BRANDON SLUSHER BEECHWOOD CLASS OF 2005
FOOTBALL-BASEBALL
BRANDON WAS A TWO WAY STARTER IN FOOTBALL FOR THE 2004 STATE CHAMPIONS. HE PLAYED WIDE RECEIVER AND DEFENSIVE END. HE WAS NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE, ALL-DISTRICT, AND ALL-NKY ALL STARS.IN BASEBALL, BRANDON WAS A 4 YEAR STARTING PITCHER. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HE COMPILED A 20-1 RECORD. HE WAS A STARTER ON THE WINNINGEST TEAM IN SCHOOL HISTORY, THAT LED TO A FIRST EVER 9th REGION TITLE. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE ATTENDED GEORGETOWN COLLEGE AS BOTH A STARTING PITHER AND STARTING THIRD BASEMAN. HIS FRESHMAN YEAR HE HAD A 7-2 RECORD WITH 72 INNINGS PITCHED. AT THE TIME HIS 2.55 ERA WAS THE LOWEST IN MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE HISTORY FOR A FRESHMAN. A SHOULDER INJURY BEFORE HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR MADE HIM DECIDE TO TRANSFER TO NKU. HE WAS ON BACK TO BACK CONFERENCE CHAMPS AT NKU. HE COMPILED A 9-5 RECORD IN 21 STARTS AND 111 INNINGS. HE WAS NAMED CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK SEVERAL TIMES.HE CONTINUES TO DEDICATE HIS TIME TO BEECHWOOD SERVING AS HEAD TRAINER AND ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
DAVE MUCK
BASKETBALL-BASEBALL HOLY CROSS CLASS OF 1972
DAVE GRADUATED FROM DAVE WAS A THREE YEAR STARTER ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM. HIS JUNIOR YEAR HE WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-TOURNEY TEAM AT THE FORMER NEWPORT INVITATIONAL. HE WAS C0-MVP AND THE LEADING SCORER FOR THE VARSITY. HIS SENIOR YEAR HE WAS PART OF THE 9th REGON CHAMPIONS. HE WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-DISTRICT TEAM, SCORING 39 POINTS IN TWO GAMES. HE WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT SCORED 286 POINTS IN 3 GAMES DURING THEIR RUN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. HE WAS NAMED ALL-TOURNEY. THEN IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT HE SCORED 39 POINTS AGAIN IN TWO GAMES AND WAS AWARDED ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS. HE SCORED A CAREER 1230 POINTS AND WAS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE. HE RECEIVED A FULL RIDE TO THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE IN MEMPHIS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HOLY CROSS HALL OF FAME IN 2000 IN BASEBALL HE WAS A 3 YEAR STARTER HITTING OVER .320 IN BOTH HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. HE STATES HE DID NOT STRIKEOUT HIS ENTIRE SENIOR SEASON. HE WAS NAMED ALL-DISTRICT WITH A 5 FOR 5 PERFORMANCE IN THE DISTRICT FINALS.
CHRIS CURLEY
BASEBALL-COACH BEECHWOOD CLASS OF 2006
CHRIS GRADUATED FROM CHRIS PLAYED FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL WHILE AT BEECHWOOD. HE WAS PART OF THE FIRST STATE CHAMPION TEAM IN FOOTBALL IN 1994. BUT BASEBALL WAS HIS SPORT, HE WAS NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN NKY IN BOTH 2005 AND 2006. HE WAS CLASS “A” STATE TOURNAMENT MVP IN 2006. HE WAS ALSO NAMED TO THE ALL-STATE TEAM IN 2006. HE PLAYED IN THE 2006 STATE ALL-STAR GAME. HE WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT SET THE LONGEST WINNING STREAK IN SCHOOL HISTORY. CHRIS THEN WENT TO CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY WHERE HE WAS NAMED 3 TIME ALL-CONFERENCE AND NAMED AN ALL-AMERICAN IN 2009. HE IS THE CAMPBELLSVILLE LEADER IN CAREER HOME RUNS AND SINGLE SEASON HOME RUNS. HE PLAYED PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL FOR 8 YEARS WITH THE ATLANTA BRAVES, THE WHITE SOX, THE ANGELS, AND THE MARLINS. HE WAS NAMED THE 2013 CAROLINA LEAGUE MVP, AND WAS NAMED THE WHITE SOX ORGANIZATIONAL ALL-STAR 3 TIMES HE THEN TURNED TO COACHING AND TEACHING FOR 15 YEARS. HE HAS COACHED OVER 100 HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS THAT WENT ON TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL, AND 4 WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL. HE CURRENTLY IS COACHING THE FLORENCE YALLS.
ERIK GOETZ
BASKETBALL-COACH HOLY CROSS CLASS OF 1993
ERIK GRADUATED FROM ERIK PLAYED ON THE 1991 REGIONAL CHAMPIONS AND STATE SEMI-FINALIST. HE FINISHED AS THE ALL TIME LEADER IN ASSIST AND IS STILL IN THE TOP 10. HE WAS NAMED THE 1993 DIVISION II PLAYER OF THE YEAR. HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE 1,000 POINT CLUB AT HOLY CROSS. HE THEN GOT INTO COACHING STARTING WITH 7 YEARS AT HOLY CROSS AND THEN 10 YEARS AT BEECHWOOD. SOME OF HIS COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE: CLASS “A” STATE CHAMPIONS AT HOLY CROSS REGIONAL ALL “A” CHAMPION AT BEECHWOOD IN 2018 9th REGION RUNNER-UP AT BEECHWOOD IN 2019 9th REGION COACH OF THE YEAR IN 2019 CURRENT ALL-TIME WINS LEADER AT BEECHWOOD.
ROB HART
BASEBALL – SOFTBALL-TENNIS BELLEVUE CLASS OF 1969
ROB STARTED HIS SPORTS CAREER AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 10 WHEN HE PLAYED KNOTHOLE BASEBALL ON TEAMS THAT WON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1961, 1963, AND AGAIN IN 1965 HE THEN ATTENDED BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE PLAYED FOR LEGENDARY COACH ROGER KLEIN. HE COMPILED AN 18-1 RECORD PLAYING AGAINST THE STRONGEST SCHEDULE THAT INCLUDED HIGHLANDS, COV CATH, AND SEVERAL SCHOOLS FROM CINCINNATI. ROB IS STILL PLAYING TENNIS AND WAS THE 2024 OHIO VALLEY MASTERS CHAMPION. HE HAS COMPETED AND CAPTAINED 10 GREATER CINCINNATI INDOOR TENNIS ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS FOR THE EASTERN HILLS INDOOR TENNIS CLUB. IN SOFTBALL ROB HAS PLAYED FOR TEAMS THAT COMPETED IN THE USSSA WORLS TOURNAMENT. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SORRENTO’S PIZZA THAT WON THE ASA MIDWEST REGION MAJOR DIVISION NATIONAL TOURNAMENT. HE CURRENTLY IS THE OFFICIAL SCORER FOR THE BEECHWOOD BASKETBALL TEAM THAT IS COACHED BY HIS SON ROSS HART.
CHAD WACHS COVINGTON CATHOLIC CLASS OF 2001
BASKETBALL
CHAD GRADUATED FROM CHAD WAS A 3 YEAR STARTER AND THE TEAM CAPTAIN HIS SENIOR SEASON. HE WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT WAS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS IN 1999 AND AGAIN IN 2001. THE 1999 TEAM ENDED THE SEASON AS THE REGIONAL RUNNER-UP. CHAD WAS NAMED ALL-DISTRICT AND TOURNAMENT MVP IN 2001. HE WAS KY. POST TIP-OFF CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT IN 2000 AND 2001.HE WAS NAMED MVP OF THE FIRST ENERGY AKRON CHARITIES CLASSIC IN 2001. HE WAS DIVISION 1 ALL-REGION IN 2001. HE WAS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE IN 1999, 2000, AND 2001. HE THEN CONTINUED HIS CAREER AT THOMAS MORE. HE WAS A 4 YEAR STARTER AND 2 TIMES CAPTAIN. HE WAS NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK SEVERAL TIMES. HE WAS NAMED DISTRICT IV FIRST TEAM IN 2004.HE RECEIVED THE ROBERT BREINICH MEMORIAL AWARD IN 2005. HE EITHER LED THE TEAM OR WAS AMONG THE TEAM LEADERS ALL 4 YEARS IN POINTS, REBOUNDS, BLOCKS, ASSIST, AND STEALS CAREER STATS 932 POINTS, 689 REBOUNDS, 121 BLOCKS, 185 ASSISTS, AND 118 STEALS.
