WMOK spoke with local historian Bob Lingle for Coffee Break on May 6, 2024.
We discussed the following topics:
- How basketball evolved
- 1924 Centennial
- Summer of 1924 – changed name of high school
- Uniforms
- Fellow coaches
- Longest coaches
- Back in the day players
- 3 coaches
- 1st Regional Tournament Win
- State Tournament
- IHSA
- 1st District Tournament
- High School doubled in size
- 2 other district wins
- 1933 Official nickname – Trojans
- Other school teams
- Civitan Park
- Fast Pitch
Hear WMOK’s full Coffee Break with Local Historian Bob Lingle below:
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