Awards, Athletics Hall of Fame, Accolades

SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Steve Collier's #31 retired jersey in the gym showcase.  He was Mr. Basketball in 1974 and later inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame!!!  

Heather Eberth went to State in Track as a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior & Senior then went on to set both school records in the hurdles during her senior year.

Congratulations Heather for being a 4-year State Qualifier!!!

Coach Stan Weber

Allen Ary (he gets two pictures here because he was #22)

Joanna McLemore & Allen Ary

Coach & teacher Steve Bright and Basketball star/coach Molly Totten

Marty Perry - Basketball

Max Perry Jr. - Basketball

Here's Charlie Smith in 1964 presenting the Track conference trophy to Mr. King, as well as setting 3 school records. The next year, in '65, he would become the 1st student in Southwestern history to qualify for the State meet!  Fifty years later, Charlie Smith was inducted into the SW Hall-Of-Fame in 2014.

Picture of Delbert King from 1963.  They gymnasium is named in his honor.

Delbert King - Principal

Amber Walker, Steve Foley and Donna Cheatham induction

2018 Hall of Fame Inductees Trevor Crafton - Boys Basketball, 1000 point scorer, Co-Captain on 1998 State Runner Up team, Denise Weber - 3X ORVC Softball MVP, Pitcher who lead SW to only 1 class softball sectional title and Carroll "Dutch" Kleopfer - Longtime SW supporter, bus driver, board member

2023 Patrick Shuck-basketball, Susan Abel-basketball & softball, Mendi Adams Garrett-track, cheer & volleyball, and Andy Firth-basketeball HOF Inductees.

Julie Adams Garrett

Patrick Shuck

Susan Abel

Coach Don Server - Hall of Fame Inductee

Mr. Mount

Pat Leahey

Dale Crafton

Donna Cheatham is a high school basketball coach. She has the most wins of any coach in Indiana girls’ high school basketball history.  She graduated from Georgetown College in 1967 where she was a three-sport athlete, participating in basketball, volleyball and softball. After graduating with a biology degree, Cheatham took to the coaching ranks, where her career has placed her among the all-time best in the state of Indiana women's basketball. Cheatham coached at Scottsburg High School for 22 years, racking up a 379–80 (82.6%) record, the second best winning percentage in the state of Indiana for girls' basketball. Cheatham has served as coach of three All-Star teams and led her team to a 1989 high school state championship title. Her 1989 squad was ranked 13th nationwide by USA Today, and her 1990 team was ranked 10th in the country by Street & Smith. She has received 29 Coach of the Year honors during her tenure, including three that boasted national Coach of the Year recognition. She served on countless camps and clinics as a guest speaker and coach while at Scottsburg High School. Cheatham also coached softball at Scottsburg for eight years, recording a 41–7 record. She was named Scott County, Indiana, Woman of the Year in 1986 for her service and was a member of the Scottsburg Women's Athletic Council for 22 years.

At Southwestern High School in Hanover, Indiana, Cheatham has a 125–67 record in 8 years. On January 31, 2005, she recorded her 500th career victory, becoming the only girls' coach in the state's history to do so. To her name at Southwestern are numerous achievements, including four sectional titles, two regional titles, two semi-state, one state runner-up (2003), and one state title (2002). Through 43 years of coaching, Donna has tallied 699 career wins to 257 career losses (.731 win pct).

She has been the head coach once again at Scottsburg. Since June 23, 2009.  Source: wikipedia

Here's a list of some of those already inducted into the SW Athletics Hall of Fame

Delbert King

Steve Collier

Brianna Howard

Stan Weber

David Mount

Tony Brawner

Heather Eberth

Don "Beaver" Server

Roger Crafton

Dana Hallgarth

Joe Barnett

Catherine Graham

Bob Finnegan

Terry Hay

Cyndy Smoots

Dale Crafton

Dr. Patrick Leahy

Susan Scroggins

Virgil Roberts

Robert Childs

Charlie Smith

Jim Finnegan

Joanna McLemore

Allen Ary

Max Perry Jr

Marty Perry

Amber Walker

Steve Foley

Donna Cheatham

Trevor Crafton

Denise Weber

Molly Totten Jones

Steve Bright

Donald Bair

Jacob Kloepfer

Patrick Shuck

Susan Abel

Mendi Adams Garret

Andy Firth

ALL-DECADES BASKETBALL TEAMS

TRACK & CROSS COUNTRY 

SCHOOL RECORDS

School sports records as of 05-11-2022

TEAMS HALL OF FAME

1997-98 Boys Basketball State Runner-Up team

Watch the Boys 2A Championship game here!

2001-02 Girls Basketball Class 2A State Champs.  

Watch the Girls 2A Championship game here!!!

1979-80 Southwestern Cross Country Semi-State team.  This was the first team in school history to make the Semi-State level competition.

ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS

Zach Cole - Academic All-State 2022

Bella Marcum - Indiana Academic All-State Honorable Mention 2020

Maddy Jacobs - Indiana Academic All-State Honorable Mention 2020

Donnie Adams - Indiana Academic All-State Honorable Mention 1981

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Check out the Wall-Of-Fame pictures in the gym for the many teams the showed excellence over the years.  Here's a small sample.

What year did you get your diploma card from Southwestern High School?

Know of another athlete or team that should be included here?  Send us their photo, name(s), year received to SouthwesternRebels@gmail.com.  GO REBELS!!!