Board of Education Recognizes Student Athletes at July Meeting
At the July 8th Board of Education Study Session, the Board recognized middle school swimmers, the BHS varsity baseball team and the BHS varsity girls soccer team.
Middle School Swim
The boys middle school swim team had five members qualify for the State Swim Meet. The Board recognized the students for their accomplishments in the following events:
- The 200 Yard Medley Relay: Jonah Nakisher (Norup, 8th Grade), Denny Lambert (AMS, 8th Grade), Gavin Sternicki (AMS, 8th grade), Colby Sternicki (AMS, 6th Grade) and alternate Lucas Riggs (AMS, 8th grade).
- 50 Yard Freestyle: Jonah Nakisher
- 50 Yard Butterfly: Denny Lambert
- 100 Yard Backstroke: Denny Lambert, Gavin Sternicki
- 100 Yard Breaststroke: Gavin Sternicki
BHS Boys Varsity Baseball
The 2024 BHS Boys Varsity Baseball team was honored for receiving a national Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) for the fifth year in a row. The American Baseball Coaches Association’s Team Academic Excellence Award honors high school and college programs coached by ABCA members that post a cumulative Grade Point Average over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2023-24 academic year. This year’s team GPA was 3.4266.
In addition, the following students were recognized for receiving Academic All-State honors:
Dane Benner (Senior), Logan Field (Senior), Reed Reynolds (Junior) and Nick Campbell (Junior).
BHS Varsity Girls Soccer
The 2024 BHS Girls Varsity Soccer team was honored for receiving Academic All-State Status by having a team average GPA over 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. Academic All-State status is issued by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association. In addition, the following students were recognized for receiving Academic All-State honors: Addison Hambright (Senior), Ava Sillars (Senior), Elie Schulz (Senior), and Maeve Nolan (Senior).
Maeve Nolan was also named All-State Third Team and All-Region and Madeline Bonsall (Junior) was named All-State Honorable Mention and All-Region.
