By Cort Reynolds
Ada High School held its winter sports awards banquet Tuesday evening.
Most Valuable athletes in each sport were: Connor Frazier (boys
basketball); Maddie Gossard (girls basketball); Chase Sumner (wrestling);
Zach Beaschler (boys swimming); Klava Katayama (girls swimming); Lyric
Jones and Anabel Alexander (cheerleading).

The following are each sport's special award winners.
Boys' Basketball
Captains: Ethan Swaney, Seth Conley
MVP: Connor Frazier
Most Improved: Kyle Zimmerly
Austin Weber Hustle Award: Seth Conley
Brotherhood Award: Seth Conley
2nd Yr lettermen: Connor Frazier, Cade Mullins, Jackson Conrad, Ethan Swaney
1st Yr:  Phillip Coulson, Seven Williams, Ethan Hall, Seth Conley, Zac
Swaney, Brandon Hull

Girls' Basketball
MVP:  Maddie Gossard
Captains: Maddie Gossard, Anney Archer, Teara Coulson
Hustle Award: Anney Archer
Bulldog Award: Teara Coulson
3rd Yr letter winner:  Madisyn Gossard
2nd Yr: Rilan Conley, Raina England, Teara Coulson, Anney Archer
1st Yr:   Miranda Wills, Ashleigh Rush

Boys' Swimming
MVP: Zach Beaschler
Captain: Zach Beaschler
Most Improved: Brevin Sizemore
Coach’s Award: Isaac Spar
4th letter: Zach Beaschler
2nd Yr: Hunter Wells, Isaac Spar
1st Yr:  Brevin Sizemore, Ian Dellifield

Girls' Swimming
Captain: Gizem Tanriverdi, Alex Waugh, Sydney Van Atta
MVP:  Klava Katayama
Most Improved: Melina Temple
Coach’s Award: Paige Cole
3rd letter:  Olivia Hiester, Sydney Van Atta
2nd Yr: Klava Katayama, Gizem Tanriverdi, Alex Waugh
   1st Yr: Ella Poling, Katie Butterfield, Bella East, Melina Temple,
Paige Cole, Sidney Gossard

Cheerleading
Captain: Lyric Jones, Anabel Alexander
MVP:  Lyric Jones, Anabel Alexander
Most Improved: Madison Preston
4th letter: Lyric Jones
3rd Yr: Anabel Alexander
2nd Yr: Nora Dellifield,
1st Yr:  Barrette Jones, Courtney McLaughlin, Emma Jameson, Madison
Preston

Wrestling
MVP: Chase Sumner
Captain: Chase Sumner,
Most Improved: Colton Biederman
Bulldog Award: Reece Evans
4th letter: Kade Cortez, Chase Sumner, Adam Bailey
3rd Yr: Carson Hissong,
2nd Yr: Reece Evans, Erryk Katayama, Xander White
1st Yr:   Colten Biederman, Cameron Bober, Tyler Onions, Noah Arnett.

PHOTO:
Recognized for outstanding accomplishments in Ada High School winter sports were (from left)
• Chase Sumner, four-time North West Conference champion and wrestler of the year, and three-time state placer;
• Klava Katayama, a state placer in swimming;
• Connor Frazier, all-league in boy’s basketball; and
• Maddie Gossard, all-league in girl’s basketball. The awards were presented Tuesday evening at the school.