The 2nd annual “Basketball Legends of Delphi” alumni game held at the DCHS gym prior to Saturday night’s game against Pioneer raised funds for scholarships.

This year’s event drew 38 game participants, up from 26 last year, while several other alumni joined a contingent of fans and spectators for the festivities.

Among the participants were Delphi’s all-time leading scorer Pat Manahan from the Class of 1973 and former Purdue player Dr. Tim Fisher from the Class of 1983, along with two-time Sectional-winning girls’ basketball coach from the 1994-96 seasons Jeff Gher. Gher, now of Indianapolis, served as an honorary coach.

For the second straight year, the team from the odd-graduating years won the contest, prevailing 114- 83.

Rockney Alting led all scorers for the second straight year with 23 points, while Tim Snoeberger added 13 and Josh Strasser 10 for the winning team. Kyle Wagner threw in 12, along with current WLFI-TV 18 news anchorman Joe LePage with 10 led the even-year team.

Basketball legends turn out for DCHS fundraiser Two years ago Delphi Rotary Club with the support of the Delphi Athletic Department initiated a scholarship fundraising event to help Delphi graduates. The event, Basketball Legends of Delphi, pits former players against each other in a game where the odd year graduates take on the even year graduates. The game was played Saturday and among the participants were Joe LePage, left, WLFI-TV 18 news anchorman and 1996 DCHS graduate; Delphi’s all-time leading scorer Pat Manahan, lower right, Carroll County attorney and 1973 graduate, and Dr. Tim Fisher, top right, former Purdue player and 1983 DCHS graduate. Photos provided Rainey (Alting) Jones narrowly defeated Wagner, the reigning champion, in the three-point shooting contest. She sunk 14 treys to Wagner’s 13 in the finale after winning a “shoot-off” with Brian Fogarasi to advance to the finals from the ten competitors.

Other participants from the odd year team included Steve Hoffman, Tim Canen, Dave Murray, Jeff Bieghler, Chad and Dustin Houston, Matt Skiles, Dan Wood, Kamron Yates, Shawn Wolf and Brad Remaly.

Other even year players were Carey and Paul Dunbar, Kevin Cripe, Jon Zink, Evan Houston, Christina (Randolph) Arion, Brad Powlen, Scott Roth, Ted Yerkes, Kyle Cross, Bill Maynard, David Wood, Eric Frost, Travis Ellison, Kyle Groninger, Craig Myers, Chad Bounds and Travis Curts.

The event was coordinated by Jeff Quirk and the Rotary Club with the support of the Delphi Athletic Department as a fundraiser for scholarships to help Delphi graduates.
Three-point champion Rainey (Alting) Jones, right, defeated defending champion Kyle Wagner, left, by hitting 14 treys to Wagner’s 13 in the finals of the 3-point shooting contest held during the Basketball Legends of Delphi scholarship fundraising event. Photo provided
Winning team The DCHS alumni team in black, representing the odd-graduating years, defeated the even-graduating years alumni in the Basketball Legends of Delphi fundraising event held Saturday afternoon. Team members pictured are, from left: Front -Steve Hoffman, Matt Skiles, Brian Fogarasi, Dave Murray, Jeff Bieghler, Tim Canen and Kamron Yates. Back: Mark Remaly, Dan Wood, Chad Houston, Rockney Alting, Tim Fisher, Pat Manahan, Tim Snoeberger, Josh Strasser, Dustin Houston, and Shaun Wolf. Photo provided