Coaches of Ripley County Tournament Champions


1922 - 2007

1922 Versailles - E. S. Furnish, of Vevay
1923 Milan - George R. Rankin, of Brownstown
1924 Milan - ?
1925 Versailles - Jackson Raney
1926 Versailles - Jackson Raney (1st to win 2nd championship; 1st back to back)
1927 No tournament
1928 No tournament
1929 No tournament
1930 Holton - Joseph Haswell Petty
1931 Versailles - Geneal Prather
1932 Batesville - Richard Prentice
1933 Batesville - James Hickey
1934 Versailles - Marion "Barney" Hunter
1935 Sunman - Herman Royer
1936 Milan - Russell Butt
1937 Sunman - Herman Royer (2nd to win 2nd championship)
1938 Holton - Harold Flick
1939 Osgood - Jacob Whalbring
1940 Holton - Mahlon "Red" Lemen
1941 Sunman - Lewis Jacob
1942 Osgood - Jacob Whalbring (3rd to win 2nd championship)
1943 Napoleon - Ercell Kohlerman
1944 Holton - John Corn
1945 Sunman - Millard Sink
1946 Osgood - Bennie Decker
1947 Napoleon - Millard Sink (4th to win 2nd championship; 1st to win at two schools)
1948 Napoleon - Millard Sink (1st to win 3rd championship, 2nd to win back to back)
1949 Milan - Herman "Snort" Grinstead
1950 Napoleon - Charles Miller
1951 Osgood - Bennie Decker (5th to win 2nd championship)
1952 Milan - Herman "Snort" Grinstead (6th to win 2nd championsip)
1953 Milan - Marvin Wood
1954 Milan - Marvin Wood (7th to win 2nd championship; 3rd to win back to back)
1955 Milan - Jim Roush
1956 Milan - Jim Roush (8th to win 2nd championship; 4th to win back to back)
1957 Versailles - William "Gus" Moorhead
1958 Holton - Mike Hafenbritle
1959 Versailles - William "Gus" Moorhead (9th to win 2nd championship)
1960 Milan - Ray Craft
1961 New Marion - Dale McNeeley
1962 Batesville - Paul Wernke
1963 Sunman - Larry Gardner
1964 Jac-Cen-Del - Dave Porter
1965 Versailles - William "Gus" Moorhead (2nd to win 3rd championship)
1966 Batesville - Joe Williams
1967 Sunman - Kenny Dieselberg
1968 Sunman - Tim Heller
1969 Jac-Cen-Del - Dave Porter (10th to win 2nd championship)
1970 South Ripley - Dale Ricketts
1971 Batesville - Kirby Overman
1972 Jac-Cen-Del - Dave Porter (3rd to win 3rd championship)
1973 Jac-Cen-Del - Dave Porter (1st to win 4th championship; 5th to win back to back)
1974 Batesville - Paul Ehrman
1975 Batesville - Paul Ehrman (11th to win 2nd championship; 6th to win back to back)
1976 Aurora - Bill Slayback
1977 Aurora - Bill Slayback (12th to win 2nd championship; 7th to win back to back)
1978 South Ripley - Stan Weber
1979 South Dearborn - Bob Finnegan
1980 Batesville - Ron Raver
1981 South Ripley - Ted Ahaus
1982 Batesville - Ron Raver (13th to win 2nd championship)
1983 Batesville - Steve Cochran
1984 South Dearborn - Bill Slayback (4th to win 3rd championship; 2nd to win at two schools)
1985 South Dearborn - Bill Slayback (2nd to win 4th championship; 8th to win back to back; 1st to win back to back twice)
1986 Batesville - Steve Cochran (14th to win 2nd championship)
1987 East Central - Steve Brunes
1988 South Ripley - Bob Meyer
1989 South Ripley - Bob Meyer (15th to win 2nd championship; 9th to win back to back)
1990 Batesville - Steve Cochran (5th to win 3rd championship)
1991 Batesville - Steve Cochran (3rd to win 4th championship; 10th to win back to back)
1992 Jac-Cen-Del - David Bradshaw
1993 Jac-Cen-Del - David Bradshaw (16th to win 2nd championship; 11th to win back to back)
1994 South Ripley - Randy Snodgrass
1995 South Ripley - Randy Snodgrass (17th to win 2nd championship; 12th to win back to back)
1996 Batesville - Melvin Siefert
1997 Batesville - Melvin Siefert (18th to win 2nd championship; 13th to win back to back)
1998 East Central - Randy Snodgrass (6th to win 3rd championship; 3rd to win at two schools)
1999 Jac-Cen-Del - Matt Stone
2000 East Central - David Disbro
2001 Batesville - Melvin Siefert (7th to win 3rd championship
2002 Batesville - Melvin Siefert (4th to win 4th championship; 15th to win back to back; 2nd to win back to back twice)
2003 Batesville - Melvin Siefert (1st to win 5th championship; 1st to win three consecutive championships)
2004 Batesville - Melvin Siefert (1st to win 6th championship; 1st to win four consecutive championships)
2005 Jac-Cen-Del - David Bradshaw(8th to win 3rd championship)
2006 Batesville - Melvin Siefert (1st to win 7th championship)
2007 Jac-Cen-Del - David Bradshaw (5th to win 4th championship)

