12.26.2012

Hall of Fame Holly


We've known it all along, but now it's official - Cincinnati style.  Wyoming alumna Holly Porter Little ('93) has been elected to be inducted into the LaRosa's High School Sports Hall of Fame.  Look out for more information on the June ceremonies.

From the newspaper:
Six all-time great athletes and a legendary coach are the 2012 electees to the Buddy LaRosa’s High School Sports Hall of Fame.

The seven latest additions will be officially inducted into the Hall during June ceremonies at WCET-TV studios Downtown.The hall is in its 38th year of recognizing area high school athletes and coaches. It has honored 237 individuals since its founding in 1975.

The 2012 inductees are: Adrienne Hundemer (Dayton, Class of 1994); Jackie Kemper (Mercy, Class of 1981); Michael Muñoz (Moeller, Class of 2000); Michelle Muñoz Trenz (Mason, Class of 2001); Holly Porter Little (Wyoming, Class of 1993); Tad Schroeder (Withrow, Class of1954) and coachRayKues (St. Henry, Bishop Brossart and Silver Grove, 1984-2009). Michelle and Michael are the 10th sibling set to be inducted into the hall.

Holly Porter Little, Wyoming: A multi-sport standout at Wyoming, she excelled in basketball, where she still holds 10 school records, including career scoring (2,026 points), rebounding (1,095) and steals (503). Her basketball excellence continued at Boston College, where she was named Big East Rookie of the Year, third team All-Big East and set Big East freshman records. She had 2,047 career points and 902 career rebounds at Boston College.

Holly is also a Boston College Hall of Famer.  The following is from the BC Eagles website:
A dominating rebounder and dead-eye shooter, her stellar play helped boost Boston College women's basketball to BIG EAST and national stature and success.
BIG EAST "Rookie of the Year" as a freshman, she followed with All-BIG EAST honors in each of her succeeding varsity seasons.
Set a school standard for rebounds with 902 in 108 varsity games (8.4 average). Scored 1957 career points, an impressive 18.1 per game output, as she sunk 47.5 % of her field goal attempts.
A skilled player in every aspect of the game, she led the team in steals for three seasons (196 total) and was credited with 182 career assists.
Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.

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