The Smith-Cotton Hall of Fame will induct its first class in a ceremony Friday between the girls and boys basketball games against Warrensburg.
“We need to recognize those people that have gone through Smith-Cotton and meant so much to the athletic program,” said Smith-Cotton athletic director Rob Davis.
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