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Recognizing Outstanding 2018/2019 Local Athletes
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2 The Northern Illinois MVAS includes and recognizes athletes from over 100 schools across Shaw Media’s newspaper publications in Northern Illinois. Nearly 600 athletes are considered for these awards which were presented on June 12th at Shaw Media’s 2019 Northern Illinois MVA Celebration held at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb.
2019 NORTHERN ILLINOIS MVA AWARDS NOMINEES* Nominees for Badminton: 1. Cindy Tang – Hinsdale Central High School 2. Lauryn Luangsomkham – Joliet Central High School Nominees for Baseball: 1. Quinn Priester – Cary Grove High School 2. Cole Kirschsieper – Lincoln-Way East High School 3. Ryan Mintz – Willowbrook High School 4. Payton Hutchings – Coal City High School Nominees for Boys Basketball: 1. Joseph Yesufu – Bolingbrook High School 2. Devon House – Newman Central Catholic High School - Sterling 3. Ray J Dennis – Oswego East High School 4. Zach Toussaint – Johnsburg High School Nominees for Girls Basketball: 1. Annie Stritzel - Nazareth Academy 2. Taylor Gugliuzza – Lincoln-Way West High School 3. Kylie Feuerbach – Sycamore High School 4. Erin Henze – Eastland High School - Lanark 5. Marissa Knobloch – Marengo High School Nominees for Boys Bowling: 1. Nicklaus Eberly – DeKalb High School 2. Efrain Soto – Minooka High School 3. Edgar Burgos – St. Charles East High School 4. Austin Strite – Oregon High School Nominees for Girls Bowling: 1. Brianna Schmidt – Jacobs High School 2. Chloe Siezega – Lockport High School 3. Megan Kolberg – Sycamore High School 4. Gina Russell – Minooka High School Nominees For Boys Cross-Country: 1. Christopher Collet - Seneca High School 2. Bill Hauenstein - Wheaton Warrenville South High School 3. Ian Geisler - Huntley High School 4. Daniel Occhipinti - Kaneland High School Nominees For Girls Cross-Country: 1. Helena Kleronomos - Yorkville High School 2. Katelynne Hart – Glenbard West High School 3. Katrina Schlenker – Batavia High School 4. Vivian Van Eck – Minooka High School Nominees for Football: 1. Keenan Hailey - Joliet Catholic Academy 2. Michael Love – Nazareth Academy 3. Tyler Nubin – St. Charles North High School 4. Ben McDonald – Cary-Grove High School
Nominees for Boys Golf 1. Ben Sluzas - Lockport High School 2. Garrett Tighe - Jacobs High School 3. Will Marshall - Kaneland High School 4. Mac McClear - Hinsdale Central High School Nominees for Girls Golf 1. Lauren Beaudreau - Benet Academy 2. Brianne Bolden - Lincoln-Way Central High School 3. Megan Furtney - St. Charles North High School Nominees for Girls Gymnastics: 1. Maddie Hickey - Sycamore High School 2. Maddie Diab – Glenbard West High School 3. Kaitlyn Penzone - Oswego High School 4. Gracie Willis – Prairie Ridge High School Nominees for Boys Lacrosse: 1. Josh Uhri – St. Charles North High School 2. Ethan Kirchberg – Prairie Ridge High School Nominees for Boys Soccer: 1. Omar Carreno – Oswego High School 2. James Serrano - Marmion Academy 3. Alex Canfield – Crystal Lake South High School 4. Manny Gomez – Earlville/Leland/Paw Paw Nominees for Girls Soccer: 1. Abbie Cashmere – Benet Academy 2. Taylor Harrison – Dixon High School 3. Saydie Holland – Sycamore High School 4. Jenna Dominquez – Geneva High School
