AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley announced its sports awards for the winter sports season on Wednesday.

Sophie Bussard won the girls basketball team awards for field goal and free throw percentage, rebounds, steals and assists. Addy Miller was the high 3-point percentage shooter, Jillian Walls was named most improved, and Olivia Trippiedi won the mental attitude and booster club awards. Trippiedi, Bussard, Miller and Asia O’Connor won the captains award.

For the boys basketball team, Tanner Trippiedi was the 3-point percentage award-winner, as well as the assist award winner and MVP. Cameron Parker was the high free throw percentage winner, Alex Morrison won the rebound award, Jalen Shepherd was the mental attitude award-winner, and Dakota Parker won the booster club award. Dakota Parker, Wes Melanson, Trippiedi and Morrison were all captain award-winners.

For the boys swim and dive team, Chase Brower was named MVP, Grayson Sriver was most improved, Tucker Shull was rookie of the year, Travis Shull won the work ethic award, and Mason Stephen won the mental attitude award. Dakota Prater won the booster club award, and Jacob McDonald and Travis Shull were captain award-winners.

On the girls side of the swim program, Shelby Baker won both the work ethic and booster club awards, Olivia Livengood was named MVP, Marissa Mclean was most improved, Mayde Fear won the mental attitude award, and Ava Craig was rookie of the year. Livengood and Tiphanie Hodge were given captain awards.

In wrestling, Jon Humes was named MVP, won the award for most pins and was named Mr. Takedown. Isaac Randall won the award for fastest pin and the booster club, Haley Brown was most improved, and Luis Castillo won the mental attitude award. Randall and Jordan Owens were team captains.

In cheerleading, Kaitlynd Heiden-Moore was named most outstanding and won the booster club award. Katie Reutebuch won the mental attitude award, and Angelica Ortega and Olivia Bell were captains.

Tippecanoe Valley Middle School also named its winter sports award-winners.

TVMS middle school awards are listed below.

6th grade boys basketball
A-Team:
Best Defensive Player – Nathan Parker
Most Improved – Carson Craft
Mental Attitude – Eli Love
B-Team:
Most Improved – Kolyn Grossman
Mental Attitude – Nate Engstrand

6th grade girls basketball
Most Valuable Offense – Sidney Nelson
Most Valuable Defense – Chesnee Miller
Most Improved – Aliksandra Vera
Mental Attitude – Erika Henderson

7th grade boys basketball
A-Team:
Most Valuable – Paul Leasure
Most Improved – Braylon Kauffman
Defensive Player of the Year – Cooper Walls
B-Team:
Most Valuable – Jason Williams
Most Improved – Alex Bailey
Mental Attitude – Tayde Kiser

7th grade girls
Most Valuable – Kaydence Mellott
Most Improved – Rily Honeycutt
Viking Heart – Molly Moriarty
Mental Attitude – Carissa Slone

8th grade boys basketball
A-Team:
Most Valuable – Rex Kirchenstein
Most Valuable Defensive – Braden Shepherd
Most Improved – Damion Kohler
Mental Attitude – Wade Melanson
B-Team
Most Valuable – Andrew Thompson
Most Improved – Dawson Perkins
Mental Attitude – Gavin Grossman

8th grade girls basketball
Most Valuable – Brianna Sheetz
Most Improved – Katelyn Lowman
Mental Attitude – Mercedes Snapp
Viking Heart – Brayden Baney

Wrestling
Rookie of the Year – Gavin Shambaugh
Most Improved – Joel Ordaz Cisneros
Mental Attitude – Branson McBrier
Captain Award – Brandon Hammer
Most Valuable – Drake Montelongo

Cheerleading
6th grade:
Most Spirited – Caroline Stump
Mental Attitude – Valeria Garcia
Most Improved – Hailey Swope
7th grade:
Most Spirited – Hailey Grossman
Mental Attitude – Breanna Messer
Coaches Award – Alison Smythe
8th grade:
Most Spirited – Kaydence Shepherd
Mental Attitude – Morgan Smith
Coaches Award – Miranda Bays