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Genoa Athletics Hall of Fame Class 2

Gary Mathews

William Smith

William Smith

FOOTBALL - BASKETBALL - BASEBALL

Earned 10 Varsity Letters

3 in Football.  4 in Baseball.  3 in Basketball

In Football- All Ohio 1976 All District Quarterback 1976-1977.  All SLL Quarterback and Def. Back 1976-19977

In Baseball- All Ohio 1977.  All SLL 1975-1977

In Basketball:  Three year starter

William Smith

William Smith

William Smith

TRACK - CROSS COUNTRY

He had 4 Varsity Letters in Track and 3 in Cross Country. 

Track - 6th place in State 3200m in 1982

A champion in the Ohio Indoor Classic 3000m in 1983

SLL Champion in the 3200m in 1981-1983 and SLL Champion in the 1600m in 1982-1983

Cross Country - 4th place in State and District Champion in 1982

Sectional Champion in 1981-1982 and SLL Champion in 1982-1983

Bob Baird

William Smith

Martha (Samsen) Thornberry

FOOTBALL - BASKETBALL - TRACK

3 varsity letters in football, 2 in basketball and 1 in track

Varsity Baseball coach for 25 years

383 wins - 262 losses

Championships

SLL - 8 Sectional - 14

District - 6 Regional 1

District Coach of the Year 1983, 1986, 1988

Coach All Ohio All Star Series 1983 1986

Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame 1981

Ohio High School Baseball Association President 1991

Defiance College Alumni Coach of the Year 1981 1986


Martha (Samsen) Thornberry

Martha (Samsen) Thornberry

Martha (Samsen) Thornberry

TRACK

She had 4 varsity letters

AA 6th District 200m, AA Sectional Champion 200m

SLL Champion 100m and SLL Champion in 1980

Ottawa County Champion in the 100m and 200m in the years of 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

San-Ott Champion in the 100m and 200m in the years of 1978, 1979, 1980

Current GHS Record Holder in 100m - 12.7 sec

Current GHS Record Holder in the 200m 26.5 sec

Jeff Shaneck

Martha (Samsen) Thornberry

Jeff Shaneck

BASEBALL - BASKETBALL

Earned 5 Varsity Letters - 2 in Basketball and 3 in Baseball

Baseball - 1st team NLL in 1972 and 1st team SLL in 1973-1974 and 1st team All Ohio in 1974

Ottawa County Player of the Year in 1974

No hitter in 1973. Single Game 17 strikeouts

Current GHS record holder - season ERA 0.31

and career ERA 0.65

Basketball - 1st team All SLL in 1973-1974

District 6 All Stare 1st team and 3rd team All Ohio 1974

Current GHS record holder 42 points in a single game

Victor Libbe

Martha (Samsen) Thornberry

Jeff Shaneck

FOOTBALL - TRACK - JUDO

2 Varsity Letters - Football, 2- Track and 2 Basketball

In Football:  He was Toledo Blade All-Star and All NLL in 1957

In Track he was NLL Champion in the 880 relay

NLL 2nd in Discuss and NLL 3rd in Shot put in 1963

In Judo he was USA All Star National AAU in 1963. 

5th in the national AAU tourn. in 1965.  Midwest Collegiate Champion OSU and East Coast Champion in 1962. Runner up Midwest Champion in 1963.

David Hitchen

David Hitchen

David Hitchen

TEACHER

COACH

COUNSELOR

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

DIRETOR OF STUDENT SERVICES

1963-1998

Basketball Coach (1968-1977)

Career record 118 wins 59 loses

SLL Championships - 4 Sectional Championships 3 District Championships 2 Regional Championships 1

State Semi-Finalist 1974 17-0 Regular Season 1973

District 6 Coach of the Year 1973, 1974, 1977

Football Coach 1977-1982

One SLL Championship

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