TIM BISHOP

TIM WAS A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1994. HE STARRED IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALLAND BASEBALL AT VHS EARNING 9 LETTERS. HE WAS THE FIRST VIKING TO BE SELECTEDAN ALL STAR IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND BASEBALL. HE RECEIVED A FULL RIDESCOLARSHIP TO INDIANA UNVERSITY FOR FOOTBALL. TIM’S SENIOR SEASON HE WASSELECTED ATHLETE OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND THE POST-TRIBUNE. IN JUNE OF1994 HE WAS DRAFTED BY THE NEW YORK METS BASEBALL TEAM AND PLAYED FORTHEIR MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATE, THE CLASS A COLUMBIA CITY BOMBERS. TIM BISHOPIS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE VALPARAISO HIGH SCHOOL’S GREATEST ALL AROUNDATHLETE.

BOB COMEFORD

BOB GRADUATED FROM VHS IN 1963. HE LETTERED 4 YEARS IN TRACK AND CROSSCOUNTRY. IN TRACK HE HIGH JUMPED AND LONG JUMPED, RAN HURDLES AND RANMIDDLE DISTANCE. HE SET MANY SCHOOL RECORDS AT VHS. BOB GAVE MANY HOURSOF HIS TIME HELPING COACH MANY OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARYSTUDENTS IN TRACK AND FIELD. HE ATTENDED SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE WHEREHE RAN TRACK AND RECEIVED HIS TEACHING DEGREE. HE WAS THE 1972 TRACK ATHLETEOF THE YEAR FOR SOUTHERN UTAH COLLEGE. IN 1966, WHILE IN THE MILITARY HE RANFOR THE U.S. ARMY TRACK TEAM IN THE BALBOA RELAYS IN PANAMA. AS A TEACHER/COACH IN UTAH HIS TEAMS WON 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 4 RUNNER-UP STATECHAMPIONSHIPS AND 12 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. BOB HAS COACHED AND TAUGHTFOR 31 YEARS.

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THE COPPER FAMILYWALT AND BARB(1960-1985 CONTRIBUTORS),MIKE (1965) AND TOM (1964). MIKE PLAYEDBASKETBALL AND BASEBALL AND RAN CROSSCOUNTRY AND TRACK AT VHS. TOM PLAYEDBASKETBALL, GOLF, AND FOOTBALL AT VHS INADDITION TO RUNNING CROSS COUNTRY ANDTRACK. FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS VIKINGBASKETBALL PLAYERS HONED THEIR SKILLS ONTHE OUTDOOR COURT AT GARDNER ELEMENTARYSCHOOL. THE COURT WAS RIGHT OUTSIDE THEBACK DOOR OF WALT AND BARB COPPER’SHOME. THEIR BASEMENT WAS ALWAYS OPENFOR PLAYERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS TO GETA DRINK. WALT SUPERVISED AND OFTEN PLAYEDIN THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GAMES PLAYED AT

GARDNER. FOR MANY YEARS THE SUMMER WEIGHT PROGRAM WAS RUN OUT OF THE COPPERS’ GARAGE. WALT AND BARB’SSUPPORT AND GENEROSITY HELPED MANY HOPEFUL YOUNG MEN REALIZE THEIR DREAMS OF PLAYING FOR THE VIKINGS.MIKE WAS VHS’S OUTSTANDING ATHLETE IN 1965. HE WAS A CAPTAIN AND LEADING SCORER IN HIS SENIOR YEAR. VOTEDTO THE ALL SECTIONAL AND REGIONAL TEAMS. TOM WAS CLASS PRESIDENT AND VOTEDALL CONFERENCE IN BASKETBALL.MIKE ATTENDED INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PLAYING BASKETBALL AND TOM ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND INDIANAUNIVERSITY PLAYING BASKETBALL AND GOLF. MIKE WAS MVP AND CAPTAIN OF THE ISU BASEKTBALL TEAM THAT WAS NCAARUNNERS-UP. MIKE IS A MEMBER IF THE ISU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME AND AN HONORABLE MENTION SMALL COLLEGE ALL

AMERICAN. THE COPPER FAMILY HOME WAS THE GATHERING PLACE FOR VHS BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF ALL AGES OVER THE YEARS.

