Several stars throughout the years have provided a major spark on offense at Jac-Cen-Del and Tara Kelly is certainly one of them after starring for the Osgood crew in the mid-1990’s. As part of a three-year varsity career, Tara etched her name into the school record books and ranks in the Top 20 all-time in 13 different categories on offense and is also 18th all-time on the career steals list with 118. Her 20.1 points per game her senior season still ranks seventh all-time in a single season, she is eighth all-time with 41 made 3-pointers in a season and fourth all-time for career free throw percentage at 72 percent. She is also 18th on the school’s career scoring list after totaling 744 points in three years.

 

During Tara’s time in a Lady Eagle uniform, the girls basketball program reeled off a Ripley County championship, two Ohio River Valley Conference titles and back-to-back single-class sectional championships in 1995 and 1996. The '96 season would see Jac-Cen-Del defeat Switzerland County in a regional semifinal before bowing out to Brownstown Central in double overtime in the championship game that night. Tara was a two-time All-Sectional and All-Regional selection alongside being named All-ORVC and All-County on two occasions and wrapped up her high school career by leading the conference and area in scoring, being named a Girls Top 100 selection inside the state and earning honors as Team MVP, East/West All-Star Game candidate and winner of the Ripley Publishing Girls Basketball Excellence Award.

 

Tara went on to a stellar playing career at Franklin College and remains on the all-time list for career three-point percentage at the school. She graduated with a degree in secondary education and went on to both teach and coach at Jac-Cen-Del and Milan before going on to team up with her husband to help operate Chris Kelly Oil Company and Kelly’s gas stations. Chris and Tara now operate Kelly’s Hidden Acres Golf Course in Milan. Tara is a mom to Damon, Blaine, Mallory, Candice and Caleb and shares eight grandchildren with her husband. Her induction into the Hall of Fame allows her to join her dad Tom and brother Brad as fellow inductees, forever adding to the Borgman legacy.