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14 new members to join MHS Hall of Fame

Twelve athletes and two contributors to the Mathews High School athletic program will be welcomed into the MHS Hall of Fame at the upcoming induction ceremony. The program will be held next Friday, May 22, in the school’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium, starting at 6 p.m. Athletes named to the Hall of Fame include: George “Bubbie” Forrest (Class of 1974—football, basketball, baseball and track), Terri Johnson (Class of 1980—1,000 points/1,000 rebounds in basketball), Bryan Taylor (Class of 1987—first state champion wrestler for MHS), John “Junie” Dixon (Class of 1987—second state champion wrestler for MHS), James Krigsvold (Class of 2001—football and wrestling/state champion), Nathaniel Abram (Class of 2007—track, state long jump champion), Jonathan Pierce (Class of 2007—wrestling state champion), Patrick Sopko (Class of 2010, cross country and soccer/all-state), James van Emmerik (Class of 2011, cross country and track/member of foursome that set school record in 4x800), Russell Reed (Class...

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