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1938 State Champions

1938 State Champions

Front row (L-R) Bill Linch, Kenny Mager, Bert Shelek, Jack Nau, and Bernie Garden

Second row (L-R) Russ Riggs, Jack Dalton, Carl Basnett, Bob Hull, and Bob Westfall

Third row (L-R) Gene Britt, Ray Thalman, Tom Mears, Brese Borkowski, Nicky Tuskey, and Walter Ray “Lefty” Hamilton (Head Coach)

1947 Ohio Valley Legion League Champions

1947 Ohio Valley Legion League Champions

Front row (L-R) Tom Beckett (State Athletic Officer), Robert “Slugger” Loew, Chas Schnupp, Walt Whitman, Jack Korn (bat boy), George Teagarden, Jim Brandfass, Bill Hannah, and C. Boring (1st District Chairman)

Back row (L-R) George Morrison (Post Athletic Officer), Tom Naegele, Rich Kinder, Jim Foose, Don Nau, Jim Greene (Captain), Red Peterson, Eddie Levak, and Eddie Runco (Head Coach)

1948 State Runner-Up Team

1948 State Runner-Up Team

Front row (L-R) George Gongola, B. Behrens, T. Templin, B. Howard, Robert “Slugger” Loew, George Teagarden (Captain), and Bill Hannah

Back row (L-R) Bill Engle (Business Manager), Robert Westfall, J. Morgan, P. Moore, C. Jaworske, B. Jones, L. Smith, and Eddie Runco (Head Coach)

1949 Team - Area, State, Regional and Sectional Champions - 3rd Place National Finalist in the National Finals held at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska

1949 Team - Area, State, Regional and Sectional Champions - 3rd Place National Finalist in the National Finals held at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska

Front row (L-R) Steve Leshuk, Triadelphia, Robert “Sleepy” Schaub, Triadelphia, Thomas “Little Tommy” Manion, Wheeling Central, Norman Nelson, McKinley Vocational, Carl Norman, Triadelphia, Robert “Slugger” Loew, Team Captain, Richard “Dick” Westfall, Wheeling, George Gongola, Wheeling Central, Bat Boy (Coach Korn’s son)

Back row (L-R) Herb Korn (Coach), George Westfall (Dick’s father), Harry Sweeney, Triadelphia, Frank Eaton, Triadelphia, Bob Kupchak, Wheeling, Chuck Jaworski, Wheeling Central, Constantine “Dino” Hadjis, Wheeling, Elmville “Mel” Eaton, Triadelphia, Gerald “Gerry” Smith, Madison Jr. High, Bob Korn, Triadelphia and Eddie Runco (Coach)

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1938 State Champions
1947 Ohio Valley Legion League Champions
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1949 Team - Area, State, Regional and Sectional Champions - 3rd Place National Finalist in the National Finals held at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska
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