Coaches and student athletes of Community R6 gathered May 8 with their families to celebrate the athletic achievements of the school’s teams during the athletic banquet at Community R-6 High School.

Awards were given for outstanding performances during the sports’ seasons.

Three awards are given, which are voted on by the district’s coaching staff.

Winners of the Sandra Schutte Award are those who compete in at least one sport and show hard work and character throughout their respective seasons, on and off the court/field.  This year, the winners were Cooper Rohan and Kat Meyer.

The George M. Dameron Award is given to multi-sport athletes who strive to be successful in their respective sports as well as the classroom. This year’s recipients were Chloe Johnson and Kyler Swaim.

The Lady Trojan and Trojan Awards are given to a high-performing, multi-sport female and male athlete. This year’s winners were Jocelyn Curtis and Lane Carter.

Cross country

Overall, the cross country team ran a combined 1,500 miles for the season. Coach Josie Hess gave awards for the Most Improved to Grace McCoskey and Rett Curtis and for Mental Toughness to Gabby Knipfel.

Softball

Throughout the season, the Lady Trojans threw 142 strikeouts. Coach Jeff Angel gave several awards and recognized both athletic and academic excellence. Awards were given for:

-          JV Player of the Year, Sophia Javier

-          Newcomer Award, Macy Woodside

-          Spirit Award, Sophia Fennewald

-          Iron Horse Award, Myla Carroll

-          Hustler Award, Natali Sommer

-          3 Players earned CAC honors: First team infielders, Jocelyn Curtis and Peyton Schafer and Honorable Mention, Maci Poindexter

-          5 Players earned All-District honors: First-team infield, Jocelyn Curtis and Peyton Schafer; First-time outfield, Ana McLeod; second-team outfield, Chloe Johnson; and second-team catcher, Maci Poindexter

-          Jocelyn Curtis was recognized for earning all-region, second-team infielder

-          Utility Player: Kaytlynn Arens

-          Workhorse Award: Maci Poindexter

-          Team Leadership: Jocelyn Curtis

-          Most Improved: Ana McLeod

-          Defensive Player of the Year: Chloe Johnson

-          Offensive Player of the Year; Jocelyn Curtis and Peyton Schafer

-          MVP: Jocelyn Curtis

The team also made all-state academic levels with 9 players receiving a 3.7 or above GPA. Those players are: Jocelyn Curtis, Lydia Hoyt, Sophia Fennewald, Sophia Javier, Natalie Sommer, Maci Poindexter, Macy Woodside, Ana McLeod, and Kaytlynn Arens.

Cheerleading

Coach Charlea Schafer shared stats on the cheerleading team throughout the season including that it took 11 backflips for Peyton Schafer to go from one end of the gym to the other.

Awards were given to: Captain, Peyton Schafer; co-captain, Charlea Schafer; Crowd Hype Queen, MiKayla Love; and Tumbling Queen, Peyton Schafer.

Girls Basketball

Throughout the season, the Lady Trojans’ basketball team made 574 shots, grabbed 638 rebounds, had 156 assists and averaged 41.6 points per game.

Coach Bob Curtis and assistant coach Stacie Carroz gave the following awards:

-          JV Player of the Year, Kaytlynn Arens

-          Most Coachable, Lydia Hoyt

-          The Rifleman award, Kat Meyer

-          Queen of the Boards, Jocelyn Curtis

-          Winstinct Award, Adriana Woodson

-          CAC Honors, Peyton Beamer and Jocelyn Curtis; honorable mention, Kat Meyer

-          All-District Honors, Peyton Beamer and Jocelyn Curtis

-          All-State Honor, Peyton Beamer

-          Defensive Player of the Year, Chloe Johnson

-          Offensive Player of the Year, Peyton Beamer

Boys Basketball

The Trojans basketball team made 926 shots throughout the season and had 707 rebounds with 199 assists. Coach Chris Ellersinck and assistant coach Tyler Kobush recognized players with the following awards:

-          Offensive Player of the Year, KaTavyn Wheeler

-          Defensive Player of the Year, Clayton Eikel

-          Mr. Hustle, Brett Beamer

-          Team Captain, Rett Curtis

-          Sixth Man, Jude Curtis

-          JV Player of the Year, Kyler Kobush

-          Most Improved, Clayton Crum

-          MVP, KaTavyn Wheeler

-          The Glue Guy, Wyatt Meyer

-          Most Coachable, Hayden Swaim

-          All District Honor, KaTavyn Wheeler

Baseball

Throughout the fall and spring season, the Trojans baseball team had 134 strikeouts, stole 48 bases, and had 115 runs. Coach Chris Ellersieck recognized the following players with awards:

-          The Glue Guy, Alex Poindexter

-          Unsung Hero, Layne Rohan

-          Utility Award, Connor Maxwell

-          Hustle Award, Lane Carter

-          All-Around, Carter Schafer

-          Gold Glove, Matthew Utterback

-          Silver Slugger, Nik Crider

-          Cy Young award, Cooper Rohan

-          MVP, Lane Carter

Golf

In its second season at Community R6, the golf team has grown to 19 players who reached a CAC team score of 369. Coach Bob Curtis honored players with the following awards: Happy Gilmore award, Braysen Glasgow and lowest scoring average, Kaiden Erdel.

Track and Field

With districts the next day, Coach Miranda Fennewald and her Trojans’ track and field team were still looking at two more weeks in the season. At that point of the season, the team had beat 123 personal records and had 163 top 10 finishes.

-          Girls’ Running MVP, Kaytlynn Arens

-          Girls’ Field MVP, Ana McLeod

-          Boys’ Running MVP, Nicholas Henke

-          Boys’ Field MVP, Rett Curtis

-          Top Newcomer, Macy Woodside

-          Team Leader, KaTavyn Wheeler and Layton Wright