Eight ORVC Student-Athletes Earn Weekly Honors to Start Fall Sports Season

The ORVC Report for August 5-24 was released Wednesday.

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(Vevay, Ind.) - Eight student-athletes have earned weekly honors from the Ohio River Valley Conference.

The first ORVC Report (August 5-24) of the fall season was released on Wednesday.

Cooper Todd was named the ORVC Boys Soccer Player of the Week. The Switzerland County star scored eight goals and assisted on three more in two wins for the Pacers.

The ORVC Girls Soccer Players of the Week are Cassidy Derico (Milan), Justice Kuntz (Shawe), and Emma Parsons (Switzerland County).

Derico earned weekly honors by scoring six goals in two matches. Kuntz tallied four goals and six assists in three matches, while Parsons scored five goals and assisted five times in three matches.

Switzerland County’s Bri Stow is the ORVC Girls Golfer of the Week. Stow carded a 57 at North Branch and a 47 at Belterra.

In cross country, Mason Bascom (South Ripley) and Savannah Nussbaum (Southwestern) were the top runners of the week. Bascom had a time of 19:18 at Southwestern Shelbyville, while Nussbaum finished in 21:47 at the same meet.

Southwestern’s Harlee Hill took home ORVC Volleyball Player of the Week after tallying 34 kills, 11 aces, and a near perfect serve percentage in six matches.

See other top performers from August 5-24 below.

VOLLEYBALL

Ellie Lauber (SR) 30 kills, 18 digs, 5 aces, 30/33 receptions in 3 matches
Kaidyn Gilpin (SR) 22 kills, 33 digs, 6 aces, 33/37 receptions in 3 matches
Macy Stone (SR) 19 kills, 10 aces, 2 blk, 58 KA’s in 3 matches
Harlee Hill (SW) 34 kills, 4 blk, 96% serve, 11 aces, 95% set, 58 KA’s in 6 mtc
Jenna Owens (SW) 30 kills, blk, 92% serve, 15 aces in 6 matches
Allison Birchfield (SW) 90% serve, 13 aces, 89% pass, 30 digs in 6 matches
Molli Weber (JCD) 7 kills, 13 KA’s, 78 digs, 93% serve, 7 aces last week
Brooklyn Simon (JCD) 87% serve, 11 aces, 54 KA’s last week
Brynlie Simon (JCD) 42 kills, 3 blk last week

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
(Name, School, Time, Event)

Kynnadi Hartley (RS) 24:34 SW Shelby
Natalie Fisk (RS) 25:37 SW Shelby
Maggie Mossburger (RS) 26:04 SW Shelby
Elizabeth McKittrick (SR) 25:33 SW Shelby
Jocelyn Goddard (SR) 35:30 SW Shelby
Kaiden Bradley (SR) 37:12 SW Shelby
Savannah Nussbaum (SW) 21:47 SW Shelby
Tori Gammons (SW) 23:01 SW Shelby
Addison Nussbaum (SW) 26:08 SW Shelby
Ellie Keith (SC) 24:23 Rising Sun
Carlee Boggs (SC) 25:30 Rising Sun
Ashlyn Covington (SC) 25:59 Rising Sun
Allison Knoebel (SM) 23:17 Moores Hil

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
(Name, School, Time, Event)

Casey Fletcher (RS) 20:18 SW Shelby
Owen Markland (RS) 20:57 SW Shelby
Cooper Merica (RS) 22:56 SW Shelby
Mason Bascom (SR) 19:18 SW Shelby
Luke Bradley (SR) 20:45 SW Shelby
Dillon Cloney (SR) 21:24 SW Shelby
Connor Johnson (SW) 20:40 SW Shelby
Thomas Gammons (SW) 22:38 SW Shelby
Caleb Douglas (SW) 31:21 SW Shelby
Landon Gross (SC) 20:19 Rising Sun
Michael Gross (SC) 20:26 Rising Sun
Gavin Rich (SC) 22:23 Rising Sun
Cavaan Hambrick (SM) 19:15 Moores Hill
Nate Fewell (SM) 19:21 Moores Hill

GIRLS GOLF

Callie Comer (SR) 56 @ Butler Falls / 57 @ Butler Falls
Lilly Jones (SR) 65 @ Butler Falls / 52 @ Butler Falls / 48 @ Hidden Acres
Grace Bedel (M) 51 @ Butler Falls
Chelsea Sever (M) 56 @ Butler Falls
Makayla Bowling (SC) 51 @ North Branch / 55 @ Belterra
Bri Stow (SC) 57 @ North Branch / 47 @ Belterra
Claire Heilers (JCD) 59 @ North Branch / 51 @ Hidden Acres

BOYS SOCCER

Thomas Eaglin (SR) 9 saves in goal
Jackson Voss (M) 3 goals last week
Dylan Hon (M) goal, assist last week
Gabe Rigdon (M) goal last week
Rodrigo Reyes-Miranda (SM) 2 goals in 3 matches
Gus Grote (SM) 2 goals in 3 matches
Bartosz Rychlicki (SM) 3 assists in 3 matches
Weston Cumberworth (RS) 3 goals, 2 assists in 2 matches
Brody Morris (RS) 2 goals, assists in 2 matches
Cooper Merica (RS) goal, assist in 2 matches
Cooper Todd (SC) 8 goals, 3 assists in 2 matches
Ashton Purvis (SC) 3 goals, assist in 2 matches
Austin Johns (SC) anchored strong defensive effort

GIRLS SOCCER

Hillary Lambert (RS) 3 goals, assist vs. Trinity Lutheran
Erin Russell (RS) goal vs. Trinity Lutheran
Summer Abdon (RS) goal vs. Trinity Lutheran
Gracee Stapleton (M) 5 goals, 2 assists in 2 matches
Cassidy Derico (M) 6 goals in 2 matches
Brooklyn Bledsoe (M) 4 assists, goal in 2 matches
Katie Miller (SR) 2 goals in 2 matches
Alexa Yeomans (SR) assist (corner kick) vs. Switz Co.
Angel Tunny (SR) 36 goalie saves vs. Switz Co.
Justice Kuntz (SM) 4 goals, 6 assists in 3 matches
Maria Amica Medozo (SM) 4 goals, 2 assists in 3 matches
Julia Leatherman (SM) assist / amazing infield in 2 matches
Emma Parsons (SC) 5 goals, 5 assists in 3 matches
Avy Burkholder (SC) 4 goals, 2 assists in 3 matches
Ashlyn Jesop (SC) 2 goals / defender stepped up and made plays