Student-Athletes Recognized at Sports Banquet
By: Paige Kurpgeweit, a freshman at Leigh High School
On Thursday May 5, the annual Patriots sports banquet was held in the Leigh High School gym. It was catered by Norma’s Kitchen.
Coaches gave a recap of their seasons and recognized players in all sports for various awards and post-season honors earned.
Scholarship recipients for the Patriot Booster Club Scholarship and Patriot Youth Advisory Council Scholarship were also announced.
Kanyon Held and Makenna Held of Leigh and Noah Holoubek and Melissa Bunner of Clarkson won the Patriot Booster Club Scholarships.
Kanyon Held, Makenna Held, and Kennedy Settje of Leigh and Mitch Beeson and Jared Novotny of Clarkson won the Patriot Youth Advisory Council Scholarships.
The following letter winners were also announced throughout the evening:
Softball: sophomore Cassandra Rayback; juniors Nessa Krupka, Sydney Reeves, Sophia Dvorak; Seniors Abbey Pieper, Faith Indra, Kennady Schmidt, Jaedyn Ratzlaf, Lilly Praest, and Sasha Perrin.
Girls’ Track: freshmen Izzy Hollatz, Baylee Settje, Brynn Settje, Cadence Indra; sophomores Tanyn Larson, Gracie Eisenmann, Cassandra Rayback, Chloe Hanel, Kylee Compton, Sage Fernau; juniors Alyssa Gurnsey, Korbee Wendt; seniors Kennedy Settje and Faith Indra.
Boys’ Track: freshmen Korbin Lemburg, Caleb Christensen, Nile Jones; sophomores Jack Brabec, Dylan Higby, Trey Steffensmeier, Joey Steffensmeier, Isaac Baumert, Samuael Pocasangre, Garret Stodola; juniors Kyle Holmberg, Drew Beeson, Mason Whitmore; seniors Carter Hanel, Eli Hays, and Mitch Beeson.
Football: freshmen Korbin Lemburg, Jacob Koehn; sophomores Samuel Pocasangre, Andrew Rivera, Nathan Bahns, Christian Hamernik, James Grotelueschen, Jordan Noonan, Connor Jurgensen, Garret Stodola, Trey Steffensmeier, Dylan Higby, Joey Steffensmeier, Jaden Stoklasa, Isaac Baumert, Ryan Brichacek; juniors Kyle Holmberg, Jackson Koehn, Drew Beeson, Jase Indra, Kyle Kasik, Mason Whitmore; seniors Mitchel Beeson, Dillan Mapel, Cooper Vance, Bryce Jurgensen, Carter Hanel, Eli Hays, and Kanyon Held.
Wrestling: freshman Jacob Koehn; sophomores Morgan Bunner, Jaden Stoklasa, James Grotelueshen, Isaac Baumert; junior Jackson Koehn; seniors Cooper Vance, Dillan Mapel, and Bryce Jurgensen.
Volleyball: freshmen Izabel Hollatz, Brynn Settje; sophomores Chloe Hanel, Tanyn Larson, Gracelyn Eisenmann; junior Korbee Wendt; seniors Makenna Held, Kennedy Settje, Bailie Graybill, Melissa Bunner, Natalie Brabec.
Boys’ Basketball: juniors Drew Beeson, Kyle Kasik, Mason Whitmore; seniors Jared Novotny, Eli Hays, Jacob Eisenmann, Zane Williams, Isaac Rodenburg, Kanyon Held, Carter Hanel, Logan Schroeder, Mitch Beeson, and Gavin Novotny.
Girls’ Basketball: freshman Brynn Settje; sophomore Chloe Hanel; juniors Jessica Hoffman, Korbee Wendt; seniors Makenna Held, Kennedy Settje, Faith Indra, and Bailie Graybill.
Girls’ Golf: freshman Rosie Guillen; juniors Hazel Mundt, Ashly Guillen; senior Cortlynn Cadwallader.
Captions:
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Patriot Youth Advisory Council Scholarship Winners (L to R): Kennedy Settje, Makenna Held, Kanyon Held, Mitchel Beeson, Jared Novotny
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Patriot Booster Club Scholarship Winners (L to R): Noah Holoubek, Melissa Bunner, Makenna Held, Kanyon Held