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5-12-10 — Wayne County recently honored its athletes as part of the Cardsby
Awards. The purpose of this the Cardsby Awards is to showcase all student
athletes and their talents.
It is modeled about the ESPY awards from ESPN Sports and from UK's
CATSBYS. This is an opportunity to see all of the WCHS athletes at one time
and recognize their achievements as a school.
Rookie of the Year‹Rookie of the Year awards are given to freshmen
athletes who have exemplified excellence in their given sport.
Female Rookie of the Year
Jessica Hardin (basketball)‹In her short career Jessica has hit a game
winning shot to win the 48th District Title and is second all-time in
single game scoring with 33 points in a single season. Jessica started every
game in the 2009-2010 season averaging 15 points and 5 rebounds per game
while carrying a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She is well respected among her
teammates and coaches.
Male Rookie of the Year
Dagan Shelton (basketball, football, baseball)‹No freshman has had the
impact on the boys' sports teams as Dagan. He became a starter on three
teams‹basketball, football and baseball‹and was instrumental in the success
of all three.
Play of the Year‹This category of awards is to represent a specific play
which was a game changer, a winning shot, run, etc. or an individual record
setting achievement.
Female Play of the Year (tie)
Jesslen Upchurch (softball)‹The game against Clinton County was in extra
innings, in the bottom of the eight with two outs. Jesslen was at bat with a
pitch count of 2 strikes and 2 balls; she hits the ball off the top of the
left field fence to score the winning run from second base. In extra innings
in softball your last out from the inning before becomes your base runner on
second base.
Sharline Bertram (volleyball)‹Sharlene had winning serves to bring
volleyball the win on senior night against Danville.
Male Play of the Year
Shawn Dishman (cheerleading)‹Shawn is an awesome athlete. Shawn
possesses every skill necessary to excel in cheerleading and football as
well. Shawn is willing to work outside of practice to better himself and in
return better his team.
FCA Award‹This award goes to an individual athlete who set an example
for their teammates and others with his or her Christian attitude and
values.
Diamond Dick (soccer and tennis)‹Diamond was the team captain and
on-field spokesperson for the Wayne County soccer team. She led vocally and
by example, and was the first to suggest that we needed to incorporate
prayer into our practices and pre-game warm up. Diamond is a member and
officer of the FCA, is deeply involved in her church and even went on a
mission trip to Guatemala. Her spiritual leadership combined with all other
leadership qualities makes her a perfect person for this award.
Spirit Award‹Spirit is a necessary element in any sporting event. This
person was selected for her continual support of WCHS sports by her
attendance and encouragement at sporting events.
Leah Phipps‹Leah was at every sporting event that she could possibly
attend. She was the videographer for the girls' basketball team and a true
fan. She was also the manager for volleyball as she encouraged the girls and
the team as a whole. Leah tried to find a way to be at all the games
possible and truly does love all WCHS sports and loved to see her team win.
Community Service Award‹This award goes to the athlete who also does
exemplary work in helping others in the community by volunteering their time
and energy to make life better for others and our community as a whole.
Emily Eicher (volleyball and cross country)‹Emily has a "truck load" of
community service. She has been a bell ringer for the Salvation Army, worked
with PRIDE litter collection (through JROTC, church, Roger's Scholar program
and Beta club) collected Cans for Camp (4-H), volunteered at the county fair
(Kiwanis Club), been a 4-H Teen leader at camp, been a mentor (Project FACE
Mentor Program), participated in making Christmas boxes (Operation Christmas
Child), helped with the community Thanksgiving Dinner (JROTC and FCA), and
been involved with numerous community programs through YEN (Youth
Empowerment Network), 4-H, BETA and JROTC.
Comeback Award‹This athlete, as the name implies, has encountered injury
or adversity and has fought their way back to be an active member of their
team. This type of athlete has gone the extra mile‹not only physically and
mentally giving of themselves, but going beyond to battle through their
adversity to come back and help their team.
Dagan Shelton (football, baseball and basketball)‹Dagan was injured in
both football and basketball, but came back to finish season in both sports.
Coach of the Year
Tony McCracken‹Based on the fact that soccer is a sport that has never
been played at Wayne County, winning 5 games in the first season is very
successful for a new program. It was quite an accomplishment to do all of
that with a group of girls playing, many of whom had never played any
sport.
Next Steps‹The awards for these students will come in their next step,
which is playing on the college level in their sport.
DJ Hall has a scholarship to play football at Lindsey Wilson College.
Tenacity Awards‹The Tenacity Awards are a new award this year. These
athletes are versatile athletes who participate in more than one sport.
