THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, August 7, 1994 TAG: 9408050231
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 18 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JULIE GOODRICH, CLIPPER SPORTS EDITOR
LENGTH: Short : 47 lines
James Hoadley Jr., former captain of the Indian River High School baseball team and rising freshman at Penn State, has been awarded the Paul L. Wolfe memorial athletic scholarship.
The $500 scholarship is given in memory of the late Paul L. Wolfe Sr. and in remembrance of his involvement in community organizations, including the Indian River Ruritan Club, Indian River Boys Baseball, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Virginia Army National Guard.
Wolfe died in 1985 and his family - in conjunction with the Indian River Ruritan Club - established the award to recognize the athlete who has ``maintained good character, demonstrated strong leadership, and shown a sincere dedication to the academic and athletic programs of Indian River High School.''
Hoadley is an honor graduate of Indian River with a 3.29 GPA and ranked 22nd in a class of 388. He was accepted to Old Dominion and Lynchburg College, but has set his sights on an engineering degree from Penn State. Hoadley leaves for the school's Worthington-Scranton campus on Friday.
Receiving the award ``caught me by surprise,'' Hoadley said. During an assembly at school, Hoadley was sitting in the audience when he heard his name called over the loudspeakers as the winner.
``I was totally in shock. I had no idea they were announcing it that day,'' he said. ``I thought someone who played more than one sport would get it.''
At Indian River, Hoadley was also the president of the Technology Student Association, named to the honor roll several times, and received recognition for perfect attendance his junior year.
Although the campus he will attend doesn't offer scholarships for baseball, Hoadley plans to try and walk on as an outfielder. He hopes playing on the Worthington-Scranton team will give him an edge when he moves to Penn State's main campus and tries to walk on the team there.
Once at the main campus Hoadley will begin classes to pursue a degree in either computer or architectural engineering. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
James Hoadley
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