Gary Clausius Inducted into Hall of Fame 2021 Years Attended Goodrich HS : 1978 – 1980
HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2-time individual Fox River Valley Conference Champion 1978-79 & 1979-80
1979-80 98-pound Team Captain of the Cardinals’ first ever Fox River Valley Conference team championship – ending Manitowoc’s 10 year streak FRVC team titles
1979-80 Individual FRVC Champion * WIAA Regional Champion (one-class pre-division format) * WIAA Sectional Champion. *. WIAA Sate Qualifier
1984 Graduate of the University of Wisconsin Madison with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism
CONTRIBUTOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
In 1984 Gary joined the The Fond du Lac Reporter staff – Gary move to sports full-time in 1987, working as a reporter & writer. He was named Sports Editor in 1989 then requested a move back to sports reporting/writing in 1991 – 2006. I 2006 he moved to the news desk to take over The Reporter’s Page 1 and Opinion Page layout and design duties, as well as news copy editing. In addition to continuing in those positions, Gary was named in 2014 to the newly created community conversation (online) editor position.
Larry Marchionda – 2010 FDL HS Athletic Hall of Fame class – Head Wrestling coach at Goodrich/FDL HS from 1968-1999 > “Gary’s ability to cover sports for both boys and girls was incredible. In all of my years of coaching I have never witnessed such dedication to Fond du Lac Cardinal athletics – from being dedicated athlete to covering his alma mater as a journalist.”
Gary received numerous honors for sports coverage, including Media Awards from the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association – Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association and for Sports News Feature Story by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.
On the news side. He received the WNA’s highest awards : Overall Feature Page Design – Editorial Pages (2 times) and Headlines (staff award).