Although losing his battle with cancer, Perry Reese, Jr. claimed victory through the way he lived and the lives he touched.

Goodbye friend. We'll miss you.

Tribute to a friend and coach  [11/27/2003]
By KEVIN LYNCH

Nearly 200 friends, former players, family members and current members of the Hiland boys and girls basketball teams gathered together to celebrate the third annual Perry Reese Jr., Memorial Tip-off Saturday at the Carlisle Village Inn in Walnut Creek.

Perry Reese Jr Tip-Off Memorial  [10/25/2003]

We would be honored to have you attend the first annual Tip-Off Memorial dinner to benefit the Perry Reese Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund.  This event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001 at the Banquet Center at the Amish Door Restaurant in Wilmot

Sports Illustrated writer to speak at Reese Tip-Off Memorial  [10/25/2003]

Sports Illustrated senior writer Gary Smith will be the guest speaker at the second annual Perry Reese Jr. Tip-Off Memorial to be held at the Amish Door Restaurant on Saturday, Nov. 23.  All proceeds from the evening will be donated to the Perry Reese Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund to benefit Hiland graduates.

Hiland grieves for Reese  [10/25/2003]
By ANDY CALL

MILLERSBURG -- Kurt Kaufman turned the page in the scrapbook.  What he found would tell anyone all they needed to know about Perry Reese Jr.

The picture of Reese was from a 1992 Repository article about the beloved Berlin Hiland High School boys basketball coach.  Reese was wearing a black sweater trimmed in red, blue, aqua and gray.

"You know what," Kaufman said, biting his lip. "He gave that sweater to me."

Love and respect  [10/25/2003]
By KRISTY DOUGLAS

BERLIN -- A Hiland High hat sat on a lone chair in the back of the school's gymnasium where about 800 people gathered Sunday for a memorial service for Hiland basketball coach and teacher Perry Reese Jr.

Perry is a friend of mine  [10/24/2003]
By BRUCE STAMBAUGH

Perry Reese Jr. is a friend of mine.  That statement can be said literally by thousands of people and still be true.  Perry Reese Jr. has thousands of friends.

Sports Illustrated article on Perry Reese Jr. to be a movie  [10/24/2003]
By KEVIN LYNCH

The legend lives on.

And it is growing at an incredible rate.

Perry Reese immortalized by Ohio coaches  [10/24/2003]
By KEVIN LYNCH

The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association added four new members to its Hall of Fame on Saturday evening at the 15th annual induction ceremony at the Holiday Inn in Worthington.

Former Hiland coach Perry Reese Jr. was presented by his friend and fellow coach Dave Schlabach who presented Chris Reese, who graciously accepted the honor for his late brother.

Herald's cut put Reese on coaching trail  [10/24/2003]
By BRIAN QUESTEL

Former Canton Timken basketball coach Fred Herald doesn't remember much about Perry Reese, Jr. as a basketball player.

Or maybe he does, because he cut him as a freshman.

Reese remains good for Hiland  [10/24/2003]
By BRIAN QUESTEL

The carping began before the final seconds had ticked off the clock in  Hiland's Div IV state semifinal loss to Fort Jennings.

Maybe the Hiland Hawks would be better off without Perry Reese, Jr, as head coach.  After all, this was the third consecutive Final Four appearance for the Hawks without a title to show for the effort.

'Coach' still in our hearts  [11/28/2002]
By NICK SABO

Perry Reese was there.

The second annual Perry Reese Foundation Scholarship Banquet and Memorial Tip-Off, held Nov. 23 in honor of the man and his continuing legacy, proved how a man can live past his own death in the lives of others.

Coach Reese still making an impact on community; Hiland boosters raise funds for scholarship program  [06/27/2002]
By DAVE MAST

For the second year in a row, the Perry Reese Memorial Scholarship Fund received a boost thanks to the hard work of the Hiland Booster Club and a number of golfers, including the ones who are quite talented as well as those who are out looking for a fun time while donating to a worthy cause.

Perry Reese Jr. left a lasting mark on the community  [11/03/2001]
By HOLMES COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Perry Reese Jr. left an indelible impression upon the Holmes County community during his tenure at Hiland High School.

Coach, teacher, helped bring people together  [01/21/2001]
By LAURA TROIANO

If the measure of a man's success can be judged by the numbers of friends he had and the lives he changed for the better, then Perry Lee Reese Jr. died a wealthy man.

Reese loses battle  [11/30/2000]
By BRIAN QUESTEL

BERLIN -- You can bet Perry Reese wouldn't have liked this one bit.