Nominees For Girls Tennis: 1. Madie Jurasek - Kaneland High School 2. Maddie Jacobs & Sydney Schott – Newman Central Catholic High School - Sterling 3. Ellie Gallagher & Regan O’Fallon - Ottawa High School 4. Samantha Choi & Emily Orlove - Wheaton Warrenville South High School Nominees for Boys Track & Field: 1. Finn Schirmer – Marengo High School 2. Marcellus Moore – Plainfield North High School 3. Cedrick Rowzee – Wheaton South High School Nominees for Girls Track & Field: 1. Katelynne Hart – Glenbard West High School 2. Chloe Lindeman – Fulton High School 3. Daryn Davis – Huntley High School 4. Janelle Rodgers - Oswego High School Nominees for Boys Volleyball: 1. Ryan Swartz – Glenbard West High School 2. Wil McPhillips – Lincoln-Way East High School
Nominees for Girls Volleyball: 1. Taylor Landfair – Plainfield Central High School 2. Margaret Mahlke – Downers Grove North High School 3. Mckenna Slavik – St. Charles East High School 4. Josi Borum - Sterling High School Nominees for Wrestling: 1. Jake Stiles – Montini Catholic High School 2. Blah Dahnweih – Dekalb High School 3. Nick Termini – Burlington Central High School 4. David Ferrante – Huntley High School Nominees for Male Regional Athlete of the Year: 1. Jack Mcdonald – Geneva High School 2. Finn Schirmer – Marengo High School 3. Brady Fisher – Yorkville High School 4. Jack Snook – Marquette Academy Nominees for Female Regional Athlete of the Year: 1. Katelynne Hart – Glenbard West High School 2. Janelle Rodgers – Oswego High School 3. Kylie Feuerbach – Sycamore High School 4. Josi Borum – Sterling High School
*Winner of MVA Award listed in red.
Nominees for Softball: 1. Ashley Schultz – Oswego East High School 2. Jayme Eilers – Sterling High School 3. Sloan Gayan – Ottawa High School 4. Rose Roach – Kaneland High School Nominees for Boys Swimming: 1. Will Myhre – St. Charles North 2. Marshall Hodge – Oswego East High School 3. Quinn Cynor – Woodstock North Co-op 4. Liam Hutchinson – Fenwick High School Nominees for Girls Swimming: 1. Athena Ye – Rosary High School 2. Grace Cooper – Oswego East High School 3. Kate Morris – Glenbard West High School Nominees for Boys Tennis: 1. Dillon Nitz - Sterling High School 2. Greg Rashid - Streator High School 3. Brogan Pierce - Batavia High School 4. Ryan Waugh - Yorkville High School
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Chicago Bear Hall of Famer Dan Hampton (center) poses with some visitors in the VIP lounge during the Shaw Media 2019 Northern Illinois Most Valuable Athletes Awards at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb. Shaw Media honored top athletes across Northern Illinois at the event that was hosted by Pro Football Weekly’s Hub Arkush and featured guest speakers Chicago Bear defensive tackle Akiem Hicks and former Bear tight end Zach Miller.
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Eddie Carifio presents Megan Kolberg with the girls bowling award during the Shaw Media regional Most Valuable Athlete (MVA) awards inside the Convocation Center at NIU on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in DeKalb.
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Sycamore’s Kylie Feuerbach is congratulated by Pro Football Weekly’s Hub Arkush after receiving her Girls Basketball Player of the Year award during the Shaw Media 2019 Northern Illinois Most Valuable Athletes Awards at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb. Later in the evening Feurbach also received the Female Regional Athlete of the Year award.
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Chicago Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks (left) and Chicago Bear tight end Zach Miller (right) answer questions during a Q and A at the Shaw Media 2019 Northern Illinois Most Valuable Athletes Awards at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb. Shaw Media honored top athletes across Northern Illinois at the event.
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Athletes and their familes pack the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center on June 12 in DeKalb.
