SPORTS

March 16, 2010


Annual ORVC Winter Sports Awards Banquet is held at The Pines Restaurant

Gary Franklin
Sports Editor

The Pines Restaurant in Madison was once again selected to be the site for the Annual ORVC Winter Sports Awards Banquet by Milan HS Athletic Director, John Prifogle. The seven member schools of the Ohio River Valley Conference alternate hosting ORVC Awards Programs on a yearly basis.
The Milan High School staff will act as host for the upcoming 2010 Spring Sports Awards Banquet, before passing the task on to the next school in line to act as host for the 2010-2011 season.
The seven high school teams partnering in the ORVC include: the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles, the South Ripley Raiders, the Switzerland County Pacers, the Rising Sun Shiners, the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers, the Southwestern Hanover Rebels and this year's host, the Milan Indians.
Near the 6:30 p.m. scheduled time for the festive event to begin, Principal Richard Healy of Milan High School welcomed those in attendance and offered the blessing before the group departed to partake in the buffet meal, prior to the award presentations.
Following the meal, athletes, coaches and school sports staff along with principals, watched with pride as members of their sports programs were called to the front of the room to receive their earned winter sports awards.
By 8 p.m., the festivities had concluded and all were on the road headed homeward.
The All-ORVC Girls Basketball Team, as selected by a vote of the coaches, were each presented an individual medal and ribbon, as were the All-ORVC Boys Basketball Team.
Also presented were the Varsity Girls Basketball Coach of the Year Award, the Girls JV Basketball Coach of the Year Award, the Boys Varsity Basketball Coach of the Year Award, the Boys JV Basketball Coach of the Year Award, the Girl's and Boy's Mental Attitude Award, along with the School Winter All-Sports Award for Girls and Boys.
The Varsity Girl's "Coach of the Year" Award was presented to Coach Scott Smith of the Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles. The Lady Eagles completed a perfect 6-0 ORVC season, advancing to the Class 1A Regional, ending their season in the regional championship game as an Elite 8 team.
The JV Girls "Coach of the Year" Award was presented to Switzerland County Lady Pacer Coach Denny Bowling.
The Varsity Boys "Coach of the Year" Award was presented to Coach Travis Wrightsman of the South Ripley Raiders. In just his second year at the lead for the Raider basketball program, he led the Raider varsity to a 5-1 ORVC season.
The Raiders advanced to the Class 2A Regional, with their game results yet pending at the time of this article being written.
The JV Boys "Coach of the Year" Award was presented to South Ripley Lady Raider JV Coach Brad Samples. Samples led his Raider team to a perfect 6-0 ORVC season finish, capturing the Waldron JV Invitational Tourney Championship Title in the process.
This was Samples first year as the JV Coach, having led the SR Raider freshman boys team prior to this season.
Named "Co-Girls Mental Attitude Award Winner" were Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagle senior Alissa Stolze and Switzerland County Lady Pacer senior Carrie Truax.
Selected as the "Boys Mental Attitude Award Winner" was Southwestern Hanover Rebel senior, Tanner Mahoney.
The 2010 All-Sports Award Point totals after Winter Sports stands at:
Girls: Boys:
JCD 36 SR 40
SR 32 Shawe 31
SC 26 SC 27
RS 20 SwH 25
SwH 20 JCD 20
Milan 16 RS 18
Shawe 6 Milan 7

GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO Pictured front from left are the 2009-2010 Boys All-ORVC Basketball Team as selected by coaches vote: Austin Ames (Southwestern Hanover Rebel), Trevor Arnett (Jac-Cen-Del Eagle), Brennan Bragg (Switzerland County Pacer), Thadaus Fleming (South Ripley Raider), Chase Grider (South Ripley Raider) and Michael Kring (Shawe Hilltopper). Standing: Tanner Mahoney (Southwestern Han. Rebel), Nico Mingione (Shawe Hilltopper), Hunter Means (Southwestern Han. Rebel), Andrew Pulliam (Rising Sun Shiner), Brandon Scroggins, (Shawe Hilltopper), Travis Tackett (Switzerland County Pacer), Varsity Boys "Coach of the Year" Travis Wrightsman (South Ripley Raiders) and JV Boys "Coach of the Year" Brad Samples (South Ripley Raiders).

 

GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO Pictured front from left are the 2009-2010 Girls All-ORVC Basketball Team as selected by coaches vote: Maggie Armstrong (Switzerland County Lady Pacer), Katie Duncan (Rising Sun Lady Shiner), Jessica Foster (South Ripley Lady Raider), Alyssa Hammond (Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagle), Hannah Hardy (Southwestern Han. Lady Rebel) and Kelly Kincaid (Switzerland County Lady Pacer). Standing: Kasey King (South Ripley Lady Raider), Brittany Lewis (Milan Lady Indian), Katie McKinley (Southwestern Han. Lady Rebel), Rachel Muessel (Shawe Lady Hilltopper), Kristen Perry (Switzerland County Lady Pacer), Hana Roberts (Shawe Lady Hilltopper), Becca Wagner (Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagle), Samantha White (Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagle) and Co-Mental Attitude Award Winners Alissa Stolze (Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagle) and Carrie Truax (Switzerland County Lady Pacer).