When Virgil and Constance Borland moved their family from Butler to Carthage in 1946, they found a house close to a landmark that would be a focal point for the family. Brothers Joe and Glen often ran across the street to the Carthage Municipal Golf Course. Two years after moving to southwest Missouri, Gary was… Read more »
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Team: Carthage High School
John Burgi
He had left his hometown of Carthage in 1975 to play college baseball and figured he would see where life would take him. And then the phone call came in. From his old high school coach. For John Burgi, returning home to coach? There were good reasons and understandable reservations, but mostly good. “I just… Read more »
Filbert Five – Class of 2012
CLASS OF 2012 Calvin Bower Bob Crawford Dan Carlson Paul Dixon Larry Hines
Betsy Taylor
The first time she picked up a tennis racket was when her teenage sister took to the courts in Carthage and, soon, Betsy Taylor fell in love with the sport. Unfortunately, the high school didn’t offer tennis for girls when she arrived as a freshman. “We didn’t have any sports for girls when I was… Read more »
Patty Vavra
In the immediate years following passage of federal Title IX legislation – the 1972 law which created athletic opportunities for girls and women in public schools and universities – one thing was abundantly clear: Much work remained for competitors to be taken seriously. Fortunately, Patty Vavra was among those who led the way. When she… Read more »