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Longhorns' Will Stone is guest speaker at 2024-25 Austin Area High School Sports Awards
Texas Longhorns place kicker Will Stone (15) kicks off in the fourth quarter as the Texas Longhorns play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025. The 2024-25 Austin Area High School Sports Awards, Presented by Thomas J. Henry Law, are happy to announce Texas Longhorns kicker Will Stone as the guest speaker for its live show on June 6 at The Long Center: Dell Hall. Entering his senor season this fall, Stone has played in 43 games so far in his career, mostly on kickoffs. Advertisement This past season, he kicked off 98 times for 6,236 yards, with a career-high 56 touchbacks. The Austin Area High School Sports Awards, Presented by Thomas J. Henry Law, is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program. He also handled extra point duties in Texas' national semifinal game against Ohio State, going 2-for-2. Stone is a native of Austin and a graduate of Regents High School, where he was an all-state selection. The 2024-25 Austin Area High School Sports Awards, Presented by Thomas J. Henry Law, are part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be obtained here. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Will Stone is guest speaker at Austin Area High School Sports Awards
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2024-25 Austin Area High School Sports Awards: See all spring player of the year nominees
The Austin Area High School Sports Awards, presented by Thomas J. Henry Law, are part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program. The 2024-25 Austin Area High School Sports Awards program, Presented by Thomas J. Henry Law, is proud to announce player of the year nominees for the spring sports season. The winners will be announced during the live show June 9 at The Long Center: Dell Hall. Austin native and Texas Longhorns kicker Will Stone is the guest speaker. Advertisement During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the fall and winter sports seasons. The fall nominees were announced earlier this year and can be seen here. The winter nominees were also announced earlier this year and can be seen here. The show will also announce the winners of our premier awards, which includes boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, coach of the year and our Courage Award recipient. Nominated athletes who RSVP for the event will receive a free ticket thanks to our sponsors. Additional tickets are on sale now and can be obtained here. The Austin Area High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Advertisement Here are the spring nominees … Baseball Jordan Andrews, Liberty Hill High School Chris Alsobrooks, Round Rock High School Wyatt Bickers, Lake Travis High School George Farley, Vandegrift High School Adriano Fernandez, Hays High School David Fluitt, Georgetown High School Jacob Gayman, Round Rock High School Hudson Hartgrove, Cedar Ridge High School Jessie Hernandez, Weiss High School Ricky Montijo, Johnson High School Holland Page, Westlake High School Matthew Pazak, Stony Point High School Cooper Rummel, Dripping Springs High School Max Satterwhite, McCallum High School Joseph Sandusky, McNeil High School Thomas Schnabel, Johnson High School Carson Sharp, Liberty Hill High School Dom Tanyag, Glenn High School Hagen Tate, Georgetown High School Owen Thomas, Anderson High School Connor Thompson, Rouse High School Taylor Tracey, Dripping Springs High School Ben Waisman, Anderson High School Cooper Webb, Lake Travis High School Boys golf Mackey Beckett, Lake Travis High School Sterling Hurd, Westlake High School Harrison Knight, St Michael's Catholic Academy JP Lynch, Westlake High School Tyler Neidel, Lake Travis High School Adam Villanueva, Westlake High School Girls golf Kaleigh Babineaux, Lake Travis High School Addison Bandelier, Vandegrift High School Isabel Emanuels, Westlake High School Audrey McIntyre, Lake Travis High School Ava Osborne, Westlake High School Michaela Partridge, Vandegrift High School Boys soccer Roger Amador, Northeast High School Damian Cantu, East View High School Angel Cardenas, Liberty Hill High School Tito Don Juan, Glenn High School Griffin Donnelly, Lake Travis High School John Gomez, Glenn High School Connor Gritzmacher, Round Rock High School Luke Hawley, Vandegrift High School James Hehman, Vandegrift High School Liam Kalutkiewicz, Bowie High School Rahul Kuthiala, Westwood High School Fredy Lozano, Austin Achieve High School J Mossholder, Vista Ridge High School Mateo Palma, Hendrickson High School Jason Panoff, Vandegrift High School Xander Pratt, Bowie High School Owen Pryor, Lake Travis High School Moritz Remark, Cedar Park High School Andrew Roldan, Lake Travis High School Arthur Santos, Vista Ridge High School Speight Twohey, McCallum High School Brett Van Erp, Vandegrift High School Henry West, Westlake High School Marcel Zouzouambe, McNeil High School Girls soccer Lilly Arellano, Rouse High School Emie Benson, Georgetown High School Libby Benson, Georgetown High School AJ Carlson, Westlake High School Lilley Christenson, Johnson High School Amelia Clark, Lake Travis High School Grace El-Deir, Round Rock High School Breckyn Ferrell, Lake Travis High School Evelyn Grossman, Anderson High School Ava Grosso, Bowie High School Sloane Guione, Round Rock High School Meredith Koltz, Cedar Park High School Brea Lewis, Hendrickson High School Kaylee McKinley, Hendrickson High School Reagan McKinley, Vandegrift High School Alexis Montgomery, Round Rock High School Claire Navarro, Anderson High School Eva Pensamiento, Vandegrift High School Gracie Ruthven, Anderson High School Lillian Sandoval, Wimberley High School Shea Sisson, Dripping Springs High School Sam Walker, Westwood High School Colette Whitsitt, Lake Travis High School Mia Wiele, Westwood High School Softball Kynleigh Ball, Georgetown High School Caitlin Benningfield, Cedar Ridge High School Blakely Barber, Rouse High School Sadie Bradford, Dripping Springs High School Jordyn Booe, Rouse High School London Collins, Cedar