Effingham Junior High Athletic Award Winners

Effingham Junior High Athletic Awards Night was held at the junior high school May 9.

Softball awards went to:

Most Improved -- Seventh-Grade, Rylee Rothrock; Eighth-Grade, Bella Kronewitter

Mustang Spirit Award -- Seventh-Grade, Grace Bushur; Eighth-Grade, Taylor Armstrong

Miss Hustle Award -- Seventh-Grade, Sawyer Althoff; Eighth-Grade, Krysta Dasenbrock

Pitching Award -- Jadi Davis

Defense Award -- Emma Hardiek

Offense Award -- MacKenzie Wittenberg and Jadi Davis

Baseball awards went to:

Leading Hitter -- Jackson Lee

Most Improved -- Matthew Loy

Most Wins -- Nathan Thompson

Mr. Mustang -- Parker Wolfe

Scholastic -- Joe Matteson

Top Seventh-Grader -- Joe Matteson

ERA -- Jackson Lee

Girls basketball awards went to:

Seventh-Grade

Offense -- Grace Bushur

Defense -- Meredith Schafer

Rebounding -- Kennedy Sowell

Most Improved -- Lexi Chrappa

Mustang Attitude -- Camryn Duncan

Hustle -- Sawyer Althoff and Camryn Duncan

Eighth-Grade

Hustle Award -- Riley Arend

Mustang Attitude -- Madison Lohman

Most Improved -- Cassie Robson

Defense Award -- Riley Arend

Offense Award -- Hayley Diveley

Rebound Award -- Taylor Armstrong

Boys basketball awards went to:

Seventh-Grade

Defensive Award -- Dalton Fox

Offensive Award -- Joe Matteson and Brayden Pals

Most Improved Award -- Max Nelson

Hustle Award -- Dalton Fox

Coaches Award -- Keegan Baker and Brandon Christianson

Academic Award --  Joe Matteson

Eighth-Grade

Leading Rebounder -- Tristin Duncan

Most Improved -- Jacob Briggerman and Max Woelfer

Scholastic -- Chase Woomer

Leading Scorer -- Parker Wolfe

Mr. Grit -- Max Woelfer

Mr. Hustle -- Jakob Logan

Attitude and Sportsmanship -- Jack Blickem

Cheering awards went to:

Most Improved -- Seventh-Grade, Lilly Flowers; Eighth-Grade, Isabella Kronewitter and Emmi Albert

Best teammate -- Savannah Morrissey

Most Spirited -- Elizabeth Meinhart

Most Dedicated -- Mycha Donaldson

Best Attitude -- Alexa Evans

Volleyball awards went to:

Seventh-Grade

Serving Percentage -- Rylee Rothrock

Aces -- Lexi Chrappa

Hitting -- Lexi Chrappa

Hustle -- Megan Ballman

Blocking -- Kennedy Sowell

Scholastic -- Britney  Walls

Setting -- Grace Bushur and Mattie Angel

Eighth-Grade

Most Kills -- Taylor Armstrong

Most Assists -- Hayley Dively

Most Aces -- Hayley Dively

Most Digs -- Morgan Hagler

Most Blocks -- Taylor Armstrong

Girls track awards went to:

Seventh-Grade

MVP -- Grace Bushur

Most Improved -- Courtney Beck

Miss Track -- Paige Kalber

Miss Field -- Camryn Duncan

Eighth-Grade

MVP -- McKenzie Wittenberg

Most Improved -- Kiley Weaver

Miss Track -- Gracie Hibbits

Miss Field -- Emma Hardiek

Boys track awards went to:

Sixth/Seventh Grade

Mr. Track -- Keegan Baker

Sportsmanhsip -- Braden Pals

Most Improved -- Jarret Swan

MVP -- Dalton Fox

Mr. Field -- Edgar Castillo

Eighth-Grade

Mr. Field -- Tristan Elkin

MVP -- Austin Herboth

Most Improved -- Chase Mathis

Mr. Track --Tristan Duncan

Sportsmanship -- Trevor Donsbach

Three-Sport Award Winners -- Jackson Lee, Christian Radditz, Nate Thompson, Chase Woomer, Dalton Fox, Braydon Pals, Jett Volpi

Four-Sport Award Winners -- Sawyer Althoff, Grace Bushur, Krista Phillips