<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4do3Do_0tA3WTXl00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4do3Do_0tA3WTXl00" width="2048" height="1366" ><figcaption>The 2023-2024 Coffee County Lady Raider Basketball Team was named Dennis Weaver Team of the Year at the Thundie Sports Awards Saturday, May 18, 2024. -- Photo by Holly Peterson, THUNDER RADIO WMSR</figcaption></figure>A sold out crowd of 320 packed the third annual Thundie Sports Awards Saturday night (May 18, 2024) at First Baptist Church in Manchester. Presented by the Dream for Weave Foundation in partnership with Thunder Radio WMSR and presenting sponsor Al White Ford Lincoln, over 3 dozen awards were presented at the Thundies. In addition to individual award winners for all sports at Coffee County Central, awards were presented for Dennis Weaver Team of the Year, Dennis Weaver Coach of the Year, Dennis Weaver Male and Female Athletes of the Year, Coffee Middle Male and Female Athlete of the Year and Westwood Male Athlete of the Year. New this year – Westwood Female Athlete of the Year was renamed to the “Joel Vinson Female Athlete of the Year Award” in honor of the late basketball coach at Westwood. Joel’s granddaughters Bella and Olivia Vinson presented the award.Award winners were selected by the Thundies Awards Committee, comprised of a mix of media, community members, coaches and Coffee County Central administrators. Also presented at the Thundies was $36,000 in scholarships from the foundation to help graduating athletes with their college and tech school educations. “We launched this event three years ago with a vision to give our athletes an ESPYs style awards night where they can feel special for all the hard work and dedication they have given to our local sports programs,” said Josh Peterson, co-owner of Thunder Radio. “The scholarship funding has grown from $4,000 the first year of the foundation to $13,000 the first year we had the Thundies to $36,000 this year and we could not be ore proud of the growth and the impact the foundation is having on athletes not only while they are wearing red and black, but when they move on to their college and tech schools after they graduate here.” A full list of award winners is below:Dennis Weaver Female Athlete of the Year – Madison Pruitt Dennis Weaver Male Athlete of the Year – Xavier Randolph Dennis Weaver Team of the Year – Coffee County Central Lady Raider Basketball Dennis Weaver Coach of the Year – Joe Pat Cope, Lady Raider basketballFootball Offensive Player of the Year – Brendon Sheppard Football Defensive Player of the Year – Blayne Myers Girls Soccer – Brooklynn Skipper Volleyball – Madison PruittCross Country Boys – Cayden Miller Cross County Girls – Kailee Rossman Golf Boys – Noah Costello Golf Girls – Araya HughesBasketball Boys – Jackson Shemwell Basketball Girls – Olivia Vinson Wrestling Boys – Jake Barlow Wrestling Girls – Ellysia JenningsSwimming Boys – Jack Stowe Swimming Girls – Elsie Lazalier Baseball – Cole Pippenger Softball – Willow CardenTennis Boys – Liam Brow Tennis Girls – Rylea McNamara Track Boys – Xavier Randolph Track Girls – Kailee RossmanSoccer Boys – Ethan Sloan Cheerleader – Anna Jones Dancer of the Year – Bailey Kitts Trap Shooter of the Year – Riley BellomyFisherman of the Year – Caden Davis CMS Male Athlete of the Year – Jaxon Pruitt CMS Female Athlete of the Year – Adalyn Clark Westwood Male Athlete of the Year – Maxon TroxlerJoel Vinson Female Athlete of the Year – Zallona Dillard Freshman Male Athlete of the Year – Kaysen Lowery Freshman Female Athlete of the Year – Jules Ferrell Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year – Jack StoweSophomore Female Athlete of the Year – Natalie Barnes Junior Male Athlete of the Year – Jayden Carter Junior Female Athlete of the Year – Channah Gannon Dennis Weaver Community Service Award (given in conjunction with the Dusty Elam Foundation) – BJ SylviaSCHOLARSHIPSMadison Pruitt – $3,000 Riley Phillips – $3,000 Gracie Campbell – $1,350Madalyn Black – $1,350 Brady Daugherty – $1,350 Caden Davis – $1,350 Austin Dockrey – $1,350Jayden Fellers – $1,350 Bethany Lambert – $1,350 Cooper Reed – $1,350 Kailee Rossman – $1,350Brendon Sheppard – $1,350 Kyra Sherrill – $1,350 Jake Barlow – $1,000 Riley Bellomy – $1,000Zowee Dillard – $1,000 Jaiden Foster – $1,000 Jackson Shemwell – $1,000 Allie Sullivan – $1,000Olley Todd – $1,000 Willow Carden – $1,000 Anna Jones – $1,000 Beau Murray – $1,000Ansley Beachboard – $1,000 Addison VanWinkle – $1,000 Cole Fowler – $1,000 Xavier Randolph – $1,000Blayne Myers – $1,000 </div></body>

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Dozens of athletes honored, $36,000 in scholarships awarded at third annual Thundies Sports Awards

A sold out crowd of 320 packed the third annual Thundie Sports Awards Saturday night (May 18, 2024) at First Baptist Church in Manchester. Presented by the Dream for Weave Foundation in partnership with Thunder Radio WMSR and presenting sponsor Al White Ford Lincoln, over 3 dozen awards were presented at the Thundies.

Dozens of athletes honored, $36,000 in scholarships awarded at third annual Thundies Sports Awards

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