Dorothy Gaters – The winningest high school basketball coach in IL state history, Gaters has served as the head girls basketball coach at Marshall since 1976. Her overall record is 900-126 with eight state championships and a pair of runner-up finishes. She was Illinois Coach of the Year eight times and is a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition to coaching 18 high school All-Americans and three Ms. Illinois Basketball Players, Gaters has coached in the U.S. Olympic Festival and the 1992 WBCA Girls High School All-American Game. Five of her players went on to the WNBA. She recently was awarded the Morgan Wootten Award which is presented annually to a high school basketball coach for lifetime achievement by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.