WCSHoF Meek school inductees

HALEYVILLE - The annual Winston County Sports Hall of Fame will be held Saturday, July 20, at the Haleyville Elementary School cafetorium. Tickets will be $20 for the steak dinner and may be purchased at the branches of Traders and Farmers Bank or at the door.
Tony Giles, the “Voice of the Crimson Tide” at Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum, will be the master of ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be Tyler Watts, former Alabama quarterback.
The following are the inductees from Meek High School:

Vaughn Hendon, played football, basketball and baseball from 1944-47. He played center and linebacker in football, guard in basketball and centerfield in baseball. He lettered in football and basketball.

Robert Phillips participated in football one year, basketball and baseball four years and track three years.
In football, he received All-State Honorable Mention and the Gary Dover Award.
He was All County three years in basketball, All-Area three years, All-Conference three years, All-County tournament two years, All-Area tournament two years, All-Conference tournament one year, Junior National All Star, Northwest Alabamian All-Star team three years, All State Honorable Mention two years, Academic All-State Honorable Mention two years and scored more than 1,000 career points. His sophomore year, he received the offensive award. In his junior year, he was recognized for most rebounds, best free-throw percentage, offensive award and team MVP. As a senior, he was team captain, team MVP and had the best free-throw percentage.
Baseball brought him All County honors three years, All Conference three years, Northwest Alabamian All-Star team two years. His junior years he has the most RBIs, with his senior year being named team captain, best batting average, most RBIs, most stolen bases, team MVP.
He was also named to Who’s Who in High School Sports.
Britney Howton Wil-liams participated six years in basketball and softball, four years in volleyball and track and five years as a cheerleader.
As a basketball player, Williams was named Most Valuable Player, leading scorer, All County Tournament, All Area Tournament, Northwest Alabamian All Star and Eagle Elite Team in 2004-05.
In 2005-06, she was the Most Valuable Player, leading scorer, most assists, highest free throw percentage, All County Tournament, All Area Tournament, Northwest Alabamian All-Star, Eagle Elite Team, All State Honorable Mention.
Williams was again named Most Valuable Player in 2006-07, leading scorer, team captain, most assists, highest free throw percentage, All County Tournament, All Area Tournament, Northwest Alabamian All-Star, Eagle Elite Team, received the 1,000 points basketball honor and was All-State Honorable Mention.
In her senior year, she was Most Valuable Player, leading scorer, team captain, All County Tournament, All Area Tournament.
Williams high school softball career saw her named Rookie Pitcher in 2005, Most Versatile, Future Star Award, most home runs and All-Area Tournament.
In 2006, she received the Ace Pitcher award, most triples, team captain, All County Tournament, All Area Tournament.
In 2007, Williams was named team captain, Most Valuable Player, Ace Pitcher, highest batting average, most triples, most RBIs, most hits, best slugging percentage, most doubles, best on base percentage, most total bases, All County Tournament and All Area Tournament.
She was named Most Valuable Player in 2008, as well, team captain, highest batting average, most runs, most hits, most doubles, most home runs, most RBIs, best slugging percentage, best on base percentage, most stolen bases, most total bases, Ace Pitcher award, All County tournament, All Area Tournament.
In volleyball, Williams was named team captain, most digs and most kills.
Williams’ track honors included county second place in the 4x400m relay; first place in section in the 4x400m relay and fourth place in state in the 4x400m relay.
She was named to the All County team in cheerleading in 2007, and was the class 1A state champions.
She received a softball scholarship to Central Alabama Community College.
Williams earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Athens State University in 2014. She is a teacher at Meek Elementary School.
The honoree is the varsity and junior varsity girls head basketball coach. She is also the head junior high softball coach and assistant varsity softball coach. She married to Adam Williams and has a four-year old daughter, Jayci and an 11-year-old step daughter, Addisyn.

Billy Wadsworth graduated from Meek High School in 1985. Although he was unable to physically play in any games, he was involved in every sporting event at Meek High School.
This didn’t end with graduation, but continued throughout his life. He was a very special person, who loved everything about Meek school and Arley. He never missed a game and rooted for all the kids, from T-ball to varsity football. No one loved Meek more than Billy Wadsworth.
He received the #1 fan award for many years at the Meek athletic banquets. Not only did he love the award, but he would carry it all over town showing it off to everyone he met. It was his greatest pride to be considered Meek’s #1 fan.
Billy’s cheers could be heard throughout the stadium, gym or field. Everyone knew that Billy was there to support his Meek Tigers.