2006
Lori Loew Halldow
Lori Loew Halldow is a 1986 graduate who earned eight varsity letters in soccer, basketball and softball. As a basketball player, Lori was a two time all league performer. As a senior captain she was conference co-player of the year, second team all-city and played on the 1986 Oak Hills state final basketball team. In softball, Lori was a two time all league player. As a soccer standout Lori was the first two time female all state soccer player at Oak Hills. In soccer, Lori was also first team all-conference twice, conference player of the year as a senior and was all city and all district. She currently is third on the Oak Hills all-time career goals record book and second in goals for a single season. She still holds the Oak Hills record for most assists in one season. Lori continued her athletic career playing soccer at the University of Cincinnati where she set the current single season scoring record. While at UC, Lori was awarded the Adidas Scholar Athlete All American Award, NCAA All Region Award, the ISAA Women's Soccer Recognition Award (which names the top thirty senior players in the nation). As a senior student athlete, Lori was awarded the Helen Norman Smith Award for Most Outstanding All around Female Athlete at the University of Cincinnati.
Brett Wetterich
Brett Wetterich is a 1992 graduate and a four year letter winner on the Oak Hills golf team. As a freshman he led Oak Hills to a regional appearance with his team leading 38.7 average. His sophomore year Brett finished eighth in the state tournament and was named second team all-state. As a senior he was a state qualifier and named the 1991 Cincinnati Enquirer Golfer of the Year. Brett was a four time first team all-conference winner and three time first team all-city award winner. After graduating from Oak Hills Brett went on to play on the Nationwide Tour for two years; while on the Nationwide Tour he won two events and finished 10th on the money list. For the past 5 years Brett has competed on the PGA tour. His best finish to date was in 2005 when he finished 6th at the Honda Classic. He is ranked as the 3rd longest driver on the tour at 311.7 yards per drive.
Bob Siekmann
Bob Siekmann is a 1969 graduate who lettered in basketball and baseball. Bob is Oak Hills High School's all-time basketball leader in career points, one season total points, one season average points, best free throw percentage for a season, and most points for an individual game. Bob was named first team all-conference three times, first team all-city twice and as a senior he was named all southwestern Ohio, All State and Oak Hills first High School All American. He also played baseball at Oak Hills and was named American Legion Baseball Pitcher of the Year in 1968. After his career at Oak Hills, Bob went on play basketball at the Ohio State University.
Wil Rutenschroer
Wil Rutenschroer was the first Oak Hills Athletic Director, first Football Coach, first Baseball Coach, and first Track Coach. He started the football program in 1957 as a junior high school coach. In 1958 when Oak Hills High School was opened he took over as the head varsity coach for the football program. He coached football for twenty years and finished with a record of 146-62-9. He guided the Highlanders to seven league championships and two city championships. Wil was a seven time Hamilton County Coach of the Year and also was awarded the City of Cincinnati Coach of the Year. The only Oak Hills football team to go undefeated was in 1963 and Wil coached this team. In 1989, Coach Rutenschroer was inducted into the Ohio State Football Coaches Hall of Fame. In May 2005, Wil was elected to the Price Hill Baseball Old Timers Hall of Fame. After coaching, Wil was a scout for the Kansas City Royals and was selected as the Topps National Scout of the Year. Wil Rutenschroer was one of the founders of Oak Hills Athletics.
Steve Moore
Steve Moore was the Oak Hills basketball coach from 1965 - 1980. During that time, he won eight league championships, was named League coach of the year eight times and was named City of Cincinnati Coach of the Year twice. He led the 1970 team to undefeated regular season 18-0 and finished the season ranked third in the State of Ohio. His career record at Oak Hills was 235-66. Steve started the Oak Hills Junior Pro basketball program in 1972. This program today is organized in grades 3-12 and includes over 800 students. In 2001 Steve was named the assistant coach of the Kentucky Pro-Cats of the ABA. In 2004 he was the named the assistant coach of the Cincinnati Blaze of the ABA.
Barb Northcutt
Barb is the 2006 recipient of the Oak Hills Athletic Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award. Barb began teaching at Oak Hills in 1964. She was one of the four advisors of the Girls Athletic Association from 1964 until 1975 when the State of Ohio began to officially recognize female high school athletics and start league and state competition for girls. Throughout her thirty years at Oak Hills, Barb coached volleyball, basketball, swimming, tennis and softball. She led the volleyball team to four consecutive league and sectional titles beginning in 1977. Barb also served as assistant athletic director for ten years. Since her retirement in 1994 Barb continues to serve the school district as a substitute teacher and she continues to assist in the athletic department as a ticket seller. Oak Hills has been blessed with many outstanding female athletes and teams. It is because of women like Barb Northcutt that these athletes and teams now enjoy much of the same recognition and scholarship dollars as their male counterparts. Barb is truly devoted in her support of Oak Hills athletics.
