Our Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week for this Week is Kendall Gardner, a member of the Girls Track Team at North Judson- San Pierre High School.
Kendall led her team to victory in a 4-way meet in the opening meet of the season and a close second place finish in a 3-way meet with Knox and Winamac, by dominating the distance races.
In the opening meet against Knox, Kouts and North White, she had personal bests in the 1600 with a time of 5:44, just 4 seconds off the school record, and with a time of 12:33 in the 3200, eleven seconds away from the school record. She was also a member of the victorious 4X800 and 4X400 relay teams. She also won the 1600, 3200 and 4X400 relay as the Lady Jays lost by 3 to Winamac in the second meet of the season.
The veteran Senior has qualified for the Regional the last two seasons as she has been named the Most Valuable Runner both years. She is also a 3-year member of the Cross Country team, advancing to the Regional and being named Most Valuable Runner all three years.
Kendall is the daughter of Melanie and Joe Gardner and will be featured on “Sports Talk with Nathan Welter” Thursday night on WKVI with a featured picture and story on wkvi.com.
Congratulations to Kendall Gardner of North Judson-San Pierre High School, our “Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week”
Our Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week for this week is Thomas Simon, a member of the Boys Tennis Team at North Judson-San Pierre High School.
Playing at #1 Singles, Thomas led his team into the Sectional Championship where, though the team lost, he advanced as an individual by beating the #1 Singles players from Culver Military Academy. His win makes him the first Blue Jay ever to advance to Singles Sectional play.
His play in the Sectional capped an incredible season in which Thomas ended the regular season with a record of 9-0, including a 4-0 record in the last week which included notable victories over opponents from Knox and Marquette Catholic. His two Sectional victories send him on with a school-record 11-0 mark.
An Exchange student from Belgium, Thomas is spending his Senior year with his host family, Andy and Linda Odle of North Judson, and will be featured on “Sports Talk with Nathan Welter” Thursday night on WKVI with a featured picture and story on wkvi.com.
Congratulations to Thomas Simon of North Judson-San Pierre High School, our “Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week”.
North Judson-San Pierre Superintendent Lynn Johnson
Eastern Pulaski and Culver Community Schools reported a drop in enrollment after this year’s Average Daily Membership, or ADM, count.
North Judson-San Pierre School Superintendent Lynn Johnson reported an increase in enrollment. The preliminary ADM report indicates that the school corporation increased by 25 students. This is a $125,000 fund increase for the school.
Johnson said this is great positive move for the school as it has had problems with funding losses for the past few years.
Our Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week for this Week is Laura Bailey, a member of the Girls Tennis Team at North Judson-San Pierre High School.
Laura is helping to lead the Jays to their best-ever season at #1 Singles, building a 9-3 record, including a revenge win against Knox after losing to the arch-rival the first match of the season. She followed that season-best win this week with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Tippecanoe Valley and a 6-0, 6-1 win over Hammond Morton.
The veteran is a 3-year letterwinner in Tennis and in Volleyball and is described by Coach Erin Good as “a great student-athlete who plays with great ability but also with great integrity”.
A member of the National Honor Society, Laura also participates in Student Council, Class Cabinet, the German Club, Art Club and Teens versus Cancer. She is also a 10-year member of 4-H and Youth of Integrity.
Laura is the daughter of Debby and Mark Bailey and will be featured on “Sports Talk with Nathan Welter” Thursday night on WKVI with a featured picture and story on wkvi.com.
Congratulations to Laura Bailey of North Judson-San Pierre High School, our “Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week”
Our Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week for this Week is Wes Derflinger, a member of the Football Team at North Judson-San Pierre High School.
Wes led the Blue Jays to a 45-6 win over Winamac with outstanding plays on both sides of the ball. He scored 3 touchdowns as the Jays broke a 2-game losing streak. The 5-9, 160 pound Junior rushed the ball 13 times for 85 yards and a score, adding 2 pass receptions for another 50 yards and 2 more touchdowns. On defense, he had 2 solo tackles and 1 assist. Those statistics brought him to 468 yards rushing and 137 yards receiving for 9 touchdowns on the year and 32 tackles for the season.
An outstanding student, Wes also participates in basketball and track for the Jays.
Wes is the son of James and Janet Derflinger and will be featured on “Sports Talk with Nathan Welter” Thursday night on WKVI with a featured picture and story on wkvi.com.
Congratulations to Wes Derfilinger of North Judson-San Pierre High School, our “Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week”
Our Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week for this week is Elisabeth White, a member of the Volleyball Team at North Judson-San Pierre High School.
Elisabeth has led her team to a surprising 10-5 start on the season, establishing herself as one of the top players in the Kankakee Valley Invitational last weekend as the Jays beat Merrillville and Hebron while losing to Griffith and Calumet. The veteran senior contributed 52 assists, 14 digs, 25 serves, including 3 aces, 3 kills and a block. She then came back with 30 assists in a Blue Jay win over John Glenn.
Elisabeth came off of surgery over the Summer to become Team Captain. She is also a varsity performer in basketball and softball for the Jays.
Elisabeth is the daughter of John and Laura White and will be featured on “Sports Talk with Nathan Welter” Thursday night on WKVI with photos and a story on the sports tab at wkvi.com!
Congratulations to Elisabeth White of North Judson-San Pierre High School, our Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week.
Johnnie Shelton gets one of his three hits against the Bobcats.
Steve Bailey hits one of his two doubles.
Zach Taylor gets ready to face a Blue Jay batter.
The North Judson San-Pierre Blue Jays played host to Starke County rival Oregon-Davis on Thursday. The Jays emerged victorious over the Bobcats 21-3, behind 20 team hits. Brenner Cruce got the win for North Judson, going four innings, striking out eight batters, and giving up just one hit. Oregon-Davis scored all three of their runs in the third inning.
Our Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week for this week is Dalton Tunis a member of the Baseball Team at North Judson-San Pierre High School.
Dalton led his team to an 11-3 victory over Rochester with a near perfect performance both offensively and defensively. At the plate he was 3-for-3 batting with 4 RBI’s coming on a grand slam home run. He also scored 2 runs. The first year Senior outfielder also had two put-outs including a spectacular running catch on what appeared to be a certain base hit.
A multi-sport athlete, Dalton is the son of Roger and Kris Tunis and will be featured on “Sports Talk with Nathan Welter” Thursday night on WKVI.
Congratulations to Dalton Tunis of North Judson-San Pierre High School, our Tyler Roth/WKVI Athlete of the Week.
The Bi-County Track Meet took place Friday, April 29th at North Judson-San Pierre High School. Winamac took 1st place as a team for both the boys and the girls, Knox placed 2nd in the boys competition, North Judson came in 3rd, West Central was 4th and Oregon-Davis came in 5th. For the girls, North Judson placed 2nd, Oregon-Davis was 3rd, West Central came in 4th, and Knox finished in 5th. Congratulations to all of the athletes and coaches of these five schools on a very exciting evening!
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