Central Catholic inducts members to Athletic Hall of Fame |
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Friday, 02 October 2009 00:00 |
TOLEDO—Central Catholic High School held its annual Athletic Hall of Fame dinner and induction Sept. 10 at the CCHS Sullivan Center.
Those honored this year included:
From left, inductees into the Central Catholic Athletic Hall of Fame included Josh Lenix, class of ’99, Gretchen Weiher, class of ’94, Tim Dever, class of ’77, Bob Calabrese, class of ’77, and Jeff Seemann, class of ’72. (Photo courtesy of Central Catholic High School)
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Jeff Seemann, class of ’72, earned three varsity letters with the Fighting Irish basketball team. In his senior year, the team finished 18-2 and won the sectional championship. Mr. Seemann was co-captain of the team and was named First Team All-City by the Toledo Times and Second Team All-City by the Toledo Blade. He was named Honorable Mention All-District and was a member of the All-City Academic team. Mr. Seemann was awarded a full-ride basketball scholarship to Furman University.
Bob Calabrese, class of ’77, was one of the top sprinters in the area as a member of the CCHS track team. He also played football and was named First Team All-City twice. He was named All-District as a senior, and the team won its first Red Division title in eight years that season. Mr. Calabrese broke the school’s all time receptions record, both for a season and for a career.
Gretchen Weiher, class of ’94, was a member of the All-City track team during her junior and senior seasons, but her biggest accomplishments were with the Lady Irish cross country team. She was First Team All-City and First Team All-District as a sophomore, junior and senior, and was named Second Team All-State as a junior. During her junior year, the team placed sixth in the state. During Ms. Weiher’s senior year, the Lady Irish won the City League and district titles, finished third in the regionals, and placed second in the state meet. The team also won four invitational tournaments and was ranked 24th in the nation.
Josh Lenix, class of ’99, was a two-time letter winner with the Fighting Irish football team and a two-time City League wrestling champion. Mr. Lenix finished with just one loss en route to the state heavyweight wrestling title as a senior. He is the only individual state wrestling champion in Central Catholic history.
The 1997-1998 Girls Basketball Team finished with a record of 25-2 and won City League, sectional, district and regional titles to advance to the state championships. They lost by just one point to Dayton Chaminade in the semi-final game. Coaches included Steve Pfahler, Marty McGurk and Kerri Stewart. The team manager was Lori Welch. Team members were Erin Connors, Shannon Dinges, Molly Dorrell, Desiree Eidson, Ericka Haney, Kristin Helvey, Kelly McCarthy, Courtney Mix, Jenny Nichols, Liza Simrell, Katie Walsh and Therese Weisenburger.
Tim Dever, class of ’77, received the Citizen’s Award. Mr. Dever earned four varsity letters in tennis at Central Catholic and was named First Team All-City as a senior. He also played varsity tennis at the University of Toledo. Mr. Dever has been a valuable asset to the Central Catholic athletic department for many years, serving as the chairman of the athletic committee from 1999 to 2005. He was the Fighting Irish boys varsity tennis coach from 1982 to 1983 and again from 2004 to 2008, compiling an overall record of 66-34. He also served as assistant tennis coach from 2000 to 2004.
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