LHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Gene Connor (1960) | Hunter Potts (2010) | Kyle Smith (2006)
Gene Connor (1960 Graduate)
- Earned six varsity letters
- Four-year letter winner in football
- Two-year letter winner in baseball
- Team Co-Captain and Team Co-MVP (1959)
- First Team Tri-County (1959)
- First Team Canton Repository (1959)
- First Team All-County (1959)
- Broke Louisville School Record with 132 points
- Stark Country leading scorer (1959)
- Stark County touchdown leader (1959)
- All-Ohio Honorable Mention (1959)
- He wore #67 for a reason
- Best Defensive Player in Baseball (1960)
- Pitched 2, one hitters
- Pitched 5, three hitters
- Stark County Hot Stove Coach 1971 – 1990
- Earned 3 State Championships
Hunter Potts (2010 Graduate)
- Earned six varsity letters
- Four-year letter winner in baseball
- Two-year letter winner in football
- NBC Player of the Year in baseball
- NBC Player of the Year in football
- 1st team All NBC in baseball
- 1st team All NBC in football
- All Ohio First Team Defense
- All NEO Defensive Player of the Year
- All County Defensive 1st team
- WHBC All County Linebacker
- Stark County Elite 11
- Akron Beacon Top 25
- Pitched 2 no hitters
- Pitched 182 innings with a 2.03 ERA
- Only player to pitch a no hitter and hit 2 HR in a single game
Kyle Smith (2006 Graduate)
- Earned ten varsity letters
- Three-year letter winner in basketball and baseball
- Two-year letter winner in football and golf
- Part of 6 NBC Championship teams
- Three-year starter in basketball
- Conference Honorable Mention (2006)
- Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
- Two-year starter in football, Team went 10 – 0 in 2006
- First Team All-Conference (2006)
- Honorable Mention All-State (2006)
- Three-year starter in Baseball
- First Team All-Conference (2005, 2006)
- Conference Champions (2004, 2005)
- Ranked 3rd Best Prospect in the State of Ohio
- Ranked 179th Best Prospect in the Nation
- 2012 graduate of Kent State University earning Degree in Sports Administration
- Three-year starter at Kent State University
- Winner of 3 MAC Championships
- First-team All-League (2008)
- Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 2009 MLB Draft