Ridge High School Chloe Ellis, Gateway College Prep School Valeria Feeney, Bowie High School Madilynn George, Rouse High School Rachel Grundei, Leander High School Jai-Lynn Flores, Dripping Springs High School Lorelei Gamble, Dripping Springs High School Kamdyn Ingram, Lake Travis High School Maddie Lee, Leander High School Kinlee McGuire, Johnson High School Emma Miloch, Georgetown High School Julianna Rodriguez, Lake Travis High School Addison Shifflett, Liberty Hill High School Ava Perlinger, Stony Point High School Ky Vaughan, Liberty Hill High School Kiersten Williams, Johnson High School Kali Winner, Stony Point High School Hadlee Woodard, Hendrickson High School Gabby Zulfekar, Cedar Ridge High School Boys tennis Trey Pleasant, Dripping Springs High School Sibi Raja, Westwood High School Arjun Rajan, Westwood High School Luke Riezebeek, Westlake High School Daniel Zhang, Westwood High School Devon Zhang, Westwood High School Girls tennis Anwi Duduka, Westwood High School Sophie Geng, Westlake High School Rylee Michna, Taylor High School Madison Strait, Georgetown High School Janya Tellabati, Westwood High School Lily Wang, Westwood High School Boys track & field Victor Aviles, Burnet High School LaDainian Green, LBJ High School Swayde Griffin, Lago Vista High School Colby Huntress, Anderson High School Zayden Sharp, Anderson High School Nolan Waida, Wimberley High School Girls track & field Eva Cragnolino, LASA High School Mya Harris, St Dominic Savio Catholic High School Faith Murphy, Anderson High School Lily Muzzy, Georgetown High School Bethany Preusse, Thorndale High School Emma Wade, Vista Ridge High School This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Austin Area High School Sports Awards: Spring player of year nominees
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13-02-2025
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Swindon MP criticises MoD for wasting money on 'McLaren mudflaps'
Swindon MP Will Stone has criticised the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for wasting money instead of spending on essential military equipment. The Labour MP for North Swindon, who served in the Army, expressed his concerns during a session in the House of Commons. He said: "In my time in the Army, I saw first-hand the blokes not getting the kit and the equipment that they needed to operate efficiently. "It angered me this weekend to read that the previous administration wasted £5 million on McLaren mudflaps." Your Community, Your News Subscribe to Swindon Advertiser now for either 50% off for a year or 3 months for £3. Stay connected with all local happenings. #CommunityNews #SpecialOffer — Swindon Advertiser (@swindonadver) January 20, 2025 Mr Stone's comments came as Defence Secretary John Healey criticised the "pointless" spending on motorsport sponsorship by the MoD under the previous Conservative administration. Mr Healey said: "We scrapped the £40 million VIP helicopter deal, we've ended the pointless racing car sponsorship and we've saved £300 million from an out-of-control consultancy spend." He added that the racing car sponsorship "delivered free race day tickets, MoD sponsored branded mudflaps instead of the kit that our frontline troops need and the minister responsible for that deal was the shadow defence secretary, he agreed the contract, he told this House it was a brilliant partnership." Read more: The Perfume Shop now open at Swindon Designer Outlet The Defence Secretary also called for the UK and European allies to "do more of the heavy lifting" by increasing defence spending to help keep the US part of Nato. He acknowledged the need for more to be done by Nato members as he faced a series of questions from the Tory benches on when the UK Government would increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP. The UK spent 2.3 per cent of its GDP on defence in 2024, according to the latest Nato estimates. Mr Healey said: "It is time for the UK and European allies to step up, to do more of the heavy lifting and that includes increasing defence spending to meet the threats that we face, it includes – as I've discussed with the new defence secretary in the US – boosting also our defence industry on both sides of the Atlantic." Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge focused his questions on the Government's proposed deal on the Chagos Islands, including Downing Street's claims that the "electromagnetic spectrum" at the Diego Garcia base which "enables secure communications in the region" would not be able to continue to operate without an agreement. Mr Cartlidge said: "It does say everything about this Government's priorities that they are delaying increasing defence spending to 2.5 per cent but accelerating their terrible Chagos deal at a cost of up to £18 billion. "Last week, the Prime Minister justified his Chagos deal by stating that without it, and I quote, the base cannot operate in practical terms as it should, and that No 10 later briefed that this was referring to satellite links. "So is the Secretary of State seriously suggesting that there is currently an operational threat to the US and UK military satellite communications at Diego Garcia?" Read more: Cars towed in Swindon as part of police crackdown Mr Healey said the UK had a "cast-iron" commitment to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence, noting this target had not been achieved since the last Labour government in 2010. He added: "On the Chagos deal, this is a military base that is vital to our national security, the Prime Minister was right to say its legal certainty had been called into doubt. "That is bad for our national security and it's a gift for our adversaries, that's why we looked for a deal that would safeguard the operations for at least the next century." Former Conservative cabinet minister Suella Braverman, who said she believed she was the only MP to have Mauritian heritage, said the proposed deal was a "dangerous one", unaffordable and a "humiliating one in the eyes of the Mauritians, the Americans and the international community". She asked Mr Healey: "Why won't he scrap it?"
