James Stehr
PHS Class of 1985

James Stehr was an outstanding all-around athlete during his era at Piedmont High School. He lettered and was also selected to AII-League teams in four varsity sports including tennis, football, basketball and baseball from 1981-1985. He advanced to the league doubles championship as a freshman on the varsity tennis team. As a sophomore he was on the first team all-league as a defensive back and won the Bob Muenter Award on the football team.

Stehr was also a starting all-league guard on the first of three championship basketball teams (1983) while winning all-league honors, and again was a star on the varsity tennis team. As a junior Jim was the an all-league quarterback on the football team, all-league on the A.C.A.L. championship basketball team (1984), and starred on the hlighlander baseball team.

As a senior Jim served as the captain of the football team and was again selected to the all-league team. Despite an injury and missing most of the league games during the season, he captained one of Piedmont's greatest championship basketball teams (1985), again earning all-league honors and All-NCS, while limping through most of the season. He won the Bill Parker Award as the most inspirational player, and was selected as the Co-MVP of the league for hitting .500 on Piedmont's first league championship baseball team in 1985. Jim won Piedmont's Optimo award for football during his junior year, baseball his senior year, and was recognized as an Oakland Tribune Prep of the Week.