Campbell County is honoring one of its own, Katie Schwegmann, Miss Kentucky Basketball 2001, with a community boundary sign entering into Camp Springs.
The sign will read, “Welcome to Camp Springs, home of Katie Schwegmann, 2001 Miss Kentucky Basketball.” The signs are intended to honor the birthplace or home of an important individual with an accomplishment, including school accomplishments important to the county. Because Camp Springs is unincorporated, the written request had to come from the Campbell County Fiscal Court.
Schwegmann’s basketball journey began in Camp Springs, where she played on the St. Joseph Camp Springs boys’ basketball team through fourth grade. She then moved on to play for St. Phillip’s (located in Melbourne) girls’ team through seventh grade. Her basketball career took off in eighth grade after she joined the Bishop Brossart Lady Mustangs.
“I think this is not only a representation of my accomplishments, but I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my Camp Springs family, my Bishop Brossart family, my Campbell County family and everybody that supported me through the years of the hard work,” Schwegmann said during last week’s Campbell County fiscal court meeting.
Schwegmann’s basketball accolades include being a two-time Street and Smith Magazine All-American, a three-time AP All-State selection and the USA Today Player of the Year, the NKAC Player of the Year, KBC 10th Regional Player of the Year, the Louisville Courier Journal Player of the Year, the Gatorade Player of the Year, the Pepsi Cola Player of the Year and a three-time selection as all a state tournament MVP.
“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for everybody’s support through the years. I just want to thank everybody for the consideration,” said Schwegmann. “Every time somebody drives by there, it’s the representation of not just me and not my accomplishments, but everybody who helped me throughout the years.”
District 68 Representative Mike Clines (R) said he inquired about how to get someone an honorary sign while he was in Frankfort.
“In a day and age where we’re all looking for role models, I am really excited that for every little boy or little girl or child that enters into Camp Springs, who sees this sign that Miss Kentucky Basketball came from Camp Springs, Kentucky, will somehow motivate them to say, hey, I can do great things too.”
The county will reimburse the transportation cabinet for the cost of making and installing the sign, as well as the cost of any future maintenance of the sign.
“The way you represent your community, your team, and your gratitude for something that you earned, every bit of—that’s another example that is wonderful to hold up to the community and have people look up to and hopefully emulate,” Campbell County Judge/Executive Steve Pendery said.
