Star Staff Report
WINCHESTER — James Wood High School will induct seven former athletes and a longtime announcer into the P. Wendell Dick Athletic Hall of Fame this Friday.
Frank Scheder, Dennis Lee, Larry Boyd, William DeHaven, Kelly Sine Rice, Dr. Lynn Marie Fisher, Thomas Walters and announcer John Bloom will be inducted at a 4:30 p.m. reception at the school and also be introduced at halftime of the Colonels’ 7 p.m. home opener against Hedgesville (W.Va.). Frank Scheder
Class of 1954, played football, basketball, baseball and track at James Wood and was named the most athletic boy in his class his senior year. He was a three-year letterman in football, basketball and baseball and was team co-captain and All District tackle in football in 1953.
Scheder earned a degree from Greenbrier Military Academy and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Richmond.
Dennis E. Lee
Class of 1959, excelled in football and basketball for the Colonels and also played baseball one year. He earned three letters in football and basketball and helped lead James Wood to consecutive Group II District 10 basketball championships in 1957 and 1958.
He was named the most athletic boy in his graduating class of 1959 and went on to play basketball and baseball at Richmond Professional Institute and later at Shenandoah College. He earned letters in both sports at both institutions.
Larry Boyd
Class of 1969, is best remembered for his sprinting speed that contributed significantly in football and track for the Colonels.
Boyd, who was sidelined by an injury his sophomore year, came back to score nine touchdowns as a junior running back and 13 TDs his senior year.
Boyd scored four touchdowns in one game, and he rushed for more than 200 yards and scored three TDs in another game. He finished second in the district scoring race his senior year and was named to the coaches’ Northwestern District All-Star team and The Winchester Star’s all-area offensive team.
In track, Boyd lettered three years and was the team leader in the 100 and 220 yard sprints, along with the 880 relay and the long jump. He earned degrees from Lord Fairfax Community College and Bridgewater.
William Mac DeHaven
Class of 1969, excelled in football, basketball and track and left his mark throughout the district and state in every sport. In football he was a defensive back and offensive end, earning all-area and all-district honors, as well as making the all-Northern Virginia team picked by The Washington Post.
In basketball, DeHaven played guard and was named all-area, all-district and an honorable mention for all-state. He also was co-recipient of the JWAA Basketball Award.
In track, he was among the best half-mile runners in the state. His junior year he finished second in the Northwestern District and fourth in the state indoor competition. As a senior, he ran the 880 yard race in 1:59.8 — good enough to win the district and finish fourth in the state, both indoors and outdoors.
DeHaven earned a Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison in 1975 and later returned to James Wood where he helped re-start the school’s baseball program. He was assistant baseball coach from 1978-82 and head coach from 1983-93.
Kelly Sine Rice
Class of 1988, excelled in basketball and track for the Colonels and also left her mark at the district and state levels. In basketball, she was named Defensive Player of the Year and named to the all-area team her junior season. Her senior year, she lead her team to an undefeated season and made the all-area team. She also received the JWAA Basketball Award.
In track and field, she left her biggest mark, winning district, regional and state titles in the shot and discus, and being named to the all-metro track team selected by The Washington Post.
Sine threw the shot and discus all four years, in both indoor and outdoor competition. She won district titles in the discus three years, including the state championship her senior year. She was regional champion in the discus in 1986 and 1987 and won the regional championship in the shot in 1988. She was undefeated in discus competition her senior year, setting school records in both events.
Named The Winchester Star’s Athlete of the Year in ’88, she set school records of 139 feet, 2 inches in the discus and 30-10.5 in the shot. She won the JWAA Track Award three times and earned a JWAA scholarship. She later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from Shippensburg, University and is captain of investigations at Winchester Police Department. She has received “Officer of the Year” awards twice from community service clubs.
Dr. Lynn Marie Fisher
Class of 1988, ranks among the all-time best basketball and volleyball players in the history of James Wood girls’ sports.
She played on two undefeated teams and scored 901 career points in basketball. She averaged 18.9 points per game her senior year and ranks fourth on the Colonels’ all-time scoring list.
Her junior and senior years, she was team captain, an all-Apple Valley League selection, and winner of the JWAA Basketball Award. She was named The Winchester Star Player of the Year in 1988.
In volleyball, she led her teams to three 15-1 seasons and went on to play for Penn State. Her senior year at James Wood, she received the JWAA John Moser Outstanding Athlete Award, the James Casey Scholarship, the Archie Manuel Scholarship, the Phil Banning Academic Scholarship, and was class valedictorian.
She earned Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science, and a doctorate degree from Penn State and is now an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She currently is serving as a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina for one year.
Thomas Walters
Class of 1989, is remembered for his excellence in football and wrestling. A three-year starting offensive tackle in football, he was team captain his senior year and was named to The Winchester Star all-area team as a junior and senior. He was selected first-team all-Commonwealth District at offensive tackle and second team all-district at defensive tackle.
In wrestling, he was Commonwealth District and Northwest Regional champion in the 185-pound and heavyweight classes his senior year and finished fourth in the state.
His career wrestling record at James Wood was 58-18-2, and his senior year he posted a winning percentage of .919 with a 34-3 record.
After high school, Walters received a football scholarship to William & Mary, where he was a four-year starter on the offensive line. He earned all-conference and all-American recognition as both a junior and senior and was inducted into the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. Walters is the Director of Finance and Business Planning for Nordstrom, Inc.
John Bloom
The public address announcer for James Wood football and basketball for more than two decades, is being inducted as a contributor to Colonels athletics.
Bloom was a disc jockey and news and sports announcer at WKBI in St. Mary’s, Pa., from 1970-72 and then was news and sports director at WVSC in Somerset, Pa., for two years.
He joined the staff at WINC in Winchester in 1974 and has served as disc jockey, sports announcer and account executive for the past 35 years.
Bloom was the announcer at Winchester Speedway from 1975-2007 and has been the announcer for the Frederick County Fair Demolition Derby since 1980.
He has announced the annual Apple Blossom Firemen’s Parade since 1983 and the Grand Feature Parade since 2007.
Bloom coached Little League baseball and girls’ youth basketball and was president of the Winchester Church Softball League. He also served as president of the JWAA in 1989-90 and received the JWAA Service Award in 2006.