Each year, folks from the region known as the Texas Panhandle (often referred to by the locals as "God's Country) gather to celebrate the area's best and brightest athletes from the previous year.
In 1958, the first selection committee chose to honor Joe Fortenberry of Happy, Texas as the first inductee to the Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame. In February of 1959, the gentleman who served as a member of the 1936 United States olympic team and was the men's basketball MVP of the Berlin games (known as Hitler's olympics), was honored.
This website will be a "work-in-progress" for many years to come. Our goal is to share with our readers the history of athletics in the Texas Panhandle.
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Coaches of the Year
Baseball: Cory Hamilton, Randall High
Basketball: Boston Hudson, Clarendon High
Cross Country: Chris Sumrall, Wellington High
Football: Matt Lovorn, Stratford High
Golf: Axel Ochoa, West Texas A&M University
Soccer: Hugo Aguillon, Pampa High
Softball: Scott Tankersley, Bushland High
Tennis: Koby Otto, Amarillo High
Track: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M University
Volleyball: Kendra Potts, West Texas A&M University
Wrestling: Chris Allen, Caprock High
Special Achievement Awards
Jason Culpepper
Bailey Maupin
Tyler Goodwin
Zada Swoopes
Bob Schneider
Athletes of the Year
Baseball: Adam Becker, West Texas A&M University
Basketball: Brendan Hausen, Amarillo High
Cross Country: Cameron McConnell, Randall High
Football: Cody Rinne, Stratford High
Golf: Eemeli Jarvinen, West Texas A&M University
Soccer: Jaime Carrillo, Palo Duro High
Softball: Berkley Bradley, Canyon High
Tennis: Eleanor Archer, Amarillo High
Co-Track: Mackie Land, Panhandle High
Co-Track: Brenen Thompson, Spearman High
Volleyball: Chandler Vogel, West Texas A&M University
Wrestling: Tatiana Garcia, Caprock High
Super Team Award: Gruver Girls Basketball
Big Play/Game Award: LaMarcus Penigar
Dick Risenhoover Award: Tucker Davidson
Dee Henry Inspiration Award: Camryn Armes
Academy
Against The Wall
AIG
Alex O'Brien
AMA TechTel
Amarillo Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Amarillo National Bank
Arrowhead Real Estate
Bobby & Mary Dibler
Boxwell Brother's Funeral Directors
David & Heather Houston
David Jones
Dean & Agatha Johnson
In Memory of Noel Johnson
Education Credit Union
First United Bank
Garet Von Netzer
Gilbreath Communications Inc.
Happy State Bank
Insurica
Jack Knight Insurance
Jonna Bradley & Russ Pool
In Memory of Martha Sulton Pool
Raffkind's
Richard Back
Stan & Jennifer Mauldin
Stanley Schaeffer
Stephen & Ann Garmon
United
Wellington State Bank
Whitney Russell
WT Athletics
Hot off the press in February 2019! The new edition of Pride of the Plains contains the entire history of the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame from 1958 through 2019.
You can purchase your copy by calling the Kids, Incorporated office at 806-376-5936. The cost is $15 (plus $4 if shipping is required).