Giesler, Little among first class of inductees in Woodmore Hall of Fame

From the NFL to MLB, Ohio State to the University of Michigan, Dave Robenstine and Dave Fegley to Mikayla Baer, Woodmore's first hall of fame class spans almost 45 years.

Fifteen former athletes, coaches and contributors are inducted July 22 at Ole Zim's in Gibsonburg.

Fegley, who graduated in 1970, holds the school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.2 seconds as a senior. Fegley finished third at the 1970 state AA meet in the 180-yard low hurdles, after winning the event and the 120-yard high hurdles at the regional meet.

As a junior, Fegley was the state runner-up in the low hurdles and third in the high hurdles at the Class A state meet. The team, his junior year, won the Lakeshore Conference title, a district crown and was second at regional.

Fegley ran at BGSU, where he was a four-time NCAA indoor meet qualifier in the 70-yard high hurdles. He set a BGSU record outdoors in the 120-yard high hurdles of 13.8 in 1972, and a BGSU and Mid-American Conference record in the 440-yard intermediate hurdles of 51.8.

Robenstine, another 1970 graduate, has been the voice of the Wildcats for the past 45 years, serving as the PA announcer for football and boys and girls basketball, all as a volunteer.

Robenstine was center on the first Woodmore football teams and a second baseman on the baseball teams.

Baer, who graduated in 2013, placed in the top 10 in the Division II girls state golf tournament three times. She was fourth as a junior, fifth as a senior and 10th as a sophomore.

She played on the Wildcats boys golf team all three seasons, during the regular season, helping it to league titles in the SLL in 2010 and Northern Buckeye Conference in 2011 and 2012. She earned first-team all-league honors in each of her three seasons.

She shot 68 at White Pines as a senior to win the girls Division II sectional tournament. She played at Bowling Green State University for four years.

Emily (Pendleton) Edgerton, who graduated in 2007, holds the state girls all-division record in the discus with a toss of 183-feet, 3-inches at the Oak Harbor Invitational as a senior. She won the discus at the Division III state meet with a throw of 163-4 and she placed second in the shot put (42-10).

She was state, regional, district and SLL champ in the discus four times apiece. She was Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

She holds the school record in the shot put at 45-8.25. She took two Big Ten championships in the discus at Michigan.

She was a four-time NCAA qualifier in the discus during her collegiate career and competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Mike Lee coached the football team from 1992-97, compiling a 49-17 record and a 34-6 mark in the SLL. His teams qualified for the playoffs his last four seasons and won the SLL his last three years.

Woodmore won 19 straight league games as part of a 23-game streak.

He compiled a 97-35 record, including 42-15 in the SLL for softball from 1994-1998. The Wildcats lost in a regional final in 1994 and 1996.

They won SLL titles in 1994 and 1995. Lee has 347 career softball wins, including 141 at St. Wendelin and 109 at Fostoria. Lee was inducted into the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005.

Dave Skoczen, who graduated in 1996, is master of ceremonies for the induction.

Rupa Narra, who graduated in 1996, helped softball earn two SLL titles, two Division III district crowns and regional runner-up finishes in 1994 and 1996. She was first-team all-league her last two years and set the school record with 47 singles as a senior in 1996.

She was second-team all-state as a junior and senior. She helped basketball take SLL titles in 1994 and 1995.

She was first-team all-league as a senior. She was first-team all-league in volleyball as a junior.

She's also a member of the Woodmore Academic Boosters Hall of Fame, receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award.

Lindsey (Hamilton) Argraves, who graduated in 1996, was an eight-time state placer in track and finished in the top four at the state cross country meet four times as the Wildcats took three state championships. She placed second at state as a junior, third as a sophomore, and fourth as a freshman and senior.

The Wildcats were also runners-up once at state. Argraves holds the school record in the 800 (2:17) and is a member of the school record-holding 3,200 relay.  The 3,200 relay earned three state crowns, including a school-record 9:25.1 and finished second once.

Argraves was second in the 3,200 one time and third another. She was on a 1,600 relay that finished second.

Beth (Parkins) Peck, who graduated in 1993, was a 10-time placer at the state track, including two individual Ohio crowns in the 400 and another with a 1,600 relay. She holds the school record in the 100-, 200- and 400 meters.

She was state runner-up in the 100 and 200 as a sophomore. The Wildcats were first at state her senior year.

She won the 100, 400 and long jump as Woodmoe won the SLL meet her sophomore year and was second the next season. She won the 100, 200 and 400 as the Wildcats were first her senior year.

She helped the cross country team earn a state championship.

Lori (Kuhlman) Arntson, who graduated in 1986, is the second-leading scorer in girls basketball history with 1,210 points. She is the school’s career leader in scoring average at 18.6 points per game.

As a senior, she averaged 20.7 points and was a third-team All-Ohio selection, leading the Wildcats to a district final. She was first-team in the Suburban Lakes League as a junior and senior.

Woodmore posted a 48-29 record during her three seasons.

Jeff Haar, who graduated in 1984, is the leading scorer and rebounder in boys basketball history with 1,419 points and 816 rebounds. He averaged 23 points and earned first-team All-Ohio honors as a senior, leading Woodmore to a 17-6 record.

He was first-team in the SLL three times. He was honorable mention all-state as a junior.

He made 19 field goals in one game and 58 percent for his career for program records. He scored 870 points in his career at Toledo.

Andy Johnson, who graduated in 1983, is the only state champion in wrestling in school history, capturing a title in 1983 at 132 pounds in the Class A tournament. He was SLL champion as a senior at 138.

He was 33-2 as a senior and 29-4 as a junior.

Steve Burner, who graduated in 1980, shot 155 (81-74) for medalist honor at the Class A state golf tournament on the Scarlet Course at Ohio State as the Wildcats won a state crown. Woodmore was first as district and sectional as well.

Burner was SLL medalist as a junior and the Wildcats won the conference three times. He was boys golf coach for seven years until 2016, earning three league crowns.

Jon Giesler, who graduated in 1975, played 11 seasons as an offensvie lineman in the NFL after he was selected in the first round of the draft by Miami. He was first-team on both sides of the ball in the SLL as a senior and helped Michigan earn three Big Ten crowns in college.

He was first-team all-conference and honorable mention All-American as a senior. He was the 24th pick in the draft and started 105 games in his career.

He played in the Super Bowl in 1982 and 1984. He was twice an All-AFC selection and Pro Bowl alternate.

He blocked for Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marion and played for Hall of Fame coach Don Shula. The Dolphins were 85-40-1 during the regular season during Giesler's career.

He was recognized with a star on the Dolphins’ Walk of Fame.

He established a school record at 58-1.5 to win a Class AA state champion in the shot put in 1974. He twice won the shot put and discus in the SLL and was second in each one time.

Jeff Little, who graduated in 1973, was a draft choice of the San Francisco Giants and played 12 seasons of professional baseball. He holds school records for wins in a season (10), ERA (0.35) and strikeouts (161), all set his senior season when he was a first-team All-SLL selection.

Woodmore won a Class AA district title his senior season and he was an all-state selection. Little finished his high school career with a 29-13 record and 450 strikeouts in 289⅔ innings.

He tossed the only perfect game in school history to beat Elmwood in 1973, along with eight one-hitters and five two-hitters. He was drafted in the third round (54th overall) in 1973.

He appeared in seven games in 1980 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 33 games in 1982 for the Minnesota Twins. He played in 330 games, including 166 starts in the minor leagues.

James Smithey, who died in 2009, was the boys track and cross country coach for 15 years, and girls cross country coach for five seasons. Woodmore track won 12 league titles and one district crown.

He coached three individual state champions. Boys cross country won five conference titles and was runner-up at state, and girls took two conference crowns and one district championship.

He was inducted into the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame in 1985. In April of that year, Woodmore's track was dedicated in Smithey’s name.

This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: Woodmore to induct all-time basketball scorer, rebounder Jeff Haar