Stacia Pomeroy Auray: (2000-2004) Stacia played tennis and soccer all four years that she was at Roberson. In tennis, Stacia played both singles and doubles. In her junior year, she played at the #2 position in both singles and doubles. As a senior, she played in the #1 position in both. She was a 3-time All-Conference selection and was chosen as her team’s Most Valuable Player after her senior season. Stacia was also selected to the Asheville Citizen-Times All-Area team after her senior season. In soccer, Stacia earned varsity letters all four years that she was at Roberson. She scored 31 career goals and had 15 assists. She was a 3-time All-Conference selection. She was a 3-time All-Region selection and was selected to the All-State team in her senior year. She was chosen on the All-Area team 3 times by both the Hendersonville Times News and The Asheville Citizen Times and was chosen as the Area Player of the Year by both newspapers in her senior year. She received the Ram award from her teammates as a sophomore and was her team’s Most Valuable Player in her senior season. Following her senior season, Stacia was selected to play in the East-West All Star game. Her teams had great success during Stacia’s career at Roberson, earning a 91-16-7 overall record and a 53-4-1 conference record. During that time, they finished as 4-time conference champions, a 3-A State Semi-Finalist and 3-time, 3-A State Runner-ups. Following graduation from Roberson, Stacia attended UNC-Chapel Hill, lettering in soccer her freshman year. Following that, she played club soccer years at Carolina for three years. Stacia earned her degree in Exercise and Sports Science and attended graduate school at East Carolina University where she finished with a degree in Occupational Therapy. Stacia currently lives in Honolulu, Hawaii with her husband, Trip, who is a captain in the US Army, and her two boys, Quinn and Reeves. She is an Occupational Therapist at the Rehab Hospital of the Pacific in Honolulu.
Joshua Gossett: (2004-2008) Joshua played football, wrestled and ran track during his four years at Roberson. In football, Joshua earned varsity letters in three of his seasons. He and his team played in the state 3-A semi-final championship game two times. He averaged 12.6 tackles per game during his senior season, finishing with 177 tackles. He was selected to the All-Conference team as well as the All-Area team in his junior and senior seasons. At the conclusion of his senior season, Joshua was chosen as the conference Defensive Player of the Year. He was also selected to play in the Shrine Bowl and was named to the AP All-State team. In wrestling, Joshua earned varsity letters in his freshman and junior years. He was a 2-time state qualifier and finished with a 53-3 record in his junior year. He was selected to the All-Conference team in both his freshman and junior years and was chosen as the conference’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in his junior year. In 2007, as a junior, Joshua was the 3-A State Champion in the 189 lb weight class and made the All-State Wrestling Team. Joshua ran track three of his four years at Roberson, earning varsity letters each year. He was a 3-time, 3-A State qualifier and was on the 3-A State Championship team in 2005. Joshua finished his high school career with a 4.3 GPA. Following graduation from Roberson, Joshua attended Western Carolina University where he played football during his freshman year. A knee injury that he sustained in his senior year of high school prevented him from further participation in football at WCU. After graduation from Western Carolina, Joshua did graduate work at East Tennessee State University where he received his BS degree in Nursing. Joshua worked in the Trauma Care Unit at Memorial Mission Hospital and is currently employed in the Emergency Department at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, NC. He live in Hendersonville with his wife, Sierra.
Jennifer Kelley Sadler: (1998-2002, 2011-2014) Jennifer ran cross country and track all four years that she was at Roberson. In cross country, Jennifer was a 2-time conference champion and conference Player of the Year. She was also a 2-time 3-A West Regional champion and a 2-time, 3-A State Runner-up. She was recognized as a 4-time All-West Region participant in cross country. Jennifer also was recognized as All-State in each of her four years running cross country, one of only five girls in the history of the NCHSAA cross country to receive this accolade. In track, Jennifer was a 10-time conference champion in various events and a 7-time, 3-A West Regional champion. Also in various events, she was a 5-time state 3-A 3rd place finisher and a 4-time state 3-A runner-up. She was a 10-time All-West Region participant in track. During her high school track career, Jennifer was recognized as All-State in three of her four years, accumulating nine All-State honors. While running cross country, Jennifer’s team won three 3-A State Championships. In track, in 2000, Jennifer was a 3-A State Champion as part of the 3200 meter relay team, and her team won the 3-A State Championship in 2000. Following graduation from Roberson in 2002, Jennifer attended Appalachian State University where she ran cross country and track all four years that she was there. At ASU, Jennifer was the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in cross country. She was selected to the All-SoCon Cross Country team two of her four years. Her cross country team won the SoCon conference championship in 2002. In track, Jennifer was selected to the All-SoCon Track team two of her four years. In addition, her track teams won the SoCon conference championship all four years! Jennifer also ran indoor track at ASU and her indoor teams won the SoCon Indoor championships all four years. Jennifer returned to Roberson as an assistant coach in cross country and track from 2011-2014. Her 2013 girls cross country team finished as the state 4-A Runner-up. Jennifer currently lives in Asheville where she works for the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina in the Finance Department. She is married to her husband, Jake, and they have one daughter, Lilyanne.
Pam Sizemore: (2008-2017) Pam began her association with athletics in the Roberson district after serving as a Transition Specialist for Buncombe County Schools at the Central Office for ten years. During this time, she assisted special needs children in their transition from school to the work place. This led to her connection to the Roberson district as she helped and worked at the Special Olympics, held at Roberson. She continued this work with Special Olympics until the year prior to her death in 2018. Pam moved to the Progressive Education Program at Roberson where she served as Assistant Director for 8 years. In 1992, she married Roberson coach, Rich Sizemore, and was present at every varsity boys basketball game for 14 years. Pam’s love for volleyball began as her daughter, Kathryn, became more involved in the sport. She served as an assistant coach with the Biltmore Volleyball Club for many years and then became the head volleyball coach at Cane Creek Middle School. Following this, Pam became an assistant volleyball coach at Roberson where she served for 7 years. Her family and friends will say that this period of time coaching and working with the students and staff at Roberson was, perhaps, the most rewarding time of her life. Pam retired from Buncombe County Schools after 30 years of service but continued to assist with volleyball, to substitute teach and to volunteer at Roberson. At the conclusion of the 2014 season, Pam was diagnosed with ALS. She continued to help, as much as possible, with the volleyball program up until her death in January, 2018. During the last two years of Pam’s tenure at Roberson, the volleyball team organized an ALS fund-raiser which they named “Ram Fans For Pam.” In those 2 seasons, over $8,500 was raised for the ALS Association of NC and brought much needed attention to the disease. The volleyball program has also named its end-of-year “Team Before Self” award, presented to one special player each year, as the “Pam Sizemore Team Before Self” award in recognition of the special impact that Pam has had on the volleyball program. In the Spring, of 2018, the “Pam Sizemore Outreach” was created in response to generous contributions made by friends, family, alumni and staff of Roberson. This fund will be perpetual, in honor and memory of Pam. The purpose of the fund will be to support the annual Legends of Roberson Athletics Banquet and the Ring of Gold as well as other endeavors at Roberson High School and in the Roberson community. Pam will be remembered by many for her courageous three and a half year battle with ALS that eventually took her life. But that disease will not define who she was as a person. Rather, the motto of the Special Olympics will reflect the impact that Pam Sizemore had within the Roberson community and how she will best be remembered. It is this motto and her love for special needs children that are at the core of who she was as a person. “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
Bill Lohr: (1990–2018) Bill began his coaching career in the Roberson district as an assistant basketball coach at Valley Springs Middle School for both the boys and girls teams from 1990-1994. During that time, he also served as an assistant coach for the men’s varsity basketball team at Roberson. The 1990-91 team advanced to the state 3A championship game and finished as the state 3A runner-up. Bill began his career as an assistant to the women’s varsity basketball team at Roberson in 1994. He served in that capacity until his death in November, 2018. During that time, Roberson’s women’s varsity basketball team won 10 conference championships, advanced to the regional tournament 4 times, won one regional championship and advanced to the state 3A state championship game in 2000-01, finishing as the state 3A runner-up. Coach Lohr was a tireless worker for the basketball programs at Roberson High School. In addition to his coaching duties, he was the chief scout for the women’s program, always gathering information about opposing teams. In addition to coaching the women’s basketball teams, Coach Lohr also assisted in the volleyball program from 2002-2003. In 2017, Bill began assisting the women’s golf team at Roberson and served in that capacity until his death in 2018. Coach Lohr epitomizes the term “assistant” coach. While never serving as head coach, Bill proved his value time and time again as a trusted and dedicated assistant coach. It is difficult to put into words the value that Bill had to the coaches he served and the players that he helped to develop. In addition to his basketball and golf coaching duties, Bill was a very loyal fan and supporter of all the athletic teams at Roberson. He began working in the press box for JV and varsity football games in 2008 and continued that service as a volunteer until his death in 2018. He also assisted in the press box for varsity baseball games for several years. The athletic teams at TC Roberson High School became Bill’s family, and he served them well.