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Contact: Jenni Brockman Phone: 804-443-3357 Fax: 804-443-6781 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tappahannock (May 20, 2004) - Fifteen students, including eight from the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, have earned special recognition for their athletic accomplishments at St. Margaret’s School. They were among the student-athletes who received awards at the school’s recent spring sports banquet.
Juniors Catherine Chilton of Lancaster and Becky Clark of Lively won places on the League of Independent Schools' all-league softball team. Sophomore Alle Davis of Chestertown, MD, secured a berth on the all-league lacrosse team. All-league athletes were selected for the honor by coaches at other LIS schools. In addition, each of the SMS teams and coaches conferred awards. For crew, sophomore Abbey Potter of Bealeton was named most improved rower and senior Cariad Shepherd of St. Thomas, USVI, won the coach’s award and a senior award for four years of varsity rowing. Lacrosse teammates chose Davis as most valuable player and sophomore Graycie Overman of New Bern, NC, as most improved player. Softball pitcher Clark was voted most valuable varsity player. Sophomore Kate Turnage of Hague earned most improved honors, Chilton was cited for the highest batting average and Blair Fisher of Lottsburg received a senior award for three years of varsity play. The JV softball team gave the nod to two most valuable players: sophomore Jessica Crockett of Irvington and freshman Keri Straughan of Hague. Eighth-grader Edie Jordan of Columbia, SC, won most improved honors and freshman Chelsea Jacobs of Dunnsville won the coach’s award. In tennis, freshman Catherine Norris of Durham, NC, was voted most valuable, junior Augusta Banner of Mason, TX, was most improved and senior Maggie Ransone of Kilmarnock received the coach’s award and a senior award for four years of varsity play. |