Stendal, Indiana

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Stendal, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Stendal, Indiana
Coordinates: 38°16′0″N 87°8′40″W / 38.26667°N 87.14444°W / 38.26667; -87.14444Coordinates: 38°16′0″N 87°8′40″W / 38.26667°N 87.14444°W / 38.26667; -87.14444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Lockhart
Elevation[1] 610 ft (190 m)
ZIP code 47585
GNIS feature ID 444123

Stendal is an unincorporated community in southern Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 257, southeast of the city of Petersburg, the county seat of Pike County.[2] Its elevation is 610 feet (186 m), and it is located at 38°16′0″N 87°8′40″W / 38.26667°N 87.14444°W / 38.26667; -87.14444 (38.2667177, -87.1444478).[3] Although Stendal is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47585.[4]

Stendal is the hometown of former U.S. Senator Vance Hartke, who starred for the Stendal Aces basketball team in high school.

Stendal Aces

The athletic teams of Stendal High were known as the 'Aces.' Despite of the fact that Stendal did not have a gymnasium, the "Gym-less Wonders" won 3 Pike County Tournaments (1927–28, 1928–29 and 1929–30) behind the star power of Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer, Kern McGlothlin.[5] The Aces also won three IHSAA Sectional titles (1930–31, 1931–32 and 1938–39) in Boy's Basketball;[6] they advanced to the Finals of the 1938-39 Vincennes Regional before losing to long-time power Vincennes Lincoln.

McGlothlin would return to Stendal as the Head Coach of the Aces, following a collegiate career at Evansville College. McGlothlin would accumulate a record of 319-134; including positions at Cynthiana, Ind., Greencastle, Ind., Cannelton, Ind., and Winslow, Ind. Much of his IHSAA success came at Winslow, coaching fellow Hall of Famer, Dick Farley.

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