Hall of Fame 2019

WELCOME TIM MERCER HOF COMMITTEE MEMBER

Recognition of Former Inductees

Scholarship Recipients JAMIE UNTERNAHER DYLAN TROTTER EMILIE BURCH

Scholarship Recipients Caitlynne Ray and Abby Davies George Riley HOF Memorial Scholarship Caitlynne Ray and Abby Davies

Induction of 2019 Class JEFF QUACKENBUSH

PRESENTED BY: Mike Smith and Thomas Gatrell Larry Gatrell PRESENTED BY: Mike Smith and Thomas Gatrell 1949 NHS Graduate

Larry Gatrell 1949 NHS Graduate 1949 Graduate of NHS Participated in Football and Baseball Football Career 1948 Football State Championship and COL Champions First-Team All-COL and Second-Team All-State Senior Year (played in North-South All-Star Game) Earned a football scholarship to Louisville Drafted to US Army in 1952 and spent 18 months in Korea After service, earned a degree from Ohio University and taught Industrial Art and Drivers Ed at Lancaster 1949 NHS Graduate

PRESENTED BY: Jim Tims and Dave Froelich Jerry Larason PRESENTED BY: Jim Tims and Dave Froelich 1963 NHS Graduate

Jerry Larason 1963 NHS Graduate 1963 Graduate of NHS Lettered in Golf, Basketball, and Baseball Youth Sports Won Babe Ruth Batting Title and Freshmen Foul Shooting Contest (25 of 25) Basketball Leading scorer for the 1962 District Championship Team Junior Year Second-Team All-COL Senior Year First-Team All-COL Otterbein University Continued his basketball career for the Cardinals Continued education at Ohio University and is a Veteran of the Air Force 1963 NHS Graduate

PRESENTED BY: Danny West Barry West PRESENTED BY: Danny West 1966 NHS Graduate

Barry West 1966 NHS Graduate 1966 Graduate of NHS Earned Eight Letters in Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track Football First-Team All-COL as a Running Back Five touchdowns in first half against Ironton First-Team All-COL senior year as a Quarterback Team Captain Received John D. Salsberry Award for MVP of COL (1 of 2 in Newark history) Honorable Mention All-Ohio Scholarship to Western Michigan Professional Life Mayor of Milford Center, Ohio Appointed by Clarence J. Brown to Ohio Seventh District Academy Review Board Founding President of Milford Center Jaycees Active in Youth Baseball and Soccer 1966 NHS Graduate

PRESENTED BY: Dan Toderan Nancy Pound Barker PRESENTED BY: Dan Toderan 1980 NHS Graduate

Nancy Pound Barker 1980 NHS Graduate 1980 Graduate of NHS Basketball Participated in Basketball and Softball Basketball Three-Year Varsity Starter Led Team in assists and steals Junior and Senior Years Finished Career as all-time leader in assists and steals COL and District Champs Junior and Senior Years Captain and MVP Senior Year First-Team All-COL Junior and Senior Years Softball Three-Year Starter at Shortstop Sophomore ad Senior Seasons lost in State Semi-Finals Senior Year Batting Average .540 with Five Home Runs and 32 RBI’s The Ohio State University Scholarship in Softball Led the team and stolen bases and started as a Freshman Played om the first OSU softball team to make it to College World Series Earned All-Big Ten as a Shortstop 1980 NHS Graduate

PRESENTED BY: Jeff Quackenbush Mark Doughty PRESENTED BY: Jeff Quackenbush Athletic Trainer

Mark Doughty Athletic Trainer 1983 Graduate of West Virginia University and Masters from University of Arizona in 1984 Newark’s FIRST Athletic Trainer in 1984 Served Newark Schools and the community until 2018 Career and Tenure (34 Years) Contributed to the Athletic Department, Newark City Schools, and OHSAA Developed the Lightning and Cold Weather Policies for NCS, OCC Conference and OHSAA Consultant to the OHSAA on Concussion Policy Coordinated both strength and conditioning programs for all athletes at NHS Coordinated the Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy Provided In-Service Training for spinal injuries with the Fire Department Received the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association Service Award in 1991 OATA Trainer of the Year 1993 OATA Model Athletic Training Program in 1999 National Athletic Trainers Association Service Award 2001 Inducted to Ohio Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame 2004 Not only a trainer…but a leader in our community!!! Athletic Trainer

Congratulations! Hall of Fame Class of 2019