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Dec 21, 20222 min read
Albert "Butch" Nowack - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Albert “Butch” Nowack (Graduated from Pana High School - 1925) A native of Pana, Illinois, he played college football as a tackle at the...
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Olivia Lett - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Olivia Lett (Graduated from Pana High School - 2008) Olivia is a part of a growing list of exceptional female basketball players who have...
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Paul "PD" Lees - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Paul “PD” Lees (Graduated from Pana High School - 1956) PD Lees was a 3-sport standout at Pana High School excelling in the sports of...
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Michael "Mike" Cvengros - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Michael “Mike” Cvengros (School History Unknown) Young Michael labored for a time in the coal mines. A newspaper described him as a...
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Ronald Crawford - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Ronald Crawford (Graduated from Pana High School – 1959) Ron was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track & field. Ron...
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Mary Stupek Cothern - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Mary Stupek-Cothern (Graduated from Pana High School -1974) Mary was a senior in high school when girls athletics started at PHS. Mary is...
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Michael “Mike” Bland - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Michael “Mike” Bland (Graduated from Pana High School - 1967) Mike Bland was another all-around athlete at Pana High School who could...
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Dr. Warren Eugene Amling - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Warren Eugene Amling (December 29, 1924 – November 1, 2001) was a football and basketball player, playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes...
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Martin Amling - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Martin Paul Amling, 92, of Pana, was born on February 7, 1923, the second of five sons of Martin C. F. and Tillie Eitzman Amling. He was...
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Herb Siegert - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee
Herb Siegert - Graduated from Pana High School -1941) Herbert Frank Siegert (January 10, 1924 – September 26, 2008) was a football guard...
Jan 21, 20221 min read
1970 Pana vs. Taylorville Basketball Game
Players and coaches from the 1970 basketball game reflect on the their matchup against Taylorville. Recorded on September 25th, 2018....
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Past Pana Baseball & Softball Players
Previous players from Pana's baseball and softball teams recollect on the past. Recorded on September 3rd, 2017. Interview Includes:...
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Past Pana Baseball & Softball Players
Previous players from Pana's baseball and softball teams recollect on the past. Recorded on February 25th, 2018. Interview Includes:...
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Evolution of Pana Girls Sports
Carol Schramm & The Evolution of Pana Girls Sports. Recorded March 11, 2018 Interview includes stories from: Greg Cothern - Teacher &...
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Pana Panthers vs. Effingham Flaming Hearts
Listen to the 1965 football game of the Pana Panthers vs. the Effingham Flaming Hearts. The Panthers were coached by Brad Wafford.
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