Four Individuals, Two Teams to be Inducted Into 2025 ECHS Athletic Hall of Fame

1982 ECHS Regional Champion Wildcats

Darren Doyle, story:
The Edmonson County Athletic Recognition Committee has announced the members of the 2025 Edmonson County Athletics Hall of Fame Class. 

"This class, as with others, includes representatives from a broad sampling of sports throughout the history of the school," the committee said in a released statement. 

Individuals were nominated by the public for the committee's consideration and selected according to its guidelines.

The Edmonson County Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductees are as follows:

• 1982 Wildcat Baseball Team
• 1983 Wildcat Baseball Team
• Dion W. Houchins - Wildcat Football, Basketball, and Baseball (1980-1983)
• Alex Jane Massey - Lady Cat Softball and Basketball (2003-2007)
• Gary Meredith - Wildcat Basketball and Baseball (1971-1974)
• Linuel Meredith - Wildcat Baseball (1962-1965)

1982 Wildcat Baseball Team:

• 17 Wins - 4 Losses
• 1982 12th District Champions (defeated Grayson County 5-1 in the Championship game)
• 1982 4th Region Champions (defeated Grayson County 10-8 in the Championship game)
• 1st Regional Champion Baseball Team at Edmonson County High School
• Defeated by Henderson County 7-2 in the 1982 Kentucky High School State Baseball Tournament
• Team Batting Average of .348
• Team Members Seated from L to R: Lois Ann Miller, Mark White, David Alexander, Keith Ohlmer, Deanna Parsley, Tana Demunbrun Second row: Shane Meredith, Craig Browning, Kevin Ray, Eugene Spradlin, Mike Buttrum, Sonny Prunty, Allen Vincent, Jason VanMeter, Lynn Meredith, Robbie Alexander 3rd row: Coach Mike Houchin, Greg Meredith, Barry Vincent, Kevin Raymer, Dion Houchins, Todd Webb, Chris Raymer, Tim Basil, Roland Simmons, Scott Key, Glendale Meredith, Coach Ricky Houchin

1983 Regional Champion Wildcats

1983 Wildcat Baseball Team, 14 Wins - 5 Losses

• 1983 12th District Champions (defeated Grayson County 15-2 in the Championship game)
• 1983 4th Region Champions (defeated Grayson County 6-3 in the Championship game)
• 2nd Regional Champion Baseball Team at Edmonson County High School
• Defeated by eventual State Champion Owensboro 7-6 in the 1983 Kentucky High School State Baseball Tournament
• Team Batting Average of .308
• Team ERA of 2.06
• Team Members Seated from L to R: James Vincent, Mike Miller, Steve Jordan, Brian Browning, Joey James, Scott Mello Second Row: Craig Browning, Allen Vincent, Eugene Spradlin, Jason VanMeter, Brad Houchin, Greg Meredith, Shane Meredith, Jim Wilson, Kevin Ray, Bryan Thompson 3rd Row: Coach Mike Houchin, David Alexander, Scott Key, Roland Simmons, Dion Houchins, Chris Raymer, Tim Basil, Keith Ohlmer, Mark Woosley, Robbie Alexander, Coach Ricky Houchin

Linuel Meredith

Linuel Meredith

• Jefferson County Commissioner of Baseball (1985-1993)
  
• Murray State University Baseball (1966-1972)
  
• ECHS Wildcat Baseball (1962-1965)
  
• Notable Stats: No-Hitters 4/23/64 vs. Auburn 5/1/64 vs. Caneyville 4/27/65 vs. College High Strikeouts 13 vs. Greensburg (4/10/65) 16 vs. Leitchfield (5/13/65)
  
• Wins 13-2 (1965) Allowed Only 2 Earned Runs In 87 Innings Throughout Regular Season and District Tournament Play (0.16 ERA, 1965)
  

Gary Meredith

Gary Meredith, ECHS Wildcat Basketball (1971-1974)

• Team Record - 22-7 (1973) Team Record - 24-6 (1974)
  
• Team’s Highest Ratings in School History (1974) ● #10 in Kentucky (AP) ● #1 in Southcentral Kentucky All-American Honorable Mention - “Coach and Athlete” (1974) Top 50 Best Players - “Inside Kentucky Sports” (1974) AP All-State Honorable Mention (1974) UPI All-State Honorable Mention (1974) Courier-Journal All-State Honorable Mention (1973, 1974) Lexington Herald-Leader All-State Honorable Mention (1974) Park City Daily News 1st Team All-Southcentral Kentucky (1974) Park City Daily News 3rd Team All-Southcentral Kentucky (1973) Messenger-Inquirer 1st Team All-Region (1974) All-Region - Coaches’ Poll (1973, 1974) All-District - Coaches’ Poll (1973, 1974) All-Region Tournament (1974) All-District Tournament (1972, 1973, 1974) Various Invitational All-Tournament Teams
  
• Notable Stats ● 1400+ Career Points ● 400+ Career Assists ● 534 Seasonal Points (1974) ● 214 Seasonal Assists (1974) ● Most Individual Game Points - 34 (vs. Park City, 1/16/73) ● Most Individual Game Assists - 12 (vs. #3 Owensboro, 1/18/74)
  
• ECHS Wildcat Baseball (4-Year Letterman, 1971-1974) Western Carolina University Basketball Scholarship (1974) Delta State University Basketball Scholarship
  
• (1976) Edmonson County High School Head Basketball Coach (1985, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2003) ● District Finalist (1985, 1987) ● Regional Semi-Finalist (1985, 1987)
  
• Edmonson County High School Athletic Director (1989-1992) Developed The Caveland Classic, The Shooting Stars, The Wildcat Dribblers, and Directed The Edmonson County Little League Basketball Program
  

Dion Houchins

Dion W. Houchins

• ECHS Wildcat Football (1980-1982) ● 58 receptions in a single season* ● 756 yards in a single season* ● 125 career receptions* ● 1,481 career yards receiving* ● 14 career TD receptions* *School record upon graduation ● A captain on the 1982 District Championship winning team ● All-Southcentral Kentucky 1st team receiver (1981, 1982) ● Honorable mention AP All-State receiver (1982) ● Honorable mention Courier-Journal All-State receiver (1981, 1982)
• ECHS Wildcat Basketball (1980-1983) ● 15th District All-District (All-Seasonal) Team (1982, 1983) ● Led team in assists (1983) ● A captain on the 1983 District Championship and Regional Runner-up team
• ECHS Wildcat Baseball (1980-1983) ● Led team in hitting with a .471 average (1982) ● Second in hitting with a .426 average (1983) ● .364 career batting average ● Undefeated career pitching record of 9-0 ● 1.40 ERA (1983)
• Member of teams that won 3 District Championships (1980, 1982, 1983) ● Member of teams that won 2 Regional Championships (1982, 1983) and were Regional Runners-up (1980, 1981)

Alex Jane Clemmons Massey

Alex Jane Clemmons

• ECHS Lady Cat Softball (2003-2007) ● 15th District All-Tournament Team (2004) ● 12th District All-Tournament Team (2006) ● 12th District All-Seasonal Team (2006, 2007) ● Second Team All-State (2006) ● Honorable Mention All-State (2007) ● KY Junior All-Star Team (2006) ● KY Senior All-Star Team (2007) ● KY West All-Star Team “Spirit of Competition” Award (2007) ● Lady Cat Offensive Player of the Year (2004, 2006, 2007)
  
• Career Stats: ● #3 in Career Home Runs (7) ● #4 in Career Hits (134) ● #4 in Career RBIs (81) ● #6 in Career Batting Average (.346) Seasonal Stats: ● #4 in Home Runs in a Season (4, 2007) ● #9 in Single Season Batting Average (.446, 2007) ● #9 in Single Season RBIs (26, 2006) ● #10 in Single Season RBIs (25, 2007) ● #14 in Single Season Batting Average (.398, 2006) ● Lettered 5 years Team Stats: ●
• District Champions (2006, Player) ● Team Records: 26 W-9 L (2006, Player), 21 W-8 L (2007, Player)
• Coaching Stats: ● District Champs (2013, Assistant Coach and 2024, Head Coach) ● Regional Runner-up (2013, Assistant Coach) ● Team Records 29 W-6 L (2013, Assistant Coach)
• Campbellsville University (2009-2011) ● All Mid-South Conference First Team (2009, 2010, 2011) ● NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (2010) Career Stats: ● #1 in Career Stolen Bases (63) ● #2 in Career Slugging Percentage (.697) ● #3 in Career Triples (9) ● #3 in Career Home Runs (43) ● #6 in Career Batting Average (.377) ● #9 in Career Runs Scored (154) ● #10 in Total Bases (366) Seasonal Stats: ● #1 in Single Season Home Runs (17, 2011) ● #1 in Single Season Stolen Bases (28, 2009) ● #3 in Single Season Triples (4, 2010) ● #3 in Single Season Stolen Bases (20, 2010) ● #6 in Single Season At-Bats (197, 2011) ● #6 in Single Season Runs Scored (60, 2009) ● #6 in Single Season Stolen Bases (15, 2011) ● #7 in Single Season RBIs (55, 2010) ● #7 in Single Season Home Runs (15, 2010) ● #8 in Single Season Slugging Percentage (.762, 2010) ● #9 in Single Season Total Bases (128, 2010 and 2011) ● #10 in Single Season Triples (3, 2009)
  
• ECHS Lady Cat Basketball (2003-2007) ● 12th District All-Tournament Team (2007) ● Class A 4th Region All-Tournament Team (2005) ● Lettered 4 years

ECHS Principal Jonathan Williams said the athletics program and the school were excited about this incredibly talented group of inductees." 

"The individuals were excellent athletes and the two teams were back to back regional champions, which doesn’t happen often at a school our size," Williams said. "We’re all so proud of this class and we hope everyone will come out Friday night and help us recognize the 2025 Class."

Inductees to the 2025 HOF Class and their invited guests will attend a private reception in the Edmonson County Middle School cafeteria on Friday, September 19th at 5:00 P.M. prior to the ECHS Football game against Hart County.  The new class will also be recognized at halftime of the football game.