HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
Jesse Solenbarger - Class of 1938
Basketball:
Set school records for career field goals, free throws and scoring.
Baseball:
Member of 1938 Class B State Championship Baseball team (18 wins and 0 losses).
Four year starter. Career pitching record of 12 wins and 1 loss. Winning pitcher in two county championships, district championship, state semi-final and state championship game.
Carlos Dupler - Class of 1956
Football:
1st team all Mid-State League. Holds the school record for career touchdown receptions.
Basketball:
1st team all Fairfield County League for 1954-55 and 1955-56. Honorable mention all Ohio 1956. Holds the school record for points in a game and a season, and for free throws made in a season and a career. Was a member of undefeated county championship team of 1956, with a record of 18 wins and 0 losses in the regular season. Is currently third in career scoring.
Baseball:
Had a career pitching record of 8 wins and 3 losses. Was a member of 1956 county championship team.
Dr. John Holland - Class of 1957
Football:
1st team all Mid-State League for 1956 and 1957. Held the career records for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, touchdowns passes and career scoring.
Basketball:
1st team all Fairfield County League for 1955-56 and 1956-57. Honorable mention all Ohio 1956. Holds the school records for field goals in a season, field goals in a career, and career scoring. Was a member of 1956 county championship team, with a record of 18 wins and 0 losses in the regular season.
Baseball:
Member of 1956 county championship. Played in the college world series.
Tina (Hiles) Riley - Class of 1979
Volleyball:
1st team all Mid-State League for 1977 and 1978. Honorable mention all Ohio for 1978.
Basketball:
1st team all Mid-State League 1977-78 and 1978-79. 1st team all Ohio 1978-79. Mid-State League player of the year for 1978-79.
Softball:
1st team all Mid-State League for 1978 and 1979.
Kent Riggs - Class of 1980
Basketball:
1st team all Mid-State League, District and Mid-State League player of the year for 1979-80. Holds school records for assists in a season and a career, and steals in a season.
Baseball:
1st team all Mid-State League for 1980.
Coaching:
Head basketball coach at Canal Winchester High School from 1987 to present. Career record thru 2005-2006 season of 311 wins and 105 losses. Won Mid-State League championship in 1989 and was selected as coach of the year.
Mike Muncie - Class of 1995
Football:
1st team all Mid-State League 1993 and 1994. Defensive player of the year for 1994. 1st team all Ohio for 1994. Member of only Berne Union football team to win a playoff game.
Track:
Member of 1994 1600 meter relay league championship team of 1994, 400 meter relay league championship team of 1995, and 1995 Mid-State League team champions.
Robert Daubmire - Class of 1940
Basketball:
Three year starter. 1st team all Fairfield County League for 1939-1940. Held school records for scoring in a game, season and career.
Baseball:
Member of 1938 Ohio Class B Championship team (18 wins and 0 losses). Had a pitching record of 4 wins and 0 losses for the season, and had a .459 batting average.
Jeff Graf - Class of 1973
Football:
1st team all Mid-State League for 1972. 1972 went undefeated with a record of 10 wins and 0 losses. Three year letter winner at Wittenberg University. Elected captain of the 1976 team. Member of Division III National Championship teams.
Basketball:
Three year letter winner. He is currently 13th in career scoring.
Track:
Mid-State League Long Jump Champion for 1973.
Amy Morris - Class of 1983
Basketball:
1st team all Mid-State League for 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1982-83. 1st team all district 1981-82 and 1983. Mid-State League player of the year for 1982-83. Scored over 1,000 points in her career.
Track:
1st team all Mid-State League cross country for 1981 and 1982. Member of 1981 3200 relay league championship team.
Jeff Groves - Class of 1968
Football:
Set the single season rushing record three times. Currently holds the records for rushing yards in a season and a career, rushing touchdowns in a career and points scored in a career. Twice selected to first team All Mid-State League, and was selected as the player of the year for 1967. Member of 1967 Mid-State League Championship team.
Basketball:
2 year starter.
Baseball:
Three year starter. Had a career batting average of 358.
Regan McCrady - Class of 1973
Football:
Three year starter at quarterback. Set the records for completions in a season, yards passing in a season, touchdown passes in a season, completions in a career, and is currently tied for first in career touchdown passes. Twice selected first team All Mid-State League. Was a member of the undefeated 1972 Mid-State League Championship team.
Basketball:
Two year starter. Member of the 1973 Sectional Championship team.
Eric Miller - Class of 1987
Football:
Selected first team All Mid-State League for 1986. Mid-State League Cardinal Division Player of the Year for 1986. 2nd team All Mid-State League 1985. Is in the top ten in rushing touchdowns in a game, rushing yards in a season, rush attempts in a season, rushing touchdowns in a season, career rushing yards and career rushing attempts. Was a member of 1986 team that went undefeated in the regular season and were Mid-State League Champions, and the 1984 Mid-State League Championship team.
Basketball:
Was a two year letter winner. Was a member of the Mid-State League Championship team of 1986. Selected 2nd team All Mid-State League for 1986-87.
Baseball:
Twice selected first team All Mid-State League, and was player of the year for 1987. Was also selected first team all district and first team All-Ohio for 1987. He currently holds the school records for hits and doubles in a career, homeruns, triples, and RBI in a season and a career, and for walks in a career. 1987 team holds the single season wins record with 19, and were Mid-State League and Sectional Champions. He is the only male athlete in Berne Union history to be selected player of the year in both football and baseball. Was a 4 year letter winner in baseball at Otterbein. Otterbein won the conference tournament his sophomore year and participated in the NCAA Division III national tournament his sophomore and junior seasons.
