On May 14, Winslow High School brought back the tradition of an All-Seasons Athletics Assembly after a decade. In that assembly, 181 Bulldog athletes received their letters. With special recognition to 89 scholar athletes who maintained a 3.5 unweighted GPA or better, which this year 49% of all Bulldog athletes achieved.
Included in special awards was the Don Petranovich, which is awarded for excellence, sportsmanship and discipline to Tayela Larsen, Brendan Knight and Leandro Todacheenie. The Tamie Ramsey for school spirit, community and inspiration went to Adysen Leonard. The Emil Nasser Male Athlete of the Year went to Isaac David. The Carl Weatherton Female Athlete of the Year went to Amanda Childers.
Each sport also awarded the Winslow Elk’s Award for leadership along with two other awards. For football: Gino Quinones, Elks; Angelo Guerrero, Most Improved; and Michael Romero, Outstanding Athlete.
In volleyball: Keira Barton, Elks; Tayela Larsen, Triple Threat; and Holly Nelson, Player of the Year.
Boys cross country: Jayden Albert, Elks; Leandro Todacheenie, Last Mile; and Juelz Soke, Runner of the Year.
Girls cross country: Jocelyn Farland, Elks: Sonway Masayeva, Last Mile; and Kyleigh Hosteen, Runner of the Year.
Cheer: Charm Panana-Zaragoza, Elks; and Apollonia Ortiz, Outstanding Cheerleader.
Dance: Sydney Smith, Elks; and Shai Barton, Outstanding Dance.
Girls soccer: Tatum Henling, Elks; Brooklyn Martinez, Most Improved; and Kambria Larsen, Outstanding Athlete.
Boys soccer: Brendan Knight, Elks; Michael Morales, Most Improved; and Allen Fredricks, Outstanding Athlete.
Boys swim: Zachary DeSpain, Elks; Caleb Osuna, Most Improved; and Jakob Hartman, Big Tuna.
Girls swim: Analycia Valenzuela, Elks; Dakota Salazar, Most Improved; and Tatum Henling, Big Tuna.
Marching band: Carlos Tafoya, Elks; Marcos Gerber, Outstanding Percussion; John Chavez, Outstanding Brass; and Olivia Wagner, Outstanding Woodwinds.
Girls basketball: Tatum Henling, Elks; Kaitlyn Belone, Offensive Player; and Taylin Puhuhefvaya, Defensive Player.
Boys basketball: Daylen Nez, Elks; Izaak Panana, Most Improved; and Isaac David, Outstanding Athlete.
Girls wrestling: Natalia Tahy, Elks; Amanda Childers, Most Improved; and McKenna Hardy, Outstanding Wrestler.
Bo’s wrestling: Ethen Joe, Elks; Tristan Begay, Most Improved; and Michael Romero, Outstanding Wrestler.
Softball: Kendra Ybarra, Elks; Kyah Wilcox, Offensive Player; and Amatiel Gonzales, Defensive Player.
Baseball: Eric Willie, Elks; Samuel Crisp, Most Improved; Aiden Martinez, Outstanding Athlete.
Girls track: Tayela Larsen, Elks; Tatum Henling, Coaches Award; and Amanda Childers, Outstanding Athlete.
Boys track: Gino Quinones, Elks; Calan Ferrell, Coaches Award; and Juelz Soke, Outstanding Athlete.
All-Season lettering athletes: Melishia Begay, Amanda Childers, Tatum Henling, Gino Quinones, Michael Romero and Kendra Ybarra.
Bulldog Lifetime Achievement Award: Loy Englehart.
Appreciation awards to Judy Cavasos, Travis Udall and Randy Therio.
Also, Coaches Appreciation Awards to the coaches who are stepping away including Jennifer Brown, two years in cheer; Venton Nelson, five years in boys basketball; and Reese Chatwin, six years in swim.
