Medford Area Senior High award winners for 2021 spring season
Coaches of the Medford Raiders’ spring sports teams presented awards to student-athletes in the baseball, golf, girls soccer, softball, boys tennis and boys and girls track and field programs:
Baseball
Head coach Justin Hraby named Caleb Guden the Most Valuable Player, Blaine Seidl winner of the Best Defense award and Joe Gierl winner of the Raider Award. Nate Retterath and Logan Baumgartner were named the co-Most Improved Players, while Guden and Spike Alexander were named the co-Best Pitchers. Hraby also presented the following: Letters –– Spike Alexander, Nate Doriot, Desmon Firnstahl, Joe Gierl, Emett Grunwald, Nate Retterath, Blaine Seidl, Colby Elsner, Aiden Gardner, Caleb Guden, Steve Hraby, Brigham Kelley, Seth Mudgett, Logan Baumgartner, Tanner Hraby.
Numerals –– Parker Crass, Kale Klussendorf, Alex Dittrich, Jacob Eckert, Gavin Fuchs, Peyton Gilles, Tucker Kraemer, Ty Metz, Miles Searles, Max Dietzman, Braxton Weissmiller.
Certificates –– Cameron Bull, Dawson Butkus, Carson Carbaugh, Hank Crass, Alex Cypher, Ben Doriot, Colton Dassow, Logan Gubser, Austin Klinger, Nick Steliga, Cody Weiler, Jack Wojcik.
Golf
Head coach Dave Vaara presented the following:
Letters –– Jake Cipar, Isaac Dittrich, Colton Gowey, Sam Liske, Caleb Heckel, Lucas Liske, Connor Lingen, Riley Viergutz.
Numerals –– Brady Hupf, Nick Cipar, Connor Gowey, Brett Lundy, Ryan Neumann, Aidan Ball, Noah Machon, Isaac Schaefer, Owen Stockwell.
Girls soccer
Head coach Tanya Tessmann named Jasmine Wiitala the Most Valuable Player and Goal of the Season Award winner. Tessmann named Lydia Pernsteiner the Offensive Player of the Year, Sophia Brunner the Defensive Player of the Year and Kelsey Jascor the Surprise Player of the Year. JV award winners included Emma Wegerer and Maddie Eckert for Positive Attitude, Hailey Fisher and Alexis Szydel for Team Talker, Autumn Sherman and Taylor Tyznik for Most Improved and Lydia Way for Never Quits. Tessmann also presented the following: Letters –– Olivia Felix, Ellee Grunwald, Emma Wegerer, Jasmine Wiitala, Gabby Brunner, Caitlin Doyle, Emma Eckert, Kelsey Jascor, Autumn Krause, Lydia Pernsteiner, Kayla Szydel, Sophia Brunner, Nikki Poetzl, Sierra Tessmann, Sophia Yohnk.
Numerals –– Maddie Eckert, Hailey Fisher, Carmen Peterson, Lindsey Quante, Maddie Williams, Hannah Kapitz, Autumn Sherman, Meadow Beyer, Ximena Rivas Gonzalez, Alexis Szydel, Taylor Tyznik, Lydia Way, Jackie Williams.
Softball
Head coach Virgil Berndt named Martha Miller the Most Valuable Player and Allie Paulson the Most Improved Player. Laurissa Klapatauskas was named the Offensive Player of the Year, Allie Wesle was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Rachael Schreiber won the Raider Award. Berndt also presented the following: Letters –– Delani Clausnitzer, Rachael Schreiber, Allie Wesle, Katie Brehm, Emma Brost, Abbie Frey, Laurissa Klapatauskas, Katie Lybert, Rynn Ruesch, Makala Ulrich, Hope Faude, Delaney Hraby, Morgan Huegli, Martha Miller, Madisyn Pilgrim, Allie Paulson, Chloe Werner, Eryka Seidl.
Numerals –– Theresa Broeske, Madison Gruny, Cierra Harnois, Lily Bach, Tristan Devine, Finley Frombach, Jayda Jones, Masaeda Krug, Marcy Razink, Grace Sperl, Jada Surek, Afton Werner, Rachel Wesle, Paige Wilkins.
Certificates –– Anna Gierl, Brooke Wegerer, Tatum Ziembo.
Boys tennis
Head coach Jake Bucki named Logan Searles the Most Valuable Player and Ethan Swiantek the Most Improved Player. Bucki also presented the following: Letters –– Tahtankka Damm, Kevin Damm, Logan Searles, Ethan Swiantek, Brayden Machon, Colbe Bull, Quinton Tlusty, Saskatoon Damm, Dante Axon, Brayden Balciar, Adam Swedlund.
Numerals –– Ashton Wehe, Nathan Willman, Alex Wilson, Riley Nutting.
Boys track and field
Head coach Shawn Sullivan presented the following:
Letters –– Ty Baker, Carson Church, Tyler Kapitz, Colton Surek, Jackson Tlusty, Owen Wipf, Jake Seifert, Joe Sullivan, Lucas Borman, Cole Dassow, Vince Seidel, Logan Kawa, Cory Lindahl, Jude Stark.
Numerals –– Josh Clark, Adam Kowalski.
Girls track and field
Head coach Shawn Sullivan presented the following:
Letters –– Marissa Fronk, Karli Higgins, Alicia Kawa, Lacey Brandner, Sophie Brost, Alexis Fleegel, Jennifer Kahn, Alyssa Brandner, Bryn Fronk, Brooke Rudolph, Brenley Beran, Ella Daniels, Hannah Fleegel, Lindsey Klapatauskas, Jaylin Machon, Meredith Richter.
