The Mount Vernon News sports department’s inaugural ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations are an outstanding group of seven student-athletes. To recap the nomination process, this spotlight on local student-athletes and their schools is based on performances that have encouraged local school district athletic directors (ADs), coaches and community members to send us nominations. If we don’t get them from sources, we find our own.
Based on performances, we ask ADs, coaches and the community to nominate one boy and one girl from their athletic programs to compete against other schools’ nominations. We ask for a recap of their worthy performances and a picture. We believe this celebration of talent will help local student-athletes secure scholarships while gaining additional recognition for school programs. Please send your nominations to me, Mike Blake, MVN Sports Editor, at mike.blake@advantageinformatics.com.
This week’s nominees are:
FEMALE ATHLETES:
Bella Ellis, senior captain of the Utica volleyball team. In two games, she was a Redskin court leader with 1 ace, 7 kills and 9 digs in a 3-0 win over East Knox on Sept, 11 and 9 kills, 9 assists and 4 digs on Sept. 14 vs. Watkins.
Lindsey Boeshart, senior Fredericktown volleyball player, surpassed 1,000 kills for her volleyball career. In the Sept. 14 Freddies' win over Centerburg, she had 19 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks and 16 digs.
Mount Vernon senior volleyball player Maddi Sinsel showed strong leadership in the Yellowjackets’ 3-0 sweep over Ashland. Sinsel led the way with 7 kills, 3 aces, 6 digs and 11 assists.
MALE ATHLETES
Fredericktown freshman golfer Will Streby shot a 76 in the second KMAC tournament to earn medalist honors. He shot a 39 against Cardington at King's Mill (first place) and a 37 against Northmor at Hiawatha (first place).
Utica senior cross country runner Jay Figgins, a two-time state cross country qualifier, won the recent Highland Invitational against 135 competitors with a season-best time of 16:30.70. He is 0.89 seconds away from breaking the school 5K record of 16.22.
Danville junior wide receiver/defensive back Kaiden Colopy ran accurate routes and showed speed and strong hands in the Blue Devils’ 28-21 win over Fredericktown last week, with 6 receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns on offense and four tackles and one pass break up on defense.
East Knox freshman running back Cole Delaughder spearheaded the Bulldogs’ offensive effort in their 41-28 win over Centerburg last week. He had two receptions, 29 yards, a touchdown caught and rushed for 206 yards on 33 carries with three touchdowns.
The Mount Vernon News selects, as our first ATHLETES of the WEEK ..
MVN FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Fredericktown senior volleyball player Lindsey Boeshart, for reaching her milestone.
MVN MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Utica senior cross country runner Jay Figgins for winning the invitational with a personal best time.
Congratulations on a great week and congratulations to all nominees for outstanding efforts.
To all local schools: Send in your athlete nominations for next week and show them and the community how much they mea to their schools.
