Unioto HS will hold its 2017 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction ceremony this Saturday. The ceremony will take place between the Junior Varsity and Varsity boys basketball game versus Washington CH.
This year's list of inductees includes:
The 1983 Shermans Baseball Team
First Unioto team to reach an OHSAA State Tournament
SVC Record: 6-1 Champions, Overall Record: 16-4
Players - Russ Alexander, Dave Bettendorf, Todd Britton, Doug Cox,Pat Glassburn, Eric Graves, David Johnson, David Neff, Gerald Parker, J.T. Ratliff, Scott Ratliff, Scott Rittenger, Andy Roush, Donnie Skaggs, Jamie Stewart, Gary Thompson, Kevin Trimble, and Bob Whitten.
Trainer - Brad Ward
Coaches - Don Neff, Gary Adams, and Bob Johnson.
Athletic Director - Alex Mace
Head Girls Basketball Coach, Cyndy Driggs and her Assistant Coach, and husband, Jerry Driggs:
Unioto Win Percentage of 82% (250-54). Overall Win Percentage of 76% (306-86)
• OHSAA State Runner-up ‘AAA’ – 1986-87
• OHSAA State Runner-Up ‘D3’ – 1988-89
• OHSAA State Final 4 ‘D3’ – 1994-95
• OHSAA Regional Championships (3): 1987, 1989, 1995
• OHSAA SE District Championships (4): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995
• OHSAA SE District Sectional Championships (7): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2009
• Scioto Valley Conference Championships (9): 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• 2009: OHSBCA State D2 Coach of The Year, OHSAA SE District AP Coach of The Year
• 2010: OHSBCA All Star Game Coach of North/South Game•SE District 14 OHSBCA Coach of The Year, D2: 2008, 2009
• SE District Coach of The Year, D3: 1994
• Scioto Valley Conference, Coach of The Year (6): 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2011
• Chillicothe Gazette Coach of The Year (4): 1987, 1988, 1989, 2009
Head Golf Coach, Dan J. Drummond, 1988 - Present:
• Graduate of Chillicothe High School – Member of Golf Team
• Graduate of Otterbein College – Member of Golf Team
• Bishop Flaget, 1980-86, Ron Lovely, AD, 1984 Team District Champions, 3rd in State of Ohio
• Unioto, 1988-Present: Scioto Valley Conference Championships – 17
Undefeated SVC Championships – 3
OHSAA SE Sectional Championships – 13
OHSAA SE District Championships – 4
OHSAA SE District Runner-up (Onto State Finals) – 3
OHSAA Regional Runner-up (Onto State Finals) – 1
OHSAA State Finals / Team – 7 (Highest Finish 4th)
Individuals in OHSAA State Finals – 8
All Ohio Player (Adam Breeden) – 1
SVC Players – 116
SVC Player of The Year – 4
Galen Dills, 2004 - 2008, Cross Country & Track
Cross Country: All Ohio 2005, 2006, 2007
• OHSAA SE District ‘Runner of the Year’ (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
• OHSAA Regional Champion (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
• OHSAA SE District Champion (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
• Scioto Valley Conference ‘Runner of the Year’ (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
• Scioto Valley Champion (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
• SVC All-League (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• OHSAA SE District All-District (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• SVC & SE District Team Championships (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• OHSAA Regional Team Championships (3): 2004, 2005, 2006
• 2004 – OHSAA State Meet: 66th Place, 2005 – OHSAA State Meet: 7th Place, 2006 – OHSAA State Meet: 5th Place, 2007 – OHSAA State Meet: 4th Place
• Unioto School Record: 15:28, 5K
Track: All Ohio 2006, 2007, 2008
• 2006 – Indoor State Champion – 3200 Meter Relay – 8:28
• 2008 – Indoor State Champion – 3200 Meter Relay – 8:13 (State Record)
• 2008 – Indoor State Champion – 3200 Meter Run – 9:36
• 2008 – OHSAA State Champion – 3200 Meter Run – 9:22
• OHSAA Regional Champion (2), 3200 Meter Run: 2006, 2007
• OHSAA SE District Champion (2), 3200 Meter Run: 2006, 2007
• SVC Champion (4), 3200 Meter Relay: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• SVC Champion (3), 3200 Meter Run: 2005, 2006, 2007
• SVC Champion (3), 1600 Meter Run: 2006, 2007, 2008
• SVC All-League (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• OHSAA SE District All-District (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
• All American & school record holder for cross country at Shawnee State University
Gary Sallade - Boy's Head Soccer Coach, 1998 - 2012:
1987-2012 - 25 Years as Varsity Boys Soccer Coach – 14 at The ‘U’
Overall Record: 240 – 138 – 50, Unioto Record: 173 – 67 – 30
10 Time Ross County Cup Champion, 3 Time Independent Cup Champion
• 1983 – Member of Parent Group to Petition Unioto to create Soccer Team
• 1985-86 – Volunteer Assistant Coach for 1st Unioto Soccer Team
• 1987-96 – Head Coach Zane Trace High School
• 1998-2012 – Head Coach Unioto High School
• 1999 – Sectional Champion, SE District Runner-up
• 2000 – Sectional Champion
• 2001 – Sectional Champion, SE District Runner-up
• 2002 – Sectional Champion, SE District Champion, OHSAA Regional Runner-up, SE District Coach of The Year. Record 15-0-1
• 2003 – Sectional Champion
• 2004 – Sectional Champion, SE District Champion, OHSAA Regional Champion, OHSAA State Semi-Final, SE District Coach of The Year
• 2005 – Sectional Champion
• 2006 – Sectional Champion, Runner-up SE District Coach of The Year
• 2012 – SE District Runner-up Coach of the Year – Record: 14-1-0
Justin Lodge, 1999 - 2003, Soccer & Basketball:
Soccer: All Ohio / 1st Team/ 2002
• OHSAA SE District ‘Player of the Year’ – 2002
• OHSAA SE District / 1st Team (3) –2000, 2001, 2002
• 1st Player from Unioto to be selected All-Ohio / 1st Team
• Captain of both teams that finished undefeated in the regular season & ‘Elite Eight’ & The OHSAA ‘Final Four
’• Career Goals: 89
• 4 Year Letter Winner
Basketball:
• 2001-2002 – Scioto Valley Conference / 1st Team
• 2002-2003 – SVC / 2nd Team
• Career Points: 802
• 4 Year Letter Winner