Evarts alumni

"A Little Piece of Home"

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Labor Day Reunion

Friday
-Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Saturday
-Registration at 9:00 a.m.
-Business Session
-Lunch
-Individual Class Reunions
-Dance

Sunday
-Highsplint, Ridgeway, Shields, Ages, and Louellen Reunion
-Black Mountain Reunion- 1:00 p.m. at the park beside Elva's store. Please Bring you own refreshments.

Sports Hall of Fame - 2005

Name	Class	Sports
Robert D. Wilkinson Achievements: Robbie was a very decorated athlete while participating in Baseball and Football from 1995 through 1999. He made the All SEKC and All District teams in Football for two years and was selected to the All County squad for three years. Robbie was selected for the WYMT-TV All Mountain team while also being named the teams best defensive and offensive player for one year. He rushed for a total of 1032 yards in only 8 games his Junior year. In Baseball, Robbie was selected to the All County team for one year while also being named the team MVP and best outfielder. Most Memorable Moment: Robbie’s most memorable moment was rushing for 252 yards in one game while also kicking field goals of 32 and 29 yards.	1999	Baseball & Basketball
Shannon Browning Achievements: Shannon is clearly one of the best basketball players to make their way through Evarts High School. A few of accomplishments that she achieved during her four years include being named to All County, All Region and All State teams. She was honored as Team Captain, named the SEKC Player of the Year, selected to the District All-Tournament first team and also was selected as the District Player of the Year. In addition, she was inducted into the 1000 point club and as of 1995, was the leading scorer at Evarts High School. Shannon went on to play basketball at Eastern Kentucky University. Most Memorable Moment: Her greatest moment was becoming the leading scorer at Evarts High School.	1995	Basketball
Tim Browning Achievements: As mentioned when describing his sister Shannon, Tim was in many people’s eyes one of the best athletes to participate at Evarts High School. Mr. Browning lettered in three sports throughout the years of 1989-1993. In Football, he was selected to the All District, All County, and All SEKC teams for two years. In Basketball, he shined on the court making the All SEKC, All County, and District All Tournament teams for two years, was selected to the All Region 1st Team in 1993 by leading the region in scoring with 25 points per game. To cap off an already amazing Senior year, Tim was awarded All State Honorable Mention honors and was inducted to the 1000 point club. Most Memorable Moment: Tim’s greatest moment while participating in sports at EHS was beating Harlan in over-time in the District Tournament. This was a Harlan team picked to win the Region and advance to the State.	1993	Basketball
Earl E. Bradford Achievements: Earl played football for Evarts High School from 1959 until 1965. He played a variety of positions including QB, Half-Back, and Punter during his 6 years at Evarts. He was selected as Captain his senior year. Football was not the only sport Earl played while in high school. He also excelled in Baseball for 4 years. He was a pitcher and also played 1st base. Earl lettered each year in both sports. Earl received two football scholarships, one from the University of Kentucky and the other from Western Kentucky University, while also receiving letters from a number of other schools including Eastern, the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech. Earl gave up these scholarships in order to help defend our country, joining the Marine Corps where he stayed for 10 years, pulling 2 18-month tour of duties as a Sergeant. While in the Marine Corps, he attended the University of North Florida, UCLA, and UNC. He received a degree in Psychology. He married his high school sweetheart, Jackie Wallace in 1967. They have two daughters: Sherry and Jackie. Most Memorable Moment:	1965	Football
Earl Rogers Achievements: Earl began his coaching career in Evarts High School and Jr. High in 1953. That first year he coached Baseball and they defeated Cumberland at Cumberland 53-0 with “Hot Dog” Fletcher pitching a no-hitter. The score is thought to be a state record. He was coached baseball for eight years. He coached Jr. High Basketball for ten years, winning the county championship four times. He coach boys high school basketball from 1972-1978. They went to the regional tournament one year. He coached girls basketball for six years. They won the district championship which was the only time the girls have won this title. He also took the girls to the regional tournament for two years. Four of the girls he coached won college basketball scholarships. He started the girls softball team and coached it for one year. He was also assistant football coach for two years and track coach for one year. Most memorable Moment:	Coach
Charles Hunter Achievements: The eldest of 7 children, Mr. Hunter was born in 1924 in Knox County Kentucky to John and Myrtle Hunter. He attended Knox Central High until his junior year where he played football under Coach Charles Davis. From there he transferred to Long Jack High School his senior year. After high school he joined the Army and served in the 5th Infantry Division under General Patton where he was awarded 2 Bronze Stars and a silver star for heroism along with 2 purple hearts. After the army he attended Union College where he earned his degree in 1951. His first coaching job was at Lone Jack and later came to Evarts in 1952 to start a long tradition. He was an assistant under Charles Bentley and became head coach in 1955. From 1955 to 1979 he coached many great players at Evarts including: - Charles “Perky” Bryant who was a running back and played at UK - Homer Goins, Johnny Melzonni, Luther Kirklin, Bob Howard, Doug Hampton, Don Parson, and Dr. Jerry Woolum who also played at UK along with many, many, more. - Coach Hunter also had the privilege to coach his son Freddy Hunter, who now helps coach Jr. High football at Bell County Jr. High. During his head coaching tenure he was one of the win ingest coaches in the state and won numerous district titles along with coach of the year awards. In 1986 he cam back as an asst. coach where he remained until 1998. This gave him a total of 39 years spent on the football field. He also coached basketball and baseball, helping Evarts win their first ever basketball District Title in 1965. Most Memorable Moment:	Coach