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Volume 121 ~ No. 16

October 21, 2026

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  A PAIR OF HOOPS LEGENDS . . . Warren "Whitey" Wilson, above right, and Art Pelzer, above left, will be honored by the Frankenmuth School District over the coming  months. The FHS gym will officially be named the Art Pelzer Gymnasium in a ceremony on December 8, while the FSD will officially name Wilson Court next fall when the current court will be resurfaced (summer 2027) to reflect the name.

Wilson, Pelzer to be honored by FSD with court, gym naming

  The successful history of Frankenmuth varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball programs cannot be told without the work and efforts behind a pair of hall of fame and legendary coaches.

  The Frankenmuth School District Board of Education will recognize these two men, Eagle varsity Coach Warren “Whitey” Wilson, and Lady Eagle Coach Art Pelzer, in two separate occasions over the course of this next year.

  At its October 12 meeting, the school board unanimously approved the commemoration of naming the basketball court at FHS in honor of Wilson, a longtime teacher and legendary coach. It will be called “Wilson Court.”

  Earlier this year, the board also unanimously approved naming the current gym the 𠇊rt Pelzer Gymnasium.”

  “This recognition follows a formal recommendation submitted to the board alongside the nomination and discussions surrounding the naming of the Art Pelzer Gymnasium,” FSD Superintendent JoLynn Clark said. 𠇊s conversations about Coach Pelzer’s legacy unfolded. Stories of Coach Wilson naturally surfaced as well. The two men helped shape an extraordinary era of Frankenmuth Athletics, and their contributions remain an important part of the district’s history.”

  Over the past five months, the board has considered the recommendation through the district’s commemorative naming process, recognizing Wilson’s lasting impact on generations of Frankenmuth students and student-athletes......

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