2024 Circleville Athletic Hall of Fame

Friday, January 26, 2024 7:00 PM Circleville High School Horizon Gymnasium

Justin Hill CHS CLASS OF 2015

Justin Hill was a standout football, basketball, and baseball player for the Tigers just a few short years ago.

In football, Justin was named honorable mention all-state, helping lead the team to a league title and two state playoff appearances. Justin also was named all-MSL and all-district twice each. He totaled 101 receptions for 1,949 yards and 26 receiving touchdowns. On the basketball court, Justin earned all-MSL and all-district honors twice each. As a member of the baseball team, Justin patrolled centerfield and had some memorable appearances on the mound.

After high school, Justin went on to play football at Mount Union, where he was a three-time NCAA Division III All-American and helped lead the Purple Raiders to a national title in 2017. Justin was named all-OAC three times and was the only three-time winner of the Ed Sherman Award as the conference’s top receiver. For his career, Justin amassed over 4,000 receiving yards and scored 65 total touchdowns.

Today Justin lives in Grove City, where he works for the Grove City Police Department.

Mark Hamman CHS CLASS OF 1991

Mark Hamman was a three-sport star for the Tigers in the early 1990’s. A captain for three different teams, Mark earned all-league honors in each season.

In the fall, Mark led the golf team to three straight league titles, two district titles, and one state finals appearance. Individually, he was named all-league three times and all-district once. In basketball, Mark led the district in assists as both a junior and senior and was named the Pickaway County Player of the Year as a senior.

He also earned all-league and honorable mention all-district honors.

On the baseball field, Mark was all-league twice and all-district once, earning team MVP honors and leading the team to an MSL title his senior year.

After high school, Mark went on to Ohio Wesleyan University, where he played both baseball and basketball. He then transferred to The Ohio State University, where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in economics. Today, Mark works for the Cincinnati Insurance Company. He lives in Circleville with his wife, Michelle, and their step-son Uriah and daughter Genevieve.

Softball Teams 2006 & 2007

This group of Lady Tigers made not one but two state tournament runs in 2006 and 2007 under the leadership of Coach Dave Truex, assisted by Jada Truex and Crystal Thornsley. Both years, these teams were sectional, district, and regional champions!

As Circleville Herald sportswriter, Brad Morris, told it, this was truly a team effort as week after week during the tournament journey someone different stepped up to carry the team to the next game!

The young Tiger team with only one senior, Jessica McConnell, started their tourney run by beating a Sheridan team, who had run-ruled them earlier in the season, and then traveled to Fairfield Union, to win the Sectional crown. District play featured a run rule of Vinton County and a 5-4 thriller featuring small ball by Casse Mogan to come back from a 4 run deficit and a line shot by Heather Spangler to win the game in 8 innings. There was Grace Winner who moved us from regional play to the final four with her game winning hit against Buckeye Valley in a scorcher that lasted 12 innings. Jill Truex whose line hit to right centerfield drove in the winning run scored by Rachael Spangler against Urbana in the state semifinal with a final score of 2-1. And, even in the state final game, a loss to LaGrange Keystone, Alexis Goode dove over the centerfield fence to rob a homerun. Rachael Spangler’s deliberate placement of the pitches led to many strikeouts, few walks, and short games. We often finished in less than an hour. Her battery mate was twin sister Heather who opposing teams thought would never graduate.

Softball Teams 2006 & 2007

But it wasn’t just the team that experienced this once in a lifetime journey. So many family, friends and community members joined the run. Then, nothing was live streamed. You were either there or you joined Greg Bigam on the radio station and as he announced pitch by pitch and the whole community celebrated victory after victory until we accepted the State runner-up trophy.

The Lady Tigers returned in 2007, with different faces appearing.

Everyone played and scored in a 26-0 win over Hillsboro to start the tourney run. After a slow start, Kara Valentine finished off the 11-1 win over Washington Court House with a single to plate the final run.

Freshman Lindsey Webb not once, not twice, but three times moved us to the next game. Her sacrifice fly won a 4-3 9-inning game over Waverly in the District Semifinals and she followed that with a 3 run homerun to beat Sheridan 4-1 and win a District Championship for the Tigers. Her 2 run shot sent the Tigers onto the Regional Finals with a 2-0 win over Cambridge. Who could forget Stevie Guilterri’s first varsity at bat that ended in an amazing hit to spark a rally in the 11th inning that ended with Casse Mogan hitting a 2 run walk off single. The Tigers season ended at 22-8 with a 2-1 loss to St. Mary’s in the state semifinals.

The Tiger community will always be grateful for this back to back state tournament experience!

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Softball Teams 2006 & 2007

Jessica McConnell Davis Kara Valentine Davis Kendra Hudson Lindsey Katelyn Kalinoski Casse Mogan West Jill Truex List Grace Winner Vance Rachel Spangler Yoder Heather Spangler

Amber McLaughlin VanGundy Jessica Willis Heather Vangundy Roeder Alexis Goode Eitel Kelley Willis Schwalbaugh Sami Mason Lindsey Webb Rodgers Stevi Guiaiteri Clark Mackenna Jennings Ford Maggie Mancini (Bat-Girl)

Softball Teams 2006 & 2007

Jessica McConnell Davis Kara Valentine Davis Kendra Hudson Lindsey Katelyn Kalinoski Casse Mogan West Jill Truex List Grace Winner Vance Rachel Spangler Yoder Heather Spangler

Amber McLaughlin VanGundy Jessica Willis Heather Vangundy Roeder Alexis Goode Eitel Kelley Willis Schwalbaugh Sami Mason Lindsey Webb Rodgers Stevi Guiaiteri Clark Mackenna Jennings Ford Maggie Mancini (Bat-Girl)

Kathy and Randy Webb