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Athlete of the Week

At the end of each week during the high school sports season, Q92 will select the Central Monogramming Athlete of the Week. Below is a listing of recipients for the 2008-09 season. Congratulations to all our area athletes.

Previous Winners:

Week 3

Name: Skyler Tate
Sport: Baseball
School: Bucyrus
Grade: Junior
Position: RHP
Jersey Number: 20
Why should this student win?: Skyler Tate is having a banner season for BHS baseball as he leads the team in batting average (.480) and homeruns (3). He also picked up two wins on the mound this week (vs. Lucas and Mohawk) to raise his overall record to (3-1). The Redmen are currently (13-2, 4-1 NCC).

Week 2

Name: Ashby Welsh
Sport: Track
School: Col Crawford
Grade: Junior
Position: Sprinter
Jersey Number: 454
Why should this student win?: Melissa had a great week to start the 2010 softball season. In five games Melissa helped her team to a 4-1 record by going 12 of 16(.750 batting average)at the plate. Melissa hit 4 homers for the week (1 was a grand slam)and had 15 RBI's. Melissa also had 11 runs scored, 4 doubles and 2 triples.

Week 1

Name: Nathaniel Sherman
Sport: Track
School: Col. Crawford
Grade: Senior
Position: Sprinter
Why should this student win?: Had a 6th place finish at Mehock Relays in 100m Dash. Part of the 4x100 relay that finished 4th at Mehock and also on the 4x200 relay that broke school record at mehock as well.

Athlete of the Week: Week 9

Athlete: Caitlyn Horning
Sport: Basketball
Grade: Senior
School: Col. Crawford
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Guard
Why Should Caitlyn Win?: Caitlyn scored 10 pts in sectional win over Mansfield Christian. She is always hustling and playing hard defense. A team leader whether on the court or bench. She also carries a 3.7 grade point avg.

Athlete of the Week: Week 8

Athlete: Chris Hatcher
Sport: Basketball
Grade: Senior
School: Galion
Jersey Number: 25
Position: Guard
Why Should Chris Win?: He is very athletic. He is a team leader. He not only does super on the basketball court , he also balance his grades by being on the honor roll. He is all around a spectacular athlete and student.

Athlete of the Week: Week 7

Athlete: Melissa Hoffbauer
Sport: Basketball
Grade: Senior
School: Buckeye Central
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Forward
Why Should Melissa Win?: Melissa scored 31 points in a tough 71-67 win over state-ranked Wynford. She also scored 30 points in a 55-39 win over Tiffin Calvert earlier in the week.

Athlete of the Week: Week 6

Athlete: Natalie Huggins
Sport: Basketball
Grade: Senior
School: Col. Crawford
Jersey Number: 15
Position: Guard
Why Should Natalie Win?: Natalie made the last four points including the winning shot with 2.6 seconds left in the game for the Lady Eagels in their win against state ranked Lady Royals giving the Royals their only defeat of the year so far.

Athlete of the Week: Week 5

Athlete: Sarah Motter
Sport: Swimming
Grade: Senior
School: Bucyrus
Jersey Number: 14
Position: Guard
Why Should Sarah Win?: She came back from an illness and got a first place in the backstroke.

Athlete of the Week: Week 4

Athlete: KaiLee Schiefer
Sport: Basketball
Grade: Senior
School: Wynford
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Forward
Why Should KaiLee Win?: In two games this past week, KaiLee's aggressive defense and strong rebounding helped pace the Lady Royals to two victories. KaiLee, a Senior and Captain, had a combined 19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals, and 3 assists.

Athlete of the Week: Week 3

Athlete: Ashley Green
Sport: Basketball
Grade: Senior
School: Buckeye Central
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Forward
Why Should Ashley Win?: Ashley scored 23 points in the Buckettes only game last week.

Athlete of the Week: Week 2

Athlete: Elliott Kreim
Sport: Basketball
Grade: Senior
School: Buckeye Central
Jersey Number: 13
Position: Guard
Why Should Elliott Win?: In two games last week, Elliott scored 35 points

Athlete of the Week: Week 1

Name: Melissa Hoffbauer
School:Buckeye Central
Grade: Senior
Sport: Basketball
Position: Forward
Jersey Number: 11
Why Should Melissa Win: This week against one of the top division 4 schools in the area (Plymouth), Melissa recorded her second double, double in as many games (30 points and 13 rebounds). She followed that game up with a 15 points, and 6 rebounds performance against Lucas (where she played less then 14 minutes).

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