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6 Sports High School Awards – The winners
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The 6 Sports High School Award winners have been announced. Congratulations to all of the winners listed below and all of the nominees!
MALE MVP
AJ Martel – Mason senior – Starting running back for Mason’s football team, rushed for over 1,200 yards and 25 touchdowns to help the Bulldogs reach the Division 3 state championship game. Martel was an individual wrestling state qualifier at 165 lbs. and is currently on the Mason baseball and track and field team.
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FEMALE MVP
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Taylor Smith – Pewamo-Westphalia senior – Became the first Lansing-area winner of the state’s Miss Volleyball Award. Smith earned 22 more first-place votes than the runner-up.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Josh Tropea – Lumen Christi boys basketball – Led Lumen Christi to its first regional championship since 2013 and 22-5 record.
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MOMENT OF THE YEAR
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Jackson Lumen Christi’s Kadale Williams rushes for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Division 7 state championship game.
PLAY OF THE YEAR
Mason’s Kaleb Parrish makes a game-winning catch in overtime of the regional championship football game.
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INSPIRATION OF THE YEAR
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Hessbrook family honors former Ithaca quarterback Brady Hessbrook by starting the ‘B#4 Foundation.’
RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Laingsburg’s Zander Woodruff breaks the school’s all-time scoring record and the record for most points in a game with 54.
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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Portland St. Patrick girls basketball coach Al Schrauben announces retirement from coaching.
TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Mason Bulldog’s football team
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