As well as her her participation in speech and theatre professional associations, Manther has served as a League speech and debate judge, room manager, timer, and host of subsection and section tournaments. She presently serves on the League’s Debate Advisory Committee.

Wanda Manther is a graduate of Glencoe High School. She earned her B.S. degree in speech, theatre, and English at Moorhead State University and her M.A. in gifted education at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul.
 

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At Eagan High School during the past Sixteen years, Coach Joni Anker has built a nationally competitive, Ninety member speech team.

Bauer’s outstanding record at Anoka High School laid the foundation for greatness yet to come. He went on to become winner of Twelve national ski titles.

Willmar High School’s girls’ golf program began in 1972 under the leadership of Coach Elaine Engle. A member of that group of women who cleared the hurdles that lay in the path of implementing Title IX.

Grinaker returned to her alma mater as assistant coach of track and field and cross country. During her tenure there, University of Wisconsin teams topped the Big 10 Conference, boasted Twenty-one national champions, and won Ninety Big 10 individual and relay championships.

The late Mel Ivonen entered Ely High School as a freshman in 1939. On the swimming team in his sophomore year, he unofficially broke the state record in his 1st 100-yard breaststroke competition.

Tom Malchow took up swimming to fight childhood asthma. His swimming career at St. Thomas Academy of Mendota Heights includes 7 individual state titles, All-America honors in 8 individual events, and All-America consideration in 5 relay events.

Dick Stanford has been the man at the microphone for Minnesota State High School League boys’ hockey games since 1976, and at other events since the 1960s,

180 students take part each year in the choral groups at Mankato West High School. These include 4 choirs, all under the direction of Rodney Urtel and this is only part of the music program he has created.