Gormley, Michael
Michael Gormley Mike Gormley stated his athletic career in 1959 at St. Mary High School where he was a two-sport star, earning two varsity letters in both basketball and baseball. On the court, he became a starting forward as a junior for Coach George Simonovich’s high scoring St. Mary team. Mike became the third-leading […]
Nickoloff, Len
Len Nickoloff Len Nickoloff was an outstanding track and cross country athlete at Admiral King High School from 1963 to 1967. He established school records in the 2 mile run in both track and cross country, earning a total of four letters. In his senior year, he was captain of the cross country team. […]
Flynn, Emmett
Emmett Flynn Emmett Flynn played basketball at St. Mary High School from 1964-68 and was a three-year varsity letterman. After earning a letter as a sophomore, Flynn really broke out in his junior year season. The 6′ 1.5″ forward parlayed a soft touch and quickness on defense to become a prolific scorer from any place […]
Svoboda, James
James Svoboda In 1969, Jim Svoboda graduated from Lorain High School as one of its all-time most talented student athletes. During his career at LHS, he participated in baseball, basketball and football and was awarded three varsity letters in each sport. Jim’s football performance in his senior year was exceptional and he was recognized for […]
Patton, Gary
Gary Patton Gary Patton excelled in basketball, baseball and football at Admiral King from 1980-84. In basketball, he played on teams that were combined 45-5 his junior and senior seasons, while winning the Buckeye Conference and District Championship. In baseball he was first team All-Buckeye Conference, first team All District and All County. His […]
Hitchens, Donald
Donald Hitchens Don Hitchens, in 1970, as a freshman at Clearview, made an immediate impact on the varsity football team by rushing for 700 yards. For the next four years, he participated and excelled in track, wrestling, football and basketball. Although Don had a love of all sports, with his desire and athletic abilities making […]
Gladden, Byron
Byron Gladden The city of Lorain has been blessed with some great basketball talent over the years, but no one ever scored more points for a career than Byron Gladden. A four-year varsity standout at Admiral King High School from 1990-94, Byron scored 1,692 points to set the Lorain City career record that still stands […]
Patterson Jr., Henry T.
Henry T. Patterson Jr. Henry T. Patterson Jr. was a two-sport All-Erie Shore Conference athlete in foootball and baseball (1992-93) at Lorain Admiral King High School. In 1993, Henry paid the $50 registration fee so he could compete in the OHSAA track and field championships on behalf of AKHS. While he did not qualify for […]