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The Local Sports Journal hosted its Second Annual Varsity Blues Athletic Awards show on March 8 at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon.
The evening included a blues band, the recognition of three-sport athletes throughout the area and naming the top area athlete in each sport.
Here are the individual sport winners from Saturday night’s show:
Mike Teeter Hardest Working Athlete Award: Wyatt Jenkins, Whitehall. Presenter of award: Mike Taylor.
Nick Bultema Three-Sport Athlete Award: Lila Volkers, Kent City. Presenter of award: Nick Bultema.
Rob Peel Swimming Award: Male: Noah Fletcher, Spring Lake; Female: Hannah Brown, Spring Lake. Presenter of award: Mick Homan.
Rich Tompkins Cross Country Award: Male: Luka Hammond, Grand Haven. Female: Valerie Beeck, Grand Haven. Presenter of award: Greg Gould.
John Swinburne Track and Field Award: Male: Bradley Richards, Fruitport Calvary Christian; Female: Addie Hovey, Hart. Presenter of award: Heather Swinburne Hall.
Jensen Brothers Tennis Award: Male: Luke Hall, North Muskegon. Female: Kendra Price, Grand Haven. Presenter of award: Scott Zerlaut.
Sally Sessions Golf Award: Male: Brady Tate, Whitehall. Female: Zoe Dull, Spring Lake. Presenter of award: Presenter of award: Ken Byard.
Paul Griffin Basketball Award: Male: Camden Thompson, Whitehall. Female: Gillian Sorrelle, Grand Haven. Presenter of award: Drew Naymick.
MOTIV Bowling Award: Male: Derek Kern, Mona Shores. Female: Taylor Nutt, Ravenna. Presenter of award: Ron Rop
Ed Bailey Volleyball Award: Navea Gauthier, Shelby. Presenter of award: Ed Bailey.
Justin Zeerip Wrestling Award: Male: Gavin Craner, Whitehall. Female: Ava Pelton, Montague. Presenter of award: Justin Zeerip.
Marsh Field Baseball/Softball Awards: Baseball: Ryan Bosch, Fruitport. Softball: Lainey McDaniel, Reeths-Puffer. Presenter of award: Tim Lipan.
Dan Bylsma Hockey Award: Nathan Tilden, Mona Shores. Presenter of award: Chris Benedict, Dan Bylsma (via video).
Ken Erny Soccer Awards: Male: Cole DeJonge, Western Michigan Christian. Female: Mia Clemence, Fremont. Presenter of award: Matt Schmidt.
Earl Morrall Football Player of the Year Award: Jonathan Pittman, Mona Shores. Presenter of award: Mark Konecny.
Dan Raymond Muskegon Motorcycle Club Award: Brody Miller, Fremont. Presenter of award: Corbin Davis.
Bennie Oosterbaan Coach of the Year: Larry Witham, North Muskegon. Presenter of award: Karel Bailey.
Clayton Cochran Referee Award: Brian Burrel. Presenter of award: Jason Goorman.
