LEWISBURG- On Monday, May 18, the staff of the West Virginia Daily News–Greenbrier Independent–held their annual sports awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall to recognize and honor some of the top athletes at Greenbrier East and Greenbrier West High School.
Jim Justice, the keynote speaker, was held late for his work in the Nation’s Capital and could not make the event as scheduled, but Sheryl Hulmes, Davina Agee, Brian Miluk, and Raelyn Palmer all gave great speeches with encouraging, uplifting messages for all in attendance.
The WINNERS of each sport award are listed below:
Greenbrier East:
Football: Kaden Stone
Wrestling: Kaden Stone
Golf: Issac Hutchison
Boys Soccer: Dubya Vickers
Girls Soccer: Avery Thompson
Boys Basketball: Nate Dixon
Girls Basketball: Kennedy Stewart
Boys Tennis: Noah Edwards
Girls Tennis: Emily McClure
Boys Cross Country: Grayson Adams
Girls Cross Country: Neena McClintic
Baseball: Layne Lambert
Softball: Reagan Cline
Boys Track: Nate Suttle
Girls Track: Annie Whited
Volleyball: Mackenna McClure
Cheer: Bryleigh Goodwin
OVERALL ATHLETE MALE: KADEN STONE
OVERALL ATHLETE FEMALE: KENNEDY STEWART
Greenbrier West:
Football: Logan Berry
Wrestling: Jacob Mooney
Golf: Kamden Sams
Boys Basketball: Colton Dunbar
Girls Basketball: Gracie Rhodes
Boys Cross Country: Jesse Walkup
Volleyball: Maddie Sweet
Cheer: Halle Ayers
Boys Track: Colton Dunbar
Girls Track: Alicia Thomas
Softball: Brilee Redden
Baseball: Landen Doss
OVERALL ATHLETE MALE: COLTON DUNBAR
OVERALL ATHLETE FEMALE: BRILEE REDDEN
***NOTE: For transparency on how the overall winners are selected, the criteria is a student that plays multiple sports and is very good at each OR plays one sport and is completely dominant at that one sport. Kaden Stone was chosen for Greenbrier East in a very loaded field due to being 1st team all-state in football, finishing 3rd in the state in wrestling, and he runs track successfully. Kennedy Stewart was chosen as the female because she was 2nd team all-state in soccer and a first team all-state captain in basketball, became the school’s second all-time leading scorer and was the Class AAA state tourney MVP. Also was MVP in a postseason all-star game.
Others considered: Brody Hamric, Nate Suttle, Ava Workman, Annie Whited
For Greenbrier West, Dunbar excelled on the football field, had an all-state basketball season and is still currently breaking records on the track. Redden was a key member of the Lady Cavalier volleyball team that went to the state tournament and has led a young softball team back to the state tournament as well. She surpassed 500 strikeouts this season and also shattered the school’s all-time home run record (20).
Others considered: Kamden Sams, Brooklyn Adkins
