MHS Baseball School Record

The 2000 MHS Baseball team went 16-8; the schools best record.

The 16-8 record includes tournaments as well (District [3-2] and Region [0-1]).

Team members included:
Chad Eichelberger
Jason Lloyd
Brent Myers
Joe Campbell
Isaiah Ruffner
David Feaker
Paul Smith
Randy Radcliffe
Shane Gordon
Josh Jilson
Jake Campbell
Josh Cochran

Kristi McKeown was the first Midway Lady Wave softball player to hit a home run with an out of the park shot against Oakdale in 1992.

1992 was the first year that Midway had a High School Softball team. Butch Thompson was the first coach.

The MHS seniors of the 2007 squad played in more play-off games than any seniors in Midway football history (8).

Members were :
Chris Barry
Dayne Britt
Ashton Chinn
Chris Conley
Harley Davidson
Ethan Hall
Ryan Hargis
Tarrence Jeffers
Chuck Rotramel
Eric Stansbury

Leap Poopy Leap

During the early to mid 1990’s, the basketball cheerleaders had a very unique cheer…”Leap Poopy Leap”.

Wendye Bosnick was the Lady Waves’ post player and at 6’4” tall, was obviously was the player who jumped for the tip to start the game. I’m not sure why, and I probably don’t want to know, but her nickname in school was “Poopy”.

So at the start of each game, as the players would get into position for the tip-off, the Midway cheerleaders would cheer “Leap Poopy Leap”.

Mike Hayes started teaching at Midway High School in 1974.

He took over as head coach of the Lady Waves basketball team from Boyd Woody in 1981.

Jumpin Jacks

The starting 5 of the 1952 Midway High School boys basketball team was Buford Sitzlar at center, Don Johnson and Joe Woody at Forward, and Starlen Moore and Boyd Woody at guards. The team was not particularly tall but they were great leapers, especially Buford Sitzlar and Don Johnson, which led to then head coach Lee Eble to give the team a nickname...the "Jumpin' Jacks".

Midway football has only had 6 Head Coaches to date.

The list of coaches: Labe Gregory, Nate Campbell, Don Eberhart, Glenn Wheaton, Stan Branson, and Craig Moser.

1984 Playoffs

Did you know 1984 was the first year that Midway made it into the football playoffs.

Midway had a lot of great teams prior to 1984 that had 8-2 seasons however, back then, only the first place team in the region made it into the playoffs and Midway was in a region with teams such as Alcoa, Sweetwater, Kingston, etc.

Prior to 1980, women's basketball was played 6 on 6 rather than 5 on 5.

In his 2 years kicking for Midway football, Tanner "Golden Toe" Roberson kicked 7, yes 7, onside kicks that were recovered by Midway.