Ushers/Servers August 29, 2015 6:00 pm · Two Sport Athlete in basketball and baseball Member of the 1966 KHSAA Baseball State Championship Runner-Up team Played for the University

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Shelby County High School Gymnasium

Committee Members:

Sally Zimmerman

Dru Terhune

Darryl Sanders

Kevin Armstrong

Kelly Cable

Todd Shipley

Mitchell Tinsley

Ushers/ServersShelby County High School Senior Athletes

Hall of Fame Order of Events

Opening Remarks Sally Zimmerman

(Athletic Director)

Invocation Sam Chandler

(Former SCHS Principal)

Dinner Catered By Claudia Sander’s Dinnerhouse

Opening of Ceremony Ryan Allan

(Master of Ceremonies)

Induction of Class of 2015 Coach Tom Becherer

Mike Casey

Coach Charlotte Chowning

Coach Tom Creamer

Kim Cunningham

Coach Roland Dale

Terry Davis

Coach Bill Harrell

Charles Hurt

Chris Lancaster

Coach Hubert Pollett

Lee Tinsley

Lenita White

William White

Coach Larry Wingfeld

Closing Margo Whisman

SCHS Principal & 1991 Graduate)

Hall Of FameSPONSORS

2015

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- BRONZE - Commonwealth Bank Bowersox Vision

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Mike Armstrong - Sheriff Midwest Sprinkler System

Pediatric Dentistry Shelby Co. Athletic Boosters

Farm Bureau Biagi’s

Claudia Sander’s Sports Legends

Bumblebee Sports Torrey Smith Reality

Balfour Turner Insurance

Mini Storage Sam Chandler

Hart Megibbin

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Sportsmanship

Pride

Tradition

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Shelby County High School

Athletic Hall Of Fame

Larry Wingfeld1975-1995 Head Track and Cross Country Coach1983 KHSAA State Track and Field Championship Runner-Up Head Coach1984 KHSAA Track State Champion Head CoachKHSAA 3-A State Cross Country State Championship Head Coach in 1989 and 1990Coached 18 state champions in track at Shelby County HighCoached 2 State Record Holders at Shelby Co. Coached 15 High School All-Americans in Track and Cross CountryCoached 87 1st Team All State athletes in Track & FieldCoached 48 1st Team All State athletes in Cross CountrySigned 38 Track and Cross Country athletes for scholarships at the collegiate level10 Regional ChampionshipsOne of 8 coaches that was a Charter member and founder of the Track and Cross Country

Coaches AssociationPast president of Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association1988-89 Scholastic Magazine Golden Coach Award for Outstanding Achievement in Track and Field1991 Inducted into the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame3 Time Kentucky Track Coach of the Year5 Time KTCCCA Cross Country Coach of the Year

Larry currently lives in Dayton, Ohio with his wife Sandy. He has three sons (Loren, Brian and Todd.)

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Tom BechererHead football coach for Shelby County from 1975-2000

Over 225 wins

Head Coach for the 4A KHSAA State Champion Rockets in 1987

Head Coach for the 4A KHSAA State Runner-Up Shelby Co. team in 1993

4A State At Large Runner Up in 1981

3A KHSAA State Runner Up in 1976 and 1977

Undefeated Regular Season in 1988

In 1988 was named the FCA Outstanding High School Christian Coach

In 1998 the SCHS Fieldhouse was named in his honor

Taught at SCHS from 1975-2000 as a Chemistry and Physics teacher

Currently, “Coach” resides in Shelbyville with his wife Kitty. They have 3 children (Nancy,

Edmond and Molly) and 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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William WhiteGraduated from Shelby County High School in 1985

1983-1984 Mid State Conference Track & Field Champion

1983 -1984 Mid State All Conference Track & Field Team

1984 8th Region Champion in the Long Jump

1984 8th Region Champion in the 200meter

1984 Mid State Champion in the Long Jump, 100meter and 200meter

1984 KHSAA Long Jump State Champion

1985 KHSAA Long Jump State Champion

1985 First Team All American and ranked fourth in the Nation in Track and Field

1984 Mid State All Conference Football Team

1984/1985 All-State Football Honorable Mention

1985 Attended Kentucky State University

Qualified for 1988 Olympic Trials in the long jump

William currently lives in Jefferson County with fiancé Karen Fanning. He has one sonand 3 grandchildren. William is the owner of a snack vending company and cleaning com-pany. He is an assistant football coach at West Middle, a KFOA football official, NFHS USDLacrosse official. William also is a retired professional track runner, a retired professionalwrestling manager, a certified wellness coach and a certified scuba diver. He still holds theKentucky long jump record with a jump of 24 ft 1inch.

