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Wilson Family Shares Athletic Legacy

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Barbara and Jewell Wilson are pictured above with their seven grandchildren, all of whom can claim major achievements in athletics.  Read the story on page 10.  Pictured left to right are Micah Wilson, Tana McClure, Cole Wilson, Todd McClure, Brady Wilson, Sydney Wilson, and Trey McClure.
    If you don’t know Barbara and Jewell Wilson and you have been to a sporting event in the Central area, there is a good chance you have seen them there.  Barbara and Jewell have attended literally thousands of ball games over the years watching their kids and grandkids compete at baseball fields, softball diamonds, basketball gyms, and football stadiums.
    It’s rare to have all seven grandkids – one granddaughter and six grandsons – play ball and compete at the college level.  State championships in high school team sports are hard to come by, but between the Wilsons’ seven grandchildren, they managed to play in eleven state championships, winning eight.  This included six baseball championships, two football championships, and state runner-ups in basketball, football, and baseball.
    “It’s been great, and we feel blessed.  Not only to have athletic grandkids, but for them to be humble and productive citizens,” said the Wilsons.  “We feel fortunate to have our kids, grandkids, and now great-grandkids provide us with years of athletic entertainment beyond expectations.”  
    Not many grandparents can say they had grandchildren whose athletic accomplishments include 14 years in the NFL, 3 NCAA baseball world series in Omaha, a NCAA softball world series in Oklahoma City, a NSCAA world series in Oklahoma, several bowl and conference championship games, academic and athletic All-American awards, serving as team captains, and possibly more to add to the list with two grandkids still on college.
    Barbara and Jewell Wilson are now attending great-grandchildren’s baseball, softball, and football games.  Below are the names and accomplishments of the Wilsons’ grandchildren:
Trey McClure (Infielder)
CHS Alum 1994
LSU Baseball 1995-1999
College World Series Champions 1996 & 1997
Team Captain 1997, 1998, 1999
All-SEC 1998, 1999
All-American 1999
Todd McClure (Center)
CHS Alum 1995
LSU Football 1995-1998
Team Captain 1998
All-SEC 1997, 1998
All-American 1998
Selected by Atlanta Falcons in 1997 NFL Draft
Holds record for most consecutive starts in ATlanta Falcons history
Retired in 2013 after 14 seasons
Tanna McClure (Pitcher)
CHS Alum 2000
LSU Baseball 2001
Delgado Community College 
       2002, 2003
Conference Champions 2002, 2003
Southeastern Louisiana University 2004
Micah Wilson (Wide Receiver)
CHS Alum 1998
Northwestern State University Football 1998-2001
Southland Conference Champions & National Semifinalist 1998
Sydney Wilson 
(Infielder/Outfielder)
St. Joseph’s Alum 2008
Baylor University Softball 2008-2012
Women’s College World Series 2011
First Team All-Big 12 Academic 2010, 2011, 2012
Academic All-American 2012
Brady Wilson (Pitcher)
Parkview Baptist Alum 2010
LSU-Eunice Baseball 2011, 2012
Junior College World Series Champions 2012
Tulane University 2013-present
All-Regional Team 2011, 2012
JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team 2012
Cole Wilson (Infielder/Outfielder)
Parkview Baptist Alum 2012
Nicholls State University Baseball 2013-present
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