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Kellenberg Memorial HS Honors its Varsity Winter Athletes

Kellenberg Memorial High School

Dylan Lopez
Dylan Lopez

On March 3, the winter varsity athletics programs gathered to honor the athletes of the winter season. Awards were given for most committed, most improved, and most valuable athletes on each team.

  • The Most Improved Player Award is awarded to the athlete who displayed the greatest amount of improvement and growth in their skills, which contributed to the success of their team.
  • The Bernie Ward Commitment Award is named after our beloved former faculty member, coach and colleague Bernie Ward is for the athlete who has displayed the most passion and commitment towards bettering themselves and their teammates during the season.
  • The Most Valuable Player Award is awarded to the athlete whose contribution to the team contributed most towards that team’s success during the season.

Dylan Lopez - Most Valuable Player - Boys Varsity Bowling

Dylan built off a successful sophomore season and continued to improve as a junior. Dylan had a lead-by-example attitude and the team certainly followed it. Dylan always wanted to improve and do well. There were times after getting a strike that he would not be happy with himself because he didn’t hit the right spot. His attention to detail and constant drive to improve were infectious among his teammates. This was summed up perfectly in our last match of the season against Chaminade. Trