Perry Reese Jr Huggins Is Among The Missing At Hiland By STEVE BERKHOUSE The Charlie Huggins’ era is over for Hiland High School basketball, and that means that a new one begins, this time with former Huggins aide Perry Reese Jr. at the helm for the Hawks. Huggins resigned late last summer for personnel reasons…
Perry Reese Jr Hiland’s legendary coach Perry Reese succumbs to cancer By KRISTY DOUGLAS BERLIN — A cancerous brain tumor has claimed the life of beloved Hiland High basketball coach Perry Reese Jr. Reese, 48, died Wednesday morning in Walnut Hills Retirement Center. A memorial service for Reese was held Wednesday evening, where students, teachers,…
Perry Reese Jr Hiland grieves for Reese By ANDY CALL MILLERSBURG — Kurt Kaufman turned the page in the scrapbook. What he found would tell anyone all they needed to know about Perry Reese Jr. The picture of Reese was from a 1992 Repository article about the beloved Berlin Hiland High School boys basketball coach….
Perry Reese Jr Hiland coach critically ill By MATT SHERRIEB CANTON — Perry Reese Jr., the legendary head boys basketball coach at Berlin Hiland, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor early Wednesday morning. Reese, 47, was admitted to Aultman Hospital on Tuesday after complaining of flu-like symptoms and slight memory loss on Monday. following…
Perry Reese Jr Hertler memorializes Reese at tip-off event By BEVERLY KELLERThe Budget Members of the Hiland community gathered together for the seventh annual Perry Reese Jr. Memorial tip-off event held at the Carlisle Inn in Walnut Creek last weekend. After a dinner was enjoyed by guests and members of both the Hiland Varsity Boys…
Perry Reese Jr Hershberger passionate in acknowledging Perry Reese Memorial Scholarship By DAVE MAST p>When Perry Reese Jr. was going through his ordeal of battling cancer, which he lost nearly 10 years ago, current Hiland High School guidance counselor Craig Hershberger was one of Reese’s friends who was there nearly every step of the way.During…
Perry Reese Jr Herald’s cut put Reese on coaching trail By BRIAN QUESTEL Former Canton Timken basketball coach Fred Herald doesn’t remember much about Perry Reese, Jr. as a basketball player. Or maybe he does, because he cut him as a freshman. However, he remembers other important things that define Reese even to this day….
Perry Reese Jr Hawk Fans Now Can flock To New Nest By MATT SHERRIEB BERLIN — Since the dawn of Hiland Hawk basketball in 1958, fans in this small, out-of-the-way community in the middle of the Amish heartland have developed a love for the game. They’ve flocked to the “Hawks Nest” in droves, packing the…
Perry Reese Jr Following ‘Legend’: New Coach Knows It’s Not Easy By SHERI HOSTETLER The pressure is building for Perry Reese. Reese, who replaced Charlie Huggins as head coach of Hiland’s boys basketball team in August, said the closer he gets to the start of basketball season, the more pressure he feels. “I’ve been told…
Perry Reese Jr Dover native to produce independent film about Perry Reese By DAVE MAST For several years, the rights to a Perry Reese movie had been on hold on the shelves of Walt Disney Studios. That is about to change, thanks to athlete-turned-actor-turned-producer James Black. Black, who hails from Dover, where he starred in…