy's basketball scorekeeper for the last 25 years

• Team chaplain and inspirational leader of the football and boy's basketball teams for the last 36 years

MHS 1968 Graduate

Football

• First Team All Tri County

• First Team All-Stark County

• Team won first league championship since 1951

• Minerva's first player to represent in the Ohio North/South All Star Game

Wrestling

• League champion 1968

• State qualifier - HWT Class

1968 Cliff Draher Award for Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete

College

• Played for Woody Hayes at The Ohio State University for two years

• Transferred to Eastern Michigan

• Played in the Liberty Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech

MHS 1993 Graduate

Football

• 1991-1992 

  • First Team All-Stark County

  • First Team Alliance Review

  • First Team Salem News

• Selected Second Team All-Ohio Quarterback

• School records

  • Passed for school record in 1991 with 1612 yards

  • Passed for 1367 yards in 1992 second all time

  • Net yards passing in career with 2979 yards

  • Most passes completed in career - 164

Basketball

• First Team All-Northeastern Buckeye

• First Team All-Alliance Review

• First Team All-Northeast Inland

• Three time team leading scorer

• School record holder

  • Most 3-point goals in a single game - 10 goals

  • Once held most points scored in a single game - 50

1993 - Cliff Draher Award for Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete

MHS 1978 Graduate

Player

• Nine time letter winner, (football-3, basketball-2, baseball-4)

• Captain of each sport his senior year

Football

• First Team All-Senate

• First Team Akron Beacon Journal

• First Team Alliance Review

• Set/holds school record for longest kickoff return - 98 yards

Baseball

• First Team All-Senate League 1977 - 1978

1978 - Cliff Draher Award winner Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete

College

• Mount Union College

• Four year letterman in baseball

• Freshman of the year 1979

• Captain in 1992 while only committing two errors all season

Football Coach

• Played on two and coached seven league championships.

Roy Hobbs Baseball

• Selected to play in the National Roy Hobbs 40 and Over Baseball World Series in Ft. Myers, Florida from 2003-2006

• Team MVP in 2003

• Team Champions in 2004

Inducted in Minerva Alumni Hall of Fame in 2005

• Head Football Coach Minerva High School 1930 - 1935 

  • Career record  33-17-4

  • 69% winning percentage

• Head Basketball Coach Minerva High School 1936 - 1940 

  • Career record 37-26  

  • 58% winning percentage

• His 1932 football team still owns a state record that will never be broken!  Undefeated, (10-0) and unscored upon.

MHS 1981 Graduate

​Nine time letter winner

Football

• Named First Team All-Ohio

• Named First Team All-Northeaster District Inland

• Named First Team Senate League

• Played in Stark/Summit All-Star Game

• Played in Eastern Ohio/Western Pennsylvania All-Star Game

• Current school records held

  • Most passes received in a game - 9

  • Most passes received in a season - 42

  • Most passes received in a career - 60

Track

• Senate League Champion in 120 yard hurdles

1981 Cliff Draher Award for Most Outstanding Senior Athlete

College

• Emory University PhD in Biochemistry

MHS 1964 Graduate

Nine-time letter winner, (three each in football, basketball and track)

Sophomore Year

• Set the school record in shot put

Junior Year

• First Team All-Tri County in football

• Second Team All-Tri County in basketball

Senior Year

• Football

  • First Team All-Tri County

  • All-Stark County

  • All-Alliance Review

• Basketball

  • Second Team All-Tri County

  • Honorable Mention All-Stark County

• Set school record in shot put and discus, which stood for over 20  years

1964 - first recipient of the Cliff Draher Award for Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete

College

• Lettered two years at Baldwin Wallace in football

• Played for Legendary Coach Lee Tressell

MHS 1914 Graduate

• Selected into Minerva Alumni Hall of Fame in 1986

• Provided rides home after practice to MHS athletes for many years

• Promoted MHS athletes to college coaches throughout the Eastern United States

• Major financial contributor to upgrade Minerva athletic facilities

MHS 1968 Graduate

• Head Boy's Basketball Coach from 1979 through 1992 - 14 years

• Career Record 176-132 with a 57% winning percentage

• Second in all-time in wins

• Coached 16 First Team All-League players

• Coached 11 First Team Stark County players

• Had over a 55% winning percentage in tournament play

• Selected Coach of the Year:

  • Canton Repository (twice)

