Detroit High School Sports Awards: Meet all winter sports athlete of the year nominees
The Detroit High School Sports Awards, presented by Detroit Area Honda Dealers, is proud to announce all its winter sports Athlete of the Year nominees. The winners will be announced during the live show on June 20 at The Fillmore Detroit.
During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with the athletes of the year in 30 sports. Nominated athletes who RSVP here will receive a free ticket to the event thanks to sponsors. Additional tickets may be purchased on the show’s website here.
The Detroit High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country. This year, one school from the area will win a $1,000 donation to its school’s athletic department through our School Spirit Contest. Voting on this ends on April 30, so click here to vote for your school now!
Here are all the athlete of the year nominees for winter sports:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Darius Acuff, Detroit Cass Technical High School - SO
Anthony Benard, Grosse Pointe South High School - SR
Ryan Hurst, North Farmington High School - SR
Trey McKenney, Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory School - SO
Curtis Williams, Birmingham Brother Rice High School - SR
Sonny Wilson, Detroit U-D Jesuit High School and Academy - SR
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kennedy Blair, Dearborn Divine Child High School - SR
Indya Davis, West Bloomfield High School - JR
Summer Davis, West Bloomfield High School - JR
Mayla Ham, Wayne Memorial High School - SR
Elyssa Kincaid, Riverview Community High School - SR
Madison Morson, Salem High School - JR
BOYS BOWLING
Dylan Harnden, Utica Eisenhower High School - SO
Dylan Jablonski, Canton High School - SR
Donnie Jacobs, New Boston Huron High School - SR
Cole Peters, Waterford Kettering High School - SR
Brendan Riley, Waterford Mott High School - JR
Connor Rogus, Macomb Dakota High School - SR
GIRLS BOWLING
Jordan Downham, Allen Park Cabrini High School - SR
Maddy Gazzarari, Novi High School - SO
Abbey Slaven, Taylor Trillium Academy - JR
Katie Stephens, Clarkston High School - SO
Melanie Straub, New Baltimore Anchor Bay High School - SR
Kayla Tafanelli, Warren Woods Tower High School - SR
GYMNASTICS
Anna Browne, Brighton High School - JR
Reese Maddock, Canton High School - SO
Maria Petru, Howell High School - JR
Morgan Ruffing, Livonia Red - SR
Emma Stewart, Salem High School - SR
Katie Stewart, Salem High School - JR
HOCKEY
Cameron Duffany, Brighton High School - JR
Nate Grondzieleski, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School - SR
Levi Pennala, Brighton High School - JR
Braden Pietila, Hartland High School - SR
Peter Rosa, Birmingham Brother Rice High School - SR
Landon West, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School - SR
BOYS SKIING
Peyton Chamberlain, Milford High School - JR
Chase Flavin, Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy - SR
Teegan McLeod, Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy - SR
Broden Janczarek, Lake Orion High School - SO
John Popov, Brighton High School - SO
Bayden Tapert, Rochester Adams High School - SR
GIRLS SKIING
Katie Fodale, Rochester Adams High School - JR
Claire Kirchner, Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy - SR
Phoebe Savoie, Clarkston High School - SR
Peyton Schindler, Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy - SR
Sydney Schulte, Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy - SR
Sydney Thomas, Clarkston High School - SR
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING
Ryan Gurgel, Canton High School - SR
Angus MacDonald, Birmingham Groves High School - JR
Keiran Rahmaan, Grosse Pointe South High School - SR
Gabriel Sanchez Burks, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School - SR
Ethan Schwab, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood School - SR
Nicholas Suranyi, Novi High School - SR
BOYS WRESTLING
Dylan Gilcher, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School - SR
Drew Heethuis, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School - SR
Owen Hawley, Livonia Franklin High School - SR
Clayton Jones, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School - SR
Brayden Mirjavadi, Romeo High School - SR
Caleb Weiand, Macomb Dakota High School - SR
GIRLS WRESTLING
Margaret Buurma, Fowlerville High School - SO
Nakayla Dawson, Westland John Glenn High School - FR
Brynn Green, Howell High School - SR
Emaline Hicks, Saline High School - SR
Morgan Irwin, Westland John Glenn High School - SR
Sabrina Nauss, Brighton High School - JR
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY NETWORK: Detroit High School Sports Awards: All winter sports nominees
