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At Stivers, LeRoy was a talented and versatile athlete. During his freshman and sophomore years, LeRoy was a four sport athlete – football, basketball, track, and gymnastics. His freshman year he set the freshman pole vault record, and again in his senior year he set the Stivers pole vault record. […]

Joseph Edward Cox was a stellar athlete at Stivers, playing in an era of multiple championships. Under the leadership of their new coach, Harry Wilhelm, the 1923 football team was undefeated except for a scoreless tie with Hamilton. Stivers traveled to the East Coast, defeating a strong Norfolk team which […]

  Gary Tanner earned 4 varsity letters at Stivers with 2 each in football and track. Gary was a starting defensive halfback in his junior year and earned honorable mention on the All-City team. Coach Hanby moved Gary to quarterback as a senior where he excelled as a running back […]

Bobby Wolfe, the stocky, diminutive athlete known as phenom, dominated Stivers sports in the 1940s.. He received honorable mention on the 1940-41 city championship basketball team and All City the next year for both his ball-hawking and defensive play as well as scoring at least 10 points each game in […]

  Jessica is one of the most outstanding students and three sport athletes to graduate from Stivers School for the Arts. She was an honor student with a grade point average of 4.24 and was the Salutatorian of the 2007 Class. She is also a promising modern and classical pianist. […]

Ray’s first involvement in organized sports was playing basketball and softball at the Lutheran Innermission just down the street from Stivers. After a growth spurt during his freshman year at Stivers, like many scholastic athletes of his time, played three sports, earning six varsity letters. A team leader, he played […]

John was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and his family moved to east Dayton when he was 4 years old. He attended Cleveland Elementary School and then entered Stivers High where he immersed himself in athletics. As a freshman he played basketball, but joined the football team his sophomore year, […]

While at Stivers, John participated on the school’s golf teams. In 1938 he was the No. 1 player and the golf team captain. He also participated in Stivers basketball and found time to join the drama club. John brought further glory to Stivers and its golf program due to his […]

At Stivers, Gary Butts played three years varsity football and was starting tackle on the 1955 City Champions. Gary also participated on the track and golf teams. He graduated in 1956. Gary was the first alternate in the State of Ohio to go to Annapolis Naval Academy. This was quite […]

Eric Sutton was an outstanding point guard for Stivers during the 1971-1975 years. He and Frankie Sanders, also a Stivers Hall of Fame member, led the Tigers to the Ohio State Finals during their senior year. That team was a fun group to watch but unfortunately lost the championship in […]