Liberty Union-Thurston Alumni

P.O. Box 55

 Baltimore, Ohio 43105

MEMORIES

MARK WYLIE
Mark W. Wylie, 74, Gibisonville, died Monday, Aug. 2 1999 at Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster.
Son of the late David and Pansy Wylie, he was married for 47 years to Mary Wylie, who survives.
He received a bachelor of arts degree in physical education from Ohio University and received his master of arts degree in physical education from Xavier University. He was a World War II Army veteran. He retired as a teacher and coach at Pickerington, Union Furnace, Gallipolis and Liberty Union/Thurston schools. He was a former professional baseball manager and player with the Cleveland Indians organization, a charter member of the Logan High School Athletic Hall of Fame and Ohio University Athletic Hall of Fame. He received numerous athletic and coaching awards, including All Ohio Basketball Player.
Also surviving are a son, Mark D. (Lorie) Wylie of Gibisonville; a daughter, Mrs. Jim (Janet) Watson of Gibisonville; a stepson, William (Susan) Strader of Upper Arlington; five grandchildren, Mark and Sarah Watson, Kim Wylie and Matt and Annie Strader; two sisters, Opal Wylie of Gibisonville and Nevada Smith of Athens; numerous nieces and nephews; special friends Jim Reed and Milt Taylor; and his special dog, Sparky.
He also was preceded in death by a brother, Don Wylie.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Frank E. Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Lancaster, with the Rev. Benjamin Foulk of Christ United Methodist Church officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery, Hocking County.
Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 today at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Hocking County Humane Society, 120 Homer Ave., Logan, Ohio 43138.

1953

1953

1953

1953 Varsity Basketball

1953 Reserve Basketball

1953 Junior High Basketball

1966 Varsity Cheerleaders

   1966 Reserve Cheerleaders        1966 Junior High Cheerleaders

1967 Varsity Cheerleaders

1967 Freshman Basketball

1967 Reserve Basketball

1967 Junior High Football

1967 Junior High Basketball

1967 Junior High Track

1967 Reserve Cheerleaders

1967 Junior High Cheerleaders

1968 Cheerleaders

1968 Reserve Cheerleaders

1968 Junior High Cheerleaders

1968 Freshman Football

1968 Junior High Football

1968 Junior High Basketball

1968 Reserve Basketball

1968 Freshman Basketball

1968 Jr. High Basketball

1968 Jr. High Football

1968 Freshman Football

1968 Wrestling

1969 Freshman  Basketball

1969 Junior High Football

1969 Junior High Track

1970 Cheerleaders

1970 Reserve & Junior High Cheerleaders

2004 Lauren Fellure named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All All-District IV women's track & field/cross country team.

2004 Football & Cheerleaders

2007 Cross Country Senior boys Robby McIntire & Marshall Tomson. (Senior girls Patricia Hecker & Whitney Weaver are not pictured).

1937-1938 Basketball

Standing: Bob Craiglow, Ossie Weller, John Finkbone, Raymond Paugh, Cecil Fisher, Frederick Crist, William Woolard, Roy Vonins, Richard Raver, William Roley

Kneeling: Dean Bibler, Ronnie Peters - Coach, Burl Finkbone

1938 Basketball

Seated: Raymond "Raymie" Paugh, Roy Vonins, William "Bill" Roley, Richard "Dick" Raver,

William "Bill" Woolard

Standing: Dean Bibler - Manager, Bob Craiglow, John Finkbone, Frederick Crist, Cecil "Pud" Fisher, Ossie Weller, Burl Finkbone,  Ronnie Peters - Coach

1949 Football

1949 Baseball

1950 Varsity Basketball

1950 Baseball

1950 Football

1951 Junior High Basketball

1951 Reserve Basketball

1951 Varsity Basketball

1951 Liberty Union Junior High Basketball Team

1951 Varsity Football

1952 Baseball

It should be noted that we had only Nine (9) players and we had 9 Pitchers and I think we won 1 game.   Bill Johnson

1952 Basketball

1952 Jr. Hi Basketball

1952 Reserve Basketball

1952 Liberty Union Individual Football Players

1953 Liberty Union Football

1953 Liberty Union Football Team

1966 Football

                   Tom Schweitzer     Richard Blackstone        Don Bowen            Randy Miller

                     Fred Reedy          Larey Schaffner         Harold Blosser         Bill Robinson

                                 Dave Hawkins          Rick Hawkins            Dave Young

Basketball Coach Mark Wylie with above 1966 team

         1966 Reserves-County Champs           1966 Baseball District Champs for 8th Consecutive Year

                                    1966 Track                                              1966 Cross Country

                         1966 Junior High Football                                 1966 Junior High Basketball

1966 Junior High Track

1967 Wrestling

1967 Varsity Basketball

1967 Varsity Football

1967 Track

1967 Cross Country

1967 Baseball

1968 Football

1968 Varsity Basketball

1969 Varsity Baseball

1969 Varsity Basketball

1969 Varsity Football

1969 Varsity Cross County

2007 Golf

2007 Soccer

Lions Make History
Football Lions make first trip to state tournament
Story & Photos by Charles Prince 

OBETZ - Liberty Union Thur s ton Lions made history Saturday night when they won the district's first ever football regional final. Hundreds of fans made the trip to Hamilton Township High School, braving the worst weather of the season.

The Lions stellar defense turned back everything that Mother Nature and Columbus Bishop Ready threw at them for a 13-3 victory. Offensively, the Lions sputtered in the strong wind driven icy rain. Defense and special teams got the job done.

A Shane Little sack of Ready quarterback Brennan McCarty set up the Lions' first score. James Weaver blocked the ensuing punt which Ethan Pulvermacher recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.

Kicker Sam Tennant was a perfect two for two, kicking a 50-yard field goal in the first half and 47-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Ready threatened in the third quarter reaching the Lions four-yard line. The Silver Knights lost yardage on three running plays and was forced to kick a field goal for its only score. Another Ready drive in the fourth quarter was stopped by Zach Logue's interception.

Liberty Union heads to New Philadelphia's Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium Saturday to meet Youngstown Ursuline at 7 p.m. The Fighting Irish take a 13-0 record into the state semi-final. The Lions are 12-1. Ursuline was ranked No. 1 in Division V in the final Associated Press state football poll. The Lions weren't ranked in the top ten, but defeated No. 9 Wheelersburg 14-7 in the regional semi-finals.

This is Ursuline's 14th trip to the tournament. Last year, Maria Stein Marion defeated Ursuline 20-14 in the Division V championship. Defending state champion Maria Stein faces Findlay Liberty-Benton in the other Division V state semi-final. Ursuline defeated Columbus Bishop Ready 28-6 to reach last year's state final.

The state semi-final winners meet at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29 in Massillon's Paul Brown Tiger Stadium for the final.
                                                                                                                   Buckeye Beacon

2007 Vollyball