ERIN DOELLING

A 1982 VALPARAISO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, ERIN DOELLING WAS A MULTI-SPORTSTAR AT VHS IN THE EARLY 80S. SHE EARNED 5 VARSITY LETTERS: BASKETBALL (2),TRACK (2), CROSS COUNTRY (1). SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 1ST GIRL’S CROSSCOUNTRY TEAM IN 1981, HELPING THE TEAM QUALIFY FOR THE STATE FINALS. SHEWAS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN TRACK HER JUNIOR YEAR. SHE WAS THE LEADINGSCORER AND MOST VALUABLE PLAYER OF THE 1981-82 BASEKTBALL TEAM WHICH WASSTATE RUNNER-UP UNDER HALL OF FAME COACH DALE CICIORA. SHE WAS ALL-SECTIONAL, ALL-REGIONAL, ALL-SEMI-STATE, AND ALL-STATE FINALS HER SENIORCAMPAIGN, AS WELL AS BEING NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-STATE. SHE RECEIVED A FULLATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARNED 4 VARSITY LETTERS FOR COACH DR. RUTH JONESAT PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN BASKETBALL. AT PURDUE, SHE WAS CAPTAIN FOR 2 YEARS,MOST VALUABLE FRESHMAN (82-83), DEFENSIVE MVP (84-85, 85-86), MOST VALUABLEPLAYER (83-84), ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 10 TEAM (84-85, 85-86) AND ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN (84-85, 85-86). SHE GRADUATED FROM PURDUE IN 1986 WITH TOP FINISHESIN 7 STATISTICAL CATEGORIES, INCLUDING HIGHEST CAREER FT% (.741). UPONGRADUATION, SHE RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS RED MACKEY AWARD WHICH RECOGNIZES

TWO ATHLETES, ONE MALE & ONE FEMALE, AND EACH YEAR WHO EXEMPLIFIES THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF PURDUEUNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAM.

BRYCE DREW

A 1994 GRADUATE OF VHS, BRYCE STARRED IN TENNIS AND BASKETBALL FOR THE

VIKINGS. A MEMBER OF THE 1993 VIKING TENNIS TEAM THAT MADE IT TO THE FINAL 8.BEST KNOWN FOR HIS EXPLOITS ON THE BASKETBALL COURT, BRYCE WAS THE LEADINGSCORER ON THE GREATEST TEAM IN VIKING HISTORY. THE VIKES WENT 28-1 THATSEASON, FINISHING AS STATE RUNNER-UP. BRYCE WON THE COVETED ARTHUR TRESTERMENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD AND WAS NAMED INDIANA’S MR. BASKETBALL. HE WENT ONTO PLAY FOR HIS FATHER, DR. HOMER DREW, AT VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY WHERE HELED THE CRUSADERS TO 4 CONFERENCE TITLES AND 3 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES.IN THE 1998 NCAA BRYCE BECAME FAMOUS FOR “THE SHOT,” A LAST SECOND THREEPOINTER THAT SENT THE CRUSADERS TO THE SWEET 16 FOR THE FIRST TIME INSCHOOL HISTORY. THOSE HEROICS EARNED BRYCE AND THE CRUSADERS AN ESPY AWARDTHAT YEAR. A MEMBER OF THE USA TEAM FOR THE WORLD GAMES IN ITALY IN 1997.THE 16TH PLAYER TAKEN IN THE NBA DRAFT BY THE HOUSTON ROCKETS, BRYCE WENTON TO PLAY FOR 6 SEASONS IN THE NBA INCLUDING ONE SEASON WITH THE CHICAGOBULLS AND 3 SEASONS WITH THE NEW ORLEANS HORNETS. A MEMBER OF VALPARAISOUNIVERSITY’S HALL OF FAME AND HOLDER OF NUMEROUS SCORING RECODS AT VU,

BRYCE IS CURRENTLY THE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH OF THE CRUSADERS.

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THE FURLIN FAMILY

THE FURLIN FAMILY CHILDREN WEREOUTSTANDING ATHLETES AT VHS FROM THELATE 1970’S TO THE MID 1990’S…JEFFGRADUATED IN 1980, JOE GRADUATED IN 1989,LAURA GRADUATED IN 1990, LISA GRADUATEDIN 1992 AND DAVID GRADUATED IN 1995…THESTUDENT/ATHLETES EARNED AS A FAMILY 18LETTERS IN THE SPORTS OF BASKETBALL,TRACK, BASEBALL, TENNIS AND GYMNASTICS ATVHS…JEFF ATTENDED BALL STATE UNIVERSITYAND LETTERED IN BASKETBALL ALL 4YEARS…JEFF’S TEAMS WERE CONFERENCECHAMPS AND MADE THE NCAATOURNAMENT…JOE ATTENDED INDIANA

UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AS AN OB/GYN…LAURA ATTENDED INDIANAUNIVERSITY AND RECEIVED HER MBA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO...LISA ATTENDED INDIANA UNIVERSITY ANDLETTERED IN BASKETBALL ALL 4 YEARS…LISA’S TEAMS MADE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT TWICE AND SHE IS A MEMBER OFTHE 1000 POINT CLUB AT IU…DAVID ATTENDED BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY AND LETTERED IN BASKETBALL FOR 3YEARS…THE FURLIN FAMILY HAS BROUGHT SEVERAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO VALPARAISO THROUGH THEIR MANY YEARS INSPORTS...THEIR SUCCESS COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE DEDICATION AND SUPPORT FROM THEIR PARENTS,SAM AND BUNNY, AND THE STRONG SUPPORT AMONGST ALL SIX SIBLINGS.

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JEANETTE GRAY

JEANETTE IS A 1999 GRADUATE OF VHS…SHE LETTERED 11 TIMES INVOLLEYBALL, GOLF, BASKETBALL AND SOFTBALL DURING HER CAREER ATVHS…IN BASKETBALL SHE WAS A 3-TIME ALL-DAC SELECTION AND MVP HERJUNIOR YEAR EARNING 1st TEAM ALL-STATE SELECTION AS A SENIOR…JEANETTE WAS AN AAU ALL-AMERICAN and INDIANA ALL-STAR SELECTIONIN 1999…IN GOLF, BASKETBALL, AND SOFTBALL SHE WAS AN ACADEMIC ALL-STATE SELECTION AND WAS 2nd TEAM ALL-STATE HER SENIOR YEAR INSOFTBALL…SHE WAS THE VHS ACADEMIC/ATHLETIC AWARD WINNER HERSENIOR YEAR…JEANETTE ATTENDED VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY AND LETTEREDFOUR YEARS IN BASKETBALL – THREE YEARS AS CAPTAIN…SHE WAS NAMEDTHE UNIVERSITY’S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR IN 2003…SHE WAS A TWO TIMEACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN…IN 2008 SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THEVALPARAISO UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME.

STACEY HRABOTA WESTBROOKS

STACEY GRADUATED FROM VHS IN 1993. SHE EARNED 6 LETTERS IN VOLLEYBALL ANDSOFTBALL AT VHS. STACEY WAS NAMED THE FIRST EVER MISS SOFTBALL FOR THESTATE OF INDIANA IN 1993. SHE PLAYED ON THE NORTH ALL-STAR TEAM HER SENIORYEAR IN SOFTBALL. STACEY WAS ALL DAC, ALL STATE AND MVP HER SENIOR YEAR.SHE STILL HOLDS 18 OF THE RECORDS IN SOFTBALL AT VHS. SHE ATTENDED AUSTINPEAY STATE UNIVERSITY PLAYING BOTH VOLLEYBALL AND SOFTBALL. STACEY IS ACURRENT MEMBER OF THE ICGSA HALL OF FAME AND HAS BEEN INDUCTED INTO THEINDIANA SOFTBALL HALL OF FAME.

PAT MURPHY

A THREE SPORT STANDOUT IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND BASEBALL AT VHS.

“MURPH” WAS A LEADER ON AND OFF THE FIELD AS EVIDENCED BY HIS ELECTIONAS PRESIDENT OF THE CLASS OF 1961. A GRADUATE OF ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE,COACH MURPHY WENT ON TO A 32 YEAR COACHING CAREER AT VHS. HE SPENT19 SEASONS AS AN ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH, 4 AS THE JV BASEBALL COACH,AND 28 AS THE VARSITY BASEBALL COACH. OVER THE YEARS HE COACHEDNUMEROUS ALL STARS IN FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL. HE IS THE VIKINGS ALL TIMEWINNINGEST BASEBALL COACH WITH 483 VICTORIES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED 2DAC CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 13 SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. HIS PHILOSOPHY WAS“WORK HARD, PLAY SMART, AND MOST OF ALL, HAVE FUN!”

