CASE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES - FAMOUS JERSEYS
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VISIT RACINE CASE HIGH
SCHOOL'S "WALL OF FAME" |
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Duane Eugene Kuiper - PRO Racine
JI Case HS Class of 1968
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Racine
Case High School 1968 graduate:
(born June 19, 1950 in Racine, Wisconsin) is a former second
baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland
Indians (1974–1981) and San Francisco Giants (1982–1985).
After retiring from baseball, in 1986 Kuiper began a new career
as a radio and television sportscaster. Currently he broadcasts
the San Francisco Giants, and along with former major league
pitcher Mike Krukow forms the broadcast duo known as "Kruk
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Eric Ralph Rasmussen - PRO
Racine JI Case HS Class of
1970
(Formerly Harold Ralph Rasmussen -
Legally changed his name in 1977)
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Eric
Ralph Rasmussen (born March 22, 1952) was a 1970 Racine
Case high school graduate. He is now a retired professional
baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons
in the majors, between 1975 and 1983. Eric was born Harold
Ralph Rasmussen, but legally changed his name to Eric during
the 1976-77 offseason. Rasmussen was originally selected
by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the January
1971 free agent draft, but opted instead to attend the University
of New Orleans, where he was named first team All-America.
The St. Louis Cardinals then selected him in the 32nd round
of the June 1973 free agent draft. Rasmussen moved through
the Cardinals' organization rapidly, reaching Triple-A with
the Tulsa Drillers in just his second full season in 1975.
That July, he made his major league debut, and wound up
starting 13 games for the Cardinals over the rest of the
season. Rasmussen
started 1978 with
St. Louis, but was traded to the San Diego Padres in May
for outfielder George Hendrick. Rasmussen pitched Mexican
League, and spent all of 1981 and part of 1982 with the
Leones de Yucatán. The Cardinals brought him back
to the major leagues in September, when he pitched in eight
games. Rasmussen made a big
splash in his American League debut, pitching his first
major league shutout since 1979 against the Boston Red Sox
in 1983. He spent 1984 with the Houston Astros organization,
pitching for the Tucson Toros. In 1985, Rasmussen signed
with the independent Miami Marlins. He was picked up by
the Baltimore Orioles partway through 1986, and he spent
the next season and a half with their top farm club, the
Rochester Red Wings. Rasmussen became a coach in 1988 and
did not stop playing professional baseball, as he went on
to pitch for the Fort Myers Sun Sox for the duration of
the two-year run of the Senior Professional Baseball Association
in 1989-1990 before finally retiring.
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Kim Piper - Merritt Racine
JI Case HS Class of 1973
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Racine
Case High School 1973 graduate:
Kim Piper - Merritt had a 31 year old unbroken University
of Wisconsin Parkside running record. Kim is a USA pioneer
of women's running.
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Todd Simonsen Racine
JI Case HS Class of 1978
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Todd was born in Racine and was lifelong
resident. Todd consistently exerted leadership in all he
was involved in. He graduated from the University of Iowa,
Iowa City with both a Bachelor and Masters Degree where
he played linebacker for Iowa and coached Big Ten division
1 football as a linebacker. Simonsen was then the head coach
at UIU. He recruited some great defensive talent. He was
drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1979. He was a member of
the 1982 Rose Bowl Team where he played in the 1982 Rose
Bowl and achieved All Big Ten status throughout his career.
Throughout high school Todd attained All City Player Caliber
at Case High School. Most recently, he actively contributed
to the Case High School football program as a volunteer
coach and weight training specialist. Todd established a
nationally recognized Ameriprise Financial Planning Practice
serving over 300 clients and developing over 18 now well
established advisors.
Sadly, Simonsen passed away in June of 2007 from complications
of lymphoma at Froedert Hospital in Racine, WI. He was 47.
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John Vodenlich Racine
JI Case HS Class of 1982
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John
Vodenlich was the first two time All-American in Warhawks'
baseball player in history (1989-1992). Vodenlich then earned
a degree in marketing and public relations. He then played
professional baseball in Europe, leading the "Zajck"
or "rabbits" to the Slovenian National Championship
in 1994. Vodenlich returned to Wisconsin in 1994 to become
the Executive Director of Recreation at Fontana Recreation
on Geneva Lake. He also returned to UW-Whitewater as an
assistant coach. Vodenlich took over the reins of the Warhawk
baseball team starting in 2003. He went 39-9 in his first
season, taking the Warhawks to a WIAC title and a berth
in the NCAA III tournament. In 2005 he upped that to 45-7
record, another WIAC title, and the Division III championship.
Vodenlich added his third consecutive WIAC Title in 2006.
Vodenlich was named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year
by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 2005 &
2008 as well as being named the Baseball Man of the Year
by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association in 2005.
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Sarah DeKray - PRO
Racine JI Case HS Class
of 1983
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Sarah
DeKraay played golf in the Hoosiers' first conference title
in 1986 at the University of Michigan with an amazing 58-stroke
victory, the largest margin ever in the Big Ten Tournament.
(Hoosier is a title and award). Sarah DeKraay and her team
gave Indiana its first conference crown. DeKraay also became
the first Indiana player to earn medalist honors at the
conference championship. A Hoosier has won the honor a total
of 10 times, two more than any other school, Indiana University;
Big Ten Women’s Golf Champion, All-American (Honorable
Mention), Wisconsin State Women’s Golf Champion, Wisconsin
State High School Girls Golf Champion , Competed on the
European Professional Women’s Golf Tour and Asian
Professional Women’s Golf Tour.B.S. Marketing, Indiana
University, 1988. J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School,
2001. M.B.A., University of Wisconsin Business School, 2002.
Sarah is an attorney and practices law in Sun Prairie, WI.
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Tom Sorenson - PRO Racine
JI Case HS Class of 1988
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Racine
Case High School graduate:
(born April 6, 1971 in Racine, Wisconsin). World famous
Volleyball player: 1991 Major international competition,
1995 World Cup, 1995 World League, 1995 Pan American Games
(silver), 1994 FIVB Super Four ... 1994 World Championship
(bronze), 1994 World League ... 1993 FIVB Grand Champions
Cup ... 1993 NORCECA Zone Championship (silver) ... 1993
World League ... 1991 Pan American Games ... 1991 World
League. Highlights with USA National Team: One of top offensive
weapons for Team USA in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
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Susie Ketchum Johnson Racine
JI Case HS Class of 1988
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Susie Ketchum
Johnson was a graduate of Case High School in 1988.
She attended Idaho State and was an athlete that
was inducted into the 2003 Idaho State Sports Hall
of Fame for Volleyball and Track (1989-93).
Susie Ketchum Johnson is a coach at the University
of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. |
2010
Fall Coaches' Show Podcasts |
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Sam Veit Racine
JI Case HS Class of 1991
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Case High School Football 1991 |
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Sam Veit
started as a punting position as a freshman
at the University Wisconsin Badgers in 1991
and stayed there for the remainder of his
college career, ending with the greatest honor
of all, a Rose Bowl win in 1994.
Sam currently ranks fourth in school history
in punting yards with 8,016 yards.
Veit remains active with both the University
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teaching
consumer science classes as well as kicking
and punting to area players.
Current UW punter, Brad Norton, who started
working with Veit during his sophomore year
of high school, is a testament to Viet's teaching
methods.
Veit owns an advertising agency called Veit
Direct Marketing and is a Lecturer with the
School of Human Ecology at UW. He gives private
punting/kicking lessons in the Muskego, WI
area during the summer. |
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Jesse Marsch Racine
JI Case HS Class of 1991
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Racine
Case High School 1991 graduate:
Jesse Marsch (born November 8, 1973 in Racine, Wisconsin)
is a retired American soccer midfielder who currently serves
as an assistant for the U.S. national team. He spent fourteen
seasons in Major League Soccer, winning three league and
four U.S. Open Cup titles. He was a 2001 MLS All Star and
earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer
team.
College:
Marsch played college soccer at Princeton University,
where he was an All-American in 1995, after scoring 16 goals
as a midfielder/forward. He was drafted by D.C. United (their
assistant coach was his coach at Princeton, Bob Bradley)
in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft.n,
Bob Bradley) in the Professional:
Marsch spent the next two seasons with DC, but only played
in 15 games. Bradley, the first coach of the expansion Chicago
Fire, acquired Marsch soon after the Expansion Draft in
exchange for A.J. Wood and a second-round pick in the 1998
College Draft. Marsch immediately became a regular for the
Fire and was a mainstay in their lineup through the 2005
season. He helped the team to the 1998 MLS Cup, giving him
three in three seasons in the league. With the Fire, Marsh
also won the US Open Cup in 1998, 2000, and 2003. After
the 2005 season, Marsch was traded to his old coach Bradley
and Chivas USA. He left the Fire as the club's all-time
leader in regular season games played with 200.
Marsch is one of three players to have played in each
of the first 14 seasons of Major League Soccer. With the
move of Steve Ralston to AC St. Louis of USSF Division
2, DC United's Jaime Moreno became the only player to
have played in every MLS season when the 2010 MLS season
began. Marsch was also the first player to win three MLS
Cup championships. On February 5, 2010 the American midfielder
retired, having played for Chivas USA from 2006-2009.
International:
Marsch received two caps with the United States national
team. His first came in a scoreless world cup qualifier
tie with Trinidad and Tobago on November 11, 2001. He
came on for Joe-Max Moore in the 82nd minute. He was not
called up again to the national team until June 2, 2007
when he came on for Benny Feilhaber in a June 2, 2007
victory over China.
Coach:
Following his retirement on February 5, 2010, Marsch was
hired as an assistant coach with the United States men's
national soccer team.
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J.I Case High School alumni are Champions!
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