Hall of Fames of any sort are
largely responsible for helping remember the greats of days that have
already gone by.
The Paris-Henry County Sports Hall of Fame is no different as it prepares to
induct the late Ras Bilbrey, Patricia Owens Dyer, George Atkins, Edward
Littleton and Roger “Beeter” VanDyke at its 6 p.m. July 21 banquet at the
Paris Convention Center on East Wood Street. Local businessman Jack Hays is
being presented the Distinguished Service Award that night.
While those names are blasts from our athletic pasts, the local Hall of Fame
also wants to honor the students of Henry County with Student Hall of Fame
awards. An eighth-grade girl and boy from Harrelson, Henry, Inman Middle and
Lakewood schools will be joined by freshmen honorees from Grove School and
seniors from Henry County High School in being honored at the banquet.
This year’s student Hall of Fame list includes HCHS seniors TiAnna Porter
and Daniel Klingenberg; Grove freshmen LaAniiah Sewood and Brandon
Donaldson; Harrelson’s Emily Rose and Nate Kendall; Henry’s Ashton Thompson
and Blake Roberts; Lakewood’s Rebekah Craig and Jacob Croasmun along with
Inman’s Libby Farmer and Josef Neumair.
Here is a look at the Student Hall of Fame nominees: 
Henry County High School
Porter is the daughter of Richard and Helga Porter of Paris. She has been a
four-year starter on the Henry County High School basketball team where she
earned All-District 10-AAA honors this past season.
Porter finished in the top three of all statistical categories for the Lady
Patriots and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. Last fall, she
signed a letter of intent to study and play basketball at the University of
Pittsburgh.
Klingenberg is the son of Thomas and Karla Klingenberg of Paris. His father
is the HCHS soccer coach and an assistant coach for the Patriot football
team. He was a kicker on the Patriot football team where he set the school
record for point after touchdown kicks with 80 over the past two seasons. He
tied a school mark for the most extra point kicks in game with eight in both
regular season and post-season games.
He was named the District 10-AAA kicker of the year while also earning the
Patriots’ Special Teams Award and being named a Scholar Athlete.
In soccer, Klingenberg was a member of the varsity team for four years. He
was named to the All-District 10-AAA Tournament team in 2010 and 2011 while
being chosen to play in the Tennessee High School Soccer Coaches Association
All-Star game. He was a Scholar Athlete for all four years at HCHS.
He will attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville to study
engineering. He was the HCHS valedictorian with 4.0 grade point average and
was a Top Ten member all four years in high school. He was in the National
Honor Society, Patriot Pals and an All-American Scholar while winning
national science and math awards.
Grove
Sewood is the daughter of Dante and Shante Foster of Paris. She played
girls’ basketball as a freshman at Grove and also competed on the track team
at HCHS.
Donaldson is the son of Angela Teague and Brian Donaldson. As a receiver and
defensive end, he helped the Grove football team to a 5-2 record last fall.
He was a starter on the Patriot varsity basketball team at HCHS this season.
He led the team in scoring with a 14.7 average and topped the Patriots with
427 points scored. He was an All-District 10-AAA selection.
Harrelson
Rose is the daughter of Todd and Teresa Rose of Puryear. She has played
basketball and soccer for three years at Harrelson while being a member of
the Lady Hawks softball team for two seasons.
Last season, she was named to the All-County soccer team and was voted Most
Athletic at Harrelson.
A honor student, Rose is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 4-H
and several other school organizations. She also enjoys camping and
horseback riding.
Kendall is the son of Tony and Monica Kendall of Hazel. He played basketball
and football at Harrelson. He also was a member of the inaugural Henry
County middle school baseball team that was comprised of players from
Harrelson, Henry and Lakewood schools.
He was a member of the Beta and Leo clubs at Harrelson. He was on the
academic team and made the gold or silver honor roll all four grading
periods of the 2010-11 school year.
Kendall wants to attend a college with a strong engineering program and
become a car designer.
Henry
Thompson is the daughter of Chris and Jill Thompson of Henry. She began
playing fastpitch softball at 5 years old and started playing on travel
teams two years later. She helped the Paris Thunder place second that year
in the Amateur Softball Association state tournament and third place the
next year. She has been an All-Star every year she played in the local
girls’ league.
A three-year member of the softball team at Henry, she was named to the
All-County team the last two seasons. She recently earned a spot on the HCHS
softball team as a freshman next season.
Her hobbies include reading and swimming. She likes spending time with
friends and playing with animals. She hopes to continue playing softball
into college and study to be a veterinarian.
Roberts is the son of Tommy and Carolyn Roberts of Henry. He has played
football at Henry for three seasons as a running back and a linebacker. He
was an All-River Conference selection as an eighth-grader. Roberts enjoys
weight-lifting and all contact sports.
Lakewood
Craig is the daughter of Clint and Mary Craig of Paris. She is a three-year
member of the basketball, soccer and softball teams at Lakewood. She was
named All-County in soccer and to the All-River Conference basketball team.
She has played on travel teams in basketball and softball for several
seasons. She played for the Lady Thunder in softball. In basketball, her
team has been the Lady Nets and this summer, the Lady Patriots in AAU
competition.
At Lakewood, Craig has been a member of Leo and the FCA clubs. She has been
a daily guidance/LRE helper and helped with the Special Olympics.
Croasmun is the son of Bart and Carrie Croasmun of Paris. He has played both
basketball and football for the Eagles. He was an All-River Conference
selection in football and played on the Eagles conference championship team
in basketball this season.
He helped lead the Dolphins to an undefeated season in the Henry County
Junior Football League as a sixth-grader. He also likes to run and has
competed in races such as the Turkey Trot 5K, Fantastic 4-mile race and the
Rhea Elementary School 5K.
Croasmun has been a member of the Spanish, FCA, Leo and Beta clubs at
Lakewood. He was president of the Leo and Beta clubs while serving as
co-captain of FCA.
He was a top 12 student in science, social studies and language arts as an
eighth-grader. He also active in the youth group at Sulphur Well Church of
Christ.
Inman
Farmer is the daughter of Barry and Stephanie Farmer of Paris. She has
played both soccer and softball at Inman. When not playing sports, she has
been an academically high achiever that has attended the Inman honors
banquet for the past three years and was honored at the county’s Top Ten
banquet as an eighth-grader.
She has been involved in numerous activities and clubs at Inman including
the Beta Club and the Watchdogs program. She also has achieved perfect
attendance.
Neumair is the son of Jody Neumair and Kim Neumair of Paris. He has played
baseball, basketball and football for the Bulldogs.
He helped Inman’s basketball team to an area and sectional championship in
2009. Inman was the area tournament runner up in 2010 and 2011.
In football, Neumair helped the Bulldogs win Tennessee Middle School
Athletic Association area and sectional championships the last two seasons.
He was a member of Inman’s first baseball team this spring and helped the
Bulldogs win the area championship.
At school, Neumair was a member of the Inman Beta Club and Watchdogs
program.
Published: Monday, July 18, 2011
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