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Showing of 481 results for Elkhart Central High School.

ID	102139
Title of Article	Leaving a legacy
Notes	See also obit 8/19/25 A5
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steve Stutsman in dugout; 2013 Elkhart Central state baseball title team; Steve Stutsman holds up champion sign
Date	Aug 19, 2025
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Baseball, Blue Blazers

ID	102069
Title of Article	His own program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Miller
Date	Jul 23, 2025
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Football, Elkhart High School

ID	101728
Title of Article	Elkhart’s Will Coatie resigns as boys head coach
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Will Coatie
Date	Apr 24, 2025
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart High School, Basketball, Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart Express

ID	100208
Title of Article	A foot in the door
Notes	Nicholls State University; Director of Basketball Operations
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ty Windy works as student manager at Western Michigan
Date	Nov 30, 2024
Page	C1, C2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Basketball

ID	96223
Title of Article	Always a hitter
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brycen Sherwood
Date	Apr 03, 2024
Page	B1
Subjects	Baseball, Elkhart Central High School, Osolo Little League

ID	94352
Title of Article	'Life-changing moment'
Notes	Para Pan American Games
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Treyton Harris and Antoine Craig
Date	Dec 07, 2023
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Track and Field

ID	91968
Title of Article	A special homecoming
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Central grad, Jonathon Decker is now a member of the Central Michigan football team; Jonathon Decker
Date	Jul 27, 2023
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart Natives, Football, Notre Dame University

ID	90410
Title of Article	Snider hires Elkhart Central grad Riikonen
Notes	Fort Wayne Snider High School
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Josh Riikonen
Date	Jul 01, 2023
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart Natives, Basketball

ID	89031
Title of Article	Central grad Williams heading to Division 1 Evansville
Notes	University of Evansville
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Yiesha Williams
Date	Apr 08, 2023
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Basketball

ID	82480
Title of Article	Faus adding to coaching experience
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nick Faus
Date	Aug 18, 2022
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Natives, Football, Elkhart Central High School

ID	79148
Title of Article	Elkhart's Tully inches closer to majors
Notes	Cleveland Guardians
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tanner Tully
Date	Apr 20, 2022
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Tully, Tanner, Elkhart Natives, Baseball

ID	78811
Title of Article	Playing a role in the title
Notes	South Carolina; Women's National Championship; Dawn Staley
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Terry Smith
Date	Apr 06, 2022
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Basketball

ID	78429
Title of Article	Tanner Tully handcuffs Cincinnati
Notes	Cleveland Guardians; Cincinnati Reds
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tanner Tully
Date	Mar 19, 2022
Page	B3
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Baseball, Elkhart Natives

ID	71638
Title of Article	Good family advice
Notes	Indiana University
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Treyton Harris; Treyton Harris;
Date	Apr 08, 2021
Page	A9, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Track and Field

ID	72202
Title of Article	Coronavirus puts college football careers on hold
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jonathan Decker; Mark Brownlee
Date	Aug 15, 2020
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart Central High School, Football

ID	67181
Title of Article	Last ride: Class of 2020 final one for Central, Memorial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Memorial graduates; Graduation attendees
Date	June 23, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, Graduations, High School

ID	67538
Title of Article	Central standout Williams commits
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 14, 2020
Page	A8
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, School Athletics, Basketball

ID	67749
Title of Article	Pro career on hold
Notes	Cleveland Indians
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tanner Tully
Date	May 8, 2020
Page	A8
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, School Athletics, Baseball

ID	67507
Title of Article	McGraw sets sights on Penn State
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rodney McGraw; Rodney McGraw and Carter Neveraski
Date	May 5, 2020
Page	B1
Subjects	School Athletics, Elkhart Central High School, Football

ID	67313
Title of Article	Blazers faced tourney break in '78
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	George Leonakis and Blazer team
Date	March 19, 2020
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart Central High School

ID	67267
Title of Article	Johnson is happy he stayed true to Trine
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Langston Johnson
Date	March 10, 2020
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Trine University, Basketball, Elkhart Central High School

