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Shirley Turvey Griffith was an outstanding athlete in an era when high schools nationally did not offer interscholastic athletic programs to female students. She excelled in tennis, volleyball, basketball and field hockey at the college level as evidenced by her induction into the Ohio Wesleyan University Athletic Hall of Fame […]

Bobby Williams moved from Tennessee to Dayton for his senior year at Stivers and made an immediate impact on the Tiger football squad. Bobby had been All Conference on the Homestead High School team. Coach Jim Hanby recognized Bobby’s skills and installed him into the starting lineup. Bobby’s superior performance […]

Terry Thompson was an outstanding athlete who moved to Stivers High School from the Beavercreek School District his senior year. While at Beavercreek, Terry earned five letters. He also played on the Ohio Class B State baseball team his freshman year. Terry was one of three great athletes who moved […]

Patty Greger was an outstanding gymnast for coach Joe Sullivan. As a freshman she was the City of Dayton champion on the Trampoline. The next year she not only won the Gold medal on the Trampoline but also the Bronze medal on the Balance Beam. In 1962 Patty was named […]

Dick began his teaching and coaching career at Emerson Elementary School in 1958. The following year he moved to Stivers as assistant football and track coach to replace Joe Sullivan who had stepped down to concentrate on gymnastics and baseball. The building of Belmont High School in the late 1950’s […]

Sahara was one of Stivers most outstanding track athletes. She came from a basketball family that included her father Sylvester, 1973 Patterson High and 1979 Ohio Dominican College, brothers Shamier at Stivers in 2002 and Sylvester Jr., a 1999 Colonel White basketball player. At Stivers, Sahara ran the 100, 200 […]

“Wee Willie Wikle” was his given nickname by Dayton Daily News sports writer John Olesky for he was small by most standards at 5’7″ and 137 pounds. Bill earned seven varsity letters at Stivers, two each in baseball and gymnastics, and three in football, his strongest sport. Bill played both […]

Jerry Bohannon earned four letters at Stivers with three letters in football and one letter in track. In football, Jerry was an offensive and defensive end for the varsity, standing at an even 6’and weighing 175 lbs. He was a three year starter in football and was elected Co-Captain of […]

While a student at Stivers High School, Larry earned 3 letters in both basketball and cross country. He received “Special Mention, All-City” two years. He played one year at Wilmington College, then while attending the University of Dayton, served as head basketball coach at Shawn Acres Children’s Facility in 1960 […]

Vern Woods was one of the premier football players in the Dayton City League during the mid 1950’s. He was a three year starter for the Tigers as an offensive tackle and defensive lineman. Vern made 1st Team as a defensive middle guard in his sophomore year. He played both […]