  • Alliance Review

  • Senate League

  • Stark County Coaches, OHSBCA District IV (twice)

  • Northeast Ohio Inland

  • Carrollton Free Press

  • Lisbon Morning Journal

• Coached MHS for six league championships in basketball and football

MHS 1981 Graduate

Four year letterman in track

Two year letterman in football, basketball & baseball

Senior Year

• First Team All-Senate League Quarterback

• First Team District IV in basketball

• Second Team Senate League in basketball

• State Qualifier, High Jump

College

• Mount Union Ohio Athletic Conference High Jump Champion

• Kent State University Mid American Conference Pentathlon Champion

• Held Division I Decathlon record for ten years

Olympics

• Member of the United States Bobsled Team

• Competed in the World Championships in Switzerland in 1987

• Competed in Olympic Trials in Germany  in 1988 (finished 4th)

• First place in Canadian/American Games in Calgary, Canada in 1989

• Brakeman on both the 2-Man and 4-Man teams

MHS 1946 Graduate 

Three year letterman in football, basketball, and baseball

Football

• Named First Team Tri County League in 1945

• Named First Team Stark County in 1945

College

• University of Akron

• Named All-Ohio Conference Three Straight Seasons 1950, 1951 and 1952

• Touchdown Club Trophy for Most Outstanding Lineman in All-Ohio Conference 1951 - 1952 

• University of Akron Athletic Hall of Fame 1976 Inductee 

• Inductee Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 1990 

2003 Inductee in Minerva Alumni Hall of Fame

MHS 1990 Graduate

Basketball Player

• Career leading scorer  with 1550 points

• Single season leading scorer with 551 points

• First Team All-League

• First Team Stark County

• First Team OHSBCA District IV

• Associated Press Honorable Mention All-Ohio

1990 - Cliff Draher Award Winner for the Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete

MHS 1994 Graduate

Basketball

• NBC Player of the Year in 1994

• First Team Stark County

• First Team NE Ohio Inland

• Third Team Associated Press All-Ohio

• School record holder:   

  • Steals in a game - 10

  • Steals in a career - 229

  • Assists in a career -  451

Baseball

• First Team NBC

1994 - Selected Cliff Draher Award Winner for Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete
Geneva College

• 1998 graduate

• Four year letterman

• Three time Second Team All-Conference

• Career leader in assists

MHS 1995 Graduate

Football

• First Team NBC

• First Team WHBC

• All-Stark County

• All-NE Ohio Inland

• Rushed for over 1000 yards and 17 touchdowns

Basketball

• Member of 20-0 Running Lions Team

• Second Team NBC

Baseball

• First Team NBC

• First Team Stark County

1995 - Selected Cliff Draher Award Winner for the Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete
Professional Baseball

• Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 1995

• Traded to Pittsburgh Pirates in 1996 and spent three years there

• On August 20, 1997, he made his Major League debut as a Pitcher

• On his second outing, he struck-out Barry Bonds of San Francisco

• He finished his career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Boston Red Sox

MHS 1986 Graduate

• 1985 - Division II State Champion - 126 lbs

• 1986 - Division I  - 3rd Place - 132 lbs

• 1984 - Division II - 6th Place - 112 lbs

• 1985 - Stark County Most Valuable Wrestler

• 1986 - MVP Medina Invitational - 132 lbs

• 1983 - 1986 Career Record  117-15-2

MHS 1937 Graduate

• Captain and Fullback on Tri County Championship Team in 1937

• Scored 104 out of 176 team points during eight-game season in 1937

• First Team All Stark County

• All Ohio Team

• “His one man exhibition, during the Louisville - Minerva Game, made him one of the most outstanding players ever to wear the Crimson and Grey”

MHS 1966 Graduate

• WHBC Player of the Year

• First Team All Tri County

• First Team All Stark County

• First Team All Area Review

• Leading scorer in Stark County with 25 points per game average 1965 & 1966

• Team led scoring in Stark County with 72.8 points per game

MHS 1923 Graduate

• Set 1923 “World Record” for most points scored in a single season - 433 points

• The 1920 - 1923 team only lost three games

• Set the girl's state record for baseball throw at 201 feet

MHS 1942 Graduate

• First Team All-Tri County three consecutive times

• Member of the 1937 8-0 team

• Honorary Captain of First Tri-County League team

• Awarded a football scholarship to Ohio State, but served for the US Navy instead and was a war hero in WWII

