MENTONE - Tippecanoe Valley held its annual awards banquet recently to hand out fall sports awards. Football, volleyball, tennis, golf and cross country athletes were presented with awards for their seasons.
Football
Defense
Most Valuable Linebacker - James Dawson
Most Valuable Lineman (Ends and tackles) - Tim Flora, Micah Lukens
Most Valuable Defensive Back - Matt Baker
Offense
Most Valuable Receiver - Eric Prater
Most Valuable Lineman - Micah Lukens
Most Valuable Back - Jason Parker
Other
Specialist - Joey Manns
Most Valuable Player - Matt Baker
Scott Teel Mental Attitude - Orville Haney
Ironman - Rustin Birge, Adam Smith
Captains - Matt Baker, Orville Haney, James Dawson, Jason Parker
Volleyball
Best Serve Percentage - Andria Parker
Most Improved Player - Jennifer Studebaker
Most Assists - Rhonda Doud
Blocking Award - Brandy Manns
Kill Efficiency - Andria Parker
Best Dig Percentage - Brooke Fisher
Highest Passing Percentage - Andria Parker
Ace Award - Rhonda Doud
Mental Attitude - Brandi Fisher
Most Valuable Players - Rhonda Doud, Andria Parker
Captain Stars - Rhonda Doud, Brandi Fisher
Outstanding Scholars
High Honors - Brooke Fisher, Jennifer Studebaker, Kyleigh Gast, Crystal Kirk, Kristi Rudd, Kris Sanders, Jenifer Stutzman, Amber Utter, Lynette Wilcox
Honors - Brandi Fisher, Andria Parker, Kalyn Smith, Amanda Barr, Beth Petrosky, Carissa Parker, Vicki Steen, Inga Vandermark, Jessica Fox, Megan McFadden, Angela Weller
Boys Tennis
Captains - Eric Love, Aaron Martin, JayDee Parker
Best Record - Eric Love (17-2)
No. 1 Singles - Eric Love
Most Improved Varsity - Drew Shafer
Most Improved Junior Varsity - Andy Martin
Hustle - Brian Love
Girls Golf
Medalist - Brenda Rose
Best Putter - Brenda Rose
Most Improved - Erica Pontious
Captains - Brenda Rose, Erica Pontious, Wendy Tilden
Mental Attitude - Wendy Tilden
Cross Country
Most Valuable - Jenny Day (Girls), Kevin Hileman (Boys)
Most Improved - Tamar Strohschein (Girls), Ian Fawley (Boys)
Captains - Jenny Day, Kelly Kamp