Don Bender will be inducted into his third athletic Hall of Fame in Michigan this Friday, Jan. 30, for his amazing success as a longtime track coach in the Niles school system. But for those who knew ...

Athletics: Bender qualified for the NYSPHSAA Championships in the 3,200 meters in a time of 9:17.22, which broke the school record by more than 18 seconds and Bender's personal best. ... The time was ...

He rarely, if ever, talked a good game. Steve Bender certainly could have, because as a well-respected coach of running sports at Fairhaven High School, he was the focal point of many so-called “good ...