ID	66563
Title of Article	Coatie and Porter honored by the NIC
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Will Coatie
Date	February 8, 2020
Page	B3
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Northern Indiana Conference, Basketball

ID	66538
Title of Article	Competition has Central's Eric Garcia battle-tested
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Eric Garcia
Date	February 4, 2020
Page	B1, B3
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, School Athletics

ID	66504
Title of Article	Deadline nearing to submit fight song lyrics
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart high school students and mascots
Date	January 30, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart High School, Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School

ID	66479
Title of Article	Tournament approaches for winter athletes
Notes	Jimtown High School
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Northridge girls swimming team; Alex Stauffer and Josh Stratford; Yiesha Williams; Cassie Cepeda and team; Luke Teich; Brayden Rice and Alex Boggs; Bill Pawlak and Caleb Williams
Date	January 24, 2020
Page	B2
Subjects	School Athletics, Elkhart Central High School, Northridge High School, Concord High School

ID	66403
Title of Article	Fight song lyrics sought
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart students; Elkhart marching band members
Date	January 11, 2020
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, High School Marching Bands

ID	66400
Title of Article	Athletes in winter sports continue to shine
Notes	Elkhart Central High School, Northridge High School, Elkhart Aquatic Center, Northside Gym
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jimtown cheerleaders; Sea Davis and David Guhl; Lauren Smith; Brianna Kramer, Grace Brenneman, and Elsa Fretz; Clayton Lundy and Al Smith; Brent Curry and Mya Reeves; Cam'ron Daniels and Maddux Yohe
Date	January 10, 2020
Page	B2
Subjects	School Athletics, Jimtown High School, Concord High School, Elkhart Memorial High School

ID	66384
Title of Article	Four local players earn All-State honors
Notes	Football
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rodney McGraw, Mark Brownlee, Jason Borkholder, and Ariel DeLapaz
Date	January 8, 2020
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Concord High School, NorthWood High School, School Athletics

ID	66328
Title of Article	Winter sports are in full swing
Notes	NorthWood High School; Elkhart Aquatic Center, School Athletics
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tom Johnson and Concord swimming team members; Will Coatie and Michaela Whitaker; Cassie Cepeda; Gavin Smith; Will Harris and Joey Garberick; Jimtown High School basketball team; Trent Edwards and Beau Barhams
Date	December 27, 2019
Page	B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Concord High School, Jimtown High School, Northridge High School

ID	66307
Title of Article	Combined football squad bonds by volunteering
Notes	Elkhart High School, School Athletics, Football
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Josh Shattuck, Elkhart Memorial football players, and Elkhart Central football players; Elkhart Memorial and Elkhart Central football players
Date	Decemeber 23, 2019
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Salvation Army, Volunteer Work, Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School

ID	66283
Title of Article	Shattuck talks about future of Elkhart High football
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Josh Shattuck; Dominic Buoscio
Date	December 18, 2019
Page	B1, B3
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart Memorial High School, School Athletics, Football

ID	66269
Title of Article	Merger features new music program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kurt Weimer and band students
Date	December 17, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, Music Education, Construction

ID	66212
Title of Article	Final chapter awaits in storied hoops rivalry
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ken Fox; Damarion Anderson and Noah Hunt; Scott Sekal
Date	December 6, 2019
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, School Athletics

ID	66202
Title of Article	Winter sports are underway
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Eric Kelm, Bryson Flores, and swimmers; Maria LaRocca; Yiesha Williams; Cam'Ron Daniels and Cam Knepp; Sam Smith; Alex Stauffer and Drew Litwiller; Scott Radeker
Date	December 4, 2019
Page	B2
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, Northridge High School, School Athletics

ID	66185
Title of Article	Blazers lead 2019 All-Area football team
Notes	NorthWood High School, Goshen High School, Northridge High School
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Derrick Woods Jr. and Mishawaka football player; Mark Brownlee
Date	December 2, 2019
Page	B1, B3
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart Memorial High School, Concord High School, Fairfield High School

ID	66156
Title of Article	Sekal looks forward to Central's challenges
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Scott Sekal; Isaiah Chandler
Date	November 25, 2019
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, School Athletics

