Churchville-Chili High School is making preparations to honor five new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame. The 2018 inductees will be recognized for their accomplishments and contributions to the school’s athletics program in a special ceremony on December 7, 2018.
John Carr – Class of 1995.
Carr is the only male in school history to win an individual state championship. He accomplished this in 1995 in the indoor track 55 meter hurdles. He also won three Section V Indoor Track titles and set numerous school records in both indoor track and track and field. Many of these are still school records today. His success also helped lead the Saints’ track and field team to winning three consecutive division titles in 1992-94.
David Harvey-Bowen – Class of 1998.
Harvey-Bowen played three years of varsity football and was a pioneer in putting C-C Saints football on the map in the early stages of the school’s program. He led the Saints to their first trip to the Section V finals in 1997. Harvey-Bowen rushed for 21 touchdowns in 1997, which is still tied for the school record. He was the first Saints football player to ever be named 1st team All-Greater Rochester, the Golden Fifty All-State Football team, and the Governors Bowl All-Star game.
Mimi Rague – Class of 1981.
The 1981 C-C Female Athlete of the Year was a four-sport athlete with a total of 14 varsity letters in soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball. Rague is clearly one of the best all-around female athletes in school history. She was a captain of all four sports and had great success in all. She was a leading scorer on the soccer and basketball teams, set school records in multiple sports, helped lead the 1979-80 volleyball team to a 20-2 record and the school’s first division title, and also helped lead the softball team to its first division title in 1979.
Coach Paul Setter.
Setter is the first coach to be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He coached varsity baseball for six years from 1962-67, years that saw the school win two Monroe County division titles. He coached varsity boys’ soccer for 14 years from 1961-74 when his teams won two Monroe County division titles and three Section V titles. He accumulated 128 wins as a boys’ soccer coach, which is the most in school history for this sport. His outstanding career led him to be inducted into the Section V Boys Soccer Hall of Fame.
Bernie Voorheis – Class of 1939, Post Graduate 1940.
A standout basketball player, Voorheis was a captain and scoring leader of the Churchville-Chili team who helped lead the Saints to win the Monroe County division title and a trip to the Section V finals in 1940. This team finished 15-4 and is one of only two boys’ basketball teams in school history to make it to the Section V finals. After high school, Voorheis went on to play professional basketball, including being a member of the 1945-46 Rochester Royals, who won the National Basketball League championship.
“Our first Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony last year was a huge success,” said Churchville-Chili Athletic Director Michael Murray. “We want to continue this tradition each year. The goal is for our students, student-athletes, coaches and community members to appreciate our history and know that they can aspire to great things if they work hard and set their goals high. Every one of our new Hall of Fame members has made an exceptional impact on our program, and deserves to be celebrated and remembered, and to serve as a role model for our current generation to aspire to.”
The 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame presentation will be held in the Middle School Gym C. It will follow the girls’ basketball game (vs. Webster Thomas, which starts at 5:30 p.m.) at around 6:45 p.m. It will be followed by boys’ basketball (vs. Webster Thomas) at 8 p.m.
The Churchville-Chili High School Athletic Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of outstanding athletes, coaches, administrators and anyone who has made a significant contribution to Saints athletics. For more information or to submit a nomination for 2019, visit the district website at www.cccsd.org/AthleticHallofFame.
