Luis Acosta (left) and Hayley Herndon were named Midway’s Heart of a Champion award winners on Thursday night at the school.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/John Lucas)
Midway’s Athlete of the Year honors went to, from left, Blythe Best, Colby Pope and Leah Williams. (Dunn Area Sports Photo/John Lucas)
Colby Pope was named Male Athlete of the Year at Midway’s annual athletic banquet on Thursday night. Pope is planning to enroll at East Carolina.
There were co-winners on the Female Athlete of the Year, Methodist softball signee Blythe Best and Leah Williams, who has signed with Mount Olive for basketball.
The Heart of a Champion Award went to Luis Acosta for boys and Hayley Herndon for girls.
Award winners at Midway’s athletic banquet on Thursday night are pictured above. Kneeling from left are: Leah Williams (Raider Award — Girls Basketball, Co-Female Athlete of the Year), Tommie Bates (Raider Award — Winter Girls Track), Kasey McLamb (Co-Raider Award — Girls Soccer), Addison Apperson (Co-Raider Award — Girls Soccer), Abby Baggett (Raider Award — Softball), Blythe Best (Raider Award — Girls Swimming, Co-Female Athlete of the Year) and Hayley Herndon (Raider Award — Spring Girls Track, Female Heart of a Champion Award). Standing are Luis Acosta (Male Heart of a Champion Award), Christopher Oates (Raider Award — Spring Boys Track), Chandler Williford (Raider Award — Boys Swimming), Colby Pope (Raider Award — Boys Basketball, Male Athlete of the Year), Austin Peterson (Raider Award — Baseball), Brayden Coats (Raider Award — Winter Boys Track) and Logan Patrick (Raider Award — Boys Golf). Not pictured is Eden Love (Raider Award — Cheerleading).(Dunn Area Sports Photo/John Lucas)
In the picture of all the award winners: front from left are: Leah Williams (Raider Award – Girls’ Basketball, Co-Female Athlete of the Year), Tommie Bates (Raider Award – Winter Girls’ Track), Kasey McLamb (Co-Raider Award – Girls’ Soccer), Addison Apperson (Co-Raider Award – Girls’ Soccer), Abby Baggett (Raider Award – Softball), Blythe Best (Raider Award – Girls’ Swimming, Co-Female Athlete of the Year) and Hayley Herndon (Raider Award – Spring Girls’ Track, Female Heart of a Champion Award). In back are: Luis Acosta (Male Heart of a Champion Award), Christopher Oates (Raider Award – Spring Boys’ Track), Chandler Williford (Raider Award – Boys’ Swimming), Colby Pope (Raider Award – Boys’ Basketball, Male Athlete of the Year), Austin Peterson (Raider Award – Baseball), Brayden Coats (Raider Award – Winter Boys’ Track) and Logan Patrick (Raider Award – Boys’ Golf). Not pictured is Eden Love (Raider Award – Cheerleading).
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/John Lucas)