He wouldn't have cared for the crowd which had assembled because of him nor would he have cared for all the long faces and red eyes.

In his mind, he would have thought he had done a better job of preparing and teaching people young and old, about life.

A community says good-bye  [11/30/2000]
By BRIAN QUESTEL

BERLIN -- It was a wet, drizzly Sunday, which matched the eyes of many inside Hiland's gymnasium.

It was a somber, leaden Sunday, which matched the mood of many of the 1,000 people inside the gym who came in pain, who came in silence, who came in disbelief.  But, they came to honor the memory of Perry Reese, Jr.

Coaching with the Angels  [11/27/2000]
By DAVE MAST

On November 22, Hiland High School and Holmes County lost a great basketball coach when Perry Reese Jr. succumbed to a six-month battle with cancer.

But more importantly, the area lost a very beloved friend.

Lessons that will never die  [11/24/2000]
By BRIAN QUESTEL

I've been in tough spots before sitting down to write a column or a story.

There have been many days when there's nothing in the tank, times when a great idea flickers and then extinguishes like a candle in a hurricane.

Nothing is tougher than this, though, having to talk about Perry Reese Jr. in the past sense.

Coach Reese praised as 'hero'  [11/23/2000]
T-R Staff Report

Area coaches were in unison when asked about the life of Hiland High boys' basketball coach Perry Reese Jr.

"Perry was a great coach, but he was an even greater person," summed up veteran Dover boys' basketball coach Bob Von Kaenel about the Hiland mentor, who succumbed to brain cancer Wednesday morning.

Hiland's legendary coach Perry Reese succumbs to cancer  [11/23/2000]
By KRISTY DOUGLAS

BERLIN -- A cancerous brain tumor has claimed the life of beloved Hiland High basketball coach Perry Reese Jr.

Reese, 48, died Wednesday morning in Walnut Hills Retirement Center.

Amish town embraces coach  [07/30/2000]
By AMY BETH GRAVES

BERLIN, Ohio -- When this community learned its beloved high school basketball coach had a cancerous brain tumor, the news hit hard.

Within days, hundreds of people crowded hospital corridors waiting for a chance to talk to Perry Reese Jr., known affectionately as "Coach."  Former players flew in from Atlanta, Chicago, South Carolina, even Germany.  And a prayer vigil drew 800 people, many who quietly cried as they reflected on the man who inspired their children.

Community embraces coach diagnosed with brain tumor  [07/29/2000]
By AMY BETH GRAVES

BERLIN -- The news hit hard and fast:  the community's beloved high school basketball coach had a cancerous brain tumor.

Within days, hundreds of people crowded in hospital corridors waiting to talk to coach Perry Reese Jr. His former players flew in from Atlanta, Chicago, South Carolina, even Germany.

Praying for a miracle  [07/03/2000]
By Brian Questel

People were filing into the new Hiland gymnasium, which normally would have brought a smile to anyone's face -- even Perry Reese's

It would have meant something big was in store for the Hawks, and that part, at least was true.

Hiland coach critically ill  [06/29/2000]
By MATT SHERRIEB

CANTON -- Perry Reese Jr., the legendary head boys basketball coach at Berlin Hiland, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor early Wednesday morning.

Reese, 47, was admitted to Aultman Hospital on Tuesday after complaining of flu-like symptoms and slight memory loss on Monday.  following a series of neurological tests, including a CAT scan and an MRI, doctors confirmed a mass behind his left eye socket.

Hawk Fans Now Can flock To New Nest  [12/03/1999]
By MATT SHERRIEB

BERLIN -- Since the dawn of Hiland Hawk basketball in 1958, fans in this small, out-of-the-way community in the middle of the Amish heartland have developed a love for the game.

They've flocked to the "Hawks Nest" in droves, packing the small, cozy, 800-seat gym nearly every game along the way, making Hiland one of the most renowned settings in the state.

For this community, high school basketball is the opiate of the masses.  It's what fans long for in the spring, talk about in the summer and what they live for in the winter.

Following 'Legend': New Coach Knows It's Not Easy  [11/27/1984]
By SHERI HOSTETLER

The pressure is building for Perry Reese.

Reese, who replaced Charlie Huggins as head coach of Hiland's boys basketball team in August, said the closer he gets to the start of basketball season, the more pressure he feels.

Huggins Is Among The Missing At Hiland  [11/27/1984]
By STEVE BERKHOUSE

The Charlie Huggins' era is over for Hiland High School basketball, and that means that a new one begins, this time with former Huggins aide Perry Reese Jr. at the helm for the Hawks.