Other Players of the Week
Drew Harris is a Co-MVP and Captain on the Lexington Cross Country team. He's earned All-Region honors three years running.
Camden (WLTX) - Melissa Kearse is the captain of the Camden volleyball team. She made All-State and All-Region last year as a junior and, for the past two years, she was named the team's Offensive Player of the Year.
Columbia (WLTX) - The 2008-2009 News19 Players of the Year were announced at a banquet Wednesday night in Columbia.
Logan Holler has earned All-Region honors in soccer and she is one of the A.C. Flora team captains. Logan is also a champion horse rider and she has signed with USC's nationally-ranked equestrian team.
(WLTX) - Irmo's Haley Hutchens is an All-State soccer player. She was the Player of the Year last year as a junior, but this past December she blew out her right knee.
(WLTX) - Aaron Markham plays third base for the Dreher baseball team - just one of about five different positions he has played for Coach Pete Guyton's Blue Devils.
(WLTX) - Megan Kunkle is the captain of the Lakewood soccer team. She was also captain of the Gators volleyball team. She has earned the Coach's Award and All-Region honors.
(WLTX) - Sarah Moseley is the starting pitcher on the Newberry softball team. She has earned All-Region honors two years running. Sarah was also a member of the Bulldogs' swim team and qualified for the state swim meet.
Shawanda Hanton and Erika Sumpter, both players for the Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School girls baskeball team, are co-News19 Players of the Week.
Camden (WLTX) Evrik Gary captained the Camden basketball team that captured the 3-A state championship. It was the Bulldogs' first title since 1958.
Josh Sullivan is a captain on the Sumter wrestling team. He's ranked third in state, number one in lower state, and he has been selected to compete in the North-South All-Star matches.
(WLTX) -- Morgan Stroman is a co-captain on the Lower Richland basketball team. She has helped lead the Diamond Hornets, coached by her mom, Debbie Stroman to three consecutive state championships.
(WLTX) -- David Hoppe is the captain of the Lexington basketball team and a National Honor Society member who ranks fourth in the senior class with a 5.02 GPA. David also represented his school at Palmetto Boy's State.
Ryan Norris is a captain on the Keenan basketball team. He made All-State and was named MVP and Region Player of the Year as a junior.
Colby Jones is a man for all seasons at Lugoff-Elgin High School. A standout on the Demons' football team in the fall, he now has his sights set on qualifying for state in wrestling this winter, and in the spring he looks forward to probably his favorite sport -- soccer.
Lexington (WLTX) - Jessika Blankenship is a four-year starrter on the White Knoll basketball team who has earned MVP and All-Region honors. A leader on and off the court, Jessika is in her third year as team captain for the Lady Timberwolves and she is also a West Point Leadership Award winner. She also attended Palmetto Girl's State.
(WLTX) - Amanda Malatek has been playing varsity tennis since she was in 7th grade. As an 8th-grader, she played number one singles and earned MVP honors. This fall she was captain of her Blythewood team and was named Region Player of the Year.
(WLTX) - Meagan Kirkley has been a varsity competitive cheerleader for four years and this year, she helped lead her Lugoff-Elgin team to the state finals for the first time in school history.
(WLTX) - William Craig has been a member of the Lexington swimming and track teams the past two years. He has earned All-Region honors in swimming and qualified for state meets in both sports.
