Presented in coordination with Froggy Valley 100.1/WLBR 1270 & Lebanon Federal Credit Union, help us decide which male and female athlete should be honored for their outstanding efforts during last week’s local high school sports action. While you may have a favorite school or athlete already, we still encourage you to read through the lists below and then click on the link to vote. The winners will be announced later this week.
Voting will remain open until Thursday at 7 pm. Only one vote per email address will be allowed.
While athletes can be nominated multiple weeks, the winners will be removed and updates will be provided as the season progresses.
While this may be a vote and emotions can run high, this is intended to bring attention to some of the best performances from our local student-athletes.
Nominations, which are made working with the schools, are listed below in alphabetical order.
Please read about each nominee and then go vote who you feel is most deserving.
Note: The Annville-Cleona teams chose not to nominate anyone this week, instead opting to focus on overall team chemistry.
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Female Nominees
Shayla Carl (Palmyra / So.) – Wrestling: The sophomore went 4-0 to win the 155-pound weight class at the all-female Hanover Area Holiday Classic. All of her wins came as a result of her pinning her opponents. She has an 8-2 record as a member of Palmyra’s first official female wrestling team.
Kailah Correa (Lebanon / Jr.) – Basketball: The point guard averaged 18.8 points per game over the course of the last five games, all Cedar wins. In the two victories that captured the Lebanon Holiday Tournament, Correa scored 20 against Palmyra and 19 against Northern Lebanon.
Qynne Demler (New Covenant / Fr.) – Basketball: In three games, the freshman point guard averaged 17.3 points. This included a high of 27 points on December 18th against Harrisburg Academy. The Flames went 2-1 over the span.
Kaila Francis (Cedar Crest / So.) – Basketball: Against Elizabethtown, the sophomore came alive offensively to score 21 points in the win. She went 8-10 FG and 5-6 FT in the game. The next night against Lower Dauphin, Francis contributed 7 points as Crest won the LD Holiday Tournament.
Hayley Sheroky (Northern Lebanon / So.) – Basketball: One of the three main scoring threats for the Vikings, Sheroky led the team with 13 points against Susquenita. Over the course of four games, during which her team won three, Sheroky was the ultimate team player. Her play included tough defense against a powerful Lebanon team.
Kylee Trostle (ELCO / Fr.) – Wrestling: Competing at the 107-pound weight class, the freshman went 5-0 at the Raider Duals, wrestling against mostly males. She then went on to pin her opponent at the Trojan Wars. She is currently 9-7 on the season.
Male Nominees
Landyn Kline (Cedar Crest / So.) – Wrestling: Over the past two weeks, the sophomore went 7-2 with four pins. At the Jim Thorpe Holiday Classic, Kline took 5th place at 189-pounds.
Ashton Kriss (ELCO / So.) – Wrestling: At the Raider Duals, the sophomore went 5-0, pinning four and winning his fifth match by tech fall. He then went 4-3 at the Trojan Wars, placing 6th in the 114-pound weight class. For the season, Kriss now has a 15-7 record.
Hunter Mayer (Palmyra / Sr.) – Basketball: The senior scored 18 points, including hitting four three-pointers to lead the Cougars in their double-overtime win over Lebanon. He was also Palmyra’s leading scorer against Cedar Crest, scoring 12. For his efforts, he was named to the Lebanon Holiday All-Tournament Team.
Riley Messinger (Northern Lebanon / Jr.) – Basketball: The junior paced the Vikings with 12 points in their win over Williams Valley on December 22nd. He has provided valuable ball distribution for Northern Lebanon, leading the team in assists and assist:turnover ratio.
Daryan Rodriguez (Lebanon / So.) – Basketball: In a double overtime loss to Palmyra, the sophomore was the game’s leading scorer with 19. He put on a shooting display, knocking down five three-pointers to pace the Cedars.
Keenan Stoner (New Covenant / Sr.) – Basketball: In three games, the senior averaged nearly 13 points to lead the Flames in scoring. In a loss to West Shore Christian, Stoner added 8 rebounds.
