YEAH. CREIGHTON XAVIER TOMORROW AT SIX ON FS1. SPEAKING OF WINNERS, THE OMAHA SPORTS COMMITTEE’S FALL SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS. IT WAS THE LUNCHEON PRESENTED BY PLAY SMART. I HAD THE HONOR OF EMCEEING THAT 13 SCHOLAR ATHLETES, TEN DIFFERENT METRO SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD OF PLAY. ACADEMICS A MAJOR PRIORITY. ACADEMICS ARE IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN’T PLAY SOFTBALL FOREVER. SO HAVING A PLAN AFTER I’M DONE PLAYING IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. BUT ACADEMICS IS WHAT GETS YOU THERE AND WHAT GETS YOU TO COLLEGE. AND LIKE AFTER YOU’RE DONE PLAYING THE SPORT, LIKE GET TO A JOB AND LIKE SUCCEED IN LIFE. YEAH. WE’LL HAVE A FULL RUNDOWN OF ALL THE WINNERS ON KETV.COM. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. NOW, TWO GUYS WERE NOT THERE. THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS JEFF TAMALA AND ALONG WITH DARIAN JONES OF OMAHA NORTH, BECAUSE THOSE GUYS ARE ALREADY IN COLLEGE. JET’S ALREADY TAKING PRACTICE WITH THE BOWL PRACTICES WITH ALABAMA THIS LAST MONTH. AN
Omaha Sports Committee honors fall scholar athletes at luncheon
Thirteen of the top scholar athletes, representing 10 metro area schools, were honored Tuesday afternoon at the Omaha Sports Committee’s fall awards banquet held at the downtown Hilton. The athletes were honored for excellence both on the field of play and in the classroom while also performing community service. The athletes honored include: Girls Cross Country: Lili Denton, St. AlbertAbbigail Durow, Millard SouthBoys Cross Country: Levi Riedel, Millard West Football:Darion Jones, Omaha NorthJett Thomalla, Millard SouthGirls Golf:Addison Benge, WestsideSoftball:Addison Burdorf, Millard WestMaizey Carpenter, Papillion-La VistaLaini Michaelis, Skutt CatholicLauren Schneider, Elkhorn SouthBoys Tennis:Anuraag Ganti, Millard NorthVolleyball:Kami Dyrstad, Papillion-La Vista SouthAddison West, Skutt CatholicMake sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Thirteen of the top scholar athletes, representing 10 metro area schools, were honored Tuesday afternoon at the Omaha Sports Committee’s fall awards banquet held at the downtown Hilton.
The athletes were honored for excellence both on the field of play and in the classroom while also performing community service.
The athletes honored include:
Girls Cross Country:
Lili Denton, St. AlbertAbbigail Durow, Millard South
Boys Cross Country:
Levi Riedel, Millard West
Football:
Darion Jones, Omaha NorthJett Thomalla, Millard South
Girls Golf:
Softball:
Addison Burdorf, Millard WestMaizey Carpenter, Papillion-La VistaLaini Michaelis, Skutt CatholicLauren Schneider, Elkhorn South
Boys Tennis:
Anuraag Ganti, Millard North
Volleyball:
Kami Dyrstad, Papillion-La Vista SouthAddison West, Skutt Catholic
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