Spring Athletic Awards presented

Athletic director Kevin Ramey thanked coaches, teachers, parents and student athletes for a great season as he opened the spring sports awards ceremony Tuesday, May 14. Ramey said Pea Ridge has good statistics with just under 14% of student athletes going to college to play sports, nearly twice the national average of 7%.

Cheer Scholar Athlete Award

(GPA of 4.0 or higher) • Nicole Turner • Alison Hiett • Tessa Kelley All-State Makenzie Shirley MVP Nicole Turner Leadership Nicole Turner

Newcomer of the Year Alison Hiett Most Spirited Tessa Kelley Jump Award Nate Graham Tumbling Award Nate Graham Stunt Award Addie Rhine

Blackhawk Heart Award Chloe Henson

Baseball Academic Scholar Athletes: Ryan Law, Matt Dixon

All Conference

• Tyler Odell • Brayden Ralph • Tate Busey • Landon Allison • Will Feemster All Conference Honorable Mention

• Peyton Galbraith • Carson Rhine

All State

• Tyler Odell

All Star Game: (Selected to be a candidate) Tyler Odell

Individual Awards Batting Champion

Brayden Ralph 3.83 avg. Gold Glove Tate Busey Pitching Award Tyler Odell Most Versatile Award Will Feemster Most Improved Award Dylan Workes Hustle Award Carson Rhine Rookie of the Year

Logan Stewart, Hagen McGarrah Coaches Award Devin

Mathis

Doug Houston Atti

tude Peyton Galbraith Jaimie Bray MVP (Voted on by the team) Landon Allison ^*( support, unbelieavably respectful, always show up)

Softball

Season Review – 13 -7 Conference runner up Regional tournament All Conference

• Blakelee Winn

• Hollyn Davis

• Bailey Johnson

• Halley Laster

• Aidan Dayberry

• Alevia Reyna

• Haylee Fox All Conference 2nd Team

• Meghan David

• Ravin Cawthon

• Josie Taylor All State Honorable Mention

• Hollyn Davis

• Aidan Dayberry

All State All Star Game Hollyn

Davis

Junior Showcase Aidan Dayberry, Haylee Fox

Individual Awards MVP Hollyn Davis

Gold Glove, Infield Bailey Johnson

Gold Glove, Outfield

Blakelee Winn

Pitching Aidan Dayberry , 101 strikeouts, 99 innings pitched, 25 earned runs, New school record for fewest runs allowed in a season; pitched a perfect game and no hitter this year. Rookie of the Year Josie

Taylor Blackhawk Award

(Voted on by teammates) Leala Sorrell Hustle Award (voted on by teammates) Meghan David Coaches Award Halley

Laster Silver Slugger Blakelee Winn

Scholar athletes: Dallice White, Lillian Murray, Nalea Holiday, Emily Beck, Aidan Dayberry, Halley Laster, Leala sorrell, Bailey Johnson Basketball Boys Team stats 23-8 overall record 9-3 Record 4A-1 West Conference Runner Up

District Tournament Runner Up

Lavaca Tournament Champs

Airedale Holiday Tournament Runner Up

Battle At The Ridge third Place All Conference

• Nick Coble • Will Feemster • Carson Rhine • Wesley Wales All State

• Nick Coble KURM Dream Team Nick Coble and Wesley Wales Hustle Award Will

Feemster Most Improved Alex Wilkerson Utility Award Landon Allison Offensive MVP Wesley Wales Defensive MVP Carson Rhine

Team MVP Nick Coble (one of the most prolific scores in Pea Ridge history and one of best scorers in NWA) Mr. Blackhawk Trey

Anderson

Battle of the Ridge scholarship Landon Allison

Girls

Season Overview

Lady ’Hawks finished with an overall record of 23-7 and 10-2 in the 4A-1 Conference.

Queens of the Court tournament Runner up

Golden Arrow Tournament Champs

Airedale Holiday Tournament Champs

4A-1 Conference Champs All State

• Hollyn Davis

All State honorable mention • Blakelee Winn

All Conference

• Hollyn Davis • Blakelee Winn • Gabby Adams • Katelyn Swope • Maria Socha All Conference honorable mention

• Aidan Dayberry

KURM Dream team

Hollyn Davis, Gabby Adams, Katelyn Swope

Fall Sports Banquet Awards

10K Shot Club Mem

bers: Hollyn Davis, Gabby Adams, Hayley West, Samantha Yeagar, Aidan Dayberry, Blakelee Winn Lady Hawk Iron Award

(Athlete who won in the weight room) Kadense Mcdonald/ Hayley West Most Improved Player

Award (Athlete who has worked extremely hard and improved individually in all areas) Ravin Cawthon/ Josey Goldberg Rebounding Award

(Player who controlled the boards) Allisa Short

Defensive Stopper Award (Player who set the tone defensively) Blakelee Winn

Leadership Award (The most reliable and the one player that will never quit on any aspect of a workout, practice or game. She leads by example every day!) Maria Socha Cristy Graham Memo

rial Award (Is an award for a player who didn’t always dominate the stat sheet, but always worked extremely hard and got the most out of her ability.) Katelyn Swope Blackhawk Award

(The teammate that embodies and represents our core values on and off the court.) Aidan Dayberry Most Outstanding

Player (The teammate that we had to have on the court to be successful.) Hollyn Davis Outstanding Senior

Award (This person did whatever was asked of her, and was a tremendous senior in the locker room for us.) Hollyn Davis, Maria Socha, Gabby Adams, Katelyn Swope, Meredith Mitchell

Biggest award of the night and one of which I am most proud!

Scholar Athlete Award: This award is given to the athletes who have excelled in the classroom. (We compete in the classroom as well as on the court.) Maria Socha, Katelyn Swope, Aidan Dayberry Fun fact/statistics:

Lady ’Hawks GPA: 3.70 94% of our team is in the Top 40% of their class

69% of our team is in the Top 25% of their class

38% of our team is in the Top 10% of their class

26% of our team is in the Top 5% of their class

Track Boys

Outstanding Sprinter Cooper Elliott Outstanding Distance

Josiah Small, runner up holding school record Outstanding Hurdler

Justin Koon Most Improved Kevin

Vasquez

MVP Connor Escajeda Blackhawk Pride Shaed Cates Outstanding Field Events Zach Woods, Logan Spears

Flying Dutchman Award Sander Van Der Veen

Scholar athletes Justin Koon, Cooper Elliott, Connor Escajada, Phillip Brown, Kyle Telgemeier, Layton Powell, Mason Plunk, Boston Spears, Brendon Power, Harley Nunley, Eli Wiggins, Drake Wolfenden

All Conference: Justin Koon, Zach Woods, Lance Nunley, Shaed Cates, Josiah Small, Connor Escajeda, Kevin Vasquez, Sander Van der Veen, Cooper Elliott, Patrick Elliott and Adam Trammell All State: Adam Trammell, Connor Escajeda, Cooper Elliott, Patrick Elliott, Shaed Caes and Josiah Small

Girls

Sprinter award Jamison Toms Distance award Harmony Reynolds Hurdler award Shelby Dunlap Field event awards

Meredith Mitchell, Kynley Burton Most improved Maken

zie Kilingman Blackhawk Pride Claire Hale

MVP Blakelee Winn, Cassidy Mooneyhan

Scholar athletes Danny Hu, Emma Stein, Cassidy Mooneyhan, Sadie Grigg, Shelby Dunlap, Haley Key, Aiden Dayberry, Olivia Scates, Kyla Wheeless, Lauren Wright, Dallice White, Mikayla Humphrey, Liz Vazques, Kamree Dye

All State: Cassidy Mooneyhan, Blakelee Winn, Jamison Toms, Claire Hale and Shelby Dunlap

All Conference: Madison Smith, Lauren Wright, Dallice White and Mikayla Humphrey, freshmen; Blakelee Winn, Olivia McCracken, Harmony Reynolds, Claire Hale, McKenzie Klingman, sophomores; Kynley Burton, Cassidy Mooneyhan and Jamison Toms, juniors; and Meredith Mitchell and Shelby Dunlap, seniors

TIMES photograph by Annette Beard Blakelee Winn and Cassidy Mooneyhan were named MVPs for Lady Blackhawk track by coach Heather Wade during the spring athletic awards ceremony.

TIMES photograph by Annette Beard Connor Escajeda was named MVP for Blackhawk track by coach Asa Poteete during the spring athletic awards ceremony.

TIMES photograph by Annette Beard Lady Blackhawk Hollyn Davis was named Most Valuable Player in softball by coach Josh Reynolds who presented awards during the spring athletic awards ceremony Tuesday, May 14.

TIMES photograph by Annette Beard The Lady Blackhawks basketball team finished with an overall record of 23-7 and 10-2 in the 4A-1 Conference, were Queens of the Court tournament Runner up, Golden Arrow Tournament Champs, Airedale Holiday Tournament Champs and 4A-1 Conference Champs, according to coach Heath Neal. Hollyn Davis was named Most Outstanding Player.

TIMES photograph by Annette Beard The Blackhawk cheerleaders were awarded by coach Courtney Hurst at the spring awards ceremony Tuesday, May 14. Nicole Turner was named Most Valuable Player.

TIMES photograph by Annette Beard Landon Allison was named Jamie Bray Most Valuable Player during the spring athletic awards ceremony Tuesday, May 14. Coach Matt Easterling presented the awards.

TIMES photograph by Annette Beard Blackhawk Nick Coble, one of the most prolific scores in Pea Ridge history and one of best scorers in Northwest Arkansas, according to coach Trent Lloyd, was named Most Valuable Player during the awards ceremony Tuesday, May 14. Trey Anderson was named Mr. Blackhawk. Seniors received framed jerseys.

TIMES photographs by Annette Beard Blakelee Winn was presented a gift certificate to Raising Canes and an award by Jo Losey, shift manager of the Raising Cane’s, Rogers, restaurant.

TIMES photographs by Annette Beard Carson Rhine was presented a gift certificate to Raising Canes and an award by Jo Losey, shift manager of the Raising Cane’s, Rogers, restaurant.