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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 ....