By: Mike Glesinger PANHANDLE POST
Five new members will be inducted this fall, into the Alliance High School Activities Hall of Fame.
The selection committee meets once a year to review and vote on new members. In order for a nominee to be inducted, they must receive at least a 75% majority vote from the selection committee. This year the committee reviewed 40 nominees, which included 22 State Champions or 1st Team All-State selections, 21 different individuals received at least one vote from committee members. After several rounds of discussion and voting, the committee selected the following for induction into this years class.
Jeff Colwell....AHS Class of 1988. Jeff was a two-time State Wrestling Champion. Winning the heavyweight title in 1987 and 1988. He was also part of 2 State Champion Wrestling Teams
Dan Farrington...AHS Class of 1955. Dan was a member of the 1955 State Champion Track & Field Team. He won Gold Medals in the 100 and 880 relay and still holds the AHS 200m record.
Ryan Lovell...AHS Class of 1992. Ryan was an Outstanding Performer in Speech & Drama and participated in Class Plays and Contests. He was named Outstanding Actor his Senior year. He is the second performer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Kory Phiil....AHS Class of 1987. Kory was a 4-time State Wrestling Medalist and a 2-time State Champion Wrestler in 1986 and 1987. He was also part of 3 AHS State Champion Wrestling teams.
Dave Sautter....AHS Coach and Teacher for 30+ years. During his time at AHS, Dave taught Math and Coached, Football, Volleyball, Golf and Girls Basketball. Dave is the All-time winnigest Coach in AHS Girls Basketball history. He lead Alliance to the 2007 Girls Class B State Basketball Championship.
The 2022 Hall of Fame members will be inducted during Homecoming Week at AHS. They will be honored during the Homecoming Parade and will be recognized at the Homecoming Football game vs McCook on Friday Oct. 7. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday Oct. 8. All are welcome to attend.
The Activities Hall of Fame is organized as a way of maintaining the rich heritage and tradition of the successful activity programs at Alliance High School. The Hall of Fame will serve as a means of recognizing, preserving, and honoring the athletes, performers, coaches, sponsors, directors, contributors and alumni who made significant contributions to activity programs. The Activities Hall of Fame will help maintain the spirit, pride, and sense of community, as well as serving as a historical account of the great activity traditions of Alliance High School.
Candidates may be nominated for Hall of Fame membership by any member of the community. Nomination forms may be picked up at Alliance High School or can be found on the AHS website. Please return nominations to the AHS Superintendent's Office.
Thanks to AHS Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Troy Unzicker