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2014 SPRING SPORTS WINNERS
South Point High School held its annual spring sports awards banquet on Tuesday, May 27th. Awards were presented for junior varsity and varsity baseball, varsity softball, ladies junior varsity and varsity soccer, men's golf, men's tennis, and men's and women's track. Also, presented were the following major awards: the Jack Huss Scholar Athlete Award, Male and Female Sportsmanship awards, the Jack Lineberger Scholarship award and the Joe Steele Fan Appreciation Award.
The Jack Huss Scholar Athlete Award is presented to a senior who has participated in at least two sports during the past year. The award winner must have the highest academic average of those who qualified. Jack Huss was a longtime resident of Cramerton, and outstanding athlete and coach and a WWII veteran. This is a very appropriate award to be named for Jack Huss because as a coach, he knew the value of athletics in the lives of our youth, and as a teacher and later principal at Cramerton High School, he also knew the importance of academics in the lives of young athletes to prepare them for their future. The winner of the award this year is Quinn Barnette. Quinn has been a NCHSAA Scholar Athlete all four years at South Point. He was All Conference in cross country and swimming and was named Most Valuable Male Runner on the men's cross country team at the fall sports banquet. Quinn is also the defending Gaston County Cross Country men's champion. He is the winner of the Levine Scholarship and will attend UNCC in the fall. Quinn was recently named the Co-Valedictorian of the senior class.
Jacob Hoyle was the winner of the Jack Lineberger Scholarship Award. The Jack Lineberger Scholarship is a $2500 scholarship presented each year to a senior member of the football team. It is given in memory of Jack Lineberger who played football at Belmont High School during 1953-54 and graduated in 1954. He was named to the 1953 All State Football team and played in the Shrine Bowl where he was the runner-up for the MVP award. He went on to play varsity football at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was the starting guard until an injury ended his career. Jacob was All Conference in football and received the Bobby Brown Unsung Hero Award at the fall sports banquet. He will attend Gaston College in the fall.
The Male and Female Sportsmanship Award are presented to a senior who has participated in at least 2 sports. Those nominated are then voted on by the coaches. This award expresses much more than physical achievement. It exemplifies and embodies the actions and attitudes of the recipient. To be chosen for this award, the student-athlete has to exhibit the qualities of fairness, courtesy and grace - in winning and in defeat - on and off the field. The recipient must be a person of integrity. To win this award you have to stand apart from the crowd. You have to lead others by your attitude, your hard work and your example. You cannot be like everyone else. You have to realize that, as someone wisely put it, "a man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
The winner of the Female Sportsmanship Award is Blair Griffin. She participated in softball and basketball. In softball she received the Coach's Award. She has been an NCHSAA Scholar Athlete. She will attend UNCC in the fall.
The winner of the Male Sportsmanship Award is Quinn Barnette. Quinn participated in cross country and swimming and was All Conference in both sports. He is the Gaston County men's champion in cross country and the Most Valuable Runner for the men's cross country team. He is an NCHSAA Scholar Athlete. Quinn was named the Co-Valedictorian of the senior class and the winner of the Levine Scholarship and will attend UNCC in the fall.
The Joe Steele Fan Appreciation Award is given by the South Point Booster Club to a volunteer who goes beyond expectation in support of South Point Athletics. The winner this year was Trent Walden
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Listed below are the awards winners.
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MAJOR AWARDS
Quinn Barnette - Jack Huss Scholar Athlete
Quinn Barnette - Male Sportsmanship Award
Blair Griffin - Female Sportsmanship Award
Jacob Hoyle - Jack Lineberger Scholarship Award
Trent Walden - Joe Steele Fan Appreciation Award
Ladies Track
Aurora Zeimer - MVP Track
Kayla Moore - Coach's Award
Destiny Moore - Most Improved
Men's Track
Jeffrey Pearsall - MVP Track
Kai Pringle - MVP Field
Joe Flynn - Most Improved
Men's Golf
Nick Stafford - MVP
Landon Isaacs - Most Improved
Wesley Davis - Unsung Hero
Men's Tennis
Sam Killen - Co-MVP
Carlos Morales - Co-MVP
Clay Gwaltney - Coach's Award
Varsity Baseball
Tanner Muse - MVP
Adam Andrew - Best Defense
Tanner Muse - Best Hitter
Aaron Mauldin - Mary Scott Barnes Award
Dan Johnson - Billy Potter Character Award
Ryland Etherton - Co-Most Improved
JV Baseball
Davis Ray - Best Offense
Tyler Hall - Best Defense
Softball
Haley Stewart - MVP
Haley Stewart - Best Offensive Award
Morgan Mahaffey - Best Defensive Award
Allison Moody - Most Improved
Morgan Mahaffey - Co-Coach's Award
Blair Griffin - Co-Coach's Award
Ladies Soccer
Constantina Hug - MVP
Haley Stockton - Most Valuable Offense
Savannah Shaney - Most Valuable Defense
Cydni Fowler - Coach's Award
Rimal Ternanni - Most Improved Award
Grace Russell - Heart and Hustle Award
JV Ladies Soccer
Amber Anthony - MVP
Laura Howell - Offensive MVP
Alayna Salazar - Defensive MVP
Victoria McAlister - Co-Coach's Award
Caroline Hyde - Co-Coach's Award
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