New Sports Hall of Fame members honored
The newly inducted members of the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame were introduced to the Wildcat crowd on Friday night during halftime of the Oak Ridge High School-Lenoir City football game. The four former ORHS athletes are James Mitchell, Halston Lane, Johnnie Williams, and Trenna Howell Underwood.
The inductees were nominated by members of the community and voted on by the Hall of Fame board.
Mitchell, ORHS Class of 2005, still holds school records in football, according to the Hall of Fame, and lettered four years at Wofford College. He teaches and coaches in the Oak Ridge Schools.
Lane, Class of 1999, played basketball at Georgia Tech, the University of North Carolina and the Iserjohn Kangaroos in Germany. He retired from pro basketball in the 2005-2006 season.
Williams, Class of 1989, won many football awards. He currently coaches and mentors Oak Ridge youth football and basketball.
Underwood, Class of 2008, won recognition in soccer. She lettered for four years, served as team captain for two, and got an athletic scholarship to Carson-Newman College.
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