RSVP to the 2017 Wall of Fame Ceremony

South Bend School District will host the 2017 Wall of Fame induction ceremony on September 9, 2017.  The ceremony will be held at the Willapa Harbor Chamber of Commerce at 6:00 pm.

To help us plan for the ceremony, we are asking people who are planning to attend to RSVP:

Click Here to RSVP

You can also call the school district office at 360.875.6041 ext. 5 to RSVP.

We are trying to locate members of the 1956 boys basketball team, 1963 boys track team, and 1972 boys basketball team as we will have framed certificates for each team member or family.  Though we will not be able to recognize the 20 years of individual badminton players, we will be honoring the program as a whole and long-time coach, Mrs. Koplitz.

Please contact superintendent Jon Tienhaara with questions at jtienhaa@southbendschools.org

The 2017 inductees include:

Della Taylor

Steve Koplitz

John Thompson

1956 Boys Basketball Team

1963 Boys Track Team

1972 Boys Basketball Team

South Bend High School Badminton Program

The Wall of Fame will also be named, "Ben B. Cheney Wall of Fame".

As we are trying to locate team members, please feel free to reach out to people you know who were members of these teams.  Team rosters for the basketball teams and track team are below.  

1956 Basketball Team                              1972 Basketball Team

Tom McCutchan                                          Ed Jouper

Mike Horne                                                  Mike Carl

Leroy Nevers                                               Ollie St. Clair

Bob Lorentson                                             Doug Blakely

LeRoy Johnson                                           Mike Bailey

Marv Clements                                            Mike Taylor

Jerry Coma                                                  Phil Davis

Don Newton                                                 Dan Cearns

Doug Petit                                                    Gordy Lynn

Mel Frank                                                     Mike Morris

Jim Coulter – Mgr.                                        Steve Koplitz

Dick Mason – Head Coach                          Don Koplitz - Head Coach

Bill Peterson – Asst. Coach                         Dick McGovern, Asst. Coach

1963 Track Team

George Esveldt

Dave Lentz

Arnold Ariss

Dennis Wasberg

Don Kaye

Kurt Esveldt

Jim Remington

Armine Mullins

Mike Stearns

Don Lagergren

Larry Hill

John Moseley

Leonard Smith

Jim Barnum

Sam Shattuck

Rich Pearson

Bob Ogilvie

Norton Moe

John Barnum

Sam Lunke

Terry Rhoades

Jeff Stearns

Dan Needham

Harry Trask

Greg Ginther

Terry Lorentson

Steve Newton

Doug Patterson

Don Prior

Ron Beatty

Don Weisel – Head Coach

Coach Smethers – Asst. Coach