Read our Privacy Policy. I watched his practices and saw all the games, and weve stayed close over the years. The two residents of the River Valley & Ozark Edition coverage area will be among those honored at the Arkansas High School Coaches Association/Arkansas Officials Association/Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Hall of Fame banquet at the Hot Springs Convention Center. [2] Even though Valentine stepped down as general manager in 2007, after thirty-one years, he remained executive vice president for two more seasons . In college baseball, he has worked five South Central Regional Tournaments and five Division I conferences. UCA won the award the first four years it was presented. He said he has been humbled since word came of the impending honor. The AIC began sanctioning womens sports during the 198384 school year. He will celebrate his 40th anniversary with his wife, Connie, whom he called the perfect coachs wife, in July. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) was a member of the AIC from 1970 to 1972 and 1983 to 1987. If I knew on the front end what was going on around the state, I could help the Conway Public Schools, so that kept me abreast of everything going on with [the Arkansas Activities Association].. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Shaw was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame in 1996. Arkadelphia, Bismarck and Centerpoint each had one athlete represented. by After leaving Conway, Taylor spent a season as assistant coach at Arkansas State, then returned to Harrison as basketball coach and athletic director, where he was 69-25, including a district title in 78. UCA, which at the time had a much larger enrollment than the other AIC member schools, decided to make the move to NCAA Division II beginning with the 199394 school year. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. The CALS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. During most of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the AIC consisted of five state schools and five private schools. One thing that makes him good is hes about kids. By the early 1990s, many of the NAIA schools across the country that played football were moving to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. Former Conway Wampus Cats boys basketball coach James Bates was inducted into the Arkansas High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Conway won the Class 7A state title this season, the first championship since Grahams. Adcock was replaced as commissioner by Leroy Nix Jr., who was, in turn, replaced in 1978 by Sid Simpson. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. His junior high team finished 44-2 as state champion. Arkansas Independent Colleges & Universities. The AIC was affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which was headquartered at Kansas City, Missouri. Hall of Fame Purpose Awards will be made on the basis of national, regional, state, or local outstanding achievement to honor a person who has made outstanding contributions to the quality of life through service in the fields of housing & community development. Its a great honor to be chosen by your peers, Graham said of his induction. The AHSAAA inducted Jim Dickerson of Russellville, Ronnie Carter of Hot Springs and Harvey Smith of Hope. 2019. Register will be officially inducted at the July 12 hall of fame banquet at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Cliff Shaw ofLittle Rock generally is regarded as the most important figure in conference history. Also during the evening, the Arkansas High School Coaches Association and Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Association inducted their 2015 hall of fame classes. After Taylor went to ASU, Graham was elevated to replace him at the high school. RIVER VALLEY and OZARK AREA Three coaches with Conway ties were among those inducted recently into the Arkansas High School Coaches Association/ Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame at the Hot Springs Convention Center. In 1986 he worked the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star game, the 1987 overall state basketball championship and from 1988 to 1993, worked three girls and two boys state championship games. Idont know if its justified, but Im going to take it. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Also, a special thanks to Farm Bureau for underwriting the project and to Caty Demmig, who works for the Hatcher Agency and designed the website presentation. Under Shaws direction, the AIC became known for having the finest officiating corps of any small college conference in the country. RIVER VALLEY and OZARK AREA Three coaches with Conway ties were among those inducted recently into the Arkansas High School Coaches Association/ Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame. This is not just me, said Sorrels, 59, who stepped down as Atkins football coach following the 2009 season to focus on his other full-time job, athletic director. The state schools that were members of the conference were, The first champions of the conference in mens sports were UCA in, Shaw served as commissioner until 1971, when he was replaced by Charles Adcock of Little Rock. Shaw became the AIC commissioner in 1956, replacing General H. L. McAlister of Conway. After just one year as commissioner, Simpson was replaced by Harry T. Hall ofDyess, a retired U.S. Army colonel. The Arkansas High School Coaches Association, whose Hall of Fame was created in 1995, named a class of seven for its 2021 class: Kathleen Bell, Texarkana; Jerry Bridges, Cabot/Fort Smith Southside; Jim Cox, Fordyce; Billy Murray, Earle; Joe Nooner, West Memphis; Ellis 'Scooter' Register, LR McClellan/El Dorado/LR Catholic; and Boyd Shelton, Bentonville. Tickets will go on sale beginning May 1. 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The administrators and the town here support athletics so well.. In 1990, he gave up coaching duties to concentrate on athletic administration. He is the only UCA player to hit for the cycle in a game, having done so in 1965. All rights reserved. Lake Hamilton's Olivia Way and Lakeside's Allison Irwin were named to the West Cheerleading squad while Lake Hamilton's Kassidy Gardner and Lakeside's Jaqueline Arreola were named to the West Dance team. When a tribute gift is given the honoree will receive a letter acknowledging your generosity and a bookplate will be placed in a book. the best at their profession in the state of Arkansas, Contact Us: Like with Bolding, Sorrels induction will be a family affair. The Arkansas Officials Association, whose Hall of Fame also dates to 1995, has a class of six: Edwin Gene Etheridge, Alexander; Ernie Murry, Benton; Larry Moore, Clarksville; A.C. Freyburger, Conway; Lou Wood, Flippin; and Bill Carver, Springdale. and Gail Russell of Jacksonville. The Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Association combined with the pair in 2013 to form the current organization. SAU captured the all-sports trophy in five of the next seven years. Elmore (Glen Rose/Stuttgart/West Memphis), Al Flanigan (LR Parkview), Benny Ray In 1984, the AIC began giving a similar award for womens athletes known as the Downing-Swift-Wallace Award. Please read our Terms of Use or contact us. References External links. | He was a Little All-American honorable mention in 1967. All-Star Week and the High School Coaches Clinic has been canceled for the second-straight year due to COVID-19 concerns. Remembering the AIC. Rex Nelsons Southern Fried. Horner Hall @ Hot Springs Convention Center | July 14th. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Shaw was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame in 1996. Please call us at 501-313-4158 to schedule a visit. The Arkansas Officials Association (AOA) has announced its new Hall of Fame members, and a local resident is being honored. Under Shaws direction, the AIC became known for having the finest officiating corps of any small college conference in the country. So to now be in there with a number of them is pretty exciting.. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Community Foundation. Jack Fulmer of Heber Springs was inducted into the Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame on July 10 at Horner Hall in the Hot Springs Convention Center. I always tried being really involved in our association. CONWAY Buzz Bolding of Conway and Charlie Sorrels of Atkins will join elite company on Friday. *Article provided courtesy of Rex Nelsons Southern Fried, Remembering the AIC, posted on August 23, 2013. Creating an account gives you access to all these features. HSUs board of trustees voted to follow the UCA Bears in the fall of 1993 into NCAA Division II. The 2018 Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Hot Sp. Register had a similarly lengthy career as a football coach. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Wed love to see you. The Hall of Fame for the Arkansas High School Coaches Association and the Arkansas Officials Association was formed in 1995. Register officiated high school basketball for 25 years and at the collegiate level for 14 years. 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After 55 years of officiating, Leon Sparks will be inducted into the Arkansas Officials Association's Hall of Fame in the summer. The AR Black Hall of Fame Foundation (ABHOF) founded in 1992, is a 501c3 non-profit organization whic I feel like there are a lot of other people who have not been inducted that probably deserveit more than me, but maybe we can get them in.. Little Rock, AR. Those to be inducted into the Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame include Bill Breazeale of Fayetteville, football; Clint Cornett of Prairie Grove, football; Duane Cousins of Benton . Williams, who spent most of his career at Pocahontas and died last year, earned his masters degree at Harding University in 1973 and served as defensive coordinator at Searcy High School from 1971-78. All rights reserved. Shaw became the AIC commissioner in 1956, replacing General H. L. McAlister of Conway. CENTRAL & NORTHEAST ARKANSAS: 501.664.5550 Arkansas offices support local associations such as the ASBA, AAEA, and AAA among many others throughout the state. The Application Fee for Registration purposes for the officials is $60.00 per sport plus $2.00 convenience fee charged by Arbiter Sports. I dont know that theres anybody around more deserving to go in the athletic directors Hall of Fame, Sorrels said. We fish a lot together, and we used to work basketball camps together.. The AIC began sanctioning womens sports during the 198384 school year. All Rights Reserved. Hall was a building supervisor for the Little Rock School District when he was named commissioner, having spent two decades as a college basketball official. Rex Nelson In 2011, our softball team won the state championship, and I was able from the time they got to the regional all the way through the final to be at every game and travel with them. The AIC began awarding an all-sports trophy in 1964. Joining Bolding in the 2013 class will be Atwood Buddy Bell of Jonesboro and Richard Dick Hays of Ashdown. Eight Garland County athletes and one coach were recently named to the rosters of the state's fall sports All-Star teams, the Arkansas Activities Association announced last week. The Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) was an athletic confederation of Arkansas colleges and universities that was formed in 1928 as the Arkansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. The AHSAAA class DONNA LAMPKIN STEPHENS Contributing Writer Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Listen: Lou Wood will be inducted by the AOA during the Hall of Fame banquet July 9 at 6 p.m. in the Hot Springs Convention Center. When reached to talk about the Hall of Fame induction, Bolding was playing in the Wampus Cat golf tournament. Adcock was replaced as commissioner by Leroy Nix Jr., who was, in turn, replaced in 1978 by Sid Simpson. OBU and Harding became part of the Lone Star Conference, which also had member schools in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. The league disbanded in the spring of 1995. UCA won the award the first four years it was presented. The state schools that were members of the conference were Arkansas Tech University in Russellville (Pope County), the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway (Faulkner County), the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), Henderson State University (HSU) in Arkadelphia (Clark County), and Southern Arkansas University (SAU) in Magnolia (Columbia County). He got along great with our players, and theyappreciated what he was doing. Email: aaa@ahsaa.org, 3920 Richards Road He has officiated basketball (high school, AIC, NAIA playoffs); football (1971-2014, high school, AIC, NAIA playoffs); and baseball (high school, beginning in 71, college in 97). Shaw was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame in 1996. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of The Sentinel-Record. Listen: This is the second time Wood will be recognized by an organization under the umbrella of the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA). Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Official website; This page was last edited on 20 July 2023, at . J.B. PENDERGRAFT. Adcock was replaced as commissioner by Leroy Nix Jr., who was, in turn, replaced in 1978 by Sid Simpson. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. will be inducted on July 14 in Hot Springs. Valentine was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, the Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame, the Texas League Hall of Fame, and the North Little Rock Boys Club Hall of Fame. I just feel so blessed, he said. The first winner of the award was John Clem of OBU. After just one year as commissioner, Simpson was replaced by Harry T. Hall of Dyess (Mississippi County), a retired U.S. Army colonel. Arkansas Official Association Hall of Fame inductee Jack Fulmer, right, of Heber Springs receives a plaque to recognize him as a member of the hall of fame. getting ready for an opponent I do miss that. The first champions of the conference in mens sports were UCA inbasketball in 1928, UCA in baseball in 1928, Hendrix in track and field in 1928, SAU in football in 1929, OBU in tennis in 1948, Henderson ingolf in 1948, UCA in cross country in 1962, Arkansas Tech in bowling in 1963, and Hendrix in swimming and diving in 1964. Sorrels will join his father in the coaches Hall of Fame, along with five other inductees. As a senior at Atkins, Sorrels threw for almost 2,000 yards to lead the Red Devils to a state championship under his father. 7/20/2023. The Arkansas Officials Association (AOA) has announced its new Hall of Fame members, and a local resident is being honored. OBU and Harding were admitted to the Gulf South Conference beginning with the 200001 school year. Taylor graduated from Snowball High School in 1952 and joined the Navy in 1953, playing two years of service ball. Over 36 years as a head coach, Murray's team captured seven state championships, with the final half dozen coming during his 11 seasons at Earle (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016-18). Once a shortstop for the Little Rock Travelers (later theArkansas Travelers), Shaw began officiating athletic events in 1930, officiating for thirty-five years in the Southwest Conference, the Big Eight, and the Big Ten. North Little Rock, AR 72117, Eligibility Guidebook for Parents/Students. UAM, SAU, and Arkansas Tech were admitted to the Gulf South Conference beginning with the 199596 school year, bringing an end to the AIC. | An all-state basketball player, he was also an . The Arkansas Officials Association and the Arkansas High School Coaches Association named six inductees each from their organizations. The museum is open by appointment only. The state schools that were members of the conference wereArkansas Tech University(ATU) inRussellville, University of Central Arkansas (UCA)inConway, University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) in Monticello,Henderson State University (HSU)in Arkadelphia, andSouthern Arkansas University (SAU)inMagnolia.

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