MHS 1963 Graduate

• 1987 - Associated Press State Poll Champion Division II

• 1997 - Associated Press State Poll Champion Division III

• 1989 - Associated Press State Poll Runner-up Division II

• Three time OHSAA State Playoff participant

  • 1987 - 1989 - 1997

• Five time league Coach of the Year

  • 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1997

• Three time Repository Coach of the Year

  • 1987 - 1989 - 1997

• 1989 Head Coach Stark/Summit All-Star Game

• 1986 - 1989 - 32 Game Winning Streak

• Has been a head coach or an assistant coach for:

  • 15 Gold Footballs

  • 3 Gold Basketballs

• 93-30 Career Record as Head Football Coach

MHS 1975 Graduate

• Led Stark County in scoring with 183 points in 1973

  • 21 Touchdowns

  • 57 Extra Points

• Led Stark County in scoring with 122 points in 1974

  • 12 Touchdowns

  • 38 Extra Points

  • 4 Fieldgoals

• First Team All Senate League 1973 & 1974

• First Team All Area Review 1973 & 1974

• First Team All Stark County 1973 & 1974

• School Record Holder

  • 1974 - Longest Field Goal of 51 yards

  • 1973 - 1974 Most Consecutive Extra Points with 73 Points

MHS 1989 Graduate

• State of Ohio Division II Back of Year in 1987

• First Team All Ohio in 1987

• First Team All Senate League 1987 & 1988

• First Team All Stark County 1987 & 1988

• First Team All Northeastern Ohio 1987 & 1988

• Senate League Player of the Year in 1987

• Teams had a combined record of 28-2 from 1986 - 1988

• School record holder:

  • Most touchdowns in season - 29

  • Yards rushing in season - 2027

  • Career touchdowns - 45

  • Career yards rushing - 4215

MHS 1936 Graduate

• The first African-American to design, build, own and operate a golf course in the world

• First Team All-Tri County in football

• In 1937 he formed the first golf team at Wilberforce University with his brother, Berry

• Served as Co-captain in 1937 and made history by competing against Ohio Northern University which was th first time that a black college and a white college competed against each othe

• Inducted into the Canton Negro Old-timers Athletic Association in 1988

• Recipient of “The Jack Nicklaus Golf Family of the Year” in 1992

• Recipient of “Cornerstone of Freedom Award” from the Dr. Martin Luther King Commission in 1992

• Recipient of “Diamond in the Rough Tribute” from the National Golf Foundation in 1996

• Inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame in 1996

• Tiger Woods Foundation began awarding two scholarships to Minerva Students annually in the name of William and Marcella Powell in 199

• Awarded an  Honorary Doctorate from Baldwin Wallace College in humane letters in 1998

• In 1999, after being denied a PGA membership in 1962, he was awarded a lifetime membership, retroactive to his first denial

MHS 1930 Graduate

• Four year lettermen in football and track

• Three year letterman in basketball

• Wooster College 1931 - 1934 

• Three year letterman in football, swimming and track

• Set conference record in javelin throw - 193' 9"

• Named Most Valuable Senior Athlete in 1939

• Head football coach in Carrollton from 1934 - 1936 with record of 21-1

• Head football coach Lorain from 1936 - 1946 with record of 66-22-8

• Coached three undefeated and five league championship teams

• Ohio High School Football Coach of the Year in 1943

• Wooster College Hall of Fam inductee in 1973

• Lorain Sports Hall of Fame in 1996

MHS 1973 Graduate

• First Team Canton Repository in 1973

• First Team Senate League

• WHBC Minerva MVP

• Played in North/South All-Star Game

• Played in Ohio/Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game

• Prep All-American Football Yearbook

• Quarterback of Team which set state and Stark County record for Most Points Scored in a Season (509)

• Attended the University of Michigan on a Full Scholarship in 1974 - 1978

• Three-Time Big Ten Champions

• Game bowl appearances include

  • 1976  Orange Bowl for National Championship

  • 1977 and 1978  Rose Bowl

• 1978  Graduated with Degree in Social Science

• Named First Team All Tri-County in 1932

• Captain of the Football Team

• The only undefeated, untied and unscored upon team in school history

• Member of Minerva Merchants Semi-Pro Football Team

• Won three State Championships

• 1976 member of Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame

• 1920 - 1925  member of Bridgeport & Toledo Mudhens

• His last season he batted .385

• In 1929, he won batting title with Massillon in Central League .384

• 1929 as a pitcher, he chalked up 17 consecutive wins

• 1954 organized and was first president of Minerva’s Junior Baseball League

• 1961 elected to Canton Baseball Hall of Fame

• In 1921 and 1922  Captain of the Chicago Cubs

• He missed the National League Batting Title by a Percentage Point .354 in 1922

• His record of 17 consecutive games with an RBI is still a record in Major League Baseball

