Terrance learned to play basketball at the University of Dayton summer camp taught by UD Coach Oliver Purnell and future Stivers Coach Carlos Roberts. Terrance was a four year starter at point guard for the Stivers Tigers. He was only 5’8’’ and 145 pounds but was a hustler and never […]
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Don Measel attended Stivers from 1955- 1959 – during which time, he became an all around athlete. Don played both football and baseball, 4 years at Stivers lettering 2 times in each sport. He played basketball 4 years at Stivers. This was truly his best sport. He was a 2 […]
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Don came to Stivers from Emerson Elementary School. His mother refused to let Don play sports his freshman year because she wanted him to make better grades. Don played three years of varsity football and two years of varsity baseball. He was a two year starter as an offensive tackle […]
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Jim Benge was a 3 sport athlete at Stivers earning 2 letters in football, 2 letters in basketball and 3 letters in baseball. Although baseball was his favorite and best sport, Jim made basketball his lifelong competitive love even to the day he died in 2010. Jim was a 2 […]
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In 1925, Sam was the captain of the very successful Emerson Junior High basketball team. The team went on to win the City Junior High Basketball Championship. His teammates were Bill Hosket, Max Padlow, Herb Brown, Larry McAfee and Bobby Colburn who all went on to Stivers. Sam went to Steele […]
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Cletus “Clete” Sillin had a great athletic career at Stivers. He was on the basketball team in 1918, 19 and 20. The basketball team was state champion in 1919 and ‘20. By far his better sport was football. He played on the 1917, 18 and 19 football teams. The team’s 1918 […]
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Tell us, what can this lady not do? And what would our Stivers family do without this truly amazing woman? Through the years she seems to be everywhere, doing everything. While most of us sit and watch, she continues to serve and to do. She is totally responsible for the […]
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