The coaches' records!

1st to win 2 championships: Jackson Raney, Versailles,1925, 1926
1st to win 3 championships: Millard Sink, Sunman & Napoleon, 1945, 1947, 1948
1st to win at two schools: Millard Sink, Sunman & Napoleon, 1945, 1947
1st to win 4 championships: David Porter, Jac-Cen-Del, 1964, 1969, 1972, 1973
1st to win 5 championships: Melvin Siefert, Batesville, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003
1st to win 6 championships: Melvin Siefert, Batesville, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
1st to win 7 championships: Melvin Siefert, Batesville, 1996, 1997, 2001 - 2004, 2006
Number of coaches to win 2 championships: 18

Jackson Raney, Versailles (1925-26)
Herman Royer, Sunman (1935, 1937)
Jacob Whalbring, Osgood (1939, 1942)
Millard Sink, Sunman (1945) & Napoleon (1947)
Bennie Decker, Osgood (1946, 1951)
Herman Grinstead, Milan (1949, 1952)
Marvin Wood, Milan (1953-54)
Jim Roush, Milan (1955-56)
William Moorhead, Versailles (1957, 1959)
Dave Porter, Jac-Cen-Del (1964, 1969)
Paul Ehrman, Batesville (1974-75)
Bill Slayback, Aurora (1976-77)
Ron Raver, Batesville (1980, 1982)
Steve Cochran, Batesville (1983, 1986)
Bob Meyer, South Ripley (1988-89)
David Bradshaw, Jac-Cen-Del (1992-93)
Randy Snodgrass, South Ripley (1994-95)
Melvin Siefert, Batesville (1996-97)
Number of coaches to win back to back championship: 12
Number of times coaches have won back to back: 14 (Bill Slayback and Melvin Siefert did it twice)
Number of coaches to win 3 championships: 8
Millard Sink, Sunman (1945) & Napoleon (1947, 1948)
William Moorhead, Versailles (1957, 1959, 1965)
David Porter, Jac-Cen-Del (1964, 1969, 1972)
Bill Slayback, Aurora & South Dearborn (1976, 1977, 1984)
Steve Cochran, Batesville (1983, 1986, 1990)
Randy Snodgrass, South Ripley & East Central (1994, 1995, 1998)
Melvin Siefert, Batesville (1996, 1997, 2001)
David Bradshaw, Jac-Cen-Del (1992, 1993, 2005)
Number of coaches to win 3 championships in a row: 1
Melvin Siefert, Batesville (2001, 2002, 2003)
Number of coaches to win 4 championships: 5
David Porter, Jac-Cen-Del (1964, 1969, 1972, 1973)
Bill Slayback, Aurora & South Dearborn (1976, 1977,1984, 1985)
Steve Cochran, Batesville (1983, 1986, 1990, 1991)
Melvin Siefert, Batesville (1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003)
David Bradshaw, Jac-Cen-Del (1992, 1993, 2005, 2007)
Number of coaches to win 4 championships in a row: 1
Melvin Siefert, Batesville (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Number of coaches with only 1 championship: 31
Number of individuals to have won the 83 RCIBTs: 49

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