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North Posey inducts two teams, five individuals into HOF
- The Posey County News
- 3 days ago
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The North Posey High School Athletic Hall of Fame banquet was held on Saturday evening in the North Posey High School gymnasium. The annual event is hosted by the school and is annually sponsored by the Posey County News. Inductees this year along with their accomplishments are as follows:
Tom Carl, a 1982 graduate, was an elite athlete at North Posey, earning ten varsity letters, including four in baseball, three in football, and three in basketball. In baseball, he was a 4-year varsity starter and was named all-conference honorable mention his
freshman and sophomore years, all-conference his junior and senior years, and first team all-state his senior year. Carl set a single season hitting record with a batting average of .507. His career batting average was an impressive .465 with 105 total hits, 86 RBIs and 11 home runs. He was named the Most Valuable Player his junior and senior years. He earned a spot on the North-South Indiana High School All Star Series, where his team won two of three. After high school, Carl earned a baseball scholarship at Olney Central Junior College. He played at Olney for two seasons and was named to the All-Region Team in 1984. Carl then played for Nicholls State University in Louisiana, from 1984-1987, where he led his team in hitting his junior year.
An integral member of the varsity football team, Tom was named All-Conference Kicker his senior year. In basketball, he was team and All-Conference Most Valuable Player his sophomore year.
Tom Carl has coached Little League and Babe Ruth baseball in the community and was a volunteer assistant baseball coach at North Posey High School. He is a proud father of two children, who also graduated from North Posey. Tom resides In Poseyville and is employed at SRG Global in Evansville. He is a member of Old Union Christian Church, where he serves as a Deacon.
Jennifer Donner Fribley is a 1996 North Posey High School graduate who earned an impressive 11 varsity letters while at North Posey, including four in basketball, four in cross country, two in track, and one in softball. She also participated in tennis for one year.She was an outstanding basketball player, and was honored with many awards and titles. In 1996 Jennifer earned distinction as the all-time basketball scoring leader at North Posey, of both the girl’s and the boy’s programs, with 1,240 points. In her high
school career Jennifer averaged 15.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. In her senior year she averaged 18.4 points per game. Jennifer also led the team with the best free throw percentage all four years of high school. She was first team all-conference in 1994,1995, and 1996. She was honorary captain in 1995 and 1996, and earned the Mental Attitude Award in 1996. Jennifer was the recipient of the Kiwanis Award in 1995 and 1996. She was named to the Evansville Courier All- Area Second Team, and the Associated Press Honorable Mention All-State in 1995.
In 1996 Jennifer garnered more honors by receiving the Elks Award, and by being named to the Evansville Courier All-Southwestern Area first team, Associated Press High Honorable Mention All-State, Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game, and the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 40 Senior All-Star Work Out.
Jennifer led her team to P.A.C. conference championships in 1993-94 and 1995-96, and Sectional Championships in 1992-93 and 1993-94. She, and her team, were also Sectional runners-up in 1994-95. She continued her stellar basketball career by earning a four-year scholarship to the University of Southern Indiana, where she continued to excel. As a freshman she gained notoriety by leading all of the NCAA Division II players in three-point percentage.
In her professional career, Jennifer, has been co-owner of three companies: Basinwide Geological LLC, Arbors Edge LLC, and No Sleep Adventures LLC, She has also worked for Ascension St. Vincent, as well as Eastern Greene Schools where she was a secondary educator. While at Eastern Greene she served as the assistant cross-country coach and as the junior varsity girls’ basketball coach.
Locally, Jennifer has been involved with Posey County 4-H, Girl Scouts, and the Posey County Saddle Club. She has volunteered as a concession worker and as a BPA National trip chaperone, Jennifer, her husband, Brian Fribley, and their family reside in Wadesville. Jennifer’s brother, Doug, and daughter, Dharma, are also North Posey graduates. Her daughter, Daphne, is currently a sophomore at North Posey and her son Brayden is in fifth grade at South Terrace.
The next inductee is Daniel Jochim. Dan graduated from North Posey in 1976 and earned 10 varsity letters while in high school, including four in cross country, three in basketball, and three in track and field. He was an outstanding athlete at North Posey. In
1995 he advanced to the regional competition in the 400 yard dash. In 1976 he qualified for six events in the track and field sectionals, which included the 100, 200, 440, and 880 events, as well as the long jump and high jump. He then advanced to regionals and finally state in the 440. He holds the distinction of being the first North Posey athlete to advance to compete in state competition. His record time in the 440 was 47.2 seconds.
Dan was a member of the PAC championship teams that won the conference title every year when he was in high school, from 1972 through 1976. Dan was also a member of the PAC basketball championship team in 1973-74. His senior year he compiled the most rebounds of the season, earning a record of 24 rebounds in one game. Dan received the Kiwanis Award in 1976 and was a candidate for the Posey County Athlete of the Year.
After graduating from North Posey, Dan attended Vincennes University and graduated from Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 1980. He has served the community as an IHSSA Sports Official in Fast Pitch Softball, Basketball, Track, and Cross Country. By earning 10 varsity letters, Dan earned a lifetime pass to all North Posey sporting events.
He has held positions at ERA First Advantage Realty, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Applied Industrial Technologies, Kaman Industrial Technologies, and Consolidated Grain and Barge.
Dan and his wife, Mary, reside in Evansville. Their children include Ryan, Matthew, and Elizabeth. They also have two grandchildren. Dan’s sisters, Sharon, Theresa, Janet, and his brother, John, are also North Posey graduates. His mother, Agnes, still resides in Poseyville.
Lester Seib, Jr., is a 1982 graduate of North Posey High School where he earned three varsity letters in football and three varsity letters in track. In 1981, Lester was named All-Conference in the PAC at both the linebacker and running back positions. He was also named the conferences Most Valuable Player at defense. Lester was named First Team All-State in 1981. In 1982 he played in the North-South All-Star game and was named an IFCA Region All-Star.
Lester was also outstanding in track and field. He was a sectional qualifier in 1980, 1981, and 1982 in the events of long jump, 110 hurdles, and shot put. In 1982 he was named Most Valuable Player in track. His senior year he was awarded the Mt. Vernon Elks Athlete of the Year. After high school, Lester played one season at Indiana State University before transferring to Kentucky Wesleyan, where he played for the next three seasons. In 1983 Seib had the first rushing touchdown for the KWC football program. In the 1984 season, he broke the NCAA record for scoring two safeties in a game and was the KFC Outstanding Lineman.
After college, Lester was employed by Whirlpool and then by the Evansville Fire Department, where he was employed for nearly 30 years. He was a member of the EFD Honor Guard from 1998-2024. Lester was a volunteer football coach at North Posey from 1988 – 1991. He has served his fellowman by his involvement with mission trips to Myanmar.
Lester’s sisters are also North Posey graduates and his mother, Frances, was a beloved school nurse at North Posey for many years. He and his wife, Maddison are the proud parents of three children and seven grandchildren.
We are proud to induct Lester Seib Jr. into the North
Emily Maier Stevens earned four varsity letters in track and two varsity letters in cross country. As a freshman she was also a member of the 1993-94 basketball team that won the PAC conference and sectional championship. In track her ninth grade year, Emily won the PAC conference title in the 2-mile run. She also advanced to the regional in the mile run. In her sophomore and junior years Emily won the conference in the mile and advanced to regional for the third consecutive year. As a senior, Emily again won conference and advanced to regional in the mile. She also won the conference in the 800 meter run and as a part of the 4 X 400 relay team. Emily then advanced to state her senior year in the 800 meter. In doing so she etched her name in North Posey history for being the first female athlete in any sport to advance to state. Her time of 2:27 in the 800m still stands as the record at North Posey. She was honored as an All-State athlete in track her senior year. In cross country Emily advanced to regionals her sophomore and junior years, but wasn’t able to compete her senior year due to an injury,
After an amazing high school athletic career, Emily was awarded scholarships in both track and cross country to the University of Southern Indiana. Her success continued as her cross-country team at USI qualified for Nationals all four years.
Emily is a personal fitness trainer and the owner of Emily Stevens Fitness. She donates her time in the community in various capacities. She and her husband, Brian, have three children and live in Haubstadt. Her brothers and sisters all graduated from North Posey and her twin sister, Anne, was a talented athlete, as well. Emily’s mother, Jone, still lives in the area and is involved in the North Posey community.
This year the committee has chosen the North Posey girls 1992-93 and 1993-94 Lady Viking basketball teams for induction.
Each year an award is presented to a couple or individual who have gone above and beyond expectations in service to the North Posey schools and community. This year the organization acknowledged Dave and Connie Pearce for this prestigious award.
Dave and Connie purchased the Posey County News 18 years ago. Neither graduated from North Posey, but they have truly adopted the North Posey Vikings and the North Posey Community as their school family.
First, to raise friendly competition between Posey County Schools, they implemented the Posey County News Cup. This award has become a coveted prize to the winner of the annual North Posey and Mt. Vernon football game.
The Pearce’s then noticed that North Posey had no programs honoring past outstanding athletes, since the school’s inception in 1959-60, and so they established the North Posey Athletic Hall of Fame. A committee was formed and bylaws were written to support the continuation of this important program. These bylaws and applications are available upon request.
Dave and Connie have also provided funding and hours of manpower to get the athletic hall of fame program started and have maintained that level of support to the present. In addition, The Posey County News generously provides unlimited photos for use by the yearbook, and photos for families and friends via FaceBook. The Pearces also contribute by providing T-shirts and event advertising for athletic and school events. Dave and Connie are so humble and unselfishly give out of the graciousness of their hearts. So many of their gifts and donations are given anonymously, so there is really no way to measure the tremendous impact they have had on our school and the entire North Posey community.
In recognition of their years of service and monetary support to North Posey High School, the Bob and Liz Bulkley Service Award went to Dave and Connie Pearce.