• 1920 member of the New York Giants

• In 1920, he played with brothers Ray and Ken in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the Eastern League (First family to do this)

• 1928 Played for Toledo Mudhens and batted .407

• 1939 - 1942  member of Cleveland Indians

• 1941 made putout at first base that stopped Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak

• 1943 - 1946 member of New York Yankees

• 1950 ended his career in Sally League at Greenville, South Carolina as Player/Manager

MHS 1974 Graduate

Wrestling

• 1974 record  28-0

• Sectional Champion

• District Champion

• Minerva’s First State Wrestling Champion

Football

• First Team All-Stark County

• Second Team All-Ohio

• 1959

  • Tri-County Champion 20.2

  • Leading league scorer 19.1

  • First Team Tri-County

  • First Team Suburban

  • First Team Stark County

  • Honorable Mention All-Ohio

  • Team MVP

• 1958

  • Tri-County Champion 18.3

  • First Team Tri-County

  • First Team Suburban

  • First Team Stark County

MHS 1943 Graduate

• Minerva High School Team Physician 1950 - 2000

• Named to OHSAA Outstanding Team Physician Hall of Fame

• Football Stadium Namesake 1998

• Coached Minerva to eighth grade Stark County Basketball Championships in 1956 and 1963

• Had winning streak of over 50 consecutive wins

• Initiated summer recreational programs for Minerva youth

• Played on West Virginia's State Championship Football team

• Member of Mullens High School Athletic Hall of Fame

MHS 1970 Graduate

• Leading scorer in Minerva's history 1188 points

• Currently third all-time leading scorer

• First Team All Tri County in 1969 & 1970

• First Team All Stark County in 1969 & 1970

• Second leading scorer in Stark County 1970 27.3 per game average

• Minerva MVP 1969 & 1970

College

• Full scholarship to Louisiana State University 1970 - 1974

• Graduated with honors in Mechanical Engineering 

• Head Basketball Coach for 13 seasons

• Finished career with 153 wins

• Tri-County Champions 1958, 1959 and 1965

• Many league records

MHS 1986 Graduate

Basketball

• School Record Holder

  • Career Leading Scorer - 1,228 points

  • Most Points Scored in Single Season 1985/6 - 421 points

• Senate League MVP 1984/5 & 1985/6

• Stark County All-Star 1983, 1984 and 1985

• Third Team All-Ohio

College

• Seventh All-Time Scorer in Malone College History from 1986 - 1990 with 1,162 points

• 1990  Graduated with Honors Degree in Physical Education

MHS 1962 Graduate

Baseball

• Lettered four years

• Team's leading pitcher earned the nickname “Strike Out King”

• Lead Team in Batting .371

Football

• Lettered three years

• All Tri-County (twice)

Basketball

• Lettered three years

• First Team Alliance Review

• First Team WHBC

• Minerva Team MVP

MHS 1953 Graduate

• First Team All-Stark County 1951 - 1952

• First Team Tri-County 1952 - 1953

• Honorable Mention All-Ohio

• School record holder

  • Most free throws in a season - 137

  • Most free throws in a career - 383

• 1953 - 1957  Mount Union College All Conference Junior/Senior Year

• Greater Canton Old-Timers Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999

• Minerva High School team dentist from 1961 - 1991

• Football game announcer from 1961 - 1991

• Known as “The Voice of the Minerva Lions”

• Press Box Namesake - 1998

• Organized, managed, coached and supported Bantam Football from 1965 - 1977

• Scoreboard operator for middle school and high school football games since 1987

• Youth and school coach for many years

• “A man without wealth, but the richest man in Minerva”

• Tri-County Champions in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971  

• Senate League Champions in 1973 and 1974  

• Four time Tri-County Coach of the Year

• Two time Stark County Coach of the Year

• Two Time Akron Beacon Journal Coach of the Year

• Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame inductee in 1991