Mike Mitchell . . . and the Waveland Hornet tradition By Butch Dale • • The Waveland Hornets had several outstanding basketball players through the years, seven of whom were named to the Montgomery County All-Time Team in 1971 . . . the Greve brothers--Ray, Bill and Keith, Charlie Arvin, Bill Wheeler and Don Evans . . . along with the most recent player at that time, Mike Mitchell, who graduated in 1968. Mike started out playing guard when he was a freshman, but then became their starting center his last three years . . . and subsequently continued the Hornet legacy of producing top scorers. I played against Mike in 1966 when he was a sophomore, and I soon discovered that he had the "shooting touch." He had great concentration and floor presence, and established himself as a real threat by pouring in basket after basket. Mike also dominated the backboards as the team's leading rebounder, often passing to the speedy Phil Myers for easy fast break layups. When Mike was a youngster, his role models were Keith Greve, who graduated in 1951 and played for Butler, and Bill Greve, who graduated in 1955 and played for Purdue. He also looked up to Herschel Tague and Don Evans when he was in junior high. He stated that these four fellows were not only just good athletes, but were also good persons who did things the right way.