GALLERY: 2017-18 News-Sentinel.com Prep Athletes of the Year
- Football Player of the Year, Jiya Wright of Homestead
- Boys Tennis Player of the Year, David Heiney of Homestead
- Girls Soccer Player of the Year, Hannah Tillett of Huntington North
- Co-Boys Soccer Players of the Year, Keegan McArdle and Ben Kunce of Canterbury
- Volleyball Player of the Year, Anna Burkhardt of Bishop Dwenger
- Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Connor Goetz of Carroll
- Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Tyler Schwartz of DeKalb
- Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Jalan Mull of Blackhawk Christian
- Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Leigha Brown of DeKalb
- Girls Swimmer of the Year, Mallory Jackson of Carroll
- Co-Boys Swimmers of the Year, Tristan Dewitt and Noah Yarian of Carroll
- Wrestler of the Year, Jaxson Savieo of New Haven
- Gymnast of the Year, Sophia Wright-Turflinger of Bishop Dwenger
- Girls Tennis Player of the Year, Sydney Jackson of Carroll
- Softball Player of the Year, Ashley Miller of Leo
- Baseball Player of the Year, Hayden Jones of Carroll
- Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Justin Becker of Carroll
- Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Addie Wanner of South Adams
- Boys Golfer of the Year, Logan Ryan of Bishop Dwenger
As a new school season begins and with it, a new season of high school athletics, we take a look back at the 22 athletes that were named as the Player of the Year in their sport during the 2017-2018 school year. Not pictured is our Girls Golfer of the Year, Sarah Frazier of Bishop Dwenger.
Take a look back at our stories featuring these athletes below:
Football
Homestead QB Jiya Wright named News-Sentinel Football Player of the Year
Boys Tennis
Homestead’s David Heiney is the 2017 News-Sentinel high school Boys Tennis Player of the Year
Volleyball
Bishop Dwenger’s Anna Burkhardt named News-Sentinel Volleyball Player of the Year
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Huntington North’s Hannah Tillett named News-Sentinel 2017 Girls Soccer Player of Year
Girls Golf
Bishop Dwenger’s Sarah Frazier is the 2017 News-Sentinel high school Girls Golfer of the Year
Boys Cross Country
Carroll’s Connor Goetz named News-Sentinel Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year
Girls Cross Country
DeKalb’s Tyler Schwartz named News-Sentinel Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year
Boys Basketball
Blackhawk Christian’s Jalan Mull named 2017-18 News-Sentinel.com Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Girls Basketball
DeKalb’s Leigha Brown named 2017-18 News-Sentinel.com Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Wrestling
New Haven’s Jaxson Savieo named 2017-18 News-Sentinel.com Wrestler of the Year
Boys Swimming
2018 News-Sentinel.com Boys Swimmers of the Year: Noah Yarian and Tristan DeWitt
Girls Swimming
2018 News-Sentinel.com Girls Swimmer of the Year: Mallory Jackson of Carroll High School
Gymnastics
Bishop Dwenger’s Sophia Wright-Turflinger named News-Sentinel.com Gymnast of the Year
Girls Tennis
Carroll High School’s Sydney Jackson named News-Sentinel.com 2018 Tennis Player of the Year
Boys Golf
Bishop Dwenger golfer Logan Ryan named 2018 News-Sentinel Boys Golfer of the Year
Boys Track & Field
Carroll’s Justin Becker named 2018 News-Sentinel.com Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Girls Track & Field
South Adams’ Addie Wanner named 2018 News-Sentinel.com Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Softball
Leo High School’s Ashley Miller named 2018 News-Sentinel Softball Player of Year
Baseball
Carroll High School’s Hayden Jones named 2018 News-Sentinel Baseball Player of the Year