ReitzFootball.com

Dan Engler's love for Reitz Football goes back a long time. Engler played for the Panthers all four years of high school and graduated in 1996. That summer, as the popularity of the Internet began to explode, Engler's search for Reitz Football information came up empty, so his father suggested he create a website. Engler taught himself HTML and launched the Unofficial Reitz High School Football Home Page that August. Since then, Engler, through ReitzFootball.com, has spent the past 25 years chronicling the rich history and tradition of Reitz High School Football. Engler and his wife, Melissa, have two sons, Logan and Micah, and a daughter, Juliette. Engler has traveled all over the world but is proud to call Evansville his home.

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2018 Reitz Football previews

Evansville is blessed to have so much great coverage of area high school football. Once again, local media has begun posting previews for area teams, and we’ve compiled their entries for the Mighty Panthers’ 100th season: Courier & Press Hape close to losing 100 pounds as Reitz football nears 700 wins in program history https://t.co/FoOmKcnpcO …

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17th annual Chris Singleton Memorial Golf Outing set for Friday, June 8

Reitz Football’s 17th annual Chris Singleton Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Friday, June 8 at noon. The Reitz Football Golf Outing will be held June 8th at Helfrich Golf Course with a 12:00 check in time and 12:30 tee off. Proceeds go to supporting the Chris Singleton Memorial Scholarship and the Reitz Football …

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Reitz opened in 1916? New evidence puts 100-year celebration plans up in air

While preparing for the 100-year anniversary of F.J. Reitz High School, lots of research has gone into documenting the school’s history. However, the discovery of a yearbook from 1916 has suddenly soured centennial celebrations. The yearbook was recently found by Mike Whicker, a local author who is a former Panther football coach and teacher. “If …

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Vote for the Reitz Football All-Decade teams!

As we get ready for the 100th year of Mighty Panther Football, ReitzFootball.com is conducting polls to name the all-star teams for every decade, from the 1920s to 2000s. Voting for the All-Decade Teams: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Results will be published in the ReitzFootball.com 100th Anniversary Almanac, which will …

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IFCA names six Panthers academic all-state

Six members of the 2017 Reitz Football team, all of whom excelled on the field, were recently honored by the Indiana Football Coaches Association, for their hard work in the classroom, as well. The association named Joey Diekmann, Parker Dierks, Isaiah Dunham, Isaac Goudreau, Josiah Goudreau and Jacob Pace were named to the association’s Academic All-State …

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Four Panthers named all-state

Four members of the 2017 Reitz Football team will forever have their name enshrined as all-state players. The Indiana Football Coaches Association, which announced their all-state team two weeks ago, placed wide receiver Isaiah Dunham, running back Da’Ziaun Sargent  and linebacker Joey Diekmann on the Class 4A senior team, while Logan Maynard made the junior …

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Five Panthers named to 2017 Courier & Press All-Metro team

The Evansville Courier & Press announced the 2017 All-Metro team Saturday, which includes five members of the Reitz Football team. Panthers included on the team, as selected by the newspaper with input from SIAC coaches, are: Joey Diekmann, linebacker Isaiah Dunham, defensive back Logan Maynard, offensive line Jacob Pace, defensive line Da’Ziaun Sargent, running back Diekmann and …

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Four Panthers named to Downtown Quarterback Club’s 2017 all-city team

The Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club announced the 2017 all-city football team Monday, which includes four members of the Reitz Football team. View this post on Instagram Congrats to “R” four Downtown Quarterback Club All City Players! Well deserved! @reitzfootball @reitz_panthers #CityConferenceWestside A post shared by Andy Hape (@coachhape) on Nov 13, 2017 at 3:27pm PST …

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Hape nominated for Colts/NFL Coach of the Week award

Reitz head coach Andy Hape was a finalist for the Colts/NFL Indiana Coach of the Week after guiding Class 4A’s top-ranked team to a 28-21 win over No. 2 Central. It was the Panthers’ second win in a row over an undefeated, ranked team in the highly competitive Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. This is the …

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Reitz radio show returns to air on ESPN 97.7 The Ref

Hall-of-fame broadcaster Dan Egierski has announced the return of the Reitz Football radio coaches show! Egierski will talk to Panther head coach Andy Hape and a special guest player every Thursday at 4:15 p.m. To listen, just tune in to 97.7 FM/WREF, the new home of ESPN Radio in the Tri-State!