Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Alyssa Barkhurst receives her track awards from coaches Kegan Willford, front, and Jake Johnson. Barkhurst broke the school record for her long jump. McKenzie Powell, watching Barkhurst, also broke a school record with her triple jump.
Encampment High School coaches and athletes looked back on a year of strengths, achievements and improvement at the 2013-14 E-Club Athletic Banquet.
The banquet, held at the Encampment K-12 School Gymnasium May 27, was attended by coaches, family members, friends and students who participated in school sports over the recent school year.
Coaches in track and field, volleyball and boys' or girls' basketball reminisced on their respective seasons, and presented students with awards, certificates and lettering for team efforts over the year.
The recipients and their honors earned are listed below:
Track and Field Awards:
All-State Award-Alyssa Barkhurst for the long jump
All-Conference Awards-McKenzie Powell for the triple jump
Alyssa Barkhurst for the long jump and 100 and 200 meter dashes, was also regional champion in the 100 and 200 meter dashes
School Record
Breaker Awards
Alyssa Barkhurst for the long jump, with 16'7.25". Barkhurst broke Jeany Echardt's Encampment School girls' long jump record from 1982.
Three Trails Conference Record-Breaker Awards
McKenzie Powell for the triple jump, broke record with 32'10.50"
Alyssa Barkhurst for the long jump, broke record with 16'1.50"
State Performance Awards
Jacob Wells for 10th place in the shot put
McKenzie Powell for fifth in the triple jump, seventh in the 300 meter hurdles and sixth in the 400 meter dash
Alyssa Barkhurst for third in the 100 meter dash and eighth in the 200 meter dash
Multi-Year Letter Winner Awards
Jacob Wells, Alyssa Barkhurst, KeeGan Johnson
First-Year Letter Winner Awards
Guy Erickson, Karie Russell, Randa Sorenson, McKenzie Powell
Female Athlete of the Year
McKenzie Powell
Male Athlete of the Year
Guy Erickson
Tiger Award
McKenzie Powell
Boys Basketball Awards:
All-State Award
Guy Erickson
All-Conference Awards
Luke Pantle, Guy Erickson
Shooter Award
Guy Erickson- led team in three-point percentage (36 percent), free-throw percentage (79 percent) and field goal percentage (40 percent), and averaged 2.1 assists per game
Free-Throw Buckle Award- Guy Erickson- ended season with 79 percent of free-throws scored, was second place in the state stats
Steals Award- Harold Jackson- led the team with 76 steals, and was seventh place in the state
Rebounder of the Year Award- Luke Pantle- 65 rebounds per game and 169 total
Outstanding Defensive Player- Harold Jackson
Offensive Player of the Year-
Luke Pantle- averaged 18.7 points per game and scored 486 for the year
Letter Winners
Guy Erickson, Hunter Hammer, KeeGan Johnson, Jared Stewart, Luke Pantle, Harold Jackson, Brett Ralston, Brett Miller, Matthew Jarrett, David Flauding
Girls Basketball Awards:
First-Team All-State and All-Conference Awards
Cassidy Little
Second-Team
All-Conference Award
Alyssa Barkhurst
Field Goal Percentage, Assists and Steals Leader
Alyssa Barkhurst
Scoring, Rebounding and Free-Throw Percentage Leader
Cassidy Little
Blocked Shot Leader
Jennifer Morgan, 1.9 blocked shots per game
Most Improved Awards
Bailey Miller, Sierra Loftice
Volleyball Awards:
All-State Award
Alyssa Barkhurst
First-Team All-Conference Award
Alyssa Barkhurst
Second-Team
All-Conference Award
Jennifer Morgan
All-Conference
Honorable Mention
Sierra Loftice
Bar Awards
Cassidy Little, Alyssa Barkhurst, Jennifer Morgan and Kaylyn Wessel
Volleyball Letters and Pins
Ashley Turner, Shelby Howe, Emily Morgan, McKenzie Powell, Sierra Loftice
Volleyball Pins
Josey Adams, Randa Sorensen, Karie Russell
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