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Mike CaseyGraduated in 1966 from Shelby County High School

Led Shelby County Rockets to KHSAA State Championship in 1966

Member of the All-State Tournament Team in 1965 and 1966

Member of the 1st Team All-State in 1965 and 1966

Named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in 1966

Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in December of 1968

Two Sport Athlete in basketball and baseball

Member of the 1966 KHSAA Baseball State Championship Runner-Up team

Played for the University of Kentucky from 1966-1971

Drafted in the NBA by Chicago in 1970

Was an alternate on the 1972 Olympic Basketball Team

Inducted into the Dawahare’s/KHSAA Hall of Fame in 1991

Inducted into the Kentucky Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009

Inducted into the University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010

Shelby County High School named the gymnasium the “Mike Casey Gymnasium” in 2010

Inducted into the Kentucky Basketball Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame in 2013

Mike Casey passed away in April 2009 after a prolonged battle with heart disease. Casey retiredafter nearly two decades with Balfour. He left behind a loving family and a community saddenedby his loss.

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Lenita WhiteGraduated from Shelby County High School in 2000

KHSAA State Champion in Discus in 1996, 1997 and 2000

Led Lady Rocket basketball team to the state tournament in 1999 and

to the final four in 2000

Member of the 1000 point club for Lady Rocket Basketball

Honorable Mention All State in basketball in 1998 and 1999

3rd Team All State in basketball in 2000

All State Tournament team in 1999 and 2000

Attended Cumberland College on a track scholarship and played basketball

as well during her collegiate career.

Lenita, daughter of Shirley White, currently lives in Bismarck, ND. She is married to Martins

Bello and they have one daughter, Lendora Bello. Lenita works for the Abused Adult Re-

source Center as an Employment/Education advocate. She has her MHA/Ed from Phoenix

University.

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Charlotte ChowningShelby Co. Girls Track and Field Head Coach 1973-1982

Shelby Co. Girls Basketball Coach 1974-1988

Shelby Co. Girls Softball Coach 1989-1992

Taught at Shelby Co. High School from 1973-1996

Was instrumental in starting 3 Female sports at Shelby County (track, basketball and

softball)

Basketball Coaching Record of 248-121 at Shelby County

Led Shelby Co. Girls Basketball to State Tournament in 1982 and 1987

Coach Charlotte Chowning currently works for NTTDATA, Inc. She remains interested in

expanding student learning through the tools and resources of technologies. She also

breeds and shows American Miniature Horses and Shetland Ponies. Ms. Chowning enjoys

woodworking as a hobby, but especially enjoys having fun with her grandson.

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Lee TinsleyGraduated from Shelby County High School in 1987

4 sport athlete in high school where he played basketball, football, baseball and ran track

3 year starter for football and 4 year starter for baseball

Led the Rockets to the Elite 8 in the KHSAA Baseball State Tournament

1987 Kentucky Baseball’s Gatorade Player of the Year

Played in the Kentucky High School Baseball All Star Game in 1987

Was drafted by the Oakland A’s franchise in 1987 in the first round as the 11th pick

Broke into the big leagues in 1993 at age 24 with the Seattle Mariners

Played professional baseball for 14 seasons

Began coaching at the professional level in 2001

Lee lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife Susan. He has three kids (Kobie, Ethan and

Nia). He is currently the hitting coach for the Cincinnati Reds. Lee is the son of Annie

and Lee Tinsley Sr.

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Tom CreamerCoached at Shelby County from 1975-1987

1978 KHSAA State Champion Boys Basketball Coach

Won 12 District Championships and 5 Regional Championships at Shelby Co High School

Coached Basketball at 8 different high schools

Coached the Assumption Rockets to a State Runner-up finish in 1999.

Coached in 2 semi-final State Championship games at Shelby Co.

Record of 274-81 at Shelby Co. High School

Overall Coach Record 665-290

Served as Coach of the KY East/West All-Star Game, Kentucky/Indiana All-Star Game

Inducted into the Dawahare’s/KHSAA Hall of Fame in 2010

Currently Tom is a member of Shelbyville Centenary United Methodist Church and

is married to Brenda Creamer. They have three children (Chellie, Holly, and Margo).

They also have eight grandchildren.

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Hubert PollettSCHS Baseball Head Coach from 1974-1982

KHSAA State Champion Baseball Head Coach for Shelby Co. High School in 1979

SCHS Football Assistant Coach from 1974-1992

4A KHSAA State Champion Football Assistant Coach in 1987

Member of the KHSBCA Hall of Fame

Taught and Coached at Shelby Co. High School from 1974-2009

Since retiring from SCHS in 2008, Hubie divides his time between grandchildren and serv-

ing his community. He and Libby have been married for 44 years, and have two daughters

who are both SCHS graduates, Betsy (class of 1993) and Sally (class of 1997). Betsy and

Roberto live in NC with their children, Ryan (8) and Hanna (6). Sally and Alan live in

Shelby County with Lawson (8) and Callaway (5), where she carries on the teaching tradi-

tion at Painted Stone Elementary. He is the son of Ray and Irene Pollett. Hubie has been

serving Shelby County as a magistrate for the past twelve years. He is currently president

of the Kentucky Association of Counties and the Kentucky Magistrates Association. Among

his many local services, he has been serving as Shelby County's parks board chairman for

over 15 years.

