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Working with Tressel helps get Kubuske Stritch position
Cardinal Stritch High School and Kateri Catholic Academy has announces the appointment of its new head football coach, Jim Kubuske.
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| Jim Kubuske |
Kubuske comes with 28 years head coaching experiences and 34 total years of coaching. Kubuske had gone 45-45 in nine seasons at the helm of the Lake program.
“Having coached at the junior high, high school, and college levels, I feel I have much to give to Cardinal Stritch High School and Kateri Catholic Academy,” said Kubuske, who as a head coach won a conference championship, qualified twice for the state playoffs and was named Coach of the Year four times.
Cardinal Stritch officials say Jim Tressel, head football coach at Ohio State, highly recommended Kubuske due to his commitment to the athletes and the game. Kubuske has worked hand and hand with Tressel at summer football youth camps.
“I’ve known Jim since the mid 70s, and he’s a football guy who cares about kids. He loves the game, loves kids, and loves to be around them. I have no reservations and would hire him in a heartbeat,” Tressel is quoted in a Kateri press release.
Stritch says Mike Gottfried of ESPN also endorsed Kubuske for the job by saying, “He’s an outstanding coach and I recommend Coach Kubuske with the highest regard.”
Chad J. Rutkowski, director of athletics at Stritch and Kateri, said, “We are thrilled to have Coach Kubuske lead our football program. Not only is Jim Kubuske, a highly respected coach among both his peers and his players, he brings an extensive knowledge of the game to Stritch.”
Stritch will host a meet and greet with Kubuske during the varsity boys basketball game on February 8.
“With great excitement and enthusiasm, I and the entire Cardinal Family, welcome Coach Kubuske to Cardinal Stritch High School,” said President Father Eric Schild. “We look forward to success on and off the field under his proven leadership. Go Cards.”
Wallace inducted
The University of Findlay will inducted Waite graduate Russ Wallace, a 1974 UF grad, into its Athletic Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony Feb. 5.
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| Russ Wallace |
The 37th annual ceremony was held in Winebrenner Theological Seminary’s TLB Convocation Center. It included a welcome from new UF president Dr. Katherine Fell, an invocation from athletic director Steven Rackley, music by the UF Jazz Ensemble and closing remarks from Dr. James Houdeshell (1953), special assistant to the president and a 1975 Hall of Fame inductee. Master of ceremonies will be Ron Ammons, head softball coach and assistant sports information director.
Wallace anchored a talented pitching staff during a very successful run for Findlay College baseball. He still ranks third at UF with 22 complete games, as well as third with 207 career strikeouts and second with four shutouts.
A three-time All-Hoosier Buckeye Collegiate Conference selection, Wallace was also named NAIA District 22 First Team in 1973. He was selected as an Outstanding College Athlete of America in both 1973 and 1974.Wallace concluded his Findlay career with a record of 18 wins, 11 losses and an impressive 1.99 earned run average.
During his 35 years at Valley View High School in Germantown, Ohio, Wallace coached baseball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, and golf. The one-time business and vocational teacher retired in 2009, and yet continues as the head golf coach after 32 years. In 2010, Wallace was inducted into the Valley View Schools Hall of Fame. He is a past president and treasurer of Valley View Teachers Association, has served as a Germantown recreation volunteer and is a Twin Valley Heritage member. Wallace and his wife, Janice, continue to reside in Germantown. They have two adult children, Benjamin and David.
Maze to Sienna Heights
Amanda Maze (Clay) has announced her intent to play golf at Siena Heights University. The 5-foot-5 Oregon golfer has been a part of the Toledo Junior Golf Association.
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| Amanda Maze |
In her junior season, she placed 14th in league and was named as a second team all-league golfer. In her senior season, she placed seventh in the league and picked up another second team all-league award. Maze was also named to the second team NWOGGL and was on the honorable mention all-district team. Her best nine-hole score is 38 with her best round being an 88. Also, Maze helped lead Clay to its first ever girls golf City championship this past fall.
Academically she ranks in the top 25 percent of her class. Maze is a Post Secondary Options Student (PSO), which are high school kids that take college classes at the University of Toledo. This means she will have over 30 college credits when she graduates high school.
Along with her marketing class, Maze participates in DECA competitions. They have earned a first and second place in employability competition. They also placed second in the district with their entrepreneurship project and will compete at the state level this year. She will study Business Administration at Siena Heights.
Maze commented, “I picked Siena Heights because of the small campus, great education, small class sizes and the golf team.”
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