Sebring will induct Hall of Fame members Friday
The Sebring Athletic Hall of Fame will hold its annual induction ceremony at Sebring McKinley High School between the boys junior varsity and varsity basketball games against Jackson-Milton on Friday.
Steve Woolf (class of 1976) is being inducted for accomplishments in football and track. Woolf earned three varsity letters in track and field while also becoming the Mahoning County high hurdles champion in Class A his senior year.
That year he took second place in the low hurdles in the county and second place in high hurdles for the Tri-County League. He was also second in the high hurdles for the sectional meet. He took high point honors his junior and senior years and was named a co-captain.
Earning two letters in football, Woolf received the Most Improved Player award as a junior and Best Offensive Back as a senior. That year he was named to the All-Ohio third team and to the first team for All Northeast-Ohio, TCL, and All-Review Area. He was also a co-captain his senior year.
Woolf credits his football and track coach Bill Offenbecher because he “brought athletics to life for me.”
“Bill saw something in me, and that motivated me to work harder,” Woolf said. “The best thing that happened was when he made all the football players go out for track.”
Woolf resides in Canton and is a senior buyer for steel products for PTC Alliance, where he has worked for 45 years.
The Hall of Fame committee also voted to induct the 1974 baseball team, coached by the late Ken Penrose and the late Ken Brooks. This team went further than any other Sebring team in Class A tournament play as they fell to Ashtabula St. John in the regional final by a score of 10-6. Finishing with a 20-6 record, they knocked off Southern Local by 17-0 and Dalton by 4-1 in the sectional. In district play they defeated Northwestern 12-7 and Parma Byzantine 2-1. The Trojans squeaked out a 1-0 regional win over Jewett-Scio to advance to the regional final.
As a member of the smallest division Class A, the Trojans faced four Class AAA opponents and 14 Class AA schools throughout the season.
Seniors on the team were Doug Casto, Bob Hively, Bill Ritter, and the late Jeff Warren. Juniors were Terry Applegate, Clay Bryant, Dave Dearth, Chuck Drennen, Shane Kleinman, the late Dick Lee, and the late Bob Schreckengost. Sophomores included Mark Edwards, Scott Gibbons, Eric Kleinman, and Jeff Peterson while the freshmen were the late Andy Harvey, Ed Householder, and the late Scott Wilson.
Tim Hetrick was the team’s manager, Kirby Iler was the trainer, and John Domino, Janis Fahnert Ritter, and Chris Wise Paul were the statisticians.
Following the varsity game Friday night, there will be a cake and punch reception in Brook Gym. The public is welcome to attend.
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Sebring will induct Hall of Fame members Friday
