Patriots Honored At Awards Banquet
Madison High School hek
its annual athletic award
banquet Friday night, honor
ing the MHS top athletes of Um
1M?44 school year.
Guest speaker Harrel
Wood, instructor and coach a<
Mara Hill College, commend
ed the athletics program al
Madison for building
courageous and determined
athletes.
"I've seen many times when
Madison High was outmann
ed, but I've also seen many
times when Madison High was
the best team on the playing
field," Wood said. By far, the
most gifted and talented peo
ple he has met in his role as in
structor and coach at Mars
Hill were Madison graduates
he said.
Wood said there were three
qualities that every good
athlete should posess
They should be able to con
tinue performing even when
they begin to tire, have
courage even though an oppo
nent may seem bigger or bet
ter, and should play
unselfishly as a team player,
he said. Wood told the
athletes: "You're as good as
anybody you're up against."
The Northwestern Bank
Awards for athlete of the year
were given to Rex Grigg and
Tammy Brown.
Head football coach Woody
Ammons presented senior
awards to football players
Scotty Oevane, Ricky Arr
ington, Tim Laws, Kevin
Shelton, Paul Bobbit, Ian
Filiss, Richard Lambert,
Steven Clark and Rex Grigg.
Ammons spoke on each
senior's accomplishments and
abilities, but mistakenly omit
ted Grigg. He later apologized
to Grigg for the omission, and
commended him for his deter
mination as a football player
and his courageous play on the
field, calling him a "fine
athlete and a fine young
man." ,
The Charles Tolley Award,
which is voted on by the foot
ball players for whom they
feel to be the most outstanding
team member, was given to
Ian Filis.
Ronnie Wallin, boys basket
ball coach, presented four
awards to his players.
TAMMY BROWN ACCEPTS AWARD during
last week's athletic banquet at Madison H.S.
Most Valuable Player was
given to Scott Rigsby, Best
Defensive Player was given to
Norman Grose, Best Offensive
Player was given to Bryan
Gahagan.m and Most Imporv
ed Player was given to Tim
Laws.
Girls basketball coach
Ricky McDevitt presented
four awards to his players and
made two additions to the
1,000 point club.
Tammy Brown was award
ed Most Outstanding Player,
Jan Maney was given the
Coach's Award, Mary Rice
was awarded Most Improved,
and Kim Boles was awarded
Miss Gun.
Senior Jan Maney and
Junior Mary Rice were in
ducted into the 1,000 point
club, and senior Tammy
Brown was commended for
contributing over 2,000 points
in her career at MHS. a school
record.
Boys Track coach Teddy
Cody presented the Most
Outstanding Player award to
Kevin Shelton.
The track seniors gave their
coach an appreciation award.
Girls track coach Ricky
McDevitt congratulated his
team for being conference
champions, and added that the
800 relay team consisting of
Terri Ballard, Tamara
Anders, Dana Hembree, Heidi
Worley and Mary Rice had an
outstanding 35-4 record.
Heidi Worley was presented
with the Mo6t Outstanding
Player Award.
Debbie Spears was
presented with the Character
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In boys baaebail, coach Jack
Brown gave Rodney Howell
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Mark Shook with the Most
(Outstanding Player Award,
Scott Rigsby with the Beat
Devensive Outfield Player
Award, Tim Rigsby with the
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Coach's Award.
The senior players of the
team gave their coaches an
appreciation award.
GirU volleyball coach
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Tammy Brown was given
the Meat Valuable Player
Award, Teresa Eatmon was
given the Coach's Award,
Karen Hoi brook was given the
Beat Setter Award and Kim
Boles was given the Best
Server Award.
In girls softball, coach
Elsberry Wyatt presented
Rebecca Amnions with the
Leading Hitter Award.
Tennis coach Left Hoffman
presented the Most Valuable
Player award, which is based
with the Most Outstanding
Cheerleader Award. Julie
Pfaff was given the Depen
dability Award and Jackie
Thomas was given the Leader
ship Award.
A scholarship was establish
ed this year by the parents of
Robbie Capp6, in honor of
their son, an MHS basketball
player who died in an auto ac
cident in December. The
11,000 scholarship was
presented to Richard
Laoriwrt. ?
Mars Hill Boys Take
Relays In County Meet
Mar* Hill seventh and Eddie SWtH, Mars Hill,
eighth grade boys' high-Jump
teams won both the 800-meter Darrel Chandler, Mars Hill,
and 400-meter relays in the softball throw.
Madison County meet earlier Tim Shade, Marshall,
this month. 100-yd. dash.
In girls' competition, Mars Jackie Shelton, Walnut,
Hill won the 400-meter relay, 7t-m. dash
but the winner in the Tim Shade, Marshall,
800-meter relay was Spring 400-m. dash.
Creek. Kevin Honeycutt, Mars Hill,
Other first-place winners in 800-m. run. ~
7th-8th-grade boys events Dale Teague, Marshall,
were: 200-m. dash.
Brian Godfrey, Mars Hill, Mars Hill, 1, 800-m relay,
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