March 23, 2006

sports

YSHS honors winter athletes

Yellow Springs High School honored athletes who competed in winter sports during a sports awards ceremony at the high school on Tuesday, March 14.

On the girls swim team, Tina Chen, Olivia Dixon and Eve GunderKline received third-year awards. GunderKline also received the team’s Bulldog award. Miriam Barcus received a second-year award, first-year awards were presented to Jenny Barnett, Claire Triplett and Liz Zaff, and Michaela McCuddy received a JV award.

For boys swimming, Jacob Wishart received the Bulldog Award and a fourth-year award. Brandon Carver-Halley and Carey Dixon received third-year awards, Pete Lovering received a second-year award, and Sam Borchers received a JV award.

In girls basketball, Megan Burrick received a fourth-year award. Carly Bailey and Alisha Lucas received third-year awards. Bailey also won the Bulldog award. Alisha Walker received a second-year award. First-year awards were presented to Jenny Barnett, Olivia Chen, Ryder Comstock, Kristen Foster, Jessica Kellar, Ashanta Robinson and Tenia Scarver.

For boys basketball, third-year awards were presented to Brad Benning-Clark, Anthony Carter, Joe Lawhorn, John Pamplin, Ryan Silvert and Issa Walker. Nick Eastman and Jerrico Stubblefield received second-year awards. First-year awards went to Andrew Ferguson, Andy Peters, Jesse Rothman and Todd Sheets. JV/Frosh awards were presented to Ben Armstrong, Joey Bailey, Ethan Brown, Asa Casenhiser, Joe Fugate, Emilio Garcia, Brock Gunder-Kline, Jacob GunderKline, Adrian Lester, Zane Reichert and Kevin Sikes-Gilbert.

On the cheerleading squad, Anna Haller received the Bulldog award and a third-year award. Alisha Lucas, Niquelle Orr and India Scarver received second-year awards, and Kim Davidson, Danielle Fulton, Ashlee Jackson and Britney Pitts received first-year awards. Fulton also won the Bulldog award. JV awards were presented to Leslie Holland, Caitlin Moran, Élan Orr and Ericka Patterson.

Youth soccer program to start spring season

Games for the spring season of the -Yellow Springs Youth Soccer Program will begin on Saturday, April 8.

Players will remain on the teams that they were assigned to in the fall.

New players are welcome to sign up by calling Bob Curley for Bronze Cup (767-7070), Lynn or Bill Hardman for Silver Cup (767-8433), and V.A. Onfroy-Curley for Gold Cup (767-7070). Copper Cup players do not need to register.

Coaches will contact their players to schedule practices. For more information, call Jim Hardman at 767-2200.

Bulldogs Spring sports schedule now available

The Bulldogs Spring sports schedule is available this week in the print edition of the Yellow Springs News. Check here next week for the complete, up-to-date online sports schedule.