Basketball

Tennis

Eisenhower High School

Class of 1979

Inducted 9/29/23

Kipper emerged as a sophomore in both basketball and tennis to claim team MVP, then was among the first Decatur females to succeed in basketball at the college level.

In Kipper’s sophomore year, she helped lead coach Ida Brooks’ 1977 team to a Decatur school’s first girls basketball regional title, scoring 13 in the regional title win against MacArthur.

Kipper was named all-city as a sophomore, averaging 16 points, and was again team MVP and all-city as a senior, averaging 14 points.

In her senior season, she advanced to the state tennis tournament in singles, losing only to the eventual state champion.

Kipper went on to play basketball in college at Furman, where she competed from 1979 to 1981.