Marcus Jordan was an all around outstanding athlete for the new era, Stivers School For The Arts, earning 10 varsity letters in soccer, swimming, basketball, and track. He was named Stivers Athlete of the year his senior year. He played soccer all 4 years and was team captain 3 of […]
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Jerry was born in Mississippi where he lived for a short period of time before moving to Dayton, where he resides today. During Jerry’s four years at Stivers, his achievements in sports were many. He played football, basketball, and ran track all four years for the Tigers. In football, he […]
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Jim “Bud” Honshell participated in 3 sports all 4 years at Stivers. He earned 9 varsity letters for the Tigers: 4 in baseball, 3 in football, and 2 in basketball. Bud played mostly at 3rd base for the baseball team after catching his freshman year. He was named to the […]
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Jim Campbell was an outstanding athlete for the Tigers, competing in baseball and football. He earned three varsity letters in football and two in baseball. Jim was an outside linebacker on the 1966 team that competed for the City of Dayton Championship, and an integral member of a defense that […]
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Tommy Mantia came to Stivers from Holy Family Elementary. He was an outstanding athlete in football and gymnastics. He was a three year letterman for Coach Joe Sullivan in gymnastics, participating on the rings, parallel bars, and pummel horse. Tom was the city champ on the rings and placed third […]
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While at Stivers, Mike was an outstanding football player. He was named Captain of the 1966 squad and was named First Team-All City as a linebacker. He also was named Second Team-All City as a hard-running half back. Stivers Hall of Fame coach Dick Landis was quoted in the Dayton […]
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Harold was a 1953 Stivers graduate who took from Stivers a good education and a welldeveloped athleticism into outstanding coaching and business careers. Harold was a distance runner in both cross country and track while at Stivers and competed for 3 years. Harold was a pioneer in the Wright State […]
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The 1952-53 Stivers basketball team was rated among the best in Stivers history. Coached by Raymond “Skip” LaRue, the team had a record of 16-1 in regular season play and completed the season at 18 wins and 2 losses. Their only defeat during the regular season was to Muncie Central […]
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Chuck Hardin is the third member of the Class of 1946 to be inducted into the Stivers Hall of Fame, joining Gene “Whiff” Brown and Jack “J Willie” Brown. As a senior, Chuck was named to the All City football team. As a baseball player he was considered to be […]
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William “Dutch” Ussat was born in Dayton on April 11, 1904, and during his tenure at Stivers, he lived at 113 Dutoit Street. He was an outstanding infielder-outfielder for Coach Brandenburg. It is hard to believe that with future professional baseball players — Harry Schwab, Jake Matusoff, Russ Young, and […]
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The 1921 Stivers Basketball Team won 23 games and lost none. In the process, the Tigers beat arch rival Steele for the City Championship, beat the 1920 National Champion, Wingate, Indiana, beat Toledo Woodward for the State of Ohio Championship, and beat Chicago’s powerhouse, Oak Park, by a 34 to […]
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The 1920 Stivers Basketball Team lost only 2 games all year, going 16 and 1 during the regular season, 6 and 0 in the state tourney, and 3 and 1 in National competition. The Tigers won the State of Ohio Championship for the third time in 5 years despite losing […]
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The 1919 Stivers Basketball Team never lost a game, winning 14 games in the regular season and 6 games in the State of Ohio Tourney in Delaware, Ohio. It was the Tigers’ second State Championship in 4 years. Coach Marquardt’s team was led by Fred Sifford and brothers, Harry and […]
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Special Recognition Award Recipients: Brother – James Edward Paul Sister – Laura Paul Rogers The key word here is “Special”! Joe Calvin Paul was born on April 23, 1946 to his mother, Inez, and father, Callie. He had a brother, James Edward, and a sister, Laura. They lived in Williamsburg, Kentucky, […]
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In 1943, William and Mae Baker Morgan moved their family of seven children from deep in the Appalachian mountains of Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky to east Dayton. Jim and his six younger siblings, Sally, Sam, Charles “Mickey”, Thomas, Brenda, and Betty excelled in the Dayton Public Schools. At Stivers, Jim […]
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