Meet Kari Read Highschool Athlete of the Year

KARI READ

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

By Nancy Popovich

The Belleville Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the 2020 Belleville McDonalds Restaurants Female High School Athlete of the Year.

The winner is Kari Read from Centennial Secondary School.

Julie Foley, a Teacher and Coach at Centennial nominated Kari to celebrate her accomplishments at Centennial. “She has been a major part of our athletic program since she came to us in grade 9. She has excelled in both her performance and in her leadership.” Julie also states that, “Kari leads by example and is a pleasure to coach”.

Kari is currently completing her studies at CSS. As an athlete Kari dominated all sports that she participated in at CSS. Her resume includes; Grade 9 Athlete of the Year Award, Junior (grade 10) athlete of the year award, grade 11 athlete of the year and this past year she was awarded the Senior Athlete of the Year.

Over the course of her high school career, she won numerous MVP awards. Kari was involved in a wide variety of sports including, rugby, volleyball, track and field, badminton, and soccer. She was also an enthusiastic participant in school and community activities such as Grade 8 orientation, Relay for Life, and Charger Hoops Basketball.

There is currently a display in the Belleville Sports Hall of Fame honouring Kari as the winner of this award.

Kari is featured on our cover

Other nominees for this award were:

Hannah Lockwood, Bayside Secondary School Janelle Lammers, Quinte Christian High School Peyton Barnabi, Eastside Secondary School Lily Beauregard, Sir James Whitney Melina McLellan, St Theresa Catholic Secondary School

Pictured: Kari Read and Liane Woodley - Principal at Centennial Secondary School and member of the Belleville Sports Hall of Fame Committee