Hall of Fame 2011 continued - St. Mary's Central High School
Hall of Fame 2011 continued - St. Mary's Central High School
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<strong>Hall</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fame</strong> <strong>2011</strong> <strong>continued</strong><br />
Marback <strong>continued</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> Board and the SMCHS <strong>School</strong> Board. He got involved over<br />
30 years ago with the <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s Carnival, serving as Carnival<br />
Chairman and for the past several years has served on the Carnival<br />
Executive Committee. Michael has been involved with the Knights <strong>of</strong><br />
Columbus Council 1604 for years, and served in all Council <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />
chairs as well as the <strong>St</strong>ate Chairs. He became <strong>St</strong>ate Deputy from<br />
2000-2001, and later was appointed as Vice Supreme Master <strong>of</strong> the<br />
4th Degree Knights <strong>of</strong> Columbus in charge <strong>of</strong> four delegations in<br />
ND, SD, WY and MT. In 2005, Michael was ordained a Permanent<br />
Deacon by Bishop Zipfel, and has served <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s Parish as<br />
Deacon for the past 6 years.<br />
Ronald “Spike” Wald<br />
Posthumously<br />
Athletics<br />
Ronald “Spike” Wald 1938-<br />
1995. Graduated From <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s in<br />
1957. During his years at <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s,<br />
he was Captain <strong>of</strong> the football team,<br />
Captain <strong>of</strong> the basketball team,<br />
state mile champion in track, and<br />
class president his junior year. Spike<br />
was also a representative to Boys<br />
<strong>St</strong>ate. He was a huge supporter <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>St</strong>. Mary’s <strong>Central</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. He<br />
started his own food brokerage in<br />
1978 and was very generous with gifts <strong>of</strong> food to area priests and the<br />
Ruth Meiers Hospitality House. He received national recognition for<br />
his leadership in the food industry. He was instrumental in the start<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Alumni Phone-a-thon raising thousands <strong>of</strong> dollars. Spike<br />
opened his <strong>of</strong>fice at Tucker Sales for years to host the phon-a-thon.<br />
Over the years, he was extremely generous to the SM Booster Club,<br />
donating uniforms to the girls volleyball team and even chartering<br />
a plane so <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s Seniors could attend a tennis tournament<br />
and make it back in time for graduation. Spike also received the<br />
distinguished service award at <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s in 1994.<br />
1991 <strong>St</strong>ate Champion Football Team<br />
Athletics<br />
“We Are the Saints…The Mighty, Mighty Saints”<br />
In 2006, NBC aired the television series, “Friday Night Lights,”<br />
based on a fictional Texas football team that showed Texans’<br />
passion for high school football. Well, the decade between the mid<br />
‘80’s and mid 90’s produced a similar passion for football at Saint<br />
Mary’s <strong>High</strong>. Though not quite the fanatical Texans, the <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s<br />
Saints starred in their own show, rocking the field virtually every<br />
Friday or Saturday night. And remarkably, in the brief span <strong>of</strong> just<br />
seven <strong>of</strong> those years (1988 to 1994), the Saints collected three state<br />
championship trophies.<br />
Sandwiched in the middle <strong>of</strong> those years were the 1991<br />
North Dakota <strong>St</strong>ate Football Champion Saints. Quite possibly the<br />
most formidable <strong>of</strong> them all, members <strong>of</strong> this team contributed to<br />
a three-year record <strong>of</strong> 30 wins to only 4 losses; while in their final<br />
regular season they outscored their opponents 301 points to 71<br />
(including four shutouts), prior to their 21-7 championship victory<br />
over the Darren Erstad-led Jamestown Bluejays.<br />
The Saints fielded an enviable crop <strong>of</strong> senior talent on<br />
both the <strong>of</strong>fensive and defensive side <strong>of</strong> the ball: The back field<br />
was made up <strong>of</strong> veteran three-year starting quarterback, Michael<br />
Tschider; the highly-talented runningback duo <strong>of</strong> Mike Shafer and<br />
Bob Klooster; and a talented receiving core <strong>of</strong> Jason Dressler<br />
and Rob Silbernagel. The <strong>of</strong>fensive line boasted an ‘exclusive<br />
brotherhood’: the “Fraternity <strong>of</strong> Lumberjacks” <strong>of</strong> Tom Balzer, Ryan<br />
Fennewald, Jim Kalberer, Russ Evenson, Jason Salz, and Shane<br />
Glasser. All, except Glasser, were seniors. On the defensive side,<br />
the Saints were sparked by the talents <strong>of</strong> many already listed,<br />
along with seniors Garrett Peters, Kevin Glovich, Bill <strong>St</strong>. Peter, Tim<br />
Mitzel, and Tim Miller; and underclassmen starters, Ben Ahneman,<br />
Travis Goetz, and Ryan Anderson.<br />
Head Coach, Dan Smrekar, weighed in on the ’91 team,<br />
“<strong>High</strong> expectations were put on that team. They were expected to<br />
win and everyone assumed they would win. Yet anyone who knows<br />
sports also knows that sometimes those high expectations can<br />
make it much tougher to get the job done.” Smrekar added, “What<br />
stands out for me is how close-knit a group <strong>of</strong> seniors we had. They<br />
had a dream from the outset <strong>of</strong> being state champs which their<br />
work ethic and leadership enabled them to fulfill.” Senior lineman,<br />
The Painters and Precision Wood Finish Support the Circle <strong>of</strong> Saints<br />
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The Painters, Inc is proud to announce our support to <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s Circle <strong>of</strong> Saints.<br />
When a customer calls The Painters and says they saw our ad or heard about our <strong>of</strong>fer, we will give a 10% donation <strong>of</strong><br />
the total cost <strong>of</strong> a residential project. The Circle <strong>of</strong> Saints will receive 5% and the customer will receive 5% <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> the<br />
total cost <strong>of</strong> their project. We do interior/exterior residential and commercial<br />
painting projects. Serving the Bismarck/Mandan area since 1993.<br />
Call now or check us out on the web at www.thepaintersinc.com for a no<br />
obligation estimate and help us support the <strong>St</strong>. Mary’s Circle <strong>of</strong> Saints<br />
Located at:<br />
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507 1st <strong>St</strong> NE<br />
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“GET THE PROFESSIONAL LOOK”<br />
DIRECTIONS Summer <strong>2011</strong><br />
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