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Superior Hall of Fame Class of 2016 announced

By Ken Olson, Superior Telegram, 05/08/16, 7:15PM CDT

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Mike Cowan one of nine individual inductees

While Mike Cowan is one of two receiving the Coach Achievement award, he  could just as well be inducted in the hall of fame for his playing career.

Cowan was a standout athlete at Superior Cathedral High School where he played baseball and hockey. He received a hockey scholarship to play at the University of Wisconsin. After his playing days he started his coaching career in 1970 at Waupun High School. His career included coaching high school at Waupun, Blaine, Minnesota and Fond du Lac and college hockey at Lawrence University and Marian University.

In 1997 Cowan helped start the girls hockey program in Fond du Lac where he coached the Fond du Lac/Waupun team and led them to state titles in 2004 and 2006 and runner-up tittles in 2003, 2008 and 2009. Cowan was also instrumental in starting the Wisconsin Senior Class Tournament.

Cowan is also inducted in the University of Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame, the State of Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame and the Waupun High School Sports Hall of Fame.


Greg Aker, Class of 2002, was also honored.

A three-sport athlete (football, hockey and baseball) at Superior High School, Greg Aker went on to play football and baseball at Minnesota Duluth.

Aker was named the Packy Paquette Male Athlete of the Year at SHS in 2002 and the UMD Male Athlete of the Year in 2006.

At UMD, Aker is second in school history in baseball for career hits and fifth all-time in career batting average. He is also third all-time in receiving yardage and receptions in football.

Aker also holds the unofficial record for stolen bases at SHS with 41. He also holds the top three spots for stolen bases in a season (16 in 2002, 13 in 2001 and 12 in 2000).

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