Coaches presented awards to Blackhawk athletes for the fall sports at a ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the cafeteria at Pea Ridge High School.
Awards include:
Volleyball
Scholar Athletes:
^Reese Greene
^Riley Heston
^Anika Holliday
^Halley Laster
^Madison McGuire
^Cassidy Mooneyhan
^Cassy Porter
^Kailyn Shackelford
^Maria Socha
^Leala Sorrell
(Team Average: 3.83; 10 players with GPAs 4.0 or better)
Team Accomplishments:
• Program Record (Most wins in a season 19)
• Finished the season 19-10
• Earned a berth to state for third time in school history.
Individual Accomplishments:
• Alma All Tournament Team -- Maria Socha
• Lamar All Tournament Team -- Josey Goldberg and Kynley Burton
• All Conference:
^Madison McGuire
^Maria Socha
^Kynley Burton
^Josey Goldberg
• All State:
^Josey Goldberg
^Kynley Burton
• All State Tournament Team:
^Josey Goldberg
Team Awards:
• Newcomer of the Year -- Cassidy Mooneyhan, played three different positions for us; utility player; great attitude; great team kid
• Ace Award -- Madison McGuire, 83 aces, 85 percent serving percentage
• Blackhawk Award -- Gabby Adams, energy bug; injured and she carried our team from the bench; came in and did whatever was needed to win
• Blackhawk Award -- Maria Socha, steady; not a glory player; does what needs to be done; leader on and off the court
• Defensive Player of the Year -- Bridget Willis, 218 digs; does whatever she can to get to each ball
• Offensive Player of the Year -- Kynley Burton, 177 kills, highest H percentage on our team at .175; 24 blocks
• MVP -- Josey Goldberg, freshmen; grown tremendously in her leadership and team mentality; 274 kills, highest percentage; .13187 aces; 86.6 percent; 16 blocks; 272 digs
Sports on 01/31/2018