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The Southwestern Buckeye League is proud to introduce the SWBL Athlete of the Week program for the 2023-24 school year. The SWBL AOW is sponsored by Gameday Grille & Patio. Each Tuesday during the school year, a male and female scholar-athlete will be selected Athletes of the Week and announced on site. Winners will receive an award patch for their varsity jacket, a $25 gift card to Gameday and an SWBL AOW T-Shirt. An athlete may win the award once per season. Nominations will come from athletic directors, coaches and data (stats, results) entered on the SWBL website. Individuals may also submit nominations to swblsid@yahoo.com.

Boys: Coy Hyre, Brookville Track & Field

Junior helped the Blue Devils claim the team title at the Twin Valley South Fred Durkle Invitational by winning three events (100, 200 and 400 relay) and finishing runner-up in another (1,600 relay). Was a state qualifier last season in the 100, 200 and 400 relay for the Blue Devils regional title team.

Girls: Hayden Sorrell, Valley View Track & Field

Sophomore helped the Spartans claim the team title at the Twin Valley South Fred Durkle Invitational by winning two individual events (200 and 400) and anchoring two first place relays (800 and 1,600). Broke the school record in the 400 as a freshman when she also ran legs on VV’s state qualifying 800 relay and state-placing (third) 1,600 relay.

This store will close to new orders on Tuesday May 14, 2024 at midnight. All orders will be processed, printed, and shipped or delivered to the Schools after the close of this store, All sales at this point are final. All orders will either ship or be delivered to the athletic director at each school on Friday May 24 depending on the delivery/shipping option that was selected. Please note: Order emails and credit card charges will show Alley Cat Designs, not SWBL or Franklin Schools. If you have questions regarding your order please contact Ross Athletic Director Justin Beck (justin.beck@rossrams.com).

This store will close to new orders on Sunday May 5, 2024 at midnight. All orders will be processed, printed, and shipped or delivered to the Schools after the close of this store, All sales at this point are final. All orders will either ship or be delivered to the athletic director at each school on Friday May 10 depending on the delivery/shipping option that was selected. Please note: Order emails and credit card charges will show Alley Cat Designs, not SWBL or Franklin Schools. If you have questions regarding your order please contact Franklin Athletic Director John Berry (jberry@franklincityschools.com).

The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released it's Division I and II All-Ohio Boys Basketball Teams on Wednesday. The SWBL was well represented. Kai Cook and Luke Rubin were named special mention All-Ohio in Division II, while Eaton's Ramy Ahmed was honorable mention.