The Sandbothe Family of Washington will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield on Sunday, Jan. 27.
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Siblings Scott, Steve, Robin, Mark, Mike, Lori and Lisa all went to college on athletic scholarships.
Scott and Steve graduated from Linn High School. Robin, Mark, Mike, Lori and Lisa graduated from Washington High School.
Their parents, Louis and Wanda “Nellie” (Parker), were Vienna High School basketball standouts, and Louis played at the University of Central Missouri.
Mike (1986-1989), Lori (1988-1990) and Lisa (1987-1991) played for the University of Missouri after earning All-State for Washington High School, with Lisa and Lori each honored as Miss Show-Me Basketball.
Scott and Steve played at East Central Junior College and then Missouri S&T and Benedictine College, respectively.
Robin, who set the state’s prep discus record, played basketball at several colleges.
Mark earned All-State and played at East Central.
At Mizzou, Mike ranks seventh all-time in steals (172), eighth in assists (380) and 10th in minutes played (3,647). He later played in the Continental Basketball Association and in Japan.
Lori played at Moberly Junior College and Mizzou.
Lisa was a three-time All-State selection and, at Mizzou, is No. 3 all-time in blocked shots (143) and 10th with 288 rebounds. She was a two-time All-Big Eight Conference selection (1990, 1991) and played for the St. Louis River Queens of the Women’s American Basketball Association (WABA).
Several of their children are also college standouts, and Mike’s wife, Teri (LeBlanc), is an inductee into the Mizzou Athletics Hall of Fame as a four-time NCAA All-American track star (1986-1989) and 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier.
