APOLLO “Eagles”Opened in the fall of 1971.

2280 Tamarack Lane; one of four high schools in Owensboro/Daviess County.

Apollo & Daviess Co. are the two high schools in the Daviess Co. system.

Coach vs. Madisonville

**1972Jim Lambert (played a junior varsity schedule with all frosh/sophomores)

1973Record: 5 - 20Jim Lambert(varsity schedule withfrosh/sophs/juniors this season)

1974Record: 15-12Wayne ChapmanA.88-77M.

1975Record: 18-11Wayne ChapmanM.83-78(OT)M.

A1976Record: 27 - 5Wayne ChapmanA.70-77A.

1977Record: 23 - 8Wayne ChapmanM.74-73M.

B1978Record: 35 - 1Wayne ChapmanA.65-69A.

1979Record: 22 - 8John WhitmerM.64-82A.

1980Record: 24 - 6John WhitmerA.65-68A.

1981Record: 23 - 6John WhitmerM.54-76A.

A.64-65A.

1982Record: 12-15John WhitmerM.57-56M.

1983Record: 8 - 17John WhitmerA.61-62A.

1984Record: 14-16John WhitmerM.74-67(OT)M.

C1985Record: 27 - 7John WhitmerA.63-61M.

D1986Record: 25 - 5John WhitmerM.68-73A.

1987Record: 20-10John WhitmerA.78-62M.

E1988Record: 28 - 7Will WymanM.71-60M.

neu.62-73(OT)A. (state tourney)

F1989Record: 17-12Will WymanA.83-67M.

G1990Record: 30 - 5Will WymanM.58-74A.

1991Record: 17-13Chuck BroughtonA.55-69A.

1992Record: 17-10Chuck BroughtonM.84-77M.

A.64-85A.

1993Record: 16-13Chuck BroughtonA.62-53M.

M.63-68A.

1994Record: 15-11Chuck BroughtonA.62-75A.

1995Record: 23 - 8Chuck BroughtonM.60-58M.

H1996Record: 21 - 6Chuck BroughtonA.48-88A.

I1997Record: 27 - 4Chuck BroughtonM.53-63A.

1998Record: 16-12Chuck BroughtonA.60-61A.

1999Record: 15-14Chuck BroughtonM.71-65M.

2000Record: 5 - 21Greg Baughn

2001Record: 10-17Greg BaughnM.73-47M.

2002Record: 18 - 9Greg BaughnA.52-78A.

2003Record: 27 - 4Greg BaughnM.71-83A.

J2004Record: 22-10Greg Baughn

2005Record: 12-13Tony HopperM.47-46M.

A.34-44A.

K2006Record: 25-11Tony HopperA.40-55A.

2007Record: 22-10Tony HopperM.61-50M.

L2008Record: 22 - 9Tony HopperA.78-58M.

2009Record: 17-12Tony HopperM.62-72 (2 OT’s) A.

2010Record: 18-13Tony HopperA.50-56A.

2011Record: 11-17Steve Sergeantneu.39-36M.(Calloway Co. tourney)

M2012Record: 17-15Steve SergeantA.46-55M.

2013Record: 17-12Steve SergeantM.45-42M.

2014Record: 20 - 6Steve SergeantA.72-78A.

2015Record: 18-13Steve Barker

2016Record: 9 - 18Steve BarkerM.57-53M.

2017Record: 22 - 7Steve Barker(n.)46-69A.(at Webster County)

A.65-70A.

2018Record: 16-16Steve BarkerM.56-60A.

**First year of school’s existence

AFirst state tournament appearance...led by 6’11 center Tom Wendt; lost opener to Shelby County 68-74

BOnly loss came in 1st round of state tourney...to Shelby County, the eventual champion...55-62

One of the seniors on that team was Jeff Jones, who played with Ralph Sampson at Virginia & later was head coach of the Cavaliers.

Cregion champion: beat Somerset 64-48; lost to Oldham County 68-76

DRex Chapman named Mr. Basketball; scored 25 vs. Madisonville

EMade semi-finals at state;beat one of the favorites (Madisonville 73-62 in OT) in first round; beat Warren East 69-57 in OT; then lost to eventual champion Louisville Ballard & Allan Houston 59-66

FFirst year of Apollo’s new gym. Eagles had shared the Daviess County

High gym in the ‘70’s, and played at the Sportscenter in the ‘80’s.

Gregion champion: beat Bowling Green 74-62; lost to eventual champion Louisville Fairdale 33-51

HMadisonville’s 3rdlargest loss ever

Iregion champion: lost opener to Harrison County 43-57

Jregion champion: lost opener to eventual champion Warren Central 59-83

Kregion championstate runner-up: beat Covington Catholic 57-53; beat Mason County 48-36;

beat Pleasure Ridge Park 57-53; lost championship game to Jeffersontown 48-61

LMadisonville’s Jon Hood, a junior, scored 39

Mregion champion: lost at state to Clark County 36-56

COACHES:

TONY HOPPER: graduated from Central City in 1972 and Belmont College in Nashville in 1976; coached Central City gals for 3 years(’77-79); was assistant to Mike West at Daviess County for 3 years(’80-82); took over at Central City for that school’s last 8 years (’83-90); when that became Muhlenberg North, he was the Stars’ coach for their first 5 years (1991-1995). In 1994, Muhlenberg North was a state semi-finalist; in 1995 they went 26-4 and Tony resigned. He was 303-114 in those 13 years as a guys head coach.

GREG BAUGHN: (number 00) was a tough little guard...a 4-year starter...at Apollo; played at Kentucky Wesleyan. Resigned after the 2004 season for health reasons; moved to Murfreesboro, TN where his wife (Jill) was to work at the headquarters of State Farm Insurance. They opened Great Harvest Bread Company on Memorial Blvd. in 2006.

CHUCK BROUGHTON: graduated from Hazel Green H.S. in 1969 (part of Laurel County) and from Lincoln Memorial in Harrogate, TN in 1973; coached in the Laurel Co. junior hi system the next year; was promoted to JV coach for 6 years; then head coach for 10...including the state title in ‘82 on Paul Andrews’ miracle shot. His record at Laurel Co. was 241-65. Chuck got fired after the 1990 season...even though Laurel brought back every player for the ‘91 season & the coach’s son, Charley, would have been one of them. Junior averaged 20 ppg his senior year at Apollo in ‘91. Chuck turned 40 in July, 1991. He resigned after the 1999 season.

WILL WYMAN: father is Gunner Wyman, who coached South Hopkins to the state tourney twice in the mid-50’s. Gunner: 3 years South Hopkins; 4 years Tell City; 5 years Hammond High; then Vincenneswhere he won the state championship in 1981, then retired. Career record 526-216. He was a pistol!

Will’s 1st child, a boy, was born with Downs Syndrome & heart troubles in the spring of ‘85.

Will left after the 1990 season to take over Evansville Harrison...and retired in 2007.

One of the nicest guys in the coaching fraternity.

WAYNE CHAPMAN: resigned & was out of coaching in 1979; at Hancock County in 1980; then took over at Kentucky Wesleyan & was very successful there in the ‘80’s.