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Goshen High School competes in the 5A class (AAAAA). Their mascot is the "Redskin". Goshen is one of the eight teams in the NLC or Northern Lakes Conference, which also includes Plymouth, Concord, NorthWood, Elkhart Memorial, Warsaw, Wawasee, and Northridge. Goshen's biggest rival is Concord, located 7 miles away. Former Washington State Cougars head football coach Bill Doba got his coaching start as an assistant for the Redskins. He later served as head coach for Goshen after a stint at Angola High School. Rick Mirer also attended Goshen. As a senior quarterback at GHS, Mirer completed 259 of 420 passes for 3,973 yards and 30 touchdowns. He also rushed for nearly 500 yards and 22 TDs. He then went on to set multiple records at Notre Dame. During his 12-year NFL career, he played for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders and Detroit Lions. In 1978 and 1988 Goshen's football teams won state. In 1981 and 1999 they were state runner ups. Goshen's wrestling team has over 40 consecutive winning seasons and in 2010 posted a 21-1 season. The Goshen boys soccer team in 2007 placed in the top 4 in the state.
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