Dennis Hitzemann - WHS Class of 1972 Football - three years; Southwest Conference Honorable Mention ‘71 Basketball - three years; Southwest Conference Honorable Mention ‘72 Baseball - three years; All-Southwest Conference ’71, ‘72; MVP ‘72; Southwest Conference Champs ‘72 Academics - National Honor Society College - Worthington Community College, Baseball All State ’73, ‘74; South Dakota State University ‘74-76, Baseball ’75 & ‘76, All-NCC ‘76; Mankato State University, Masters Degree Dennis...

Larry Petersen - Canova High School Class of 1963 High School - Football, Cross Country, Basketball, Track College - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Northern State University, Track Teaching - Beardsley, MN 2 years; Worthington High School, Science 32 years, Worthington Teacher of the Year 1997 Coach - Beardsley - Track, Football, Basketball; Worthington High School - Cross-Country 31 years, helped start Girls Cross Country in 1979, Track 32 years Coaching Honors - Minnesota Class A...

Merle Ahrens - WHS Class of 1952 High School Activities Football - three years Basketball - three years Activities - WHS Band; Class Officer sophomore and senior year; Student Council Awards - Earned scholarship (football) to University of South Dakota Other - 3 years US Marine Corps (serving 1 year in Korea); played football at the Marine Base in San Diego, CA; Marine Band 2 years; Little League coach and umpire;  Active in Special Olympics of California Merle and his wife, Sylvia, have 6 ...

Rick Brandl - WHS Class of 1977 Cross Country - 4 years; MVP  3years; All-SW Conference 4 years; All-Region 2 3 years; 4th at State Meet ‘76 Basketball -2 years; MVP ‘76; All-SW Conference ‘76; 2nd Team All-Area ‘76 Track - 4 years; All-Conference 4 years; All-Region 2 years; 5th at State Class AA Two-mile run ‘77; School record in 3200 M Run (9:13:6) Academics - National Honor Society; Number 17 in class of 282 College - Worthington Community College; Concordia College (Moorhead), Graduate...