University of Tennessee Volunteers football coach Butch Jones, left, is pictured with former Oak Ridge High School athletes Dave Moore and Regina Kirk on Homecoming Night on Blankenship Field on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Moore and Kirk were inducted into the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Four former Wildcat athletes were inducted into the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame at halftime on Homecoming Night on Friday, September 18, at Blankenship Field.
The four were picked by the board of the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame. They are:
- Lowell Wilson—1953, track, football;
- Dennis Strickler—1968, tennis;
- Dave Moore—1972, football; and
- Regina Kirk—1984, basketball.
The 2015 class covers four different sports in four different decades.
A reception with refreshments was held at the Soup Kitchen following the game.
Here are photos of the inductees on Homecoming Night, when the Wildcats played Lenoir City, as well as a brief summary of their athletic careers. [Read more…]
