Coach Mark Harsha has been coaching for 32 years, 16 years as an assistant and 16 years as a head coach.  He spent his first four years at Rensselaer Central under the guidance of Indiana Hall of Fame Coach Gene Edmonds and Coach Bill Zimmer.  The remaining years of coaching has been spent at his current school, Portage High.

Class of 2011, Tori Bliss amassed four IHSAA state titles in the shot put (2009-2011) and discus (2010) during her prep career. Her 2011 state finals put (50’ 9”) set the state record and helped Bliss become the 2011 recipient of the Robert S. Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award. She was named the 2010 – 2011 Indiana Gatorade Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year after successfully defending her New Balance Nationals shot put championship title and setting a new personal best (50’9.5”). Her personal best in the shot put and discus (148’ 2”) were both set during her senior year.