Among the 60 years of athletes and coaches who have walked the halls of the high school, there are six who will be the first to be solidified in Northview history.
On October 8, four former athletes and two former coaches will be inducted into the first Northview Athletics Hall of Fame class. In order to be inducted, the requirement is that they had to be a Northview athlete and picked by a committee.
Rose Antrim-1984 graduate
in 2019. She taught and coached at the same high school she
went to. Photo courtesy of Tom Reynolds.
Antrim started out as a student at the high school where she played volleyball, basketball and softball and received various honors for all three, including All-Conference and All-State, all of which contributed to her Hall of Fame award.
“I am humbled and grateful for this award,” Antrim said. “I am thankful to every single person that went along to make this happen, they share in this award as well.”
After graduating, she went on to play basketball for Grand Valley State University where she was a four time All-American athlete and Conference champion. She went on to coach and while coaching at Central Michigan, she received a call to return back to her roots to teach and coach.
“I have given most of my life to Northview,” Antrim said. “There is no better place.”
Antrim is to retire in 2022 after dedicating 35 years of her life to education. She plans to travel and continue her food wagon business.
Tom Judson- former softball coach (1973-2003)
Even though he left coaching at Northview in 2003, he is
still going strong coaching in California. Photo courtesy
of Tom Judson.
After returning from the Vietnam War, Judson finished his education and landed a student teaching job in the district after learning about Northview while talking to a neighbor of his. During his student teaching, the teacher he taught with was planning to move into administration, opening up a position for Judson.
Judson went on to coach volleyball, football and softball for 15 straight years, one year, winning the state championship for softball in 1991.
“When you last long enough like I have,” Judson said. “It’s just the icing on the cake about all that we’ve accomplished.”
After Judson left coaching at Northview in 2003, he retired and moved out to California, or so he thought. Not even two years later, he returned to coaching in the Golden State and has continued to coach since then.
“I commit to [coaching] groups for three years at a time and I am in the first year of one,” Judson said. “I will see them through their graduation and hopefully retire with them.”
Gary Hogeboom- 1976 graduate
during a Cowboys game.
He played 11 years in the NFL.
Photo courtesy of Mid Michigan College.
Before Hogeboom was an NFL player, he was a Northview pureblood, meaning he attended schools in the district from kindergarten all the way through high school. During high school, he received All-Conference honors for football, basketball and discus (track.)
“[Getting inducted] means a lot to me because [this] where I grew up. It’s where I learned about sports, people and went to school my whole life,” Hogeboom said.
After high school, he played Division One football at Central Michigan and went on to getting drafted in the fifth round to the Dallas Cowboys in the 1980 NFL draft. He played for them for six years and continued his career for five more years playing for the Colts, Cardinals and finally ended his career with the Washington Football team, formally known as the Redskins.
As a veteran to the sports world, Hogeboom has one piece of advice to athletes, and it doesn’t have anything to do with athletics.
“Be kind, make a difference and learn how you want to be treated,” Hogeboom said.
Kelly Drake Anglim- 1985 graduate
in the grass.
She was the winning pitcher for
28 consecutive OK White games.
Photo courtesy of Paul Angilm.
Kelly played volleyball and basketball, but her sport she excelled in was softball. She earned All-Conference and All-District for three years, All-Region for two years as well as All-state for one year. She was the winning pitcher in 28 consecutive OK White softball games on top of being a part of two Conference championships teams and one Regional Championship team.
After high school, Kelly met her husband, Paul Anglim through her brother who worked with him at the fire department. After they got married, they had three children, all who were athletes as well.
“[The induction is] a great honor, it helps solidify her athletic legacy especially for our kids,” Paul said.
Kelly unfortunately passed away in 2013 and will not be in attendance to receive her award. Instead, Paul will accept it on her behalf.
Gene Van Dongen- Former football coach (1961-1974)
picture. He coached for 13 years before
moving on. Photo courtesy of
Gene Van Dogen.
Van Dongen was hired as a seventh grade teacher in 1960 by the superintendent, who hired him with the promise that he would be able to start the football and baseball program. He was able to start and coach the football program through 1974, during which they had won 5 Conference championships and a state championship in 1970.
“You don’t win just by coaching, you win by having people that are just good people,” Van Dongen said.
In 1997, Van Dongen and his wife retired from Northview and now works and plays golf at Boulder Creek. He also enjoys watching his grandchildren playing sports, noting that it is a “beautiful thing.”
Now that he is solidified in school history, Van Dongen wishes to be remembered for two things: that he was a good teacher along with his way of coaching with integrity.
“I feel that when people think about me as a person, that they think about me in a positive way,” Van Dongen said.
Steve Moerdyk- 1971 Graduate
pose for a picture for the Grand Rapids
Press with two other players.
Moerdyk was the starter quarterback for
the State Championship football team.
Photo courtesy of Steve Moerdyk.
Moerdyk was a well rounded athlete during his time in high school. MVP of the Creston baseball tournament, All-Conference shortstop and starting guard for the varsity basketball team. However, where he specifically made his mark was the football team.
He led the team to a state championship in 1970, was All-Conference, All-State and Sunkist All-America all within his final two years of high school.
“God gave me a rocket arm, I had nothing to do with it. I didn’t practice it, it was a gift and I went with it,” Moerdyk said.
After high school, Moerdyk went on to play football at Michigan State on a full ride scholarship and founded a financial planner company called Moerdyk Financial located in Forest Hills.
But looking back now to his football career, Moerdyk remembered that his coach was a tough love kind of guy and now offers similar advice to athletes today that he was told 50 years ago.
“He was no nonsense, he was the classic “tough love,” if you’re bleeding he sticks you right back in the game,” Moerdyk said. “If you’re bleeding, you’re actually always bleeding, something is always wrong. So get back in the game and brush yourself off.”
