Photos: BKW's Fastest, Highest, Strongest
On Friday night, Berne-Knox-Westerlo held it's fifth induction class into the BKW's hall of fame.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Loves his Bulldogs: Art Shultes, right, listens as Dennis Barber, head of the Hall of Fame committee, reads his plaque on Friday night at the Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School during the ceremony inducting the fifth class. Shultes, recognized for being a lifelong supporter and coach of many teams, can be seen at most, if not all, of BKW’s varsity sports games.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hugs all around: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Athletic Director Tom Galvin, right, congratulates BKW’s long-time boys’ golf coach Don Dennis who started the golf and boys’ bowling teams in his 31 years of coaching at the school.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Best in history: The Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ basketball team of 1978-79 is inducted into the BKW Hall of Fame on Friday night along with its coach, Dave Troy. The team was undefeated all the way until the state semifinals. Other inductees were track and cross-country stars Neil and Glenn Dow; baseball standout Todd Slingerland; and Donna MIller-Van Zandt, girls’ soccer coach for Berlin and Tamarac schools.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Service to athletics: Donna Miller-Van Zandt speaks to the crowd Friday evening as she accepts the Hall of Fame award for her service to Section 2 athletics and to Berne-Knox-Westerlo. She was a long-time girls’ soccer coach for Berlin and Tamarac schools.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Smiles: Berne-Knox-Westerlo alumnus Todd Slingerland, left, looks down at BKW School Board and Hall of Fame committee member Matthew Tedeschi who presented him with a plaque. Slingerland was a baseball standout in high school.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
One heck of a coach: The coach that led the victorious 1978-79 boys’ basketball team for Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Dave Troy, is recognized.