Marionville’s Ted Young, Missouri State University Lady Bears standout Carly Deer Stubblefield, and longtime referee Jim Vaughan are all now members of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame along with public address announcer Rick Jester, two high school basketball programs — the Skyline High School Girls and the Glasgow High School Boys – as well as Joplin Memorial’s 1974-1978 Boys Basketball Teams.
They highlighted the Hall of Fame’s Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon Wednesday at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, with President & Executive Director Jerald Andrews presiding over the ceremony.
The Hall of Fame also bestowed Filbert Five Awards on former high school and college standouts who made positive impacts in the game. The awards are named after Gary Filbert, a 2011 Missouri Sports Legend who was a successful basketball coach before assisting Missouri Tigers coach Norm Stewart (MSHOF Legend 2000) and then directing the Show-Me State Games.
This year’s women’s Filbert Five Award recipients are: Webb City’s Burgess mother and daughter – Stephanie Williams Burgess (Wheaton High School/Labette County Community College/Missouri Southern State University) and Mikaela Burgess (Webb City High School/Pittsburg State University), Callie Carroll (Logan-Rogersville High School/Drury University/Missouri State University), Jordan Garrison-Garcia (Osceola High School/Creighton University), Heather Harman (Walnut Grove High School/Drury University) and Jenny Anderson Sledge (Kickapoo High School/University of New Orleans).
The men’s Filbert Five Award recipients are: Aaron Dalton (Ava High School/College of the Ozarks), Nic Dykman (Springfield Catholic High School/Central Methodist University), Jasen Fronabarger (Aurora High School/Drury University), Brandon Kimbrough (Glendale High School/Missouri State-West Plains/Drury University) and Christian Lewis (Lincoln High School in Nebraska/Columbia College).
Ted Young – Basketball Player & Coach
Young has enjoyed quite a career in basketball, both as a player and coach at Marionville High School. As a coach, Young compiled a 458-214 record that included a Class 2 state championship in 2005 and four other Final Four berths – Marionville boys (third in 2002, second in both 2004 and 2006), Marionville girls (third in 2012). His teams also won six conference championships and 10 district titles, and his record includes an 85-32 mark in four seasons coaching the Marionville girls from 2012 to 2016. All this followed a memorable playing career. A 1983 Marionville graduate, he led the Comets to the 1982 Class 2 state championship under coach Tony Armstrong (MSHOF 2018) and finished as a 2,000-point career scorer and two-time All-State selection, plus earned All-State honors in football. At Drury University, he ranks ninth in scoring (1,780 points) and second in both assists (774) and steals (251). Young, a two-time NAIA All-American (1986, 1987) and three-time All-District 16 selection who was the 1987 District 16 MVP, is an inductee of the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and Drury Athletics Halls of Fame.
Carly Deer Stubblefield – Warrensburg High School/Missouri State University
Stubblefield was a four-year letter-winner and three-starter for the Lady Bears basketball program under coach Cheryl Burnett (MSHOF Legend 2015) from 1997 to 2001. She was a central figure on four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams, highlighted by the 2001 NCAA Final Four in St. Louis. Stubblefield was all-conference and academic all-conference , plus was voted the 2001 Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year. She finished with 705 points, 619 rebounds, 352 assists and 260 steals in 126 Missouri State games. She also was the first Lady Bears player to record a triple-double (11 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Drake on Jan. 23, 1999). Previously, Stubblefield was a three-time All-State selection and four-year starter at Warrensburg High School, finishing with 1,067 points, 614 rebounds, 465 assists, 485 steals and 124 blocked shots as Warrensburg compiled a 101-15 record. Stubblefield later was an assistant coach at Drury University, Portland State University and Missouri State. These days, she is a teacher in Nixa and is an analyst on Lady Bears broadcasts.
Jim Vaughan – Basketball Referee
Vaughan refereed high school and college basketball games – but mostly high schools – over a 37-year stretch, from 1963 to 2000, and then assisted on placing officials at various tournaments even after he stopped blowing his whistle. Along the way, he refereed every league and conference in the Ozarks except for the Ozark Conference, since he was a teacher at Hillcrest High School, where Vaughan spent more than 50 years coaching football and track and field. His career included refereeing every level from Class 1 to Class 5 basketball along with MSHSAA state tournaments, the Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament and the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions. Vaughan was a football and basketball standout at Rogers (Ark.) High School and played basketball at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., before going into teaching. Before Hillcrest, he spent two years at Goodwin High School and six at Golden City High School. At Golden City, he was the track coach for Earl Denny (MSHOF 2008), who helped the team win two state titles before starring for the Mizzou Tigers football team.
Rick Jester – Basketball Public Address Announcer
Jester has been the public address announcer for the Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament since 1975 and handled PA duties for Missouri State University for more than 30 years, working football, basketball and baseball games. Additionally, he has been at the scorer’s table as the PA announcer for the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions since the event’s inception in 1986. In addition, Jester has served in the same role for district and state championships in the Missouri State High School Activities Association, Nixa High School basketball games, Kickapoo High School football games and, in recent years, for Drury University basketball. Additionally, Jester recently retired from the Board of Directors of Mighty Mites of Southwest Missouri after 30 years. He also has been active in – and was once president of – the Springfield Tip-Off Club and Springfield Quarterback Club. He also served as potentate of Abou Ben Adhem Shriners. He is a 1973 graduate of Greenwood Laboratory School.
Skyline High School Girls Basketball Program
Located in Hickory County about an hour north of Springfield, Skyline has advanced to 14 Final Fours, winning six state championships – five in Class 2. The state titles cover 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2008 (Class 3) and 2017. Lynn Long (MSHOF 2018) coached the first two state title teams before Kevin Cheek guided the Lady Tigers to their next four state championships. Skyline also was a state runner-up four times (1998, 2009, 2014, 2015), earned a trio of third-places finishes (2013 2016, 2018) and placed fourth in 1982. The program began in the fall of 1972, and coaches have been Gary Boggs, Joe Teague, Herb Bybee, Peggy (Smith) McGuire, Barb Woodruff, Long and Cheek. Skyline has won 23 district titles and 21 conference championships, with its first five conference titles from 1978 to 1982. The program earned 139 wins in five seasons (1994 to 1999) under Long and 524 wins under Cheek.
Glasgow High School Boys Basketball Program
Located about an hour northwest of Columbia, Glasgow is among the most successful in state history. The Yellowjackets have advanced to 16 Final Fours and earned three Class 1 state championships (1974, 1978, 1980). Dick Royston coached the 1974 state champs, while Larry Littrell guided the next two state title teams. Glasgow first appeared in the Final Four in 1939 and returned a year later, and was in the Final Four nine times over 18 seasons, 1964 and 1982. The Yellowjackets were state runners-up in 1976 and 2008, placed third in 1940, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1982, 2009, 2012 and placed fourth in 1939, 2016 and 2017. Since 1962, the team has had seven head coaches in Bill Smith, Jim Phillips, Kirby Clark, Royston, Litrell, Greg Buescher and Mick Cropp. They have earned 1,278 wins in that stretch, with Phillips (174), Royston (119) and Littrell (452) and Cropp (386). Overall, Glasgow has won 37 district titles and 28 conference championships.
Joplin Memorial High School’s 1974-1978 Boys Basketball Teams
The Joplin Memorial High School Boys Basketball Teams of 1974 through 1978 were among the best, with four Final Four berths in Class 3 – 1974 (fourth), 1976 (runner-up), 1977 (state champs) and 1978 (state champs). The 1974 team (22-7) was coached by Ron Baker and included Mike Lloyd, Notie Pate, Erwin Palmer and Dennis Warden. Mike O’Rourke coached the next five seasons. The 1975 team (22-7) reached the state quarterfinals behind Pate, Kevin Donohoe, Ron Greninger, Allie Davis, William Jackson and Chris Palmer. Gary ‘Cat’ Johnson (MSHOF Filbert Five 2017) was part of the next three teams, with the 1976 squad (26-5) also featuring Davis, James Fields, Donohoe and Greniger. The 1977 and 1978 teams won state championships by churning out records of 31-1 and 31-0, respectively. Players who were on both teams were Keith Carr, Fields, Joe Jameson, Shelton Jameson, Johnson, Mark Mense and Mark Taylor. The 1977 team also included Clyde England, Carter Harbin, Kevin Haynes, Michael Hill, Kevin Sadler and Tony Thompson. The 1978 team included Mark Fowler, Dave Gilliam, Vic Strickland and Bryant Thomas. The 1977 team beat Charleston 80-73 in the championship game, and the 1978 team beat McKinely Classical Leadership 97-69 to win it all.
FILBERT FIVE AWARDS – WOMEN’S TEAM
Stephanie & Mikaela Burgess Mom & Daughter
- Stephanie Williams Burgess – Wheaton High School/Labette County (Kan.) Community College/Missouri Southern State University: Burgess was a four-year letter-winner in three sports at Wheaton — volleyball, basketball and softball. In basketball, she earned All-State in 1985 and 1986 and led Wheaton’s 1986 team to a Class 1 state runner-up finish. By the time she graduated, she had scored 1,625 points in basketball, helped the softball team to a state runner-up finish and steered the volleyball team to a state third-place showing. She also earned first-team honors for all-conference (softball) and All-District (volleyball). At Labette County, she scored 1,337 points, including 724 points (22.6 ppg) as a freshman and, at one point, set a single-game scoring record (38 points). An All Region VI selection, she then played one season at Missouri Southern. She later enjoyed a 26-year career at Contract Freighters, Inc., as a director and, these days, is an office administrator for Reeves Tire & Automotive in Joplin, plus is a licensed Realtor with Keller Williams.
- Mikaela Burgess – Webb City High School/Pittsburg State University: At Webb City, Burgess was a two-time Class 4 All-State selection and helped the Cardinals to a state runner-up finish in 2013 and a third-place finish in 2011, along with three district titles. Overall, she scored more than 1,500 points before going on to star at Pittsburg State University. Burgess was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American, earning honorable mention in 2018 and 2016 and First Team in 2017. That made her one of only three players in Pitt State history to earn All-America honors. Burgess scored 1,856 points in her career, making 333 3-pointers, with her point total third-best in Pitt State history. In addition to running her own preschool in Webb City, Burgess is in her third season as an assistant junior varsity and varsity girls basketball coach at Carl Junction High School.
Callie Carroll – Logan-Rogersville High School/Drury University/Missouri State University
Carroll is in her third year as Director of Athletics Development at Missouri State University. A 2009 graduate of Logan-Rogersville, she earned All-District and All-Central Ozark Conference in basketball and finished among the top three in five career statistical categories in Rogersville’s record books. She is second in rebounds (557) and third each in career points (1,563), steals (248) and assists (272). Her 142 3-pointers are the most in program history. In volleyball, she helped Rogersville to a state runner-up finish in Class 3 and earned All-State, All-District, All-COC and All-Ozarks. Carroll went on to play volleyball at Drury before graduating from Missouri State in 2013, at which point she began an award-winning, four-year career in TV news. She won the Silver Dome Award and was part of the highly-acclaimed reality show, “Breaking Greenville” during her tenure at WXVT in Greenville, Miss.
Jordan Garrison-Garcia – Osceola High School/Creighton University
Garcia earned All-State, All-Area, All-District and all-conference in each of her four years at Osceola, where she scored a program-best 2,600 career points. The team placed fourth at state in Jordan’s freshmen year in 2007 and reached the quarterfinals her following three seasons. At Creighton (2011-2014), Garcia played in 116 games (17 starts) and scored 443 points, hitting 100 3-pointers. She also finished with 76 assists, 47 steals and 172 rebounds. In her four seasons, Creighton earned 128 wins, enjoying 20-, 25- and 20-win seasons in her final three years. The Blue Jays won two Missouri Valley Conference titles and played in two NCAA Tournaments and well as two Women’s National Invitational Tournaments (WNIT). Garcia earned 19 minutes in an NCAA Tournament first-round loss in 2012, and a year later played 12 minutes in an NCAA Tournament first-round win against Syracuse before playing 15 minutes in a second-round loss to Tennessee. She now lives in Overland Park, Kan., and is a Property Analyst for TIFEC, an investment management company.
Heather Harman – Walnut Grove/Drury University
Harman led Walnut Grove to two Class 1 state championships (2013, 2014) and a runner-up finish (2012) in her final three seasons and, as a senior, earned the Class 1 Player of the Year by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. A four-time All-State selection and an All-Ozarks honoree, she is Walnut Grove’s all-time leader in assists (758), third in scoring (2,323 points) and second in steals (456). At Drury, Harman ranks 10th on the all-time scoring list with 1,229 points set between 2015 and 2018. She also is fifth all-time in assists (409) and eighth in 3-point field goals made (161). She also earned First Team All-GLVC honors her junior and senior seasons and, in 2017 alone, was the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament MVP and an NCAA Division II Midwest Region Second Team selection. Additionally, Harman was a preseason D-II All-American entering her senior year. Harman, whose Walnut Grove teams were 108-18 and whose Drury teams were 113-16, is an account executive at a Hook Creative marketing agency in Springfield and works at Alpha Realty, a real estate brokerage agency.
Jenny Anderson Sledge – Kickapoo High School/University of New Orleans
Sledge is Kickapoo’s all-time leading scorer with 1,755 points in a career spanning from 1992 to 1995. She helped the Lady Chiefs to a 103-14 record in her time there, including a pair of state runner-up finishes (1993, 1994) and a 38-2 record in the Ozark Conference. Sledge was a two-time All-State selection and ranks in the top five in eight other statistical categories, including first in most career field goals made (743). At the University of New Orleans, Anderson played four years, becoming a two-time all-conference selection. She also was named to the All-Louisiana Team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 1996-1999. Additionally, she was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1997-1998 by the same group. She then gave back to the game as an assistant coach, first at Chipola College and then Eastern Kentucky University.
FILBERT FIVE AWARDS – MEN’S TEAM
Aaron Dalton – Ava High School/College of the Ozarks
Dalton was a First Team All-American in NAIA Division II in 2000, after leading College of the Ozarks to its first national championship game. The Bobcats finished 25-9 that season, with Dalton earning his second consecutive first team all-conference honor and receiving the Conference Player of the Year Award. Overall, he scored more than 1,700 points and was later inducted into the C of O Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. That all followed a standout career at Ava, where Dalton was a three-time All-South Central Association selection in the mid-1990s for the Bears and scored more than 1,300 career points. In his senior year, he led Ava to its first district championship in more than 20 years as the Bears finished 21-9, with Dalton earning All-District and All-Ozarks.
Nic Dykman – Springfield Catholic High School/Central Methodist University
Dykman enjoyed an outstanding career for Springfield Catholic, where he scored 1,391 points – good for fifth in the Irish’s storied history – before graduating in 2006. He was a Class 3 All-State selection in 2005 and 2006. He then played four seasons at Central Methodist University, where he switched to starting point guard for his final two seasons and helped the Eagles to 20- and 28-win seasons, respectively. The 28-win season was third-best in school history as Central Methodist reached the NAIA Tournament’s Sweet 16. An All-Heart of America Athletic Conference selection, Dykman finished with 607 points thanks to field goal and 3-point field goal averages of 46 and 40 percent. He also had 276 assists and 171 rebounds. Dykman is living in Springfield and works for Herc Rentals.
Jasen Fronabarger – Aurora High School/Drury University
Fronabarger emerged as one of the Ozarks’ top players in the mid-1990s. He earned Class 3 All-State honors in 1994 and 1995, with his senior year notable also for his performance in the December 1994 Greenwood Blue & Gold Tournament. He scored 122 points to set a tournament record, which lasted for 28 years until Willard’s Daniel Abreu scored 125 in December 2018. Fronabarger then went on to play at Drury University through March 1999, scoring 1,411 points. That ranks 20th all-time in Drury history but was 16th most at the time of his final game. Additionally, his 244 3-pointers are fourth all-time at Drury, and his 162 steals are fourth-most. The News Leader named Fronabarger on its All Century Team as well as voted him Player of the Decade for the 1990s. These days, Fronabarger is a financial adviser for Edward Jones in Republic.
Brandon Kimbrough – Glendale High School/Missouri State-West Plains/Drury University
Kimbrough ranks ninth all-time in scoring (1,230 points) at Glendale, with the Falcons compiling a 64-17 record in his final three seasons in the early 2000s. In 2003, he earned All-District, All-Ozarks and Most Valuable Player from the Springfield Tip-Off Club after Glendale reached the Sweet 16 and finished 22-5. A year before, Glendale earned a No. 3 ranking in Class 4 and placed third in the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions. Kimbrough played his final three collegiate seasons for Drury (2004-2007), earning all-conference honors each year. He hit nine buzzer-beating game-winners, finished with 1,052 points (No. 38 all-time) and made 514 assists (No. 4 all-time). Kimbrough, who played professionally in Europe for three seasons, was an eight-year assistant at Drury, including on its 2013 NCAA Division II national championship team. A 2012 Drury Hall of Fame inductee, he is now coaching at Central High School.
Christian Lewis – Lincoln (Neb.) High School/Columbia College
A 6-foot-6 senior, Lewis led Columbia College to a 55-18 record in his junior and senior seasons, with the 2009 team reaching the NAIA Division I Tournament championship game. That season, he was a Third Team NAIA All-American, made the NAIA All-Tournament team, was all-conference for a second consecutive year and was voted the Columbia College Athlete of the Year. The honors came after Lewis led the Cougars in scoring (14.3), rebounds (260) and blocked shots per game (63) as he started all 38 games. The team was the first from the American Midwest Conference to reach the national championship game, and the first from Missouri to do so in NAIA D-I since Drury in 1979. He finished his career there with 824 points and 430 rebounds in only two seasons. In Nebraska, Lewis was all-conference and the Harry Dobbins Athlete of the Year at Lincoln High School and then played two seasons at McCook Community College. These days, he is the Simmons Bank Regional Community President of Southwest Missouri.