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Honoring
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Wyandot
Sports Hall of Fame Class
of 2019 The Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame inducted its ninth class April 20,
2019, in a banquet
at the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Class of 2019
Inductees were Michael Dennis, Tim Gebhardt, Ed
Hahn, Conrad Walcutt, Jon
Wells, Jack West and the 2011 Wyandot County Indians basketball team. Former Wyandot Indians basketball player Chuck Brinker
also was honored. Complete profiles are available by clicking
on the pictures above or on the names below. Michael Dennis
is a 2010 graduate of Carey High School who was a starting tight end for the
Michigan State football team that won the 2013 Big Ten championship and the
2014 Rose Bowl. He was a three-year starter for the Blue Devils, earning
multiple All-Midland Athletic League honors. He is Carey’s all-time leading
scorer in basketball with more than 1,500 points. He earned All-Ohio honors
as a senior when he averaged 23.2 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Tim Gebhardt
was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball and a standout baseball player at
Wynford High School, where he graduated in 1971. He was an All-Ohio
first-team basketball selection his senior season and went on to Muskingum
College. His baseball career included three letters and a regional appearance
with the Royals in 1970. He was an OHSAA basketball official for 43 years,
working nine state tournament games, and also officiated NCAA women’s
basketball. Ed Hahn,
born in Nevada, was a World Series champion as the starting right fielder and
leadoff hitter with the Chicago White Sox in 1906. He was one of the top
hitting and fielding outfielders in 1907. His major league career continued
through 1910, and he played minor league baseball for five more seasons
before retiring to Des Moines, Iowa. Jon Wells
was a standout athlete and coach at Riverdale High School, earning first-team
All-North Central Conference honors in football four times before graduating
in 1990. He also earned All-NCC first-team honors twice in basketball and was
a regional finalist in track and field. He coached football and basketball
for the Falcons. Jack West
was a longtime athletic director and administrator for the McCutchenville and Mohawk school districts. He introduced
track and field as a sport at McCutchenville and
football, wrestling, tennis, girls track, golf, cross country, softball and
girls basketball at Mohawk. He was one of the three original founding members
of the NCC. Conrad Walcutt
was a standout athlete at Harpster High School, graduating in 1954, and went
on to be a 1,000-point basketball scorer at Findlay College. He averaged 18.3
points per game during his final three years at Findlay, leading the team to
a an 18-4 record his senior year. He twice earned first-team all-conference
honors. He served for decades afterward as an educator. The 2010-11
Wyandot County Indians won the Division 3 Special Olympics
Ohio championship. The Indians had been to state eight times before finally winning
their first championship with a 66-54 victory against the Muskingum County
Tigers on March 26, 2011. Team members included Ben Frey, Brent Hemmerly,
James Yoho, Connor Swartz, Tim Wickham, Amber Bradner, James Stone, Billy McBee, Lisa Brown and the late Lana Smith. Coaches were
Therese “Bucko” Barron and Torry Fillmore, with manager Ashley Beamer and
scorekeeper Mindy Bowman. Chuck Brinker‘s
athletic accomplishments while representing the Indians were exemplary and
what true legends are made of. Brinker, who is rightfully considered the
greatest player the Indians have ever had, also was the first to have his
number retired. The big number 34 was lifted to the rafters Dec. 13, 2007.
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