HDT - Athletes of the Week - 06/08/2024

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2023/2024

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Jayce Sears

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

School: Laker High School

Sears rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown in a victory over Vassar. He also threw for 59 yards and a touchdown, caught an interception and recorded five tackles on defense.

Alberta Reinbold

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area HIgh School

Reinbold ran a season-best 20:57.1 race at Shepherd’s John Bruder classic.

Pyper Braun

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

School: Laker High School

Braun ran a season-best 21:21.8 at Holly’s Duane Raffin Festival of Races.

Kacee Gray

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

School: Cass City High School

Gray recorded 25 kills and 10 digs in the week’s volleyball matches.

2023/2024

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

Brady Wiederhold

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area HIgh School

Wiederhold scored 12 goals during the week’s three soccer matches.

Hunter Garza

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

School: Deckerville High School

Garza rushed for 265 yards, three touchdowns, and threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Auburn Hills Oakland Christian.

Caleb Nieten

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

School: Laker High School

Nieten rushed for 125 yards and four touchdowns in a victory over Reese. He also made five tackles and one tackle for loss on defense.

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2023/2024 MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER

Canden

Peruski

MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023

School: Ubly High School

Peruski rushed for 160 yards and four touchdowns in a victory over Sandusky. He also made five tackles and seven assists on defense.

Dylan Ball

MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023

School: Deckerville High School

Ball rushed for 328 yards, five touchdowns and two two-point conversions in a victory over Burton Atherton

Reece Wruble

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

School: Harbor Beach High School

Wruble ran a season-best 20:33.91 at the Wagener Park invite Saturday, Sept. 30.

Jayce Sears

MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023

School: Laker High School

Sears accounted for all 24 of Laker’s points in a victory over Bad Axe.

Shelby Ignash

MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023

School: Cass City High School

Ignash recorded 65 kills, 18 blocks and 45 digs in the Red Hawks’ victory at the Mt. Pleasant Tournament.

Katie Sweeney

MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023

School: Ubly High Shcool

Sweeney ran a season-best 20:17.0 at Ubly’s cross country invite.

Audrey Hopkins

MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023

School: Caseville High School

Hopkins recorded 16 kills, 25 digs, 1 ace and 19 service points in Caseville’s conference-clinching victory over Owendale-Gagetown.

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Brody Karg

MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023

School: Harbor Beach High School

Karg won the Division 4 regional race at Wagener Park, finishing with a time of 16:21.77.

Pyper Braun

MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023

School: Laker High School

Of the area’s female cross country regional competitors, Braun finished with the fastest time of 20:11.5, qualifying for the Division 3 state finals.

2023/2024

MONTHS OF OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

Hunter Garza

MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

School: Deckerville High School

Garza was responsible for three touchdowns in the Eagles regional final victory over Portland St. Patrick.

Katie Sweeney

MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

School: Ubly High School

Sweeney ran a 19:50.1 at the state finals, the best in the Tribune’s area.

Seth Maurer

MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

School: Ubly High School

Maurer rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the Bearcats’ victory over Ithaca. He also made three tackles and two assists on defense.

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Ubly’s Addison Hagen on serve. (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune)

2023/2024

MONTHS OF NOVEMBER & DECEMBER

Brett Mueller

MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

School: Ubly High School

Mueller made two catches for 55 yards and two touchdowns in a semifinal victory over Beal City. He also made a 54-yard field goal.

Luke Volmering

MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

School: Ubly High School

Volmering rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown in the Bearcats’ state championship victory over Whiteford. He also had four assists on defense.

Benson Harper

Shelby Ignash

MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

School: Cass City High School

Ignash recorded 30 kills, two blocks and 14 digs in the Red Hawks’ regional tournament victory on their home floor.

Josie Spencer

MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

School: Cass City High School

Over the course of the season, the lone senior on Cass City’s team helped lead the Red Hawks back to Battle Creek for state semifinal action.

Addison Hagen

MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

School: Ubly High School

Hagen helped lead the Bearcats to a volleyball district championship earlier in November in her senior season.

MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023

School: Harbor Beach High School

Harper scored 35 points in a victory over Vassar and 22 points in a victory over USA.

Jenna Gremel

MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area HIgh School

Gremel helped the Patriots achieve an 8-4 league record and a district semifinal victory over Bad Axe.

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School:

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK | HURON DAILY TRIBUNE | JUNE, 2024 7 2023/2024 MONTH OF DECEMBER Garza is this season’s Standout Football Athlete of the Year. In basketball, he scored 22 points against Caseville and 14 against CPS. Hunter Garza MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023 School: Deckerville High School www.lakerschools.org EPBP Lakers Congrats to our nominated athletes! Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools Ever y day, we help students find their “why.” AAthletes thletes o f t h e W E E K PROUD SPONSOR OF: Franzel scored 26 points in a loss to Caro. Brayden Franzel
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Ubly High School McIntryre scored 18 points in a victory over Marlette and 14 points in a loss to North Branch. Shayler McIntyre
MONTH
School:
OF DECEMBER 2023
Cass City High School Harbor Beach’s Benson Harper guards a USA player driving up court. (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune)

2023/2024

MONTHS OF DECEMBER & JANUARY

Canden

Peruski

MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023

School: Ubly High School

Peruski is the All-Tribune Player of the Year, along with the All-Thumb 11-player Player of the Year.

Carter Patrick

MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

School: Cass City High School

Patrick scored his 1,000th point to start the season, and continues to consistently appear on the Tribune’s Standouts of the Week articles.

Emily Dennis

MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023

School: Bad Axe High School

Dennis scored 16 points in a victory over Cass City.

Rylan Kruse

MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

School: Cass City High School

Kruse won the Imlay City tournament in the 285 lbs. weight class.

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Sarah Howard

MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023

School: Bad Axe High School

Howard was selected to the All-Tribune first team in volleyball.

Isabelle Phillips

MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

School: Cass City High School

Phillips finished on the All-Tribune second team over volleyball season.

Emma Salowitz

MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

School: Deckerville High School

Salowitz scored 16 points in a victory over Peck.

(Photo Credit: Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune)

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Credit: Shawn Robinson/Huron Daily Tribune)

Michael

Janssen

MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

School: Bad Axe High School

Janssen scored 26 points in a victory over Laker.

Mariah

Jahn

MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

School: Harbor Beach High School

Jahn scored 21 points in a victory over Capac and 13 points in a victory over Cass City.

2023/2024

MONTH OF JANUARY

Harbor Beach’s Reece

Tyler Geilhart

MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

School: Caseville High School

Geilhart scored 37 points in a victory over Owendale-Gagetown.

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Laker’s Jayce Sears (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune) Bad Axe’s Collin Bingham (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune) Wruble waves to the camera. (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune)

SEPTEMBER 2023

OCTOBER 2023

NOVEMBER 2023

DECEMBER 2023

JANUAR

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BENSON HARPER HARBOR BEACH HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SHAYLER MCINTYRE CASS CITY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
LANDON BURSICK UNIONVILLE-SEBEWAING AREA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
CALEB NIETEN LAKER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SHELBY IGNASH CASS CITY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
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WEEK WINNERS!

2023/2024 MONTHS OF JANUARY &FEBRUARY

Landon

Bursick

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area High School

Bursick scored 18 points in a loss to Cass City.

Cal Eisinger

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Bad Axe High School

Eisinger won the 165 lbs. weight class at the GTC Wrestling Invitational.

Collin Bingham

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Bad Axe High School

Chelsea Roach

MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

School: Cass City High School

Roach won the 135 lbs. weight class

Libby Tank

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Deckerville High School

Tank scored 18 points in a victory over Ubly.

Bingham won the Division 4 individual district in the 128 lbs. weight class.

McKenna Kemp

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area HIgh School

Kemp scored 17 points and recorded 12 rebounds in a loss to

Madeline Langenburg

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Ubly High School

Langenburg scored 21 points in a victory over Bay City All Saints.

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Caro. at the Mio Thunderbolt Girls Tournament.
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2023/2024

MONTHS OF FEBRUARY & MARCH

Shelby Bowers

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Owendale-Gagetown, High School

Bowers scored 18 points in a victory over Carsonville-Port Sanilac.

Bridget Anderson

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Harbor Beach High School

Anderson scored 16 points in a victory over Brown City.

(Photo courtesy: Shawn Robinson/Huron Daily Tribune)

Davis Peters

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area High School

Peters scored 24 points in a victory over Bad Axe.

Logan Martin

MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024

School: Deckerville High School

Martin scored 24 points in a loss to Kingston and 16 points in a victory over Mayville.

Breanna Bulla

MONTH OF MARCH 2024

School: Laker High School

Bulla scored 17 points in a victory over Brown City, and 16 points in a victory over Ubly.

Collin Osantowski

MONTH OF MARCH 2024

School: Ubly High School

Osantowski scored 27 points in the Bearcats’ district final victory over Deckerville.

Cohen Sherman

MONTH OF MARCH 2024

School: Cass City High School

Sherman held Beecher leading scorer Damarcus Burke, Jr. To 16 points.

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(Photo courtesy: Shawn Robinson/Huron Daily Tribune)

Madeline Langenburg

MONTH OF MARCH 2024

School: Ubly High School

Langenburg scored 30 points in the district final victory over Deckerville.

Hunter

Garza

MONTH OF MARCH 2024

School: Deckerville High School

Garza finished fifth in the Standout Athletes of the Year, and will make the All-Tribune First Team.

2023/2024

MONTH OF MARCH

Emily Dennis

MONTH OF MARCH 2024

School: Bad Axe High School

Dennis finished sixth in the Standout Athletes of the Year, and will make the All-Tribune First Team.

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Deckerville’s Hunter Garza looks to pass. (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune) Harbor Beach’s Mariah Jahn on a play. (Shawn Robinson/Huron Daily Tribune) Harbor Beach’s Brody Karg. (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune)

2023/2024

MONTHS OF MARCH & APRIL

Shelby Ignash

MONTH OF MARCH 2024

School: Cass City High School

Ignash finished as an honorable mention in the Tribune’s standout athletes of the girls basketball season.

Layton Krohn

MONTH OF MARCH 2024

School: Laker High School

Krohn finished as an honorable mention in the Tribune’s standout athletes of the boys basketball season.

Mikaela Boyle

MONTH OF APRIL 2024

School: Bad Axe High School

Boyle finished as an honorable mention in the Tribune’s standout athletes of the girls basketball season.

Alex Andrich

Layla Bolzman

MONTH OF APRIL 2024

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area High School

Bolzman won the girls 200-meter run and finished second in the 100-meter run at the Cass City invite.

MONTH OF APRIL 2024

School: Bad Axe High School

Andrich was one of four wrestlers to finish with 100 wins in his career this season, in his senior season.

Brody Karg

MONTH OF APRIL 2024

School: Harbor Beach High School

Karg won the boys 1600- and 3200- meter runs at the Cass City invite.

Matt Mellendorf

MONTH OF APRIL 2024

School: Harbor Beach High School

Karg won the boys 1600- and 3200- meter runs at the Cass City invite.

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Lexy Roggenbuck

MONTH OF APRIL 2024

School: Harbor Beach High School

Roggenbuck drove in 10 runs on six hits while scoring four runs in the Pirates’ doubleheader against Bad Axe.

Hunter Garza

MONTH OF APRIL 2024

School: Deckerville High School

Garza won the 100 meter run and the long jump at the Deckerville invite.

2023/2024

MONTH OF APRIL

Gabby Crumm

MONTH OF APRIL 2024

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area High School

Ubly’s Canden

for 124 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Marlette.

Crumm hit three home runs in the team’s victory at the Beaverton Tournament.

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Peruski rushed (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune) USA’s Olivia Green at bat. (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune) Cass City’s Shelby Ignash on serve. (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune)

2023/2024 MONTH OF MAY

Shayler

McIntyre

MONTH OF MAY 2024

School: Cass City High School

McIntyre

the

Rebecca Moeller

MONTH OF MAY 2024

School: Deckerville High School

Moeller won four different events at the Harbor Beach invite, including the pole vault.

Ben LeVasseur

MONTH OF MAY 2024

School: Laker High School

LeVasseur picked up six hits in the Lakers’ doubleheader sweep over Bad Axe.

Jayce Sears

MONTH OF MAY 2024

School: Laker High School

Sears had seven hits on the week in two victories over Brown City and a victory over Essexville-Garber.

Landen Mergucz

MONTH OF MAY 2024

School: North Huron High School

Mergucz picked up eight hits in a doubleheader sweep over Dryden. He also pitched and won the first game.

Olivia Green

MONTH OF MAY 2024

School: Unionville-Sebewaing Area High School

Green had the walk-off triple in USA’s first-game victory over Ubly.

Ryker Wallace

MONTH OF MAY 2024

School: Deckerville High School

Wallace helped the 4x100-meter relay team break a 40-year school record and qualify for state finals.

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hit walk-off fielder’s choice to help the Red Hawks defeat USA.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK | HURON DAILY TRIBUNE | JUNE, 2024 19 2023/2024 MONTH OF MAY FOUNDED IN 1976 989.453.3933 7050 Hartley St., Pigeon, MI 48755 www.huroncasting.com AAthletes thletes o f t h e W E E K PROUD SPONSOR OF: Jimkoski qualified for state finals in the 1600and 3200-meter runs at regionals. Aspen Jimkoski MONTH OF MAY 2024 School: North Huron High School Braun finished third for Female
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Pyper Braun MONTH OF MAY 2024 School: Laker High School
won Male
Nathan Feltner MONTH OF MAY 2024 School: Caseville High School Deckerville’s Libby Tank (Tom Greene/Huron Daily Tribune)
Athlete of the Meet at
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Athlete of the Meet at the Tribune’s Meet of Champs.
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