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By Jon Smythe
Athletic Director {H It was a week for recognition of the Panthers from the Winter teams and the continuation of spring training for those members of the spring sports. It was a chilly and windy week as outdoor practices crowded the immediate fegh school area and spilled over into Amissville with the School’s ball teams.
tj * Winter athletic ; awards presented
• All 112 winter i student/athletes were recognized Thursday, March 8 at the first annual winter -Sports awards ceremony. Despite the attempt by the -Athletic Director to reduce -tpe length of time of the School’s awards ceremonies, -$y spreading them out with a 'fell, winter and spring banquet, the occasion lasted {-Over two hours. JTr-J It’s difficult to reduce the length of these activities {with all the young people {{that deserve congratulations Sand recognition. Mr. Paul 1-Gall, Chairman of the •{Rappahannock County ** {School Sports Association {-(RCSSA), started the cere{{mony off with a great story of -gports in his day, reflecting £on the impact that these {events can have on a small {-Community. p- He broke out his old high School letter jacket to make {-the point on how this stuff {{really stays with you all your • Jife. Then the program took I off with the coaches of each J-winter team introducing {their players and presenting their awards.
Coaches Gary Settle and jMike Leake told the story of their Junior Panther Boys’ {Basketball team and the {road they traveled this year. . The following boys received recognition as members of {the 2000-2001 Junior
r anthers:
Ben Hahn, Timmy •Clanagan, Will Miller, Ethan {Berry, Jacob Dodson, Monte Christian, Jason Jenkins
Manager, Dustin White, Will Norman, Megan {Payne, David Miller, Alex Sharp, Marc Deal and Eric {Phillips.
Two players received ’individual recognition at the ' ceremony. Monte Christian j{ was awarded the Most Valuable Player Award and f Ethan Berry earned the t Coaches Award for their efforts this season, ft. The basketball coaching J jstaff, led by Head Coach ; Mike Dayton, followed the • {Junior Panthers with the ■ .‘recognition of the High {School's Boys’ Basketball pteams. Members of the ijJunior Varsity team were
| {introduced and given certifij ‘cates of participation by the * {Junior Varsity Head Coach, j {Mike Atkins. { Assistant Head Varsity f{Coach, Ricky Shaw assisted ! ;in the presentation of {.♦awards to the varsity athletes. Receiving certificates Pas members of the Junior ; ^Varsity were: John Letsen, • {Tony Starks, David Letsen, Ppregg Jackson, Chris Starks, ♦Noah Starks, Nathan Welch, {Andrew Gordon, Zach
ridgeman, Brendon Powell,
an Brown and Darryl
ropp.
Individual Junior Varsity
onors went to Gregg {♦{Jackson as the teams Most
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