NRHEG fall sports award winners were announced at the annual ceremony Thursday, Nov. 19.
They were, by sport:
Boys’ Cross Country
• Most Valuable Runner — Josh Fleming
• Most Improved — Ben Lewer
• Most Dedicated — Zach Mely
• Panther Award — Tyler Schlaak
• Iron Horse — Jorey Fischer
• Captain — Zach Mely
Girls’ Cross Country
• Most Valuable Runner — Jade Mely
• Most Improved — Marissa Mortenson
• Most Dedicated — Mia Williams
• Panther Award — Katharine Lewer
• Iron Horse — Jade Mely, Erin VanWilgen
• Captain — Katharine Lewer
Football
• Most Valuable Player — Zeke Erickson
• Most Valuable Defense — Erickson
• Most Valuable Offense — Palmer Peterson, John Cole
• Most Valuable Lineman — Erickson
• Lunch Pail Award — Trey Hoppe
• All-district — Erickson, Hoppe, Peterson, Cole, Wyatt Fitterer, Jack Schultz
• Captains — Erickson, Fitterer, Hoppe
Volleyball
• Most Valuable Player — Marnie Wagner
• Most Valuable Offense — Abby Wacholz
• Most Valuable Defense — Abby Christopherson
• Most Improved — Gretchen Ramaker
• Panther Player Award — Maci Surat
• Captains — Christopherson, Wacholz, Anna Lundberg, Hailey Schuller
Girls’ Soccer (with Waseca)
• All-conference — Jennifer McKay; honorable mention — Annie Prigge
Cheerleading
• Most Valuable Cheerleader — Lizzy Hagen
• Most Spirited — Nicole Edon
• Most Valuable Back — Torrie Stencel
• Most Valuable Bases — Bayli Possin, Jessica Nafe
• Most Valuable Flyer — Nicole Wallin
• Most Improved — Kyra Possin
• Spirit Sticks — Mikayla Besser, Grace Logan, Anna Bailey, Wallin
• All-Gopher Conference Academic — Bailey, Edon, Hagen, Nafe, Stencel, Possin, Lillian Bell, Cece Torp