Abe Pretekin was not only a first team All-City and All-Area basketball player, but also an outstanding tennis player who teamed up with Stanley VanGuard to make it to the State double tennis finals in 1932. Abe was also the second leading scorer in the city basketball league his senior […]
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Robert “Bobby” Vales – Class of 1928
Bobby Vales was one of the best Stivers athletes of the 20’s decade, a decade in which Stivers had some of their best teams and athletes in the school’s history. Bobby’s best sports were football and track for the Tigers. Then after graduation he played semi-pro football and became a […]
Read moreFerron “Fred” Sifford – Class of 1921
Fred Sifford was one of the Tigers’ best athletes of the early years. He was outstanding in football, basketball and baseball. “Tow”, as he was also known, played left end in football, forward in basketball, and the outfield in baseball. Basketball was his best sport, playing a part in Stivers […]
Read moreWilliam Hale Charch – Class of 1915 Special Recognition Inductee
William Hale Charch was a 1915 Stivers graduate who made significant contributions not only to the Dayton community but to the world at large. He was a lead chemist a the DuPont Corporation on the invention and development of moisture proof cellophane. This product revolutionized food storage by preserving foods […]
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