NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the Boys' Varsity Basketball game vs Ryle
See the agenda for the event here
Newport High School announced the following inductions into its athletics hall of fame:
Individual Inductees:
Doug Sheanshang - 1950
Robert Sensel - 1956
Ronnie Bridewell - 1956
Hal Smith - 1960
Jim Arnold - 1963
Dickie Boothe - 1976
Fred Lane - 1976
Robin Orne - 1977
Drew Rankin - 1979
Greg Parrott - 1980
Tonya Bedford - 1991
Lenora Combs - 1996
Petey Greene - 1999
Matt Atkins - 2000
Valerie Raisor - 2003
MJ "Bud" Cavana - Coach, Swimming 1941-1958
Distinguished Service Award
Anna AJ Murphy
Distinguished Community Service
Doc Morris - 1958
Paul Baker Jr. - 1975
Newport Hall Of Fame 2022 Team Of Distinction
1946 Boys Swimming State Champions
Coach MJ "Bud" Cavana
Bill O'Hearn
Don Whitehouse
Sid Besuner
Peter Burris
Bill Rawlings
Jack Cerley
Merwin Dickerson
Ken "Moose" Jones
Joe Kohsin
Gordon Kohsin
Fred Minning
NOMINATION FORMS BELOW
The Newport High School Athletic Hall of Fame is dedicated to recognizing and honoring those individuals who have made significant contributions to Newport High School athletics as athletes, coaches, teams, and through distinguished service. In 2014 the Newport High School Athletic Hall of Fame recognized 32 individuals in its inaugural class. This group was already inducted into the Northern Kentucky Athletic Directors Hall of Fame. In the future inductees will result from the nomination process. We hope to honor many of Newport’s finest.
ALL NOMINEES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON A PROPER HALL OF FAME APPLICATION, SUBMITTED BY THE MENTIONED DEADLINE, TO BE CONSIDERED.
IF ELECTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ELECTED NOMINEE TO NOTIFY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE INDUCTION CEREMONY.
Nomination forms can be accessed electronically. If you prefer a paper copy, it can be requested by calling Kathi Baldwin at 859-292-3005 or picked up from Kathi at The Welcome Center, 30 West Eighth Street, Newport, KY 41071. Paper copies can be dropped off or mailed to The Welcome Center, C/O Kathi Baldwin. All nominations for the Hall of Fame must be submitted by November 1.
*Athlete must be a graduate of NHS and will only be considered 10 years after graduation.
*Teams had to have made an outstanding contribution at NHS, for example, Regional or State Championships.
*Coach or Distinguished Service Award must be retired.
If a Nominee is not selected, their nomination form will be put on file and revisited for selection purposes.
WEBSITE NOMINATION FORMS:
Click on category below/submit.
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