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BOB PUNTER

BOB COACHED AND TAUGHT FOR 38 YEARS IN THE VALPARAISO SCHOOLSYSTEM. HE SPENT 18 AS THE HEAD VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH AND 11YEARS AS THE JV BASKETBALL COACH. HE ALSO SERVED MANY YEARS AS AFOOTBALL, GOLF AND TRACK COACH. HIS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMSRECORDED 302 WINS MAKING HIM THE VIKINGS’ ALL TIME WINNINGESTCOACH. HIS TEAMS WON 9 DAC CHAMPIONSHIPS, 9 SECTIONALCHAMPIONSHIPS, 2 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1 SEMI-STATECHAMPIONSHIP AND 1 STATE RUNNER-UP IN 1994. BOB WON MANY COACHOF THE YEAR AWARDS DURING HIS CAREER. IN 2002 HE WAS SELECTED ANASSISTANT COACH FOR THE INDIANA ALL-STARS. BOB HAS DEGREES FROM INDIANA STATE AND VALPARAISO UNIVERSITIES AND IN 1986 HE WAS NAMEDTEACHER OF THE YEAR.

CHUCK OLIVER

CHUCK GRADUATED FROM VHS IN 1977. HE PLAYED FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALLAND RAN TRACK AT VHS EARNING A TOTAL OF NINE LETTERS AT VHS. PLAYEDON THE 1975 VIKING STATE CHAMPION FOOTBALL TEAM. IN FOOTBALL HE WASALL DAC CONFERENCE, ALL STATE, NORTH ALL STAR TEAM, AND PARADE ALLAMERICAN. CHUCK ATTENDED PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND PLAYED FOOTBALL FORTHE BOILERMAKERS AS A QUARTERBACK. “GREAT TEAM, GREAT COACHES AND

GREAT MEMORIES.”

R JAMES RISK

DR. RISK SERVED AS SUPERINTENDENT OF VALPARAISO COMMUNITY SCHOOLSFROM 1970 UNTIL 1990. A 1945 GRADUATE OF MILAN HIGH SCHOOL, HE ALSOATTENDED INDIANA UNIVERSITY WHERE HE EARNED HIS TEACHING DEGREE INMATHEMATICS IN 1948. DR. RISK OVERSAW THE STAFFING AND EQUIPPING OFTHE NEWLY BUILT VALPARAISO HIGH SCHOOL THAT OPENED IN 1972. HE WAS THEDRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE AUXILIARY GYMS THAT WERE BUILT AT THOMASJEFFERSON AND BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE LATE 70’S. IN 1987 HEPUSHED FOR THE BUILDING OF THE FIELDHOUSE AND FITNESS ROOM AT VHS, ANAREA USED BY ALL SPORTS. MANY COACHES CREDIT THE BUILDING OF THESEFACILITIES WITH THE VIKINGS’ DOMINANCE OF THE ALL SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPIN THE DAC. NOTED FOR SAYING, “IF YOU’RE GOING TO GET SOMETHING DONE,DO IT!” SINCE HIS RETIREMENT, HE HAS REMAINED A DEVOTED VIKING FAN ANDSTILL ATTENDS MANY VIKING SPORTING EVENTS.

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SCOTT R. SCHROER

A 1984 GRADUATE OF VHS, SCOTT STARRED IN CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK.HE ALSO LETTERED TWICE IN BASKETBALL. IN 1983 HE LED THE VIKING CROSSCOUNTRY TEAM TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, FINISHING 6TH AND WINNINGTHE COVETED IHSAA MENTALL ATTITUDE AWARD. HIS COACH, SKIP COLLINSSAID, “I WAS INVOLVED IN COACHING NUMEROUS SPORTS FOR OVER AQUARTER OF A CENTURY. IN THAT TIME SPAN, NO INDIVIDUAL WAS EVER AGREATER LEADER OF HIS/HER TEAM THAN SCOTT SCHROER IN THE FALL OF1983. HE CONSTANTLY SET A SUPERB EXAMPLE. NOT ONLY WAS HESPECTACULAR ON RACE DAYS, HE FINISHED FIRST IN EVERY SINGLE PRACTICERUN FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON ... ON A TEAM FULL OF GOOD RUNNERS. HENEVER TOOK A DAY OFF. I’M NOT SURE IF VHS HAS EVER HAD, IN ANY SPORT,A FINER REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT WE WANT VIKING ATHLETES TO BE.” SCOTTWAS A DAC ALL CONFERENCE RUNNER IN 1981, 1982 AND 1983 AND THE MVP IN1983. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 1983 IHSAA SWEET SIXTEEN BASKETBALLTEAM. HE ATTENDED BRADLEY UNIVERSITY WHERE HE CONTINUED HIS CROSS

COUNTRY AND TRACK CAREER. AT BRADLEY UNIVERSITY, HE SET THE 3000 METER STEEPLECHASE RECORD. SCOTT GRADUATED

CUM LAUDE WITH A BS DEGREE IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS