Five athletes and five coaches from Clinton County were honored as players and coaches of the year this fall in the SBAAC.
Brynn Bryant of Wilmington was the volleyball player of the year; Jose Morales of Wilmington was the American Division player of the year in boys soccer; Addison Swope of Clinton-Massie was the American Division girls tennis player of the year; Grace Boone of CMHS was the American Division girls golfer of the year; Andy Steed of CMHS was the American Division boys golfer of the year.
Coaches of the year from the county were Imad El-Macharrafie of WHS in boys soccer; Julie Kirby of Clinton-Massie in girls tennis; Jimmy Brady of CMHS in girls golf; Phil Larrick of CMHS in boys golf; Matt Sexton of Blanchester in girls tennis.
The football awards had not been voted on at this time.
Following are the awards for each fall sport as voted on by SBAAC coaches:
TENNIS
American Division
Player of the year: Addison Swope of Clinton-Massie
Coach of the year: Julie Kirby of Clinton-Massie
First team: Swope, Maria Jones, Mikayla Wonderly and Brylie Green, Elle Dunham and Noel Gasaway of Clinton-Massie; Cary Holliday, Bailey Wheeler of Wilmington; Emily Redmond, Payton Ollendick of New Richmond
Second team: Reagan Henry, Elana Gatti and Josie Heys of Wilmington
National Division
Player of Year: Dylan Crabtree of Bethel-Tate, Lillian Gray of Georgetown
Coach of Year: Emma Wetzel of Bethel-Tate, Matt Sexton of Blanchester
First team: Lilly Bates of Blanchester, Lillian Gray of Georgetown, Kailyn Mason of East Clinton, Jayda Sharp of CNE, Katelyn Toles of Blanchester, Rylee Kempton of East Clinton, Dylan Crabtree and Emma Wetzel of Bethel-Tate, Josie McKibben and Addison O’Conner of Georgetown, Josi Balon and Abigail Prater of East Clinton
Second team: Molly Seabaugh of East Clinton, Taylor Baker and Greta Quigley of Blanchester; Gracie Kaehler and Breanna Weldon of Blanchester.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
American Division
Runner of the year: Jude Woodruff of Western Brown
Coach of the year: Chad Sexton of Western Brown
First team: Woodruff, Ethan Burneson, Brayden Dill of Western Brown; Nick Dean of Goshen; David Flandermeyer, Trevor Ranly, Aiden Stith of Batavia; Ben Nicoloff of New Richmond
Second team: Max McCoy, Oliver McDermott of Wilmington
National Division
Runner of the year: Ryder Crawford of CNE
Coach of the year: Alanna Lindley of CNE
First team: Jackson Seabaugh of East Clinton; Crawford, Jackson Crawford, Peyton Geer, Luke Hauserman of CNE; Blake Aylward of Bethel-Tate; Alex Boland of Williamsburg; Jacob Faught of Georgetown
Second team: Nikolas Gates, Landen Kaun of East Clinton
BOYS SOCCER
American Division
Player of the year: Jose Morales of Wilmington
Coach of the year: Imad El-Macharrafie of Wilmington
First team: Morales, Levi Cochran, Steven Collins, Ben Angelica, Aven Patel, Bryce Vilvens of Wilmington; Weston Carpenter, Wyatt Coblentz, Gleb Luce of Clinton-Massie; Henry Gipson, Riley Shelton of Batavia; Zane Jimison, Jeremy May of Goshen
Second team: Javen Carpenter, Kennedy Morgan of Clinton-Massie
Honorable mention Zander Johnson of Wilmington; Jack Thamann of Clinton-Massie
National Division
Player of the year: Jaxson Marks of Georgetown
Coach of the year: Quentin Winkler of Williamsburg
First team: Aidan Barr, Griffin Davis, Hunter Manning of Bethel-Tate; Grant Carlier, Xaden Hunt, Conner Yeager of CNE; Trevor Ellis, Ely Hatten, Jaxson Marks, Jayson Marks, Austin Miles of Georgetown; Dylan Paskow of Felicity; Evan Sieg of Williamsburg
GIRLS SOCCER
American Division
Player of the year: Kaylee Rose of Batavia
Coach of the year: Drew Poling of Batavia
First team: Taliah Billingsley of Wilmington; Leah Binau, Hope Roberts of Clinton-Massie; Kaelyn Alderman, Madeline Lengyel of Goshen; Rose, Ashlynn Etheridge, Averie Layman, Landrie Layman, Emily Steiner of Batavia; Daegan Flamm, Harlee Mason of New Richmond; Gabby Griffith, Kendall Hanlon, Natalie Rice of Western Brown
Second team: Ava Dondero, Macy Kreider of Clinton-Massie; Hannah Scott of Wilmington
Honorable mention: Alexa Benitez of Wilmington; Danica Henderson of Clinton-Massie
National Division
Player of the year: Avery Ausman of Bethel-Tate, Alaina Kellerman of Williamsburg
Coach of the year: Joe Morgan of Felicity
First team: Ausman, Ayla Jodrey, Emma Sandker, Zoey Sandker of Bethel-Tate; Kellerman, Caitlin Chandler, Ava Watts of Williamsburg; Ellie Breitenstein, Meredith Stetson, Emma Yeager of CNE; Gabrielle Ernst, Erin Stansberry of Georgetown; Briston Terry of Felicity
Second team: Alayna Davenport of Blanchester
Honorable mention: Hailee Harris of Blanchester
VOLLEYBALL
American Division
Player of the year: Brynn Bryant of Wilmington
Coach of the year: Jeff Davis of New Richmond
First team: Bryant and Lisbon Smith of Wilmington; Cassidy Armstrong, Alyssa Campbell, Olivia Fischer of Western Brown; Cate Coulter, Ella Heldon, Shelby Henry and Piper Willis of New Richmond; Natalee Hillman of Clinton-Massie; Ellie Poynter of Batavia; Macee Steele of Goshen
Second team: Miya Nance and Layla Reynolds of Wilmington; Olivia Ward and Emma Redman of Clinton-Massie
Honorable mention: Laila Davis of Clinton-Massie
National Division
Player of the year: Madison Speeg of Williamsburg
Coach of the year: Emma Keough of Clermont NE
First team: Desiree Abbott and Hope Blankenbeckler of Blanchester; Karsyn Jamison, Cheyenne Reed and Lauren Runyon of East Clinton; Ella Sunderman and Speeg of Williamsburg; Sydney Norton, Jenna Brown, Bella Bosley and Mya Amann of CNE
Second team: Emily Arnold of East Clinton; Madison Winemiller of Blanchester
Honorable mention: Taylor Barton of East Clinton; Emma Hartman of Blanchester
BOYS GOLF
American Division
Player of the year: Andy Steed of Clinton-Massie
Coach of the year: Phil Larrick of Clinton-Massie
First team: Steed, Owen Goodwin, Logan Miller of Clinton-Massie; Tommy Halloran of Wilmington; Carson Kuhlman, Nick Stoffel of New Richmond
Second team: Braydon Black, Landon Mellinger of Wilmington; Evan Davidson, Colson Morgan of Clinton-Massie
National Division
Player of the year: Nick Mullen of Bethel-Tate
Coach of the year: Kris LaGrange of Williamsburg
First team: Mullen of Bethel-Tate; Evan Stieg, Adam Middendorf of Williamsburg; Caleb Ninichuck of Felicity; Parker Woolery of CNE
Second team: Mitchell Ellis of East Clinton; Evan Malott of Blanchester
GIRLS GOLF
Player of the year: Grace Boone of Clinton-Massie
Coach of the year: Jimmy Brady of Clinton-Massie
First team: Boone, Stormie Stroud of Clinton-Massie; Lauren Haliburton of New Richmond; Taylor Tilley of Goshen; Aubrey Vance, Avery Vance of Western Brown
Second team: Alivia Brewster of Blanchester; Abi Earley of Wilmington; Rylee Long, Sammi VanPelt of Clinton-Massie
