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Northeast District Athletic Board honors seven Stark County-area scholar athletes

Jackson tennis player Divya Shanmugam is one of seven Stark County-area high school athletes who received scholar athlete awards from the Northeast District Athletic Board.
Jackson tennis player Divya Shanmugam is one of seven Stark County-area high school athletes who received scholar athlete awards from the Northeast District Athletic Board.

Seven Stark County-area high school athletes are are among the Northeast District Athletic Board's 44 recipients of scholar athlete awards.

Jackson's Divya Shanmugam and Kailey Zagst, GlenOak's Jacob Harms, Hoover's Anna Jones, McKinley's Lauren Rogers, Tuslaw's Jenna Boyd and Dalton's Ethan Stutz will receive certificates, medals and a $1,000 scholarship from the NEDAB and Ohio High School Athletic Association. They were evaluated on both academic and athletic achievements throughout their high schools careers.

The scholar athletes were recognized during Monday's Cleveland Guardians game at Progressive Field with an awards presentation, pregame buffet and tickets to the game with their family and friends. They also heard a presentation from OHSAA Executive Director Doug Ute.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Northeast District honors seven Stark County-area athletes