Hall of Fame
Please Contact Beth Sternberg at elizabeth.sternberg@perrylocal.org if you have any information about potential future inductees.
2020 PERRY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
HEATHER BAUDER (Bango)
2019 Perry Hall of Fame Inductee
Courtney Ingersoll
Courtney was a dynamic four year starter for the Perry Girls Basketball team. Courtney’s dominance was due to her overall skill in all areas of the game. She was a superior and willing passer who made those around her better along with being a knock-down 3 point shooter. She shot above 40% each year from deep- nailing a solid 45% of her shots her senior season. She garnered many awards during her tenure at Perry including Federal League honors, All-County honors, All-District honors, and two All-Ohio selections. Courtney continued her career at the University of Toledo where she earned 4 varsity letters and was a key agent in transforming their program. Courtney was part of the only post-season Championship in MAC history by helping her team win the 2011 WNIT Championship over USC. She played an incredible 3,469 minutes during her college career and led the NCAA Division 1 players in three point % her senior year. She was fondly remembered as someone with a vibrant and contagious personality who made everything that she was a part of better and the type of person who always gave her best.
2017 Perry Hall of Fame Inductee
Carol Meyer
Carol Meyer was an early advocate for women’s athletics at Perry and her facilitative spirit paved the way for girls’ sports at the school. Carol was hired as a Physical Education instructor and began laying the groundwork for female athletes to become part of the sports culture at Perry. Before Carol’s arrival, Perry girls only participated as cheerleaders or statisticians. In the early years, the girls participated in an annual event known as the Black and White basketball game. When high school sports for women became a reality in the 1970’s, Carol had her Panthers ready. During the 1973-74 season, girls’ varsity basketball became a reality. With the help of Coach Banks, the Panthers were off and running. The 1975-76 season saw the Panthers capture their first Federal League title in women’s history. Hall of Famer Kay Port led the team in scoring, followed by Molly Lloyd and Linda Guiffreda. The basketball staff was assisted by the addition of Coach Art Carlson as Coach Banks moved to coach the first volleyball team in Perry history in the fall of 1975. The 1976-77 Panther basketball team really came of age with an unblemished mark in the Federal League and an overall record of 10-4. The 1977-78 girl’s basketball team finished with a 14-3 record and tied for the Federal League title with Jackson with a 10-2 league mark. In 1981, Coach Meyer helped the softball team get established before turning over the reigns to Hall of Fame coach Bob DiAntonio. As the 1970’s came to a close, female athletes had become an integral part of the sports culture at Perry, finding success under the watchful eye of George Green and Debbie Schlie in Volleyball, Coach Nate Van Wey and Coach Green in Track, Coach Bob Bird in Tennis, Coach Bill Pritchard in Swimming, and Coach Jeff Greenfelder in Cross Country. From Hall of Famers Denise Callahan, Kay Port, Denise Dietz, Linda Garfield, and Sue Koch to future female Hall of Famers, the pioneering enthusiasm of Coach Carol Meyer is one that is still felt in the halls and athletic fields of Perry athletics.
2017 Perry Hall of Fame Inductee
Sue Koch
Sue Koch was a key cog in the early years of women’s athletics at Perry High School. Sue lettered in Volleyball during the program’s early years and was a high jumper her senior year for the Perry track team. It was on the basketball court where she really made her mark. She was an essential member of the first girl’s basketball team to win a Federal League title at Perry. Upon graduation, Sue set a season record for most games played (36) at the University of Cincinnati and sits fourth all-time in games played for the Bearcats (124). Sue continues to share her love of basketball by teaching the game in China.
Achievements
Two time 1st Team All-Federal League (1976-77, 1977-78)
Two time 1st Team All-County (1976-77, 1977-78)
Special Mention All-Ohio (1977-78)
Co-Captain of Perry basketball junior and senior year
Averaged 12.4 points per game at Cincinnati during the 1979-80 season
17th all-time leading scorer in Cincinnati basketball history (1,072 points)