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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Lifestyle
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WKBN announces Female Student Athlete of the Year
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Austintown Fitch senior Rachel Spalding was named the 2025 WKBN/WYTV Student Athlete of the Year on Thursday night. The award, along with a $1,000 college scholarship, was presented to Spalding at the annual Student Athlete of the Year banquet at DiVieste's Banquet Center. Spalding played five sports for the Falcons, carried a perfect 4.0 grade point average and was named class valedictorian. In athletics, she earned twelve varsity letters. She was a four-year starter in basketball, a team captain, and a First Team All-Conference selection. She was also a two-time Regional qualifier in track. Spalding was a three-year starter in softball and helped lead Austintown Fitch to three consecutive District Championships, and back-to-back State titles in 2023 and 2024. She vice president of both student council and National Honor Society, and a member of Interact Club, Link Crew, and Reading Discussion Enrichment Club. Spalding also amassed over 200 hours of volunteer service, including mission trips with her church. She most recently spent a week in Kentucky building houses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
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WKBN announces Male Student Athlete of the Year
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – East Liverpool senior Nicholas Aldrich was named the 2025 WKBN/WYTV Student Athlete of the Year on Thursday night. The award, along with a $1,000 college scholarship, was presented to Aldrich at the annual Student Athlete of the Year banquet at DiVieste's Banquet Center. Aldrich played four sports at East Liverpool, broke five school records in swimming (50m, 100m, 200m and 500m Freestyle along with the 100m Butterfly) and graduated as class Valedictorian. He also held leadership positions in the band, choir and theater. Aldrich served as troupe president and student director in theater. He was a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society in band, and served as delegate at the HOBY Youth Leadership seminar. Aldrich was class president and a member of Outdoor Adventure Club, Booster Club, and Culture Club. He also served a president of both National Honor Society and French Club. He earned over 30 college credits during his high school career, and will study Aerospace Engineering and Biochemistry at The Ohio State University this fall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
