BUCYRUS — The Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame will induct five individuals and one team at its 5 p.m., March 28 banquet at the Trillium Event Center, 1630 E. Southern Ave., Bucyrus.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $12 for children 6 to 12. Tickets are on sale at each of the Athletic Directors offices in the six county high schools, the Crestline Advocate, or by calling 419-571-6284.
Here’s a closer look at each new inductee:
Brady Wegesin
“Brady was one of the hardest working and truly dedicated athletes I have been around,” according to Brady’s high school coach, Jim Wegesin. Brady has been involved in the sport of wrestling since he was 4 years old. At Galion High School, Wegesin was a two-time All-Ohioan in 1994 and 1995, in the 160-pound weight class.
He was on the Mansfield-area All-Star Team in 1994, 1995, and was the Tiger team captain in 1995. Wegesin was on the Junior Greco Roman Ohio team in 1993 and 1994 and was champion of the Folkstyle Nationals in Iowa in his 160 pound class. Brady was also a member of National Honor Society at Galion High School.
After graduation, Brady went on to wrestle at Ashland University. His college wrestling accomplishments include being named Division 2 All American in 2000 in the 184 pound weight class. He was a three-time national qualifier between 1998-2000. Brady was also a four-year starter at AU.
Wegesin was an Academic All-American in 1998 to 2000. He was team captain of AU’s wrestling team in 1999 and 2000. He led the team in number of pins (17) in 2000 and he won the Eagle 110% Award three times. Since graduating from Ashland University, he has had a career as a wrestling official between 2000-2017.
He has officiated the individual state of Ohio wrestling tournament six times and has also officiated a state dual meet tournament. Brady is a North Central Ohio Wrestling Rules Interpreter, as well. Wegesin has also been a youth wrestling coach in Galion.
Brady is a physical therapist and is married to Sarah, an elementary teacher in Galion. They have three children, Sam, Maddie and Maria.
J.C. Ehmann
J.C Ehmann was an outstanding athlete at Col. Crawford High School. J.C. played football, basketball and baseball for the Eagles. Ehmann played four years of basketball, and was a member of the NCC championship team both his junior and senior years. As a junior, Ehmann was 2nd Team NCC, District 6 Honorable Mention, MVP of the Buckeye Central Holiday Tournament and 2nd team all-county.
During his senior year, the Eagles had an overall record of 20-1, and were 11-1 in the North Central Conference. J.C. was the team captain, MVP and won the Eagle Award. He was a 1st team unanimous pick in the NCC, 1st team District 6 Coaches Association, 1st team All NW Ohio Associated Press, 1st Team All-Ohioan UPI Selection, 2nd Team All Ohio AP Selection, and was chosen to play in the North-South All Ohio All-Star Game.
J.C. also played in the News Journal All-Star Game and was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the game. Ehmann set the CCHS season scoring record with 497 points and the season assist record with 204 assists. Ehmann averaged 22.6 points per game.
In baseball, J.C. was All-Ohio Honorable mention, 1st team NCC and in 1991, his baseball team was the NCC winner and Sectional Champ. J.C. also played in the Lexington Lions All-Star game.
As a football player for the Eagles, J.C. was 2nd team All-Ohio, and a member of the 1990 McDonald’s All Star Football Classic. He was a first team all-NCC Conference member on both offense and defense, and first-team all Northwest District.
J.C. went on to play basketball at Owens College for two years, and won two National Championships.
J.C. is a farmer and also works at Sunrise Co-op. He is married to Marilyn and has a daughter, Claire, and son Keith.
Travis Moyer
Travis T. Moyer graduated from Crestline High School in 1995. He earned four varsity letters in football, three in basketball and one each in baseball and track. Travis was named Outstanding Senior Athlete, was a National Honor Society Member and was the winner of the inaugural Merle & Peg Hutson scholarship.
As a senior in football, Travis was named First Team ALL-NCC-defense, Second Team ALL-NCC-offense, First Team Northwest District, NCOFCA Defensive lineman of the Year, and Second Team All-Ohio. Travis was team captain and team MVP. He was ranked second in tackles in the NCC and tied for fifth in scoring in the NCC.
Travis led the team in tackles all four years and became the leading tackler in school history with 515 stops. As a junior in football, Travis was named first-team All-NCC defense, first-team Northwest District, and special-mention All-Ohio. He was ranked third in the NCC in tackles and scoring.
The 1993 football team was NCC Co-Champions, a Regional Semi-Finalist and was the first CHS team to make the playoffs and the first to win a playoff game.
As a senior in basketball, Travis was named Honorable Mention All-NCC and All-County. He was team captain and achieved the single season CHS assist record with 150. The 1995 basketball team was sectional and district champions and a regional semifinalist.
Travis went to Ashland University earning a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1999 and then a Master’s in Education at Ashland University in 2005.
Travis began his coaching career at Crestline High School as a volunteer varsity assistant basketball coach. Travis was then the basketball coach at Crestline Middle School in 1996/7. For five years Travis was a head baseball coach in the Crestline Pony League, where the Red Sox were League Champs. Travis was also a student assistant baseball coach at Ashland University from 1995-1997.
Travis began coaching at Wynford High School in 1997, as a varsity assistant football coach. He was also a varsity assistant baseball coach in 1998 and has also been a head fitness/weightlifting coordinator.
Travis became the head varsity football coach at Wynford in 1999 and remained in that position until 2011. He was also the head varsity baseball coach at Wynford. In 2007, his team was sectional champs.
As head football coach at Wynford, Travis had many accomplishments. The Royals were NCC champs in 1999, 2002, 2005-2011. They were NCC runners-up in 2001, 2003, and 2004. In 2002, the Royals were ranked #10 in the Final AP Poll-Division V. In 2005, they were ranked #4 in the Final AP Poll-Division V.
In 2002, the Royals hosted the first playoff game in school history and finished as the #1 seed in its Division V region. In 2005, Wynford had its first undefeated regular season in school history and won the first playoff game in school history. The Roiyals were the Division V Regional Runner-up, and finished as the #2 seed in Division V, Region 18.
In 2006, they finished as the #3 seed in Division 5, Region 18. Wynford had six undefeated seasons. At one point, Wynford had 58 straight regular season wins, the most in the state of Ohio. Wynford football reached the playoffs eight times under Moyer’s guidance.
During the 2011 season, Wynford football played Kiirtland in the state semifinal game. Kirtland went on to win the Division V state championship. Travis became the athletic director for Wynford schools in 2009-2011. Travis left Wynford with 118 career victories and the winningest coach in the history of the program.
He currently is the head coach at Wapakoneta High School, where he has led the Redskins to 59 victories in six seasons. The Redskins have earned five Western Buckeye League Championships and OHSAA playoff appearances. The Redskins hold the Western Buckeye League record for consecutive league victories with 33.
The Redskins were Western Buckeye League Co-Champs in 2019, and finished #10 in the final AP poll Division III. Travis was co-coach of the year 2019 in the Western Buckeye League and was chosen to be an assistant coach in the North/South All-Star Classic. Travis is on the Board of Directors for the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association, as the Region IX director.
He has been recognized as the OHSFCA Regional Coach of the year in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2018. In 2015, he was the Associated Press Division III All-Ohio Coach of the Year. He has been privileged to have coached in the North/South All Star Game in 2010 and 2012. He won 86 regular season games between Wynford and Wapakoneta.
In 2002, Travis was named head coach of the North Central Ohio Football Coaches Association All-Stars. He was also named Coach of the Year by the NCOFCA and the Mansfield News Journal. Travis’s career record as a football coach is 194-43, and has a league record of 140-14.
In 2006, Travis was named Coach of the Year by the North Central Ohio Football Coaches Association. In 2007, Travis was inducted into the Crestline Athletic Hall of Fame.
Travis is married to Erin and they have four boys. Travis teaches at Wapakoneta.
Dr. Michael Johnson
Team Doctor and Super Supporter of Wynford Athletics, Johnson is a member and the president of the 1964 inaugural class of the consolidated Wynford Local School District and a member of the 2007-2008 Wynford Athletic Hall of Fame.
Johnson enters the Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019, in recognition of his years of service and support to Wynford athletics.
After finishing his senior year as a Royal, Johnson pursued a career in medicine at The Ohio State University. After medical school in Mexico and an internship in Indiana, he decided to return to Crawford County and opened his practice in Bucyrus in April 1976. He soon began to give back to his alma mater through his title of team doctor primarily with the football and boys’ basketball teams along with other injuries as needed.
Another major contribution was his essential part in recruiting, arranging, and performing physicals for Wynford student-athletes. Through this process with other local physicians and nurses, Johnson served Bucyrus and Colonel Crawford making this element of high school sports convenient, accessible, and economical for parents in all three communities. This truly showed his passion for treating the community and his patients as if they were part of his own family.
As his three sons began participation in baseball, Dr. Johnson kept the scorebook, assisted their coaches, and served on the Bucyrus Little League Board. When his sons joined the Royal basketball program, he began his time at the scorer’s table where he continued to volunteer in this capacity for varsity and junior varsity boys’ games until January 2019.
Doing this for over 25 years, he not only witnessed his sons play, but also was able to watch his grandchildren. Johnson continued to serve Wynford athletes and their injuries through his private practice alongside his son, Chris, and daughter, Shelly, until he retired.
Johnson was a resident of the Wynford School District with his wife Sally. Together they had six children, Matt and wife Cherie, Shelly and husband Steve Crall, Chris and wife Dara, Mindy and husband Jay Duke, Josh and wife Kristy, and Emily and husband Jason Norris. Dr. Johnson and Sally have 25 grandchildren.
Michael Johnson was happiest when surrounded by his family and sharing his many talents with his children, grandchildren, and community.
Don Kalb
The late Don Kalb enters the Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame as a result of his achievements at both the high school and collegiate level. Don was a two-year letter winner at Wynford High School and a four-year starter at Capital University. Don was an outstanding basketball player.
During Don’s junior and senior year at Wynford, Don led the North Central Conference in scoring with a 24.2 scoring average. Overall in 41 total games, he scored 903 points, and collected 526 rebounds.
Because of these accomplishments, Don received multiple All-County, NCC Northwest District and All-Ohio honors. He was selected by WLWC-TV Channel 4 Columbus, to appear on the Fred Taylor Show as “Player of the Week” during his 19-4 senior season. He also lettered in track as a junior and senior. Don was inducted into the Wynford Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.
Following his 1968 graduation, Don competed as a Capital University Crusader. He was a starter on teams that amassed a 75-21 record while winning two Ohio Athletic Conference titles and appearing in the NCAA Tournament in 1970. All-OAC honors were awarded three times as he accumulated 1,093 career points and 654 career rebounds.
He was named First Team Lutheran All-American in 1970, and in 1972, he received the Outstanding Senior Athlete Award. Don was inducted into the Capital University Hall of Fame in 2002.
In 1972, Don received his degree in accounting. He worked as a controller and CFO throughout his career. Don served as a member of the Wynford School Board for 12 years. He enjoyed coaching youth sports and assisting at track meets.
Don and his wife Christine, have four adult children, Mandy (1994), Donnie (1995), Danny (1997) and David (2000). All four are Wynford alums and participated in athletics. Don’s family also includes son-in-law, Tim Huecker, and daughters-in-law, Kelly and Amy. The Kalbs have six grandchildren.
1995 Division III State Softball Champions
Colonel Crawford Eagles
The Colonel Crawford Lady Eagles finished the 1995 season with a record of 25-3. They defeated Seneca East and Wynford in sectional tournament play, advancing to the district round, they defeated Plymouth 3-0, and Ashland Crestview 12-1. In the regional tournament, CC defeated Coldwater 6-2, and in the regional final they defeated Archbold 5-2 to advance to the state semifinals.
The Eagles beat Strasburg Franklin 5-1 in the semifinals and then defeated Pleasant Hill Newton 1-0 to win the Division III State Championship.
Team members included Nandee Pry, Sarah Diebler, Chanda Fairchild, Natalie Pry, Julie Jones, Tiffany Miller, Jill Hudson, Nicki Miller, Kelli Stuckman, Heather Neumann, Jaclyn Reynolds, Marie Hagen, Elizabeth Bean, Kim Brown, Alesha Dyer, Nicky Guins, Elizabeth Baldy, Jenny Risner, and Andrea Sheibley.
The Eagles were coached by Chuck Huggins and assistants were Carl Diebler and Dave Ujvari. The scorekeeper was Ron Pry.
