Thomas Hensley

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Thomas Hensley

Thomas Hensley

@thomashensley

father, husband, educator (Principal-Klein Oak High School) SHSU Bearkat. Views are my own.

Klein, texas เข้าร่วม Ağustos 2009
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Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt@notthefakeSVP·
Been at ESPN a long time - this one was an all timer. Before social media, it was as viral as a story can be. I watched it on a tape in the news room. I couldn’t stop watching his teammates.
Dr. Lemma@DoctorLemma

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

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PGA TOUR
PGA TOUR@PGATOUR·
The world No. 1 is a golf sicko too. Two hours after completing an opening-round 72 @THEPLAYERS, Scottie is on the range in the rain.
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Klein Oak Boys Basketball
Klein Oak Boys Basketball@Oak2023·
About last night... Klein Oak Boys Basketball Freshman A District Champs ✅️ Freshman B District Champs ✅️ Sophomore District Champs ✅️ Junior Varsity District Champs ✅️ Varsity District Champs 🏆 ✅️ There's something special happening at The O!
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Thomas Hensley@thomashensley·
A little Father Daughter Sunday Match Play….much trash talking but in the end, I was 5 down through 9 🤣. She did shoot under par though. Great memories being made.
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Klein Oak Boys Basketball
K.O. Boys Recap Dec 29th and 30th Part 1 93 Klein Oak 27 Benjamin Davis. Leading scores Matthew Dale 19 Tyrie Wooten 18 Marcus Epps 12 66 Klein Oak 48 Trinity Christian Marcus Epps 18 Rakin Ali 17 Jerron Neely 13 55 Klein Oak 43 Katy Tompkins Marcus Epps 15 Tyrie Wooten 15
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Ball So Hard
Ball So Hard@BallSoHardSS·
Week 4 | Greater Houston Team Rankings. UIL 6A - 3A. Rankings powered by @Shot30Clock
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Klein Oak Boys Basketball
Back on track!!! 9-2 on the season. Now onto district play Tuesday at Klein Forest!
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Thomas Hensley@thomashensley·
@TISDTHS Congrats, Cougars. Best of luck in the next round. Represent 15-6a!
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Klein Oak Cross Country
Klein Oak Cross Country@KO_Track_CC·
Congratulations to our three XC State Qualifiers! So proud of our teams today. Boys and Girls both finished 7th!! Good Luck to Drew, Izzy, & Jordyn at the @uiltexas State Championships!!
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Klein Oak High School Football
Post game interview with Micah Rhodes after a huge 5 touchdown performance over Magnolia West! #OakEm #thecOde
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Jason Sobel
Jason Sobel@JasonSobelGolf·
This marks the first time a player has won both the PGA Championship and The Open in the same year since Xander Schauffele way back in 2024.
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