Valley Honors Winter Sports Athletes
AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley High School recently saluted its Winter Sports Awards recipients.
Highlighting the awards were the selection of MVPs for four sports and cheerleading.
Capturing MVP awards for the 2012-13 seasons were Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews for boys basketball, Tommy Alexander for boys swimming, Ericka Webb and Katie Gunter for girls swimming, Devin Childers for wrestling and Kathy Eagleson for cheerleading.
Awards for the girls basketball team went to Sara Alexander and Connor Fraser (FG %, Captains), Cara Hoffman (FT %, 3 point %, Most Improved), Kelsey Ball (Rebounds, Assists), Caylie Teel (Steals), Courtney Newsome (Mental Attitude, Captains) and Danielle Bussard (Captains, Booster Club).
The boys basketball team honored Ben Shriver (FG %, Booster Club), Kindig (FT %, Assists, Captains), Jacob Ritchey (3 point %, Mental Attitude, Captains) and Andrews (Rebounds, Captains).
Saluted from the boys swim team were Noah Clampitt (Most Improved, Work Ethic), Brandon Maull (Most Improved), Jonah Mikel (Mental Attitude), Damien Pelo (Rookie of Year), Alexander (Captains) and Tanner Neeley (Captains, Booster Club).
The girls swim team honored Sarah Jones (Most Improved, Rookie of Year), Alaine O’Connell (Mental Attitude), Gunter (Work Ethic), Webb (Captains) and Barbie Kimmel (Captains and Booster Club).
For the wrestling team, those honored were Gary Long (Mental Attitude), Austin Nault (Most Improved), Devin Childers (Fastest Pin), Cody Runyon (Mr. Hustle), Wyatt Nelson (Mr. Takedown), Arron Heller (Captains), Keaton Bell (Captains), Jaron Kidd (Captains) and Miguel Gomez (Booster Club).
Cheerleaders honors were Kristin LaCross (Mental Attitude, Outstanding Backspot), Eagleson (Captains), Kaylyn Hamman (Outstanding Base), Shayla Hoffman (Outstanding Flyer), Chassidy Bays (Most Spirited, Captains) and Allyson Ross (Most Dedicated, Captains, Booster Club).