ID	66148
Title of Article	Campbell and Shattuck are honored by the NIC
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Josh Shattuck; Clay Campbell
Date	November 23, 2019
Page	B2
Subjects	Northern Indiana Conference, Elkhart Central High School, Jimtown High School, School Athletics

ID	66131
Title of Article	Homo, Shenk to coach cross country
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bekah Shenk; Adam Homo
Date	November 21, 2019
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, School Athletics

ID	66057
Title of Article	Central fall athletes honored
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bryan Ramirez, Alexx Dreamer, Marcus Rodriguez, Elley Kuehne, Alondra Garcia, Haley Easterday, Michaela Whitaker, Katie Fraser, and Elly Malloy
Date	November 8, 2019
Page	B3
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, School Athletics

ID	66012
Title of Article	Local bands advance to semi-state competition
Notes	Goshen Crimson Marching Band; Elkhart Central Blazer Brigade; Elkhart Memorial Crimson Charger Command; Northridge Raider Band; NorthWood Red Regiment; Jimtown Marching Jimmies; Fairfield Marching Pride
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Angela Reinhert; Goshen High School Marching Band members
Date	October 22, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	High School Marching Bands, Elkhart Memorial High School Marching Band, Elkhart Central High School Marching Band, Concord Marching Minutemen

ID	65899
Title of Article	Central graduate Roberson honored
Notes	Tylar Roberson
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 1, 2019
Page	B6
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School

ID	65878
Title of Article	Marching bands in full stride
Notes	Elkhart Memorial High School; Elkhart Central High School; Northridge High School, NorthWood High School
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jimtown High School marching band; Concord High School marching band; Goshen High School marching band
Date	September 27, 2019
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	High School Marching Bands, Concord High School, Goshen High School, Jimtown High School

ID	65828
Title of Article	An exciting week of sports
Notes	Northridge High School; John Glenn High School; Goshen High School; Bill Sharpe; Emma Hodges and Brooke Richardson; Luke Leazenby; Grant Brekke; Elkhart Central soccer team; Hunter Hoffman and Nathan Creed; Juan Cepero, Cole Johnson, and Drew Hogan; Summer Cooper and Haylee Hile
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bill Sharpe; Emma Hodges and Brooke Richardson; Luke Leazenby; Grant Brekke; Elkhart Central soccer team; Hunter Hoffman and Nathan Creed; Juan Cepero, Cole Johnson, and Drew Hogan; Summer Cooper and Haylee Hile
Date	September 18, 2019
Page	B2
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, Concord High School, Jimtown High School

ID	66853
Title of Article	Duthie still enjoys his Friday nights at Rice Field
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dave Duthie; Dave Duthie
Date	September 11, 2019
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Rice Field, Elkhart Central High School, Football

ID	66783
Title of Article	Kickoff Classic draws a crowd
Notes	Kickoff Classic
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart students; Elkhart Central and Memorial band members; Krissy Ayers and Teagan Vest
Date	August 28, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart Education Foundation

ID	66772
Title of Article	A last look at Mangy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Memorial students; Football field; Isaiah Chandler; Tyler Lehner; Roderick Ballard; DuMarrion Williams; Caleb Webb; Elkhart Central students
Date	August 27, 2019
Page	B2
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, Mangy Lion Trophy, Football

ID	66775
Title of Article	End of an era
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Central students; Elkhart Memorial students
Date	August 24, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart Memorial High School, Mangy Lion Trophy, Football

ID	66756
Title of Article	One last battle for Mangy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mangy Lion trophy; Elkhart Central football team
Date	August 23, 2019
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, Mangy Lion Trophy, Football

ID	66755
Title of Article	The final Mangy game
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mark Brownlee and Junior Estrada
Date	August 22, 2019
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart Central High School, Mangy Lion Trophy, Football

ID	66724
Title of Article	Blue Blazers hope to take a step forward in 2019
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mark Brownlee and Josh Shattuck; Elkhart Central football team
Date	August 17, 2019
Page	B1, B3
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Football, School Athletics