Rob Geletka – Basketball (1991)
      A deadly shooter and all-around hustler on the hardcourt, Geletka led the Spartans in basketball in the early 1990’s. His career at BHS was capped off by a senior season which saw Rob lead his team in foul shooting, rebounding, steals, and assists, receiving the Darl V. Dolan Award for dedication, teamwork, and leadership. He also led the entire Steel Valley Conference in foul shooting, earning first team honors, as well as second team All-NEO and All-Ohiohonorable mention. He was also named to the 1991 Boys All-Valley Playbook Division I team. Rob attended YSU and NEOUCOM, graduating in 1997 with his M.D. Since his residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, he has become a rheumatologist at the Emory Univ. Medical Center in Atlanta, where he currently resides with his wife Charlotte and son Nathan.
      Laurie ( Galik ) Patton (1984) – Track
       Laurie Galik was cited by longtime Boardman HS Girls Track Coach Denise Gorski as one of her most unselfish and coachable runners ever. At one time, she held school records in four different events: 4x200 relay (still standing), 4x100 relay (26 years), 4x400 relay (20 years), and 400 meter dash (11 years). A four-year letter winner, Laurie won the SVC 400 meter dash both her junior and senior years, placing 2nd as a sophomore. With one of the ten highest GPA’s in her 1984 graduating class, Laurie enrolled at the University of Cincinnati and continued her academic excellence, graduating magna cum laude in 1988. Today she is working as a Head Start pre-school teacher. Laurie has also been a volunteer firefighter for 16 years. She and her husband Vance currently reside in Indiana with their daughter and two sons.
      Tom Draper – Contributor (1968)
      The athletic program at Center Middle School would not have been the same had Tom Draper not been there for almost 40 years. Hired as a physical education teacher in 1972, he went on to coach football and girls track, as well as serve as the Athletic Director for CMS until his retirement in 2010. As head football coach at Center, he compiled a record of 170-40-8 over a period of more than 30 years at the helm. Since his departure, the Center grid program has been in rapid decline. His wife, the former Judy Johnson, is also a Boardman graduate, as are his two daughters Kati and Kari, both married with young daughters of their own.
      Dan Mathews – Baseball (1992)
       Dan Mathews was actually a two-sport star during his athletic career at BHS – a running back in football and a catcher in baseball. One of the tri-captains his senior year, Dan was named Offensive Back of the Year on a team that won SVC championships in 1990 and 1991. In baseball, he lettered for three years and was also selected for All-SVC each of those years. He captured the Youngstown Class “B” batting title in the summer of 1990. Attending Ohio State after graduation, Dan played on three Big Ten Championship baseball teams, including a squad ranked third in the country by USA Today in 1994. Following his time at OSU, he got into the banking industry, chosen for the Chase Leaders Club in 2006 and awarded the Fifth-Third Bank Rookie of the Year in 2009. Today he is a mortgage advisor living in Powell, Oh., where he is active in local government. Dan and his wife Katie have two young children, Maguire and Keegan.
      Jen Lyden – Basketball (1997)
       A four-year varsity letter winner, Jen Lyden climaxed her basketball career under legendary head coach Ron Moschella at BHS with her second All-Seel Valley first team selection, and first team All-Ohio laurels.She played that year in the Ohio North/ South All- Star Game as well. Three of Jen’s high school teams advanced to the Division I regional tournament. Jen went on to play four years of basketball at YSU, including two seasons on Mid-Continent Championship teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament. She was named to the Mid-Con. All-Tournament Team her junior year. After graduation in 2002, Jen made her way to Indianapolis, where she is now a manufacturing operator for the Eli Lilly Company. Since college, she has competed inseveral tri-athalons and is a member of the Indianapolis Road Runners.
      Steve Rovnak (1996) – Football
       Steve Rovnak was a key player on Boardman’s 1995 Ohio semifinalist football team, anchoring a formidable defensive line at the end position. A three-year letterman, he was named All-SVC, All-NEO, and All-Ohio both his junior and senior years. He went on to play at Youngstown State where he was a member of the 2000 national runner-up team, and elected Team Captain his senior year. After graduation Steve became a teacher and football coach, spending eight years coaching at Ursuline High School, which included three consecutive state championship seasons from 2008-2010. He is currently the assistant principal at Niles McKinley High School, residing in Boardman with his wife, Hailey and son, Anthony.
      Nick Roberts (1995) – Football
       One of the top defensive backs in BHS football history, Nick Roberts topped-off his career at Boardman with a phenomenal senior year which earned him first team status on both the SVC and NEO All-Star teams. He was also awarded both the Spartan Award and Defensive MVP at the season’s conclusion, as well as receiving All-Ohio special mention honors. After earning two varsity letters at YSU in 1995 and 1996, he transferred to Westminster College where he lettered for two more years and enjoyed an outstanding career which included being named to the NAIA All-American Team, NAIA Mid-States Football Assoc. first team, and NCAA Div. II Midwest Conference Team, as defensive back. Nick was named Team MVP each year he played at Westminster and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2009. Today Nick teaches science and coaches football at Howland Middle School, and lives in Canfield with his wife Robin, son Bryce and daughter Paige.
      Larry Saxton – Contributor
       Larry Saxton’s vast contributions to the athletic program at Boardman High School have been both direct and indirect. As a former teacher, coach, and administrator he was involved in many influential developments and decisions in the Boardman School System during a long and successful professional career. As a parent ( now grandparent!) and community leader, he continues to help in a variety of ways to this very day. Growing up in western Pennsylvania, Saxton played football at Pitcairn High School for legendary coach Chuck Klausing. Following a four-year stint in the Air Force, he attended Slippery Rock College, earning his degree in 1961 and accepting a position teaching math and coaching football at The Rayen School in Youngstown that fall. He came to BHS in1963 as a math teacher and the ninth grade head football coach and proceeded to move up the ranks”in both the classroom (Math Dept. Chairman) and in coaching as the Defensive Coordinator then later as Head Coach). After two successful seasons at the football helm, defeating both Mooney and Ursuline their first year in the SVC , Saxton devoted the rest of his career to his administrative goals as Assistant Principal at Glenwood Middle School (1976-1979), Director of Curriculum and Personnel (1979-1996), and Superintendent of Schools (1996-2001). As head of the school system, he joined with John Darnell and Tom Costello to build the Boardman Performing Arts Center. In addition, he led campaigns to build the fitness center at Boardman High Schiool and the computer lab at Center Middle School. Larry and his wife Sandy raised two children who are both BHS graduates, daughter Paula Renouf and son Tim, who was a football standout and is currently principal of BHS.
      Troy Wilson (1991) – Football
       Troy Wilson was a two-way player of all-around athletic ability who starred for the Spartan football teams of the late 1980’s. A three-year letterwinner, he was a powerful running back as well as a devastating linebacker. His defensive prowess earned him All-SVC and All-NEO first team honors and All-Ohio Special Mention. Troy was also a three-year letterman in wrestling and Eastern Ohio Wrestling League First Team in 1990. Following graduation in 1991, Troy attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., where he lettered on the gridiron all four years before receiving his degree in economics as a two-year Alden Scholar in 1995. He eventually went on to earn his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh in 2007. He is currently vice-president and portfolio manager for BNY Mellon, Wealth Management - Endowments and Foundations and resides in Gibsonia, Pa. with his wife Deirdre and son Brady and daughter Blake.