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Kim CunninghamGraduated from Shelby Co. High School in 1993

All Time Leading Score for men’s & women’s basketball with 2783 points

Led the Lady Rockets to the State Tournament in 1993

3rd Team All-State in 1990 and 1991 in basketball

1st Team All-State in 1992 and 1993 in basketball

Went to EKU on basketball scholarship and was OVC Freshman of the year in 1993

Transferred to Conners State College in Oklahoma her sophomore year

Ran track for 5 years at SCHS

Region Champ in 100-meter run as a 7th grader

KHSAA 3rd place finish in state in the 200 meter run in 1991 and 1992

Currently Kim resides in Shelby County with her daughter Malaya. Malaya is a senior at

Collins where she plays goalie for the soccer team. Kim works at Kaeser Compressors as

a sales rep. She is the daughter of Charles and Dorethea Richmond. Her parents never

missed one basketball game or track meet while Kim was in high school.

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Chris Lancaster1983 and 1984 KHSAA State Champion in the 110 meter high hurdles and

300 meter high hurdles

1984 KHSAA State Runner-Up in the 100 meter dash

1984 High School All American Track and Field Team

1988 Qualified and ran in the US Olympic Trials in the 110 meter high hurdles

1990 Indiana State’s first NCAA Track and Field Individual Champion in the D-1

110 meter high hurdles

Indiana State University Hall of Fame induction in 2000

4 time Missouri Valley Conference indoor champion: 60 meter high hurdles 1986, 1987,

1988, 1990.

3 time outdoor 110 meter high hurdles in 1986,1988,1990.

3 time 400 meter high hurdles champion

Missouri Valley Conference Track and Field All-Centennial Team

2015 KTCCCA/USA Track and Field Hall of Fame Inductee

Chris currently is living and working in Texas. He lives with his wife Tina and his step-

kids. He has one grandson.

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Roland DaleCoached at Shelby Co. High School from 1975-2002

Head Girls Track Coach from 1979-2002

Head Girls Cross Country Coach from 1981-2002

Head Boys Track Coach from 1996-1997

Coached 8 individual state champion athletes at SCHS

Assistant football coach from 1975-1976

Was inducted in 2009 into the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association

Hall of Fame

2015 KHSAA Track Official of the Year

2014 KHSAA Runner-Up State Track Official of the Year

16 Regional Championships in Track and Cross Country

7 Regional Runner-up Track and Cross Country Team Champion

Currently, Roland resides in Shelby County with his wife Minnie. They have two girls.

(Bridgett and Ashley) Roland stays active in officiating Track and Field and Cross Country

for the KHSAA level events.

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Charles HurtGraduated from Shelby County High School in 1979

Two sport athlete in basketball and track & field

Held school record for high jump for 8 years with a jump of 6’6”

Played on Shelby County’s 1978 KHSAA State Championship Team

1978 KHSAA Sweet Sixteen All-Tournament Team

1977 Honorable Mention All-State in 1977

1st Team All-State in 1978 and 1979

1979 High School Parade All-American

Played for the University of Kentucky from 1979-1983

Drafted in the 7th Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks

Played professional in Japan from 1983-1988

Currently Charles (“Mr. Atlas”) resides in Shelby Co. with his wife Donisse. He has one

daughter (Megan) and one son (Matthew) and a step son (Isiah). Charles served in the US

Army for 21 years from 1989 to 2010. He has been an assistant coach for the Shelby

County Rockets basketball team for the past 3 years.

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Terry DavisGraduated from SCHS in 1968

Kentucky Mr. Basketball in 1968

Member of the 1967 and 1968 All-State Tournament Team

Honorable Mention All-State in 1967

First Team All-State in 1968

Led the state in 1968 in scoring average with 35.7 per game

Two sport athlete in basketball and baseball

Attended Western Kentucky University from 1968-1972 on a double-scholarship in

basketball and baseball

Played professional softball for the Kentucky Bourbons

Terry currently lives in Shelby County with his wife Alyssa. Terry has 3 children (Tonya,

Terry Jr., and Dee Dee ).

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Bill HarrellCoached at Shelby Co. High School from 1960-1967Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at SCHSRecord of 155-52 while coaching at SCHSLed Shelby Co. to the State Tournament in school’s first year of existenceLed Shelby Co. to semi-finals of KHSAA State Championship in 1965Led Shelby Co. to 1966 KHSAA State Championship1965 and 1966 Kentucky High School Coach of the Year1966 Pepsi Cola Coach of the YearCoached Two Kentucky Mr. Basketballs while at Shelby Co.Assistant Coach at University of Nebraska for 2 years after leaving SCHSHead Basketball Coach at Morehead State University 1969-1974Coached at Muncie Central, Indiana where he led them to 3 State ChampionshipsMember of both the Kentucky and Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fames

Coach Bill Harrell had two children (Peggy and Erika) and 3 grandchildren (Christopher,Ethan and Sophia). After retirement he continued his legacy with basketball by hostingtryouts for unsigned young men without a scholarship. Many more of these were able toattend college and play basketball as a result. Coach also sold hail insurance after retire-ment to all tobacco farmers in Shelby Co. This continued his legacy of “giving them ‘hail’”.Bill passed away in July of 2004 at 76 years of age.

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