Kingston National Bank and Nationwide Children’s

Hospital are the official sponsors of the Amanda-

Clearcreek Athletic Hall of Fame.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2013

http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/

Special Thanks

Amanda-Clearcreek Athletic Hall of Fame Committee

Kimberly Miller, Assistant HS Principal

David Gaul, Superintendent

Jeanne Young, Hospitality

Joyce Davis, Hospitality

Barb Kraft, Program

Varsity Cheerleaders and Coach, Sandy Kilbarger

Varsity Boys Basketball Team and Coach, Tim Leist

Carolyn Tilley, Alumni Association Officer

Marlo Mills, MSL Historian

Debbie Hamric, Kingston National Bank

Amanda-Clearcreek Custodial Staff

2009

Dr. F.C. Ayers

Jean Kern

Dave “Pickle” Justus

Richard Bussert

Lynn Young

Ron Hinton

Dave Kraft

Denise Hooker Morgan

Alicia Miller Manalac

Michelle Estell Smith

1939-40 Amanda Boys Basketball Team

2010

Kermit McCafferty

Jerry Collins

Steve Kinser

Bob Foster

Steve Evans

Sabrina Miller Poling

1999 A-C Football Team

2011

Donald & Joyce Davis

Peg Bethel Hinton

Keena Kraft Rich

Tom Davis

Heath Hinton

Donna Peters

2000 A-C FootBall Team

2012

Boyd “Rudy” Marshall

Brenda McNichols Mossbarger

Raymond Thompson

Herbert Tipton

2001 A-C 4 X 400 Relay Team

2013

Don & Joane Hinton

Grant Courtright

Crystal Affolter Thornsley

James Anderson

Larry Daniels

Edwin Stickel

1980 Boys Cross Country Team

Past Inductees Into T

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Because of the time span involved and subjective nature of evaluating achievements of the nominees, there are no specific criteria for selection to the Hall of Fame. The committee is given broad discretion in its selections.

Some factors to be considered are: county, league, district, and state recognition.

An athlete’s achievements following graduation will be considered.

Induction

1. The initial number of inductees will be a maximum of (20). Thereafter, a maxi-mum of (6) candidates will be inducted each year.

2. An appropriate award shall be given, with one going to the recipient, and one to the school to be displayed in the Hall of Fame Case.

3. The Amanda-Clearcreek Athletic Department will assume the financial cost of the awards.

4. The time of the induction ceremony shall be set by the committee such that it shall be appropriate with the honor and dignity that goes with the induction.

Securing Names/Information

1. The Athletic Director will be responsible for collecting and distributing infor-mation on prospective inductees.

2. A full report of prospective candidates, sports participated in, character references and pertinent information shall be provided to the committee mem-bers

3. The committee shall review each candidate and select those they feel should be nominated into the Hall of Fame.

4. Names of the selected nominees shall be given to the entire committee for consideration and voting.

5. The nominees receiving the highest number of votes shall be

inducted.

6. In the case of a tie, a vote of the whole committee shall be called and a new vote on the tie shall be taken and the candidate selected.

7. A name being nominated once will be kept in an active file and re-main on the list for yearly consideration.

AMANDA-CLEARCREEK ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

INDUCTION PROCESS

The following criteria and procedures shall be observed in administering the Amanda-Clearcreek Athletic Hall of Fame Award.

Selection Committee

The selection committee shall consist of community members and the Amanda-Clearcreek Administration, including the Superintendent, High School Principal, High School Assistant Principal, and Athletic Director. The maximum number of commu-nity members shall not exceed (8). The responsibility of the committee shall be the following:

Secure names and appropriate information regarding those to be considered as candidates.

Meet to review the candidates.

Select those to be inducted into the Hall of Fame based on the criteria for eligibil-ity.

Establish timelines for securing nominations and the induction ceremony.

Criteria for Eligibility

The criteria for eligibility and selection to be considered as a candidate for induction into the Amanda-Clearcreek Athletic Hall of Fame shall be as follows:

In order for an individual to be considered for induction they must have made a ma-jor contribution to an athletic program as an athlete, coach, administrator, or benefi-ciary of Amanda High School, Stoutsville High School or Amanda-Clearcreek High School.

Championship teams will be considered for induction.

An athlete must have graduated at least five years prior to consideration.

All sports will be considered.

All candidates must be of good character.

Basketball

Captain of the 1923 Fairfield County Champions Team. The team lost only one game in regular season play to Liberty Union and beat Liberty Union to win the coun-ty tournament.

Named 1st Team All County 1923

Named 1st Team All Ohio 1923

Leading scorer in Fairfield County 1923

Top scorer in the State of Ohio with 271 points (123

field goals and 25 foul shots)

Ina Valentine Courtright

1923 Graduate of Stoutsville High School

Inducted December 21, 2013

As a Stoutsville High School Athlete, Ina lettered in Bas-ketball (4 years) and Track & Field (4 years).

Howard Huston

1923 Graduate of Stoutsville High School

Inducted December 21, 2013

As a Stoutsville High School Athlete, Howard participat-ed in Basketball (4years), Track (3 years) and Baseball (3 years).

Basketball

First All County Team 1923—Basketball

Other

Howard also participated in the Literary Club, the Class Play, Class Prophecy, Dramatics, Oratorical Contest and was Treas-urer of the Athletic Association while in high school.

Howard was a farmer.

Coached by RAYMOND THOMPSON

1957 Basketball Team Roster:

First Row: Ron Bates (co-captain), Coach Thompson, Dale Smith (co-captain).

Second Row: Dave Spangler- mgr., Bob Stoneman, Ted Porter, Don Peters, Charlie Metheney, Gene Miller, Neil DeLong, Dave Johns, Skip Young, John Ritchie, Gary Julian- mgr.

In 1957 the Varsity team finished with an overall record of 18-5 and 7-3 in league play. The Aces won the county tournament for the first time since 1941. They lost to Jonathan Alder, who went on to win the dis-trict title.

1957 Amanda Basketball Team

Basketball

MVP 1973

Track & Field

2nd Mid-State Low Hurdles—1973

Cheerleading

Reserve Cheerleader as a Freshman—1971

High School Achievements

Labor Day 1st Attendant, Snow Queen, Sweet Corn Festival 1st Attendant, Pumpkin Show Candidate

Class Play Assistant Director, Chorus, Office Helper, GAA

Community and Volunteering

Liz coached Girls Little League where she won many champion-ships. She was PTO President when they purchased playground equipment. Liz was very involved in the Athletic Boosters and served as President during the construction of the track. She volunteered at Special Olympics, Track meets, and was head of the Pumpkin Show Food Booth for 4 years.

Football

Member of 2 State Championship Teams 1999 & 2000 / AC Defensive Back 1999 & 2000/ 1st Team MSL Buckeye, 1st Team All Central District Div V 2000 / 1st Team Columbus Dispatch/Agonis All Metro Team 2000 / 2nd Team All Ohio Div V 2000 / Longest Record for TD in Div V State Championship Game—73 Yd. 1999 / Tied School Record 4 Interceptions in 1 Game vs Fairfield Union 2000 / Played in 55th Annual Ohio All-Star Football Classic

Track & Field

MSL Runner of the Year—2000 & 2001 / MSL 800, 1600, 4 x 400 Meter Re-lay, 4 x 800 Meter Relay Champs 2000 & 2001 / 800 Meter Champion State Rec-ord 1:53.69 2001 / 4 x 400 Meter State Champion 2001 / 4 x 800 Meter State Runner Up 2001 / Participated in 10 events in State Track Meet (7 times All Ohio in Track) / 800 Meter, 4 x 400 & 4 x 800 Relay School Records

Other

AC Athletic Boosters Male Athlete of the Year 1999/2000 and 2000/2001

Central District Track and Cross Country Coaches Association and Colum-bus Dispatch Athlete of the Year Boys Division III—2000

The Archie Griffin Award 1996 & 1997

Varsity Letter winner at Ohio State, 7th in Big Ten 800 Meter Freshman Year

2001 Graduate of Amanda-Clearcreek High School

Inducted December 21, 2013

As an Amanda-Clearcreek Athlete, Todd was awarded Varsity Letters in Football (3), Basketball (2), and Track & Field (4)

Todd Helber

Football

1975 Back of the Year / 1976 MVP / 1976 1st running back at Amanda-Clearcreek to gain 1000 yards / 1976 All-League, All District, 2nd Team All State / Only father/son 1000 yard rushers in football for Amanda-Clearcreek—Mark and son, Jayson

Track

MVP—1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 / 1976 & 1977 1st Team All League / Re-gional Finals 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 / State Finals 1976 & 1977 / 3rd Place State 1976 in 220 yard dash / 1st Team All State 1976 / School rec-ords in: 100 M dash---11.0 seconds and 200 M dash—22.1 seconds

Coaching & Volunteer Work

Biddy Football 1989 to 1998 / Jr. High Football 1998 to 2007 / High School Football 2007 to 2013 / 6th Grade Basketball 2 years / Jr. High Track 3 years / High School Track & Field 6 years / Assistant Girls Soft-ball Coach 1 year / Little League Baseball 10 years / Transports equip-ment to games for football / Helped build the High School Baseball dia-mond in Stoutsville / Helps set up and tear down the food booth for the fair / Volunteer football scout 1986-1996

Mark Marshall

1977 Graduate of Amanda-Clearcreek High School

Inducted December 21, 2013

As an Amanda-Clearcreek Athlete, Mark was awarded Varsity Letters in Football (4), Basketball (4), Track & Field (4) and Baseball (1). Mark is the only athlete to have earned 13 varsity letters.

Athletic Director 1977-1979

MSL Hall of Fame--2003

Football

As defensive coordinator—2 State Championships, 3 State Runner-Ups, 8 Final Four and 15 MSL Championships

Central District Coach of the Year—1977

Central District Assistant Coach of the year—1991, 1993, 2004 and 2006

Known for tough, stingy defenses (2 seasons held opponents to less than 18 points total)

Wrestling

Div. 3 District Coach 1995-96 Season

Coached the school’s first 11 state qualifiers

7 State Placers

Coached first AC State Champion

Jeff Arndt

Head Coach of Varsity Foot-ball 1974-1980 Record: 35-33-2

Defensive Coordinator Varsity Football 1983-2007 Record: over 245 wins

Head Coach of Varsity Wres-tling 1974-1977 Record: over 175 wins in duals

Jr. High Wrestling Coach 1981-1983

Elizabeth Raoux Miller

1974 Graduate of Amanda-Clearcreek High School

Inducted December 21, 2013

As an Amanda-Clearcreek Athlete, Liz participated in Softball, Basketball, Volleyball, Track & Field, and Cheerleading.

Basketball

MVP 1973

Track & Field

2nd Mid-State Low Hurdles—1973

Cheerleading

Reserve Cheerleader as a Freshman—1971

High School Achievements

Labor Day 1st Attendant, Snow Queen, Sweet Corn Festival 1st Attendant, Pumpkin Show Candidate

Class Play Assistant Director, Chorus, Office Helper, GAA

Community and Volunteering

Liz coached Girls Little League where she won many champion-ships. She was PTO President when they purchased play-ground equipment. Liz was very involved in the Athletic Boost-ers and served as President during the construction of the track. She volunteered at Special Olympics, Track meets, and was head of the Pumpkin Show Food Booth for 4 years.