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Athletes of the Month Presented by Rivals Taphouse & Grille Tori Hyde
By Sam Vowell
Victoria “Tori” Hyde is a well-rounded athlete and loves sports in general. She participated in organized dance/ gymnastics from pre-school through 8th grade, helping her to build strength and flexibility. She played basketball in middle school as well as volleyball from 7th through 10th grade. Tori began playing t-ball at 5 years old with the Corunna Recreational League and enjoyed watching her older sister play softball. That love of the game continued to grow as she played in the Corunna Recreational League for many years (even being part of a championship team with some of her Corunna High School Varsity teammates one year). At around 11 or 12 years old, Tori started talking about wanting to play softball at the college level, and moved to a team called the Shiawassee Storm. This was a more competitive level of the game where she began her travel-team experience. After two years with the Storm, Tori tried out for and made a team called the Mid-Michigan Firestix (where she has played since the fall 8th grade). Being part of this team, Tori has played in numerous tournaments at the State and National level, and has been part of several tournament winning teams with them. Tori has had great success for Corunna’s Varsity Girls Softball team. Catcher may be her primary position, but Tori also plays 2B & 3B for Coach Shuster’s Cavaliers. In 2016, Tori was named all-conference along with making The Argus-Press & Lansing State Journals “All-Area Teams”. 2017 turned out to be another outstanding year for Tori as she led Corunna with a .540 average, an .805 slugging percentage and 46 RBI’s. In addition, she scored 56 runs and stole 18 bases while providing stellar defense for the Cavs. She’s excited for the opportunity to help lead Corunna to a great season in 2018. Tori credits the support from her coaches, teammates (and their families) and her own family (including parents Tracy & Christopher Hyde) as a major reason for her growth as a player. She has had the opportunity to meet college coaches and players while seeking out the best place for her skills at the next level, which has also helped her to improve her game. Tori has taken what she’s learned and used it to give back to others. Melissa Shepard had this to say about her,“Tori has volunteered at some of our Shiawassee Patriots softball practices, working with some of our catchers. She selflessly took time out of her day to work with the girls and they enjoyed every minute of it. To this day, when our girls see her, she stops and talks to them.” Tori has signed to play with Mott Community College and looks forward to the next step in her softball journey this fall with The Bears. Tori will be obtaining an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science at Mott and then pursue a Physical Therapy degree at a four-year college upon completion of her Mott education. (Courtesy Photo)
Javen Howes
By Sam Vowell
Our athlete of the month went to Riverbend Bowl with his parents, Troy & Lynn Howes when he was just three years old. He’s been a fixture at Riverbend ever since that day, when he fell in love with the game of bowling. His father helped Javen learn the intricacies of the game as a youth. He joined Corunna’s varsity bowling team four years ago, helping the team claim three straight conference titles and back to back, Division 3, MHSAA State Final runner-up finishes. Javen rolled a 300 game on February 4th, 2017 and as a senior achieved what most can only dream about, winning the individual Division 3 MHSAA State Title on March 4th. Javen said, “I would like to thank all of my coaches; Jason Scott, Erik Pavka & Karla Scott and all of the teammates I bowled with the past four years for making bowling so fun!” aven has also been on Corunna’s varsity golf team and was named team MVP as a junior. Javen has a sister, Sierra and in addition to golf and bowling, he enjoys hunting. He currently has a 3.4 GPA and plans to attend Lansing Community College next year while pursuing a degree in construction management. (Courtesy Photo)