Sports 30 December 2023

Bright Local Superintendent Jason Iles inducted into Brown County Athletic Hall of Fame 

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By Wade Linville
The Brown County Press

Bright Local School District Superintendent Jason Iles was inducted into Brown County Athletic Hall of Fame during the Brown County Holiday Tournament at Georgetown High School on Dec. 28.

Iles is a 2003 graduate of Fayetteville-Perry High School. He was a four-sport athlete for the Rockets in golf, soccer, basketball and baseball. 

During his soccer career, he was a two-time SHAC All-League selection and still holds the record for career goals in a season with 46 during his junior year and a career with 86 goals. He was selected to the Southwest District Honorable Mention team his junior season and SW District 1st team as a senior. Iles helped lead his team to two SHAC championships in soccer. 

On the hardwood, he scored 40 points in a game vs. Western Latham and 33 against Augusta, Ky. He was a two-time SHAC All-League selection in basketball his junior and senior year. Iles was an All-Southwest District 3rd team selection his senior season. 

During his baseball career, he was a two-time SHAC All-Star. He hit for the cycle vs. Summit Country Day in an OHSAA sectional tournament game his sophomore year, which is the only known feat in school history. He had a .551 batting average in baseball.

Iles went on to play college soccer at Southern State Community College, where he was selected to the OCCAC 1st team. He was also the offensive MVP for the Patriots. He went on to Wilmington College and played baseball for the Quakers where he had an outstanding career. 

Iles is listed among Ohio Athletic Conference and Wilmington College record holders in multiple categories as well as starting in all 104 games he played in during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He is third all-time at Wilmington College in hits (140), 2nd in doubles (35), 1st in triples (10), 1st in home runs (17), 2nd in RBI (75), 1st in runs scored (123) and 1st in stolen bases (53).

He has been in education for the past 14 years and was recently hired as the superintendent at Bright Local School after serving as principal there for the previous four years. He has been involved in coaching at all levels and has been an OHSAA licensed basketball official for 19 years.

Jason is married to his wife, Kim, and they have four children, Jace, Jaden, Haley and Ashley.

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