RON MCCRADY - CLASS OF 1958
FOOTBALL:
Four year letterman.
1st team All Mid-State League, Junior and Senior seasons.
1st team All-Ohio.
Averaged 9.4 yards per carry for Junior season, and 7.3 yards per carry for Senior season.
Played for the Army Blue Spades.
He is mentioned in History of High School Football by Carl Benhase .
Accurate statistics are not available for the seasons he played. He has been described by many of his contemporaries as the best running back they have seen at Berne Union.
Charles McElfresh - Class of 1986
Football:
1st team All Mid-State League 1984 and 1985. Four year starter at quarterback and Defensive end. 6th in yards passing in a game (213).
4th in yards passing in a season (983). 4th in yards passing in a career (1854). 7th in touchdown passes in a season (8). 5th in touchdown passes in a career (12). Basketball: 1st team All Mid-State League 1986. Player of the year1986. Team won Mid-State Championship.
516 career points. Track and Field: All District 1984. Set school high jump record.
Jennifer Wharton - Class of 1991
Track & Field: 4 year letter winner. 1st team all MSL 1989, 90, 91. 1st team all district 1990, 91. Set school and MSL high jump record in 1991. 4 time regional qualifier. District and Regional high jump champion and record holder 1991. 4 time state qualifier. 3 times 1st team all Ohio. 5th in state in 1988. 4th in state 1990 2nd in state in 1991. Lettered at Ohio State. All Big Ten scholar athlete. Basketball: 4 year starter. 1st team all MSL (3 times). 1st team all district (2 times).
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JERRY MCCRADY - CLASS OF 1961
FOOTBALL:
Four year letterman.
1st team All Mid-State League, Junior and Senior seasons.
1st team All-Ohio Senior season.
5th most rushing yards in a season.
4th most points in a season.
3rd most rushing touchdowns in a season and a career.
Set the records for rushing touchdowns, points scored, and rushing yards in a season and a career.
Teams won Mid-State League Championship all four years.
ROY WAITS - CLASS OF 1974
FOOTBALL:
1st team All Mid-State League - Senior season.
Mid-State League Player of the Year for 1973.
1st team All-Ohio Senior season.
4th in career rushing yards.
4th in career rushing attempts.
2nd in rushing yards in a season.
1st in rushing attempts in a season.
1st in punting average for a season.
Teams won Mid-State League Championship for 1972 and 1973 and had a record of 19 wins and 1 loss.
CLARK DUPLER - CLASS OF 1975
BASKETBALL:
1st team All Mid-State League - Junior and Senior seasons.
5th in career field goals.
5th in career scoring.
5th in rebounds in a season.
4th in career free throws made.
3rd in field goals made in a game.
3rd and 4th in points scored in a season.
3rd and 4th in field goals made in a season.
2nd in points scored in a game.
2nd in career rebounding.
1st and 2nd in scoring average for a season.
FOOTBALL:
3rd in passing yards for a season.
1st in passing yards in a game.
2006 INDUCTEES:
JESSE SOLENBARGER
CARLOS DUPLER
JOHN HOLLAND
TINA HILES RILEY
KENT RIGGS
MIKE MUNCIE
AWARD OF MERIT:
GEORGE AND DOROTHY VICKROY
DR. JAMES PARKER
2007 INDUCTEES:
BOB DAUBMIRE
JEFF GRAF
AMY MORRIS
AWARD OF MERIT:
ROBERT PINNEY
2008 INDUCTEES:
JEFF GROVES
REGAN MCCRADY
ERIC MILLER
AWARD OF MERIT:
STEVE WARTHMAN
2009 INDUCTEES:
RON MCCRADY SR.
CHARLIE MCELFRESH
JENNIFER WHARTON
AWARD OF MERIT:
RON AND RITA WILLIAMS
2010 INDUCTEES:
JERRY MCCRADY
ROY WAITS
CLARK DUPLER
AWARD OF MERIT:
RAY DERFLINGER
2009 Inductees: (L to R) Ron and Rita Williams, Ron McCrady Sr., Charlie McElfresh, Jennifer Wharton.
SCOTT KEATING - CLASS OF 1982
FOOTBALL:
First Team All Ohio - UPI
First Team All District
First Team All MSL - Junior and Senior seasons.
BASKETBALL:
First Team All MSL
First Team All District
First Team District 11 All Star Team
TRACK:
Triple Jump Record
High Jump Record
MSL Junior Scholar Athlete Award
MSL Senior Scholar Athlete Award
Dispatch Charities Scholar Athlete Award for State of Ohio
2011 INDUCTEES:
RAY MOWERY
SCOTT KEATING
MOLLY FISHER-SPANGLER
AWARD OF MERIT:
MARK POWERS
COACH RAY MOWERY
BOY'S VARSITY BASKETBALL:
Most wins in school history (105)
Three sectional championships
MSL Runner-up
Eagle Gazette Coach of the Year 1976-77
VARSITY GIRLS TRACK:
First State Track Qualifiers in school history
Three regional qualifiers
Started girl's cross-country team
FOOTBALL:
Assistant coach on 1972 and 1973 teams that had a combined record of 19 wins and 1 loss and won two MSL Championships
MOLLY SPANGLER
BASKETBALL:
4 year letter winner
MVP of MSL
2 times 1st team All District
Dispatch Scholar Athlete Award
Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award
1st in career points scored (1230)
1st in career steals (260)
1st in career assists (239)
VOLLEYBALL:
4 year letter winner
1st team All MSL
1st team All District
TRACK:
3 year varsity letter winner
2 times 1st team All MSL
League Champion in high jump
SOFTBALL:
Varsity letter winner
