Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor

Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor Individual Inductees for 2020-21

Jimmy Welin of Seven Lakes from the Spartans' 2007 championship season. He was their top runner at the state meet in 2007. (Terry Carter/UD Photos.com photo)

By Terry Carter This weekend’s Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor induction recognition will include four teams and 24 individuals from the Class of 2020. The Class of 2021 will include 21 individuals, but no teams. Related story: Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor Team Inductees for 2020-21 2020 Class Here are those recognized individuals from the 2020 class, organized by school: Katy Independent School District Leonard Merrell—Superintendent 1995-2007; led unprecedented growth, hiring of quality […]

Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor Team Inductees for 2020-21

Cinco Ranch junior John Gioffre (right) celebrates the Cougars' 2007 state wrestling championship with coach Bill Dushane and teammates.

By Terry Carter Due to COVID-related restricts in 2020, this year’s Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor inductions will include both the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 this weekend. Katy ISD Executive Athletic Director Debbie Decker said Friday’s induction events at Legacy and Rhodes Stadiums will be the final year of inducting members to get current. Starting with its first class in 2017, the Athletic Hall of Honor, a 501 (c) 3 […]

Morton Ranch Olympic Gold Medalist Leads Katy ISD Hall of Honor Inductees

Morton Ranch wrestlers Tarkyia Mensah (left) and Tamyra Stock celebrate with Morton Ranch coach Mark Balser at a 2011 photo at the UIL State Wrestling Championship. Both seniors had just won state championships in wrestling. For Stock, it was her second consecutive title.

By Terry Carter Related: Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor Schedule When Morton Ranch sophomore Tamyra (Mensah) Stock appeared in the Maverick wrestling room in 2008, she sat on the floor, a reluctant observer of her twin sister, Tarkyia Mensah, who was learning wrestling moves. It may have been the only quiet moment in Stock’s wrestling career before she embraced the physical nature of grappling. Stock has won back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011, […]

Katy ISD Hall of Honor Schedule

Morton Ranch's first inductees into the Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor Tarkyia Mensah (left) and Tamyra Stock celebrate state championships from 2011. These athletes are among 45 individuals who will be recognized and inducted into the hall on Friday at the Katy-Morton Ranch football game, which begins at 6 p.m.

By Terry Carter Friday’s Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor schedule includes these events at Legacy and Rhodes stadiums: From 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, a meet-and-greet event will be held at Legacy Stadium in the Field Houston Community Rooms for four Athletic Hall of Honor teams and 45 individuals being inducted for 2020 and 2021. At 5:30 p.m., the Katy Tiger state championship football teams from 2007 (16-0) and 2008 (13-3) will be recognized at Legacy […]