Meet the 2021-22 News Journal Scholar-Athlete Team: Top 11 girls
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Claudia Pifher
School: Buckeye Central
Parents: Scott and Amy Pifher
Academics: 4.4 GPA … 25 on ACT … 1280 on SAT … Academic All-Ohio in Basketball … 2022 Class Valedictorian … Interested in majoring in Actuarial Science or any math-related field.
Athletics: 4-year letterwinner in volleyball … 1,087 career assists … 2021 honorable mention District 6 and Northern 10 Conference … 4-year letterwinner in basketball … 4-time All-Ohioan … Program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,598 points … 4-time first team All-N10 … 4-time first team All-District … 2021 Northwest District Player of the Year … 2021 District 6 Player of the Year … 92-15 overall record in 4-year basketball career … two N10 Conference championships … Four district championships … one regional championship … one regional runner-up trophy … 107 games started, 83% career free throw percentage, 51% career 3-point percentage, all three stats are in the Top 10 of all-time records in Ohio high school girls basketball.
Activities: Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Emily Siesel
School: Buckeye Central
Parents: Scott and Mary Siesel
Academics: 4.0 GPA … National Honor Society Member … National Machinery Citizenship Award … Biology Award … N10 Scholar-Athlete Award … Buckeye Central Award of Distinction … Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award … Zeigler/Schebley Scholarship.
Athletics: 2022 Division IV Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Girls Basketball Player of the Year … 2022 Division IV Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year … 2022 Northwest District Player of the Year … 2022 District 6 Player of the Year … 2022 Northern 10 Conference Player of the Year … 2022 Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum Player of the Year … Preferred Walk-on to Bowling Green State University … two-time first team All-N10 … Program record holder for steals in a career, season and game … Holds Top 5 all-time Ohio girls basketball honors for 17 steals in a game, 15 steals in a game and 179 steals in a season.
Activities: Fellowship of Christian Athletes … National Honor Society … Student Council … Teen Leadership … Young Life … EPIC Youth Church Group.
Sophia Niese
School: Shelby
Parents: Chad and Heidi Niese
Academics: 4.41 GPA … four-time Scholar Athlete … four-year Honor Roll student … Academic All-Ohioan.
Athletics: 4-year letterwinner in basketball … two-time Honorable Mention All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference … two-time first team All-MOAC … 2021-22 MOAC Player of the Year … 2021-22 Mansfield News Journal Player of the Year … two-time captain … Division II Northwest District Player of the Year in 2021-22 … Division II District 6 Player of the Year in 2021-22 … First Team All-Ohioan in 2021-22 … Team Captain in Soccer … first team All-MOAC honors … one letter in softball and volleyball.
Activities: 4-H … Campus Life … Year Book … Math League … Shelby Youth Soccer Coach.
Shelby Grover
School: Lucas
Parents: Mike and Kathy Grover
Academics: 3.91 GPA … Ohio Scholar … Lucas Academic Honor Society.
Athletics: 3-year letterwinner in Volleyball … 2021 first team All-Mid-Buckeye Conference … first team All-District … honorable mention All-Ohio … 3-year letterwinner in basketball … Division IV Special Mention All-Ohio … Division IV Second Team All-Northwest District … First Team All-Mid-Buckeye Conference … two-time All-Ohioan in basketball … 3-year letterwinner in track … MBC Female MVP … 2022 district long jump and 200-meter dash champion … 2021 All-Ohioan in 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles … 2022 All-Ohioan in long ju
mp, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles … Division IV state runner-up in 100 hurdles and long jump … three-sport All-Ohioan … owns school records in the 100, 400, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and long jump … just a junior.
Activities: Class Officer … Mt. Zion Youth Group … FCCLA.
Reyna Hoffman
School: Shelby
Parents: Thad and Steph Hoffman
Academics: 4.40 GPA … Schola Athlete … four academic letters, four-year honor roll student … Ranked No. 7 in class … Academic All-Ohio honors.
Athletics: 2-year letterwinner in volleyball … Hustle Award … Honorable Mention All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference … Honorable mention All-District 6 … 2-year letterwinner in cross country … Captain Award … Second team All-MOAC honors … member of the state-qualifying team in 2021 … 4-year letterwinner in swim … first team All-MOAC honors 12 times … two-time district champion … 10 first team district honors … first team All-Ohio in 200 freestyle relay … five-time second team All-Ohioan … Sportsmanship Award … 3-time Top Dog Award … two-time high point award … Captain Award … owns six school records in 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay … 4-year letterwinner in track … two Captain Awards … first team All-MOAC in as member of 4×800 … second team All-MOAC in 800-meter run … competed at the state level in three sports as a senior.
Activities: Campus Life … Math League … Yearbook Business Editor.
Lyndsee Young
School: Madison
Parents: Mike and Jessica Young
Academics: 4.0 GPA … Class Valedictorian.
Athletics: 2-year letterwinner in volleyball … 3-year letterwinner in wrestling … 140-pound female State Champion … Just the second wrestling state champion in Madison history … Overall record of 29-15 … 22-1 record against other female competition … Team 110% Award … Team captain.
Activities: Student Council … Worked an average of 30 hours a week through school.
Morgan Welch
School: Crestview
Parents: Mike and Misty Welch
Academics: 4.0 GPA … ACT score of 25 … Full-time CCP Student as junior and senior … four-years in Student Council … three-year member of National Honor Society … four-year Academic All-Ohioan … four-year scholar athlete.
Athletics: four-year letterwinner in cross country … two-year team captain … Rookie of the Year Award … two-time Most Valuable Runner Award … two-time state qualifier … 2021 All-Ohioan … two-time team Firelands Conference and District champions … four-year letterwinner in track … two-year team captain … two-time Most Valuable Runner … two-time state qualifier in the 1,600 … Owns school record in the 1,600 and as a member of the 4×400 relay team … Crestview Local School Heisman Athlete … Crestview Athlete of the Year.
Activities: Volunteer for SERVE local mission … Volunteer at DaySpring Assisted Living Facility … Ashland Church Community Emergency Shelter Services and Ashland Christian Health Center fundraising participant … Cougar Faith … Crew Leader at Vacation Bible School at Faith United Methodist and Grace Brethern … Crestview Running Club … Volunteer and worship leader for the IF local … Greater Cleveland Food Bake volunteer distributer … Samaritas Purse Box Packing participant during Christmas.
Ellie Maurer
School: Ontario
Parents: Amy Togliatti and Brian Maurer
Academics: 4.374 Cumulative GPA … four-year All-A’s/Honor Roll List … four-year Academic Athlete Award … National Honor Soc
iety Member.
Athletics: four-year letterwinner in Cross Country … 2019 and 2020 Fighting Warriors Award … 2020 and 2021 Team Captain … 2021 MVP … 2021 Phil Griffin Award … three-time state qualifier … 2018 and 2019 All-Ohioan … four-year letterwinner in track … 2019 All-Ohioan in 4×800 relay (third place) … Attending University of Louisville.
Activities: Studen Council.
Ava Ruhe
School: Ontario
Parents: Mike and Wendi Ruhe
Academics: 4.039 Cumulative GPA … four-year All-A’s/Honor Roll List … four-year Academic Athlete Award … National Honor Society Member.
Athletics: four-year letterwinner in soccer … Honorable Mention All-District in 2019 and 2020 … Second Team All-District in 2021 … Second Team All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference in 2020 and 2021 … 2019 and 2020 Best Defensive Player Award … four-year letterwinner in swimming … four-time swin state qualifier … first four-year swim state qualifier in Ontario High School history … eight-time swim All-Ohioan in 200 free relay (2020, 2021), 400 free relay (2020, 2021, 2022) and 200 Medley Relay (2020, 2021, 2022) … 2021 and 2022 Team MVP.
Activities: Student Life.
Ashlynn Belcher
School: Highland
Parents: Tim and Teresa Belcher
Academics: 4.0 GPA … Ranked No. 1 in class … 27 on ACT … National Honor Society Member.
Athletics: four-year letterwinner in volleyball … member of the 2019 state runner-up team … first team All-MOAC/KMAC in 2019, 2020 and 2021 … Second Team All-Ohioan in 2021.
Activities: Earned full-ride scholarship to Old Dominion University.
Dana Bertke
School: Cardington-Lincoln
Parents: Jennifer Bertke
Academics: 4.54 GPA … four-year All-A’s/Honor Roll List … Spanish Club … … National Honor Society … Presedential Scholarship … Attending Cedarville Univeristy.
Athletics: four-year letterwinner in basketball … second team All-Knox Morrow Athletic Conference … second team All-Central District … four-year letterwinner in softball … first team All-KMAC … first team All-Central District … second team All-Ohio.
Activities: Morrow County 4-H .. Community service … FCA … Morrow County Junior Equestrian Queen … Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award … Winter Sports Night Queen.
Honorable Mention Girls
Gracie Pfieffer, Lexington; Zaynah Tate, Galion; Klaira Paramore, Ashland; Mary Leeper, Crestview; Kelsey McCoy, Plymouth; Elizabeth Norris, Hillsdale; Ahmani Mitchell, Mansfield Senior; Lacey Fickes, Hillsdale; Abby Little, Mansfield Christian; Ava Smith, Galion; Trinity Cook, Clear Fork; Ryan Culler, Lucas; Gabrielle Daniels, Fredericktown; Audrey Bouton, Fredericktown; Faith Kuhn, Madison; Anna Sparks, Mansfield Christian; Lilly Wortman, Clear Fork.
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Past Scholar-Athletes of the Year
The 2021-2022 News Journal Scholar-Athlete Team is being announced this weekend online and in the newspaper. Here is the top girl for each year since the program’s inception:
1987: Kelly Inkrott, Malabar; 1988: Kim Tyler, Northmor; 1989: Donna Lash, Ashland; 1990: Chris Olex, St. Peter’s; 1991: Allison Quinn, Mount Gilead; 1992: Molly Senokozlieff, Clear Fork; 1993: Allisson Butler, Northmor; 1994: Allisson Butler, Northmor; 1995: Jaime Chenevey, Hillsdale; 1996: Janae Davis, Crestview; 1997: Shiva Davis, Crestview; 1998: Alyson Workman, Loudonville; 1999: Megan Pease, Madison; 2000: Cassie Palmer, South Central; 2001: Abby Coon, Plymouth; 2002: Stephanie Berkaw, Hillsdale; 2003: Tiffany Gribble, Galion; 2004: Sarah Henize, Bucyrus; 2005: Gretchen Polinski, St. Peter’s; 2006: Whitney Dropsey, Hillsdale; 2007: Lindsey Pifher, Colonel Crawford; 2008: Kate Stimpert, Crestview; 2009: Hannah Fulk, Hillsdale; 2010: Rachel Dannemiller, Shelby; 2011: Kelsey Dropsey, Hillsdale; 2012: Martha Stabb, Clear Fork; 2013: Devon Murray, Shelby; 2014: Macey Sheerer, Bucyrus; 2015: Ellie Richmond, Wynford; 2016: Chloe Grove, Colonel Crawford; 2017: Kennadie Goth, Shelby; 2018: Claire Korbas, Shelby; 2019: Makenna Heimlich, Shelby; 2020: Kerrigan Myers, Galion; 2021: Taylor Huff, Madison; 2022: Claudia Pifher and Emily Siesel, Buckeye Central.
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