Medford Area Senior High winter sports awards announced
Coaches of the Medford Raiders’ winter sports teams presented awards to players in the boys and girls basketball, curling, gymnastics, boys and girls hockey and wrestling programs:
Boys basketball
Head coach Ryan Brown named Joe Sullivan the Relentless Player of the Year, Sam Blair and Steve Hraby the co-Ultimate Teammates and Tanner Hraby and Charlie Kleist the co-Most Improved Players. Brown also presented the following: Letters –– Sam Blair, Nick Buchan, Caleb Guden, Steve Hraby, Brigham Kelley, Joe Sullivan, Quinton Tlusty, Logan Baumgartner, Charlie Kleist, Ty Metz, Zach Rudolph, Anakin Stokes, Vincent Seidel, Tanner Hraby, Nick Steliga, Abbie Frey (mgr.), Jake Seifert (mgr.).
Numerals –– Jacob Eckert, Brayden Balciar, Carson Carbaugh, Max Dietzman, Logan Gubser, Conner Klingbeil, Owen Stockwell, Jack Wojcik.
Certificates –– Remi Caumartin, Gerardo Estrada Rodriguez, Alex Cypher, Isaac Kautzer, Gage Dixon, Alex Faude, Charlie Gierl, Sam Heirlmeier, Owen Klussendorf, Hayden Koester, Anthony Lorenz, Grant Neubauer, Anthony Seidel, Jason Woller.
Girls basketball
Head coach Greg Klapatauskas named Rynn Ruesch the Most Valuable Player, Breanna Kraemer the Most Improved Player, Lydia Pernsteiner and Bryn Fronk the co-winners of the Hustle Award and Laurissa Klapatauskas the winner of the Raider Award. Coach Klapatauskas also presented the following: Letters –– Katie Brehm, Sophie Brost, Laurissa Klapatauskas, Autumn Krause, Lydia Pernsteiner, Rynn Ruesch, Lindsey Wildberg, Hope Faude, Bryn Fronk, Brooke Rudolph, Breanna Kraemer.
Numerals –– Madison Clarkson, Ella Daniels, Tristan Devine, Bailey Eloranta, Masaeda Krug, Morgan Strebig, Rachel Wesle, Paige Wilkins, Peace Bahire, Lexus Hraby, Zoe Lukewich, Hailey Murray, Toryn Rau, Stacy Stolp, Brynn Thorson.
Curling
Head coach Stu Amundson named Lyza Brandner the Girls Most Valuable Player and Brett Lundy the Boys Most Valuable Player. Amundson also presented the following: Letters –– Anya Apfelbeck, Lyza Brandner, Dalton Casar, Karlee Westrich, Brett Lundy, Nathan Willman, Alex Wilson, Erica Brandner.
Gymnastics
Head coach Steve Cain named Makala Ulrich (floor), Kate Malchow (vault), Avery Purdy (beam) and Shayla Radlinger (bars) the Most Improved Gymnasts. Cain named Kyla Krause the Most Dedicated Gymnast and Purdy was the winner of the Raider Award. Cain also presented the following: Letters -– Makala Ulrich, Kate Malchow, Avery Purdy, Ellison Carbaugh, Kyla Krause, Veronica Mateer, Shayla Radlinger.
Numerals –– Bethany Jokiel.
Certificates –– Kaileigh Mientke, Sadie Moore, Letizia Baldi, Allie Sromek (mgr.).
Boys hockey
Head coach Galen Searles presented the following: Letters –– Ben Brunner, Colbe Bull, Brayden Machon, Connor Gowey, Jacob Noland, Miles Searles, Cameron Bull, Kaden Kennedy, Noah Machon, Isaac Schaefer, Talan Albers, Mason Harris, Logan Koski.
Girls hockey
Co-head coaches Scott Brandner and Jenna Wieting named Alyssa Brandner the Most Valuable Player, Victoria Konieczny the Most Improved Player and Skylier Krueger the winner of the Raider Character Award. Kyla Kennedy was named the Offensive Player of the Year and Delaney Hraby was named the Defensive Player of the Year. The coaches also presented the following: Letters –– Milou van de Boogaard, Kyla Kennedy, Alyssa Brandner, Ana Camara Patron, Delaney Hraby, Skylier Krueger, Eryka Seidl, Sophia Brunner, Jaylin Machon, Autumn Dahl, Alisyn Gruny, Emily Kiselicka, Victoria Konieczny, Carly Koski, Kelli Petrick, Megan Schaefer, Grace Schmidtfranz, Makenna Wellman, Myah Smith (mgr.), Kasey Sauter (mgr.).
Wrestling
Head coach Brandon Marcis presented the following: Letters –– Matt Gebert, Wyatt Johnson, Blake Schilling, Thad Sigmund, Logan Kawa, Cory Lindahl, Jude Stark, Braxton Weissmiller, Owen Higgins, Parker Lissner, Gage Losiewicz, Nick Malchow, Tripp Reamer, Paxton Rothmeier, Evan Wilkins, Rylan Zoellick.
Certificates –– Kayden Dassow, Itsael Medina, Christian Mahner, Caleb Scoles, Collin Turonie, Kierstyn Halopka (mgr.), Nikki Poetzl (mgr.).
