Local Sports Briefs for June 18Five Lancers Earn Scholar-Athlete Status
WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s baseball team picked up five academic honors at the national level.
David Anderson, Jacob Hammel, Logan Swartzen-truber and Sid Elford were all named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the Lancers, and Hunter Ackerman was an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete.
To achieve NAIA Scholar-Athlete status, a student-athlete must post a GPA of at least 3.5 and have achieved upperclassman status.
Everett Leaves Squire Hoops Post For Valley Asst. Principal Job
AKRON – Jake Everett has left his position at Manchester Junior-Senior High School, including the high school girls basketball head coaching job, to accept an assistant principal position at Tippecanoe Valley.
The move became official at Monday night’s Valley school board meeting.
Everett had been the coach for the Lady
Squires for five seasons, with an improved record nearly every year. Manchester went from 8-15 in Everett’s first season (2014-15) to 17-8 last year, falling in the sectional title game to eventual state champion Oak Hill. The two wins in the sectional were the first postseason victories for Manchester since the 2012-13 season.
Everett’s record in his five years at Manchester was 57-60.
