Kevin El-HayekWrestling (1997) |
![]() Continuing his academic and wrestling endeavors, Kevin attended Harvard University as a pre-med student and four-year wrestling team member, named co-captain his senior year and All- Ivy League as both a junior and senior, graduating Cum Laude in 2002. While attending medical school at Case-Western Reserve University, he volunteered as a graduate assistant coach for their wrestling team. After earning his MD degree at CWRU, Kevin did his internship and residency in surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, where he is still a consultant and assistant professor, currently working at their Abu Dhabi branch in the United Arab Emirates, along with his wife, Raecel and two daughters, Keira (6) and Alison (4). |
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George EvansTrack (2000) |
![]() An excellent student, George enrolled at Lehigh University where he earned 7 varsity letters in football (3) and track (4), and was named All-Patriot League 4 times. He holds several track records there and earned conference titles in both sports. In 2004, he won the Patriot League Sportsmanship Award and was named Lehigh’s Most Outstanding Athlete in track & field. Since graduation, he has entered the collegiate coaching profession. Previously the head track coach at Marietta College and an assistant at Brown; he is currently the sprints/hurdles coach for men’s & women’s track & field at Yale University. |
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Celeste HlebovyBasketball (2000) |
![]() Receiving a Division I athletic scholarship to Indiana State University, Celeste went on to make the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team and All- Academic Team as well. After earning her degree in 2004, she worked toward her MBA at Maryville University, graduating in 2013. She is currently working as a project manager for Lockton Companies in St. Louis, Missouri. |
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Jonah KarzmerGolf (1999) |
![]() Jonah entered Kent State University and as a freshman earned his varsity letter on their MAC and NCAA Championship team. After transferring to YSU, he became two-time captain of the men’s golf team there and a First Team All-Horizon League selection. In 2001, he qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championships. Since his graduation in 2004, Jonah has won eight local club championships, and in 2013 became the Greatest Golfer of the Valley Champion. He is currently co-owner of the Karzmer Insurance Agency, as well as being part of the Vindicator’s “Greatest Golfer of the Valley” committee whom he also writes a weekly column for during summer months. He lives in Poland with his wife Beth Ann and daughter Stella. |
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Larry LencykSoccer (1999) |
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Suzy (Thompson) MaddockTrack (1996) |
![]() Suzy was an outstanding student and four-year member of the BHS Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Symphony Orchestra. Suzy received a full track & field scholarship to YSU, where she helped set a 1997 outdoor 4x200m relay record and went on to complete her Bachelor of Science in Physics and Astronomy with honors in 2001. She has since gone on to receive her Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 2005 from the University of Kansas. She is currently working as a senior systems engineer at the NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia, were she resides with her husband, Robert Maddock and sons Jacob (8) and Tyler (6) and daughter Hannah (11 months). |
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Brian MihokFootball (1995) |
![]() Brian went on to play college football at Westminster, where he continued to excel as a student- athlete, making All-PAC two years. Graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1999 with a 3.89 GPA, he was given several scholar-athlete awards, including the Woody Hayes National Scholar Athlete and the first NCAA post-graduate scholarship from Westminster College. He was a two-time GTE Academic All-American and was nominated by the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame as a National Scholar-Athlete. In 2005, Brian earned his D.O. degree from Des Moines University and currently is in private practice as a board-certified Ophthalmologist serving also as the residency Program Director for Grandview Hospital in Centerville, OH, where he lives with his wife, Mikki (BHS 1995) and daughters Mikayla and Bella. |
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Tom PipolyFootball (1986) |
![]() Enrolling at Baldwin-Wallace College after graduation, Tom played four years of football there, earning All-OAC honors as a DB in 1988 and 1989 when he was also named Pre-Season All-American. He continued his baseball career at Baldwin-Wallace as a starting pitcher for three seasons. At present, Tom is living in Medina OH and is working for Genentech USA, a Bio-Medical Company covering Northeast Ohio. He is married to Kimberlee and they have 3 sons, Zach (17), Cade (15) and Shane (13). |
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Matt SammonBaseball (2000) |
![]() Matt also starred as Boardman High’s QB and free safety in 11th and 12th grades, an All-SVC selection both years. He was selected All-NEO first team and All-State Special Mention as a senior, as well as serving as team captain. With a starting role at point guard in basketball for two years, including the SVC championship team of 1998, he remains the only BHS athlete to start on 3 SVC championship teams in the same year. Due to his success on and off the field, Matt was selected for the prestigious George Brownlee Award & Scholarship upon graduation. Attending Bowling Green State University, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management with a minor in Statistics in 2005. He is currently working on his Masters at Washington University in St. Louis, where he and his wife Anne are expecting their second daughter to join them and Lexi (2) very soon. Matt is the Director of Planning for Nooter/Eriksen, a St. Louis engineering firm that operates in the energy sector. |
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Rob TheisContributor (1968) |
![]() Rob’s prowess as a bowler was evident in his youth and continued throughout his adulthood, including numerous championships and sanctioned 300 games. He has been inducted into both the Youngstown Men’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame and the Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame for his achievements. A 1968 BHS graduate, Rob also earned his degree from Bliss Business College in Columbus in 1972. He and his wife, Karen reside in Boardman and have a son Billy living here and a daughter Holly living in Maryland. |