On Dec. 7, Coach Julie Thomas hosted the Winslow Volleyball Awards ceremony at Winslow High School.
The evening started with the handing out of the varsity letters to the Lady Bulldogs with a special acknowledgement of Tatum Henling, a freshman who not only received a letter for volleyball but also letters in cross country and swimming all three fall sports.
The Bulldog Family Award went to athletic director Bryan Lang.
Max Preps Player of the Year was awarded to Brynlee Barris.
Max Preps Player of the Game was awarded to players Jaci Gonnie, Barris, Shaelene Singer, Jauslyn Nells, Janessa Meyers and Alexis Smith.
AIA 3A East All-Region players included Barris, Defensive Player of the Year; Singer, second team; and Gonnie and Meyers, both received honorable mention.
For the first time since 2010, Winslow had two players as AIA 3A All-State Players, Barris and Singer both received honorable mention.
The Liz McLaws Award for excellence, dedication and character went to Barris and Singer (both were also team captains).
The Sportsmanship Award went to Noemy De Rosa.
The Dig Deep Award for a single game went to Nells with 10 aces, Singer with nine aces, Meyers with 45 assists, Barris with 12 blocks, Gonnie with 25 digs, Barris with 18 kills and Gonnie with 18 kills.
The Twix Award for playing more than one position went to Kyra Sloan, Kaitlyn Belone, Tayela Larsen, Natilyn Nez, Singer and Nells.
Varsity team awards for the season included Jaci Gonnie, Most Digs and Most Aces; Meyers, Most Assists (she had 519, setting a new school record); Barris, Most Blocks (she had 125, setting a new school record) and Most Kills.
Seniors, Barris, De Rosa, Haley Johnson, Meyers, Singer and Smith also each received a handmade quilt by Coach Julie Thomas.
Coach Thomas thanked her coaching staff Taura Rush and Robina Villanueva.
With special thanks to WHS secretary Ruby Carson, game announcers Randy Therio, Quentin Jodie and Michelle Jones, KINO Radio Loy Englehardt and The Tribune reporter Kathy Contreras for supporting the team throughout the season.