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Gavin Anderson Sycamore Boys Swimming Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Ben Aranda DeKalb Wrestling All-Area First Team
Alex Bass Kaneland Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Jesus Becerra Dekalb Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Lucas Beeman Genoa-Kingston Football All-Area First Team
Colton Berg Sycamore Wrestling All-Area First Team
Brian Bohannon Hinckley-Big Rock Boys Basketball All-Area First Team
Trevor Boryla Sycamore Wrestling Athlete of the Week/ All-Area First Team
Luke Brost Kaneland Football All-Area First Team
Austin Bunge Sycamore Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
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Jonathan Alstott Kaneland Football Daily Chronicle Player of the Year (offense)
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Austin Adams Kaneland Boys Cross Country All-Area First Team
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Photo not available Grayson Burns Sycamore Football All-Area First Team
Will Butterfield Genoa-Kingston Football All-Area First Team
Gavin Cano Kaneland Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Anna Carlson Kaneland Girls Tennis All-Area First Team
Emma Carpenter DeKalb Girls Golf Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
George Colbert DeKalb Wrestling Athlete of the Week / All-Area First Team
Alex Crawford Sycamore Wrestling All-Area First Team
Danny Curan DeKalb Wrestling All-Area First Team
Tommy Curran DeKalb Wrestling All-Area First Team
Blah Dahnweih DeKalb Wrestling Athlete of the Week/ Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Miguel Delvalle Hiawatha Football Athlete of the Week/ All-Area First Team
Zach Denning Kaneland Football All-Area First Team
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Aiden Donohue DeKalb Boys Cross Country/ Track All-Area First Team/ Athlete of the Week
Nicklaus Eberly DeKalb Boys Bowling Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Lizzie Egerman Sycamore Girls Tennis All-Area First Team
Logan Egler Sycamore Football - Athlete of the Week/ All-Area First Team
Faith Feuerbach Sycamore Girls Basketball All-Area First Team
Kylie Feuerbach Sycamore
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Manny Dominguez Sycamore Football All-Area First Team
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Colton Doll Kaneland Football All-Area First Team
Volleyball - All-Area First Team Girls Basketball - MVA Player of the Year, MVA Female Regional Athlete of the Year
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Brendan Fitz Sycamore Boys Golf All-Area First Team
Olivia Franklin Kaneland Girls Cross Country All-Area First Team
Grace Franz Kaneland Volleyball All-Area First Team
Jordan Gandy DeKalb Football All-Area First Team
Drew Gaston Indian Creek Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Bradley Gillum DeKalb Wrestling Athlete of the Week/ All-Area First Team
Gwen Golembiewski Sycamore Girls Golf All-Area First Team
Victor Guerrero DeKalb Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Drew Hahn Kaneland Football All-Area First Team
Reagan Harold DeKalb Girls Bowling Athlete of the Week
Spencer Harris DeKalb Football All-Area First Team
Brooke Heiman Indian Creek Girls Basketball All-Area First Team
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Kaylie Hilliard DeKalb Volleyball All-Area First Team
Katie Jablonski Kaneland Volleyball Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Tucker Jahns Kaneland Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Jaylen Hobson DeKalb - Football, Track
Josie Hoppenworth DeKalb Girls Tennis All-Area First Team
Jaden Johns Sycamore Wrestling Athlete of the Week
Austin Johnson DeKalb Wrestling Athlete of the Week/ All-Area First Team
Daily Chronicle Boys Track Player of the Year, Daily Chronicle Male Athlete of the Year, and Fans Choice Football Player of the Year
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Madison Hickey Sycamore Gymnastics Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
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Maddie Jurasek Kaneland Girls Tennis Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Ty Kilcullen Hiawatha Football Athlete of the Week
Hannah Kirby Sycamore Girls Cross Country All-Area First Team
Megan Kolberg Sycamore Girls Bowling Daily Chronicle Player of the Year, MVA Player of the Year
Zak Kozumplik Sycamore Wrestling All-Area First Team
Trenton Kyler DeKalb Boys Basketball Athlete of the Week/ All-Area First Team
Cooper Larsen Indian Creek Boys Basketball All-Area First Team
David Lehrol Sycamore Boys Cross Country All-Area First Team
Photo not available Andrew Leon DeKalb Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Damien Lopez DeKalb Wrestling All-Area First Team
Fabian Lopez DeKalb Wrestling All-Area First Team
Bobby Mallin Sycamore Football All-Area First Team
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Will Marshall Kaneland Boys Golf Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Brett Marth Genoa-Kingston Boys Basketball Athlete of the Week
Grant McConkey Sycamore Football, Boys Basketball Athlete of the Week / All-Area First Team
Blake McGee DeKalb Wrestling All-Area First Team
Erin McMullen Kaneland Girls Tennis All-Area First Team
Brennen McNally Indian Creek Baseball Athlete of the Week
Sydney McNett DeKalb Girls Golf All-Area First Team
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Tristan Mangum Genoa-Kingston Football All-Area First Team
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Ryan Milton Kaneland Boys Golf All-Area First Team
Izi Myers Miller DeKalb Girls Tennis All-Area First Team
Ashley Nelson DeKalb Girls Basketball All-Area First Team
Griffin Nelson Sycamore Football All-Area First Team
Nate Nesler Genoa-Kingston
Keely Noel Kaneland Girls Basketball All-Area First Team
Daniel Occhipinti Kaneland Boys Cross Country Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Katherine Olsen DeKalb Girls Cross Country Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Jack Paeglow DeKalb Boys Golf All-Area First Team
Brett Paeglow DeKalb Boys Golf All-Area First Team
Football - Athlete of the Week Boys Basketball - Daily Chronicle Player of the Year
Photo not available Florence Omodayo DeKalb Girls Basketball All-Area First Team
Riley Oros Indian Creek Volleyball All-Area First Team
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Haleigh Petersen Indian Creek Girls Golf All-Area First Team
Hayley Plach Sycamore Girls Tennis All-Area First Team
Isaac Plagaskis Sycamore Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Allison Polly Sycamore Softball Athlete of the Week
Grace Purcell Kaneland Girls Cross Country All-Area First Team
Faith Reynolds Sycamore Softball Athlete of the Week
Rachel Richtman Kaneland Girls Cross Country All-Area First Team
Logan Riley Sycamore Baseball Athlete of the Week
Logan Roach DeKalb Football/ Wrestling All-Area First Team
Rose Roach Kaneland Softball Athlete of the Week
Preston Ruud Sycamore Football All-Area First Team
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Justin Peters Genoa-Kingston Football Athlete of the Week
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Photo not available Allison Ryan Hinckley-Big Rock Girls Golf All-Area First Team
Lydia Sabanish DeKalb Volleyball All-Area First Team
Tate Sanderson Hinckley-Big Rock Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Piper Schrepferman Kaneland Girls Tennis All-Area First Team
Chaz Shaw Kaneland Football All-Area First Team
Jake Siegal Sycamore Football All-Area First Team
Joe Smith Kaneland Football All-Area First Team
Keegan Smith DeKalb Football Daily Chronicle Player of the Year (Defense)
Photo not available Bryce Stair Kaneland Boys Golf All-Area First Team
Austin Steele Sycamore Baseball Athlete of the Week
Mauro Talamantes DeKalb Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Evelyn Taylor Sycamore Girls Tennis All-Area First Team
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Kyle Thompson Hiawatha Football Athlete of the Week/ All-Area First Team
Jesse Torres Genoa-Kingston Wrestling Athlete of the Week
Drew Tronc Sycamore Boys Soccer All-Area First Team
Mallory Warner DeKalb Softball Athlete of the Week
Manny Yepiz DeKalb Boys Cross Country All-Area First Team
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Aaron Trier Sycamore Boys Cross Country All-Area First Team
Photo not available Julianna Vassallo Kaneland Volleyball All-Area First Team
Kathleen Walstrom DeKalb Girls Cross Country All-Area First Team
Congratulations Allison Yohanan DeKalb Girls Golf All-Area First Team
Isaiah Youngquist DeKalb Boys Basketball All-Area First Team
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Hunter Zweifel Genoa-Kingston Football Athlete of the Week
to our local athletes and best wishes for continued success!
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