TRUMBULL COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2009 inductees

Don Andres, basketball: He was a standout player at Niles McKinley High where he was a two-year starter, leading scorer, team most valuable player and honorable mention All-Ohio his senior season. He was a four-year letter winner at Malone College and has 331 victories as a high school coach.

Barbara Barzak, softball: A two-sport athlete at Maplewood High, she starred in softball and track and field. She earned her undergraduate degree at Youngstown State University and her master’s degree from Ohio University. During her first year as a teacher at Badger High in 1972, started the girls basketball program. She also served as varsity track and field coach and started the softball program, posting a 225-129 overall mark in 20 years as coach.

John Caparanis, media: He is a graduate of Warren G. Harding High, having participated in baseball, cross-country and track and field during his scholastic days. He is a graduate of Ohio University and sports director of the area’s 24-hour sports talk station Sports Radio 1240 “The Fan” (WBBW-AM 1240).

Sim Earich, track and field and contributor: He earned his undergraduate degree at Ohio University where he was a four-year letter winner in football and a three-year letter winner in basketball. He also played baseball and ran track for a season for the Bobcats. In 1967, he was named the first Lifetime Member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Basketball Coaches Association. He was a long-time track official.

Pat Guiliano, coach and administrator: A graduate of Niles McKinley High, he spent more than 25 years in athletics and administration in the Warren City Schools where he served as an assistant coach on the 1972 state championship and 1973 state runner-up football team at Western Reserve High. He was supervisor of athletics for 17 years before becoming superintendent of Niles City Schools.

Robert Irwin, wrestling: A graduate of Lordstown High and Kent State University, he is credited with starting the Howland wrestling program. State qualifiers he coached were Dave Smith, Larry Proper and Richard Jennings.

John Lawhorn, basketball: He guided the Western Reserve High basketball program from 1975-80, posting a combined 90-20 record during his tenure which included three Division I District titles. He went on to coach at NAIA Rio Grande College for 17 seasons.

Dan Modrak, football: A native of Campbell, he was the Player of the Year for the Red Devils in 1945, was an All-Ohio selection at fullback for the Red Devils as a senior and played in the first OHSAA North-South All-Star Game. He played collegiately at Notre Dame and was a member of Leahy’s 1949 national championship team. He served as head football coach at Hubbard from 1954-63.

Harry Pontius, football: He was an All-State selection in football and basketball at Newton Falls, earning 13 varsity letters in football, basketball, track and field and swimming at Western Reserve University. An All-American in football and basketball at WRU, he held the school record for the discus and shot put. He played football professionally in 1935-36 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the Case Western Reserve University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1981.

Roger Rogos, basketball: A graduate of Newton Fall High, he was a three-year starter, helping his team to a 45-16 overall mark with three league championships and a sectional title. He played collegiately at Wittenberg University. He was the head basketball coach at Champion High from 1964-71, posting a 118-30 mark. His 1970-71 squad posted a 22-4 overall mark while finishing runners-up in the state in Class AA. He was a three-time Trumbull County Coach of the Year.

Ted Wingard, media: He was best known for his work as the color analyst and basketball announcer on WHHH-AM (now WRRO-AM 1440).