The LHS Sports Hall-of-Fame

Chris Brown (Class of 1994) was an All-State athlete in 1993 and currently owns the fastest three-mile time (14:36) in LHS history. He also was a member of a state qualifying team in 1993.

Alex Tam (class of 2018) was All-State during his senior year and has the second-fastest three-mile time in LHS history. Tam holds the LHS record in the 1600- and 3200-meter races in track and field. He is currently running at the University of Miami-Ohio.

Melissa Manetsch (Class of 2018) set all of the distance records and was the fastest female athlete to go through LHS, with All-State honors during her senior year. She also owns the 3200 meter record in track and field.

Avryl Johnson (Class of 2018) broke her own record multiple times in the 400- and 800-meter events in the sport. Johnson went to state all four years of her eligibility and received All-State honors in 2016. She now runs track and field at Kansas University.

Jim McMillen (Class of 1920) attended LHS during the first year of the school’s existence. He then went on to play football at the University of Illinois and for the Chicago Bears, where he blocked for Hall of Famer Red Grange and played for Hall of Famer George Halas.

Morgan O’Brien (Class of 2017) won All-State honors in volleyball in 2016 and was a member of the 2014 second-place team. She then went on to play volleyball at the University of Illinois, where she is currently starting for the team as its libero. She also made the U19 USA volleyball team in 2018.  

Matt Heldman (Class of 1994) led the boys basketball team to the state quarterfinals in 1994, the furthest the team has ever gone in the postseason, and won All-State honors that year. He then went on to be a standout player for the University of Illinois. Following his tragic death in a car accident, the school decided to hang his jersey in the main gym. It is one of the only jerseys hanging at LHS...

Dan Holm (Class of 1971) won the 145-pound title after taking third in the state his junior year in 1970.  Holm was also an All-Conference football player. He went on to wrestle for the University of Iowa.  There, he was a three-time All-American, taking third in 1973 and 1974, and winning the NCAA title in 1975.  He was also an assistant coach for the University of Illinois for two years....

Ryan Wittenbrink (Class of 2018) won a state title during his sophomore year and All-State honors twice, as well as helped the team to a second-place finish during his senior year. He was also an All-American and won MVP of the All-American game. He currently attends the University of Indiana, where he continues to play soccer.

Evan Skoug (Class of 2013) earned All-State honors and won second in state during his senior year in 2013. He went on to make several College World Series appearances for Texas Christian University. There, he won the Big 12 Player of the Year award during his junior year as well as freshman All-American honors.  He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2017 MLB draft. H...