DUBLIN — West Bladen High School held its annual sports banquet on Tuesday to present well-deserved honors to the top student-athletes from the 2015-16 school year.
At the top of the list for the Knights was senior Stefan McDonald, who was chosen the school’s Male Athlete of the Year, and senior Lorna Smith, tabbed the school’s Female Athlete of the Year.
McDonald was a standout for West Bladen in both football and basketball, while Smith led the lady Knights’ volleyball team.
Also, Knight In Shining Armor Award was won by J.R. McClain and the Cody Hammond Award was earned by Trent West.
A list of the awards presented are as follows:
Football
— Offensive Lineman Donald McCullum
— Most Improved Award Stefan McDonald
— Knight Award Traquan Horne
— Offensive MVP Malique McDowell
— Linebacker Hunter Pait
— Outstanding Back Daquan Lennon
— Defensive Lineman David Gittens
— Defensive MVP Idris Najeeullah
Volleyball
— Serving Ace Morgan Schumacher
— Knight Award Kassidy Anderson
— Knight of Courage Kathryn Schultz
Boys basketball
— Most Improved Sayaun Dent
— Coaches Award Michael Guyton
— Defensive Award Malique McDowell
— MVP Stefan McDonald
Girls basketball
— Coaches Award Jenna Dove
— Most Improved Akira Grimes
— MVP Laikyn Pait
Cheerleading
— Best All-Around Sydney Jackson
— Coaches Award Destinee Singletary
— Most Valuable Tyrionna Dockery
Golf
— Most Improved Jon Russ
— Coaches Award Ryan Blackmon
— Best Stroke Average Sean Smith
Girls tennis
— Knight Award Amber Long
— Most Improved Freshman Connor Brisson
— Most Improved Returning Player Madison Singletary
— MVP Alanna Ludlum
Boys track
— Distance Award Corey McLauglin
— Sprinter Award Daquan Lennon
— Field Events Issac Arrellano
Girls track
— Distance Award Patience Parker
— Sprinter Award Monea Turner
— Field Events Kiance Morrison
Boys soccer
— Most Improved Osiel Munoz
— Defensive MVP Anthony Sebastian
— Offensive MVP Seth Britt
Girls soccer
— Most Improved Esmeralda Mendoza
— Defensive Award Akira Grimes
— Offensive MVP Jessie Slacks
Softball
— Most Improved Laikyn Pait
— Most Outstanding Alanna Ludlum
— Gold Glove Sophia Singletary
— Knight Award Logan Autry
Baseball
— Most Improved Jarrett Williams
— Coaches Award Chandler Lennon
— Defensive Award Seth Britt
— MVP Jeremy Hunt
Boys tennis
— MVP Victor Jacome
— Coaches Award Tate Sykes
— Most Improved Freshman Joselius Osorio
— Most Improved Returner Manuel Arvizu
