Crim: From Warsaw to West Point to the world, Rothert’s journey is fascinating tale

By Don Crim, Senior Columnist | January 31, 2022
Steve Rothert with his son, David, and daughter, Catherine, in Cappadocia, Turkey. The area is a popular tourist destination because it has many areas of unique geological, historic and cultural features. Hot-air ballooning is very popular in Cappadocia. Submitted photo

ANKARA, Turkey — Steve Rothert was preparing to play for the Illinois All-Stars in the 1986 McDonald’s/Herald-Whig Classic when we sat down to discuss his all-state basketball career at Warsaw High School and appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. The essence of the column I wrote then was that Rothert was…

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50 After 50: After more than a decade of lackluster seasons in Warsaw, No. 45 Wildcats finally provide hope

By David Adam, MRN Editor | December 24, 2021
Front row: Brad Althide, Ross McMillen, Brad Lucey, Kevin Haner, Troy Schafer, Steve Harness. Back row: Billy Reynolds, Gerald Hackemack, Brian Froman, Steve Rothert, Jeff Lowman, Jay Koeber, Todd Hardy. | Photo courtesy of Dan Lucey

The Illinois High School Association created a second class for boys basketball for the 1971-72 school year. The 2020-21 season would have been the 50th year of the boys basketball small-school tournament. Muddy River Sports is celebrating 50 years of small-school boys basketball by ranking the 50 best teams in Adams, Brown, Pike and Hancock…

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