Steve Showalter

Showalter leaving Germantown after 15 years, three state championships

May 19, 2015 By Bill Scott

One of the most dominant runs in Wisconsin high school basketball history has lost the architect who built it. After 15 years as head boys coach at Germantown High School, Steve Showalter has resigned his post.

The news broke Monday after Showalter officially accepted an assistant coaching gig at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.

During his 15-year tenure, the Warhawks went 286-81 (.779), making six state tournament appearances, and winning three consecutive state championships in 2012, 2013, and 2014. After 27-straight wins this past season, Germantown fell to Stevens Point in the WIAA Division 1 title game as they attempted to become the first time in that division (and third overall in state history) to claim four championships in a row. [Read more…]

Dekker is Wisconsin’s Player of the Year

March 21, 2012 By Bill Scott

Sheboygan Lutheran’s Sam Dekker hit the game-winning shot in Saturday’s WIAA Division 5 championship game. That performance, along with the rest of his stellar high school career landed Dekker the Wisconsin 2012 Associated Press Player of the Year award.

Dekker, who will play college basketball for the Badgers next season, edged out his future teammate, Zach Showalter for the award. Both Dekker and Showalter are the only two unanimous selections to the first team.

Dekker and Showalter are joined on the first team by J.P. Tokoto of Menomonee Falls, Jordan Fouse of Racine St. Catherines and Matt Thomas of Onalaska.

Germantown coach Steve Showalter was voted the A.P. Coach of the Year.