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Danielle Dietrich Dabbs

Induction

2012

Sports

Women's Basketball, Soccer

Graduation

2002

Danielle Dietrich Dabbs is a 2002 Oak Hills graduate. As a senior Danielle was named first team all-state in two sports, basketball and soccer. In basketball, Danielle led the team to the first Oak Hills GMC title in 2000. She was named first team all-conference three straight years, first team all-city for two years and was a part of the first Oak Hills girls' basketball city title team in 2002. As a part of the soccer team, Danielle still holds the single season scoring record. She was a four year letter winner. Danielle was named all-conference, all city and all state for her efforts. After Oak Hills, Danielle was awarded a soccer scholarship to the Ohio State University. While at OSU, she was a member of the Big Ten Tournament Champion team and named to the All-Big Ten All Freshman Team. She was a three year winner of the All-Big Ten Academic Award and a Big 10 Medal of Honor Finalist 

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Kathy Mahon Appiarius

Induction

2019

Sports

Women's Soccer, Basketball

Graduation

1987

Kathy is a 1987 graduate and was a multi-sport athlete competing in soccer and basketball. As a soccer player, Kathy earned First Team All Conference, All City and Honorable Mention All State in the 1986-’87 season. She played a pivotal role in taking down No. 1 Finneytown in the second round of the Division III girls high school sectional, recording 10 saves to record her sixth shutout of the season. As a basketball player, Kathy led the Highlanders to a historic State Runner-Up season in 1986.   During that season, Kathy received All Conference Honors and became a Metro County Conference All-Star. After Oak Hills, Kathy went on to play soccer for four years at Xavier University as a two-time team captain and helped lead the Musketeers to being ranked #20 in the NCAA. Today, she gives back to the Highlander Community as a teacher at Rapid Run Middle School. 

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Lori Loew Halldow

Induction

2006

Sports

Women's Soccer, Basketball, Softball

Graduation

1986

Lori Loew Halldow is a 1986 graduate who earned eight varsity letters in soccer, basketball and softball. As a basketball player, Lori was a two time all league performer. As a senior captain she was conference co-player of the year, second team all-city and played on the 1986 Oak Hills state final basketball team. In softball, Lori was a two time all league player. As a soccer standout Lori was the first two time female all state soccer player at Oak Hills. In soccer, Lori was also first team all-conference twice, conference player of the year as a senior and was all city and all district. She currently is third on the Oak Hills all-time career goals record book and second in goals for a single season. She still holds the Oak Hills record for most assists in one season. Lori continued her athletic career playing soccer at the University of Cincinnati where she set the current single season scoring record. While at UC, Lori was awarded the Adidas Scholar Athlete All American Award, NCAA All Region Award, the ISAA Women's Soccer Recognition Award (which names the top thirty senior players in the nation). As a senior student athlete, Lori was awarded the Helen Norman Smith Award for Most Outstanding All around Female Athlete at the University of Cincinnati. 

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1986

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Steve Oliverio

Induction

2019

Sports

Men's Soccer, Baseball

Graduation

1980

Steve graduated from Oak Hills High School in 1980 where he played varsity soccer and baseball for the Highlanders. He was a large part of the 1980 state championship baseball team, going 8-0 in the playoffs and recording the final out of the state championship game. As of 2019, Steve still held the record for most innings pitched (161) and most career strikeouts (220). His high school ERA was 1.05 in 1979.   Following High School, Steve attended Cumberland University and the University of South Alabama on a baseball scholarship. During his two seasons at South Alabama, Steve held an overall record of 23-7 on the mound. He also was named to the Sunbelt All-Conference team in 1982 and 1983 and earned All-American honors in 1983. He was drafted in 1983 by the Cincinnati Reds in the Amateur Entry Draft. He pitched for the Cincinnati Reds Organization from 1983-1988 before being traded to the Mariners and Astros in 1989. During his time in the Reds organization, he held an overall record of 47-36 with a 3.67 ERA. He helped lead the team to two Eastern League championships in 1985 and 86’ as well as regular season champs in 1987. Steve had two of his best seasons during these championship runs, boasting a record of 16-5 and 14-7 in 85’ and 87’ respectively He also served as a minor league pitching instructor for the Reds organization in Billings, Montana. As a coach, he was a part of the 1994 Pioneer League championship team.  Upon retiring from baseball, Steve was an educator throughout Northern Kentucky for 19 years. He coached softball at Boone County High School and Ryle High School. He helped lead both teams to many championships and State appearances He also ran a private baseball academy, where he gave pitching and hitting instruction to youth players. Steve was married to his wife Patti for 32 years, and had two children, McKell and Seaver. 

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1980

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Tracy Morgan

Induction

2014

Sports

Women's Soccer, Basketball, Track

Graduation

Tracy Morgan was a Varsity Soccer, Basketball, and Track athlete during her time at Oak Hills, which was from 1995-1998. Morgan was awarded 1st team All-Conference, 1st team All-District, and 1st team All-City in both Basketball and Soccer. She still holds many school records for both Basketball and Soccer. Morgan accepted a full academic scholarship to play Women’s Basketball at UNC-Wilmington from 1999-2004. Despite missing her first year with an injury, she went on to be a 4 year starter for the team and was the team’s leading rebounder. She went on to earn her Marketing/Finance degree and currently works as a Senior Analyst for Duke Energy. In her free time, she is also the Varsity Assistant Basketball Coach for Ursuline Academy

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