Corley-Ashley, Calli

Calli (Corley) Ashley was a three-sport athlete at Abilene High in volleyball, basketball and track. She was an  all-state volleyball player and District MVP as a senior. Corley also earned all-district honors in basketball and is a two-time state qualifier in the...

Hood, The Don Hood Family

THE HOOD FAMILY from Abilene is this year’s Pat Gerald Memorial Legacy Award recipient. The lateDON HOOD won nine NAIA and NCAA Division II national championships in 11 years at Abilene Christian University. He was considered the nation’s premier pole vault coach,...
PE Shotwell 65th Anniversary Event was a Walk Down Memory Lane

PE Shotwell 65th Anniversary Event was a Walk Down Memory Lane

On Saturday, August 10, the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame hosted PE Shotwell Day at the museum to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Abilene’s Shotwell Stadium. At the special event, Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Chairman Al Pickett led a roundtable...
1st Annual PE Shotwell Day set for Sat., Aug. 10

1st Annual PE Shotwell Day set for Sat., Aug. 10

Football season is just around the corner, and the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame is celebrating with PE Shotwell Day on Saturday, August 10 at the Museum located inside the Mall of Abilene. Admission will be free to the museum all day. There will be a special...

Carothers, Bob

Bob Carothers was the all-state starting shortstop for Abilene High’s baseball team that was state runner-up in 1955 and won back-to-back state championships in 1956 and 1957. He led the district in home runs as a junior and senior. Kansas City A’s scout Buster Mills,...