The Tenacity Awards for athletes who participate in three sports are:
€ Malcolm Gehring‹baseball, basketball and football
€ Dagan Shelton‹football, basketball and baseball
€ Kyle Hopper‹baseball, football and basketball
€ Ryan Hopper‹baseball, football and basketball
Two sports:
€ Travis Bell‹baseball and basketball
€ Austin Shearer‹football and basketball
€ Shawn O. Dishman‹football and cheerleading
€ Alex Petrenko‹golf and tennis
€ Dillon Staples‹golf and tennis
€ Dustin Dodd‹football and cheerleading
€ Konager Parris‹football and cheerleading
€ Tyler Pace‹football and wrestling
€ Lina Mouritsen‹soccer and tennis
€ Molly Vinsant‹soccer and tennis
€ Jesslen Upchurch‹volleyball and softball
€ Alvik Ibisate‹cross country and tennis
€ Austin Kirksey‹tennis and golf
€ Steven Hall-baseball and golf
€ Hallie Gillespie-basketball and soccer
€ Diamond Dick‹soccer and tennis
€ Monica Muse‹tennis and volleyball
€ Pedro Ruiz‹football and cheerleading
€ Ryan Cravens‹baseball and basketball
€ Makayla Campbell‹tennis and volleyball
€ Taylor Cravens‹soccer and tennis
€ Annika Hopfner‹soccer and tennis
€ Judy Lim‹soccer and tennis
€ Milica Ugrenovic‹tennis and soccer
€ Sierra Swift‹soccer and softball
€ Nicole Davis‹volleyball and tennis
€ Jesse Lowe‹football and tennis
€ Emily Eicher‹volleyball and cross country
€ Carlotte Jauegui-dance and tennis
€ Brandon Roysdon-cross country and tennis
€ Whitney Spencer-volleyball and tennis
Academic Awards
Best Academic Team‹Girls Basketball
Outside the auditorium, on the wall, there are plaques for each team and
each year if the team has a 3.0 GPA or better they have a plate added to
their Principal's Academic Award plaque. Ms. Shearer is very pleased to
announce that this year, all 14 of the sports teams at WCHS earned that
honor. When you hear the term student-athlete, the word student is first and
WCHS obviously has students who excel in both areas.
Male and Female Scholar Athlete of the Year‹This is a tough category as
26 of these athletes have a 4.0 which is straight A's. However, we have some
students who take Advanced Placement classes which earns bonus academic
points and allows for better than a 4.0 GPA. This year's winners are:
Male Scholar Athlete of the Year (three way tie)‹Kyle Hopper, Ryan
Hopper and Blake Adams all have a 4.05 GPA.
Female Scholar Athlete of the Year is Emily Eicher who has a 4.1 GPA.
The next group of awards is voted on by their peers.
Heart Award‹This award is who their teammates believe to be the heart of
their team.
€ Baseball- Tyler Joe Dishman
€ Boys Basketball-Jesse Gregory
€ Girls Basketball‹Samantha J. Sexton
€ Cheerleading-Konager Parris
€ Cross Country- Alvik Ibisate
€ Dance-Chelsy Lemaster
€ Football-Zackarie Stephenson
€ Golf-Alex Petrenko
€ Soccer-Diamond Dick
€ Softball-Samantha G. Sexton
€ Tennis-Matthew Neal
€ Volleyball-Emily Eicher
€ Wrestling-Lucas Troxell
The People's Choice Male and Female Athlete are the athletes' choice as
the best athlete at Wayne County High School.
Peoples' Choice Male Athlete-Emily Eicher
Peoples' Choice Female Athlete-Gavin Dunagan
The final awards for the night are culminating awards which reflect
athletic performance for the year and for their athletic careers.
Female and Male Athlete of the Year‹This award recognizes students who
represent what an athlete truly is‹hard working, dedicated, school spirited
and is exemplary at their sport.
Female Athlete of the Year: Casi Clark (tennis) Casi won 1st place in
the Berea Invitational Tournament. Casi is undefeated this year and is one
of the best singles players in the region and very competitive.
Male Athlete of the Year‹Gavin Dunagan (boys' basketball) was named
all-district, all-region and was top vote getter for the 12th Region Junior
All-Star team. He had an outstanding season averaging a double-double (first
since David Phillips in 1996) with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Gavin became
the school's all-time leading rebounder with 1193, passing Noah Rice (1133).
He is currently the school's second leading scorer with 2,175 points, behind
Jack Upchurch (2,441).
Miss and Mr. Cardinal‹This award will be for a male and female student
who is an exemplary student athlete. This includes the student's athletic
ability, their academic ability, their citizenship and involvement in the
school as a whole.
Miss Cardinal‹Emily Eicher In her career at WCHS Emily has run cross
country, played volleyball and tennis. She is very competitive in every
sporting event, is noted for her sportsmanship and her team spirit. She is
an impressive representative of WCHS.
Mr. Cardinal ‹Tyler Pace (wrestling) won the 285 lb. weight class in
wrestling this season to become Wayne County's ninth state champion. He
finished the season with a perfect record of 35-0. He was a three time state
medal winner with an overall record of 172 wins and 43 losses. Tyler was
also a three year starter for the football team. Tyler is also an impressive
supporter of other athletes as he attends other events and supports his
school in every way. He is definitely a perfect example of Mr. Cardinal.