The annual Winona High School Athletic Banquet was held Friday night at the Montgomery County Coliseum. The event was organized and sponsored by the Winona High School Booster Club.
Chaired by Booster Club secretary Glenda Jenkins, the banquet featured a meal provided by Gene McNeer and Mike Rozier. Fred Strickland, vice-president of Terminix in Memphis, was the keynote speaker.
Those honored were:
Top Honors
Mac Butler Award: Lee VanHorn
Coach of the Year: Veronica Helms
Lady Tiger Award: Megan Timbs
Tiger Award: Harry Peoples
Lindy Callahan Scholar Athlete: Megan Timbs and Lee VanHorn
Wendy’s High School Heisman: Megan Timbs and Dameon Seals
Scholar Athlete Award: Lee VanHorn
Golf
Most Valuable Player: Chase Denoon
Most Improved: John Barton
Girls’ Track
Best Sprinter: Regina Peoples and Andrinika Brown
Distance Award: Desirea Harris
Boys’ Track
Best Sprinter: Harry Peoples
Distance Award: Cordarro Wells
Best Field Event: Trenny Manual and Vincent Small
Powerlifting
Most Valuable Player: Jay Purnell
Most Improved: Dameon Seals
Cross Country
Girl’s Most Valuable Player: Raveen Townsend
Boy’s Most Valuable Player: Lee VanHorn and Evan Wilson
Tennis
Best Doubles: Laura Leigh VanHorn and Meredith Rushing
Best Singles: Lura Corban
Most Improved: Kishan Gopal
Coaches Award: Clay Reid
Girls’ Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Carlie Hooks
Best Offensive Player: Meredith Rushing
Best Defensive Player: Samantha Shirley and Hannah Davis
Coaches
Boys’ Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Jeremy Ballard
Best Offensive Player: Blake Cook and Evan Wilson
Best Defensive Player: Ty Cook
Most Improved: Zack Trimble
Fast Pitch Softball
Most Valuable Player: Carlie Hooks
Best Offensive Player: Megan Timbs
Best Defensive Player: Jessica Herron
Most Improved Player: Kelsey Wiggins and Halea Brown
Coaches Award: Shay Marlow and Cassidy Denoon
Baseball
Best Offensive Player: Chief Brown
Bo Bo Stewart Hitting Award: West Hammond
Cole Holland Best Defense Award: Andrew Chesteen
Most Improved: Dave Carter
Tiger Award: Lee VanHorn and Jacob Chambley
Girls’ Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Alexus Flowers
Best Offensive Player: Regina Peoples
Best Defensive Player: Andrinika Brown
Most Improved: Quila Smith
Boys’ Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Harry Peoples Coaches Award: MichaelWallace
Best Defensive Player: James Crawford
Most Improved Player: Myron Woods
Slow Pitch Softball
Most Valuable Player: Hannah Davis
Best Offensive Player: Erin Winstead
Best Defensive Player: Shay Marlow
Most Improved: Carley Lester
Coaches Award: Jacy Nix and Lakin Ables
Football
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Harry Peoples
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Sam Sam Small
Best Offensive Lineman: Clint Yates
Best Defensive Lineman: Trenny Manual
Best Linebacker: Dameon Seals
Best Defensive Back: James Crawford
Best Offensive Back: Chief Brown
Best Wide Receiver: Jamondrick Hobbs
Best Special Teams: Matt Larochelle
Most Improved: Zack Trimble
Coaches Award: Jamal Knox
Photos by Christy VanHorn.




