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Hall of Fame (2025)

The Greater Portage Youth Education Foundation (GPYEF) is proud to announce the 2025 inductees into the Portage High School Hall of Fame. These outstanding individuals and teams will be honored during the Portage High School Homecoming weekend, taking place September 26–27, 2025.

Congratulations to this year’s inductees:

Donn Trinrud
Joel Caulum
The 2012–13 First-Team Girls Curling Team
Timothy Jackson
Winifred Bain

We look forward to celebrating their achievements and contributions to the Portage community. Additional details about the Homecoming weekend festivities and individual biographies of each inductee will be shared as the event approaches.

Hall of Fame Luncheon

We will celebrate this year’s inductees with a luncheon at The Clubhouse at Saddle Ridge at 12:00 noon on Saturday, September 27th.
Please consider joining us for this event to honor these amazing Portage alumni.
We need your reservations and monies by September 13th.
Click the link below to print the reservation form.

HOF Luncheon Reservation Link

The PHS Hall of Fame has inducted 62 individuals and 13 PHS teams since the HOF’s inception in 2003. Inductees were installed annually from 2003 through 2009, and every other year since then. Each inductee has a plaque displayed in their honor at Portage High School.

Nomination Form

Nominations for induction into the PHS Hall of Fame for 2027 will be accepted starting on January 2, 2027. To be considered for HOF, individuals must receive two or more nominations from different people. Our nomination application found here can be dropped off at the PCSD Administration Building or mailed to GPYEF, 305 E. Slifer St., Portage WI. Applications are permanently kept on file.

Inductees

2022	2019	2017
Jim Banks (PHS class of 1980) Steve Banks (PHS 78) Paul Boylan (PHS 57) Ken Manthey (PHS 75) Justin Ostrowski (PHS 2003) 2012 PHS State Champion Baseball Team	Jake Holstein PHS 2009 Wayne "Red" Kastner PHS 1963 Gary Bergenske PHS 1972 Forrest Flower PHS 1930 1981 & 1982 Wisc. State Champion Curling Teams 2006 PHS State Champion Baseball Team	David Bennett Susan Pomplun-Cawley Alex Nelson Dennis Dorn Gregg Steinhaus 2005 PHS Girls’ Softball Team
2015	2013	2011
Julie Jordahl Paul Mandli Howard Ochs Ed Zydowsky 1978 PHS Girls' Curling Team	Laverne Griffin Xan Johnson—PHS 1963 O. David Sherwood—PHS 1954 Cheryl Voight—PHS 1990 Vickie Voight-Raymond 1973 PHS Curling Team	Frances Hamele Malone—PHS 1955 Ryan Foley—PHS 1977 John Howard Hovde—PHS 1945 1987 Girls Class A State Champion Volleyball Team Mike Hurd—PHS 1970 Fred Reckling—Portage Faculty
2009	2008	2007
Mike Powers—PHS Faculty Dave Eulberg—PHS 1955 Jane Lobenstein Boller—PHS 1992 1981 Girls WIAA State Volleyball Championship Team 1968 PHS Wrestling Team Tribute to PHS Boxing Era	Juli McSorley—PHS 1971 Jerry Braun—Educator Peter Zamzow—PHS 1978 Otto Knaths—PHS 1910 1982 Boys Basketball Team Julie Heberlein –Reveley PHS 1971	Gloria Kirking—PHS 1967 Nene Humphrey—PHS 1965 Marty Gavinski—PHS 1964 Wayne Bartels—PHS 1968 Joanne Armson— PHS 1969
2006	2005	2004
Gary O’Hearn—Educator Dr. Robert Curtis—PHS 1933 Davy Jones—PHS 1898 Mike Thompson—PHS 1990 1956 Boys’ Volleyball Team	Maurice Goodman—PHS 1946 Frank Siewert—PHS Faculty Earl Abell—PHS 1912 Harlan B. Rogers—PHS 1905 James Church—PHS 1942 Ray Gloeckler—PHS 1943	Julia Rusch—PHS 1904 Lawrence Heidt—PHS 1923 George H. Brown—PHS 1926 Peter Boylan, Jr.—PHS 1954 1982 Girls Basketball Team William “Dietz” Eulberg—PHS 1920
2003
Zona Gale _ PHS 1891 Archie Hahn—PHS 1900 Harold Rebholz—PHS 1926 Russ Rebholz—PHS 1928 Fredrick Jackson Turner—PHS 1878 Russ Peterson—PHS 1934— NY Times article (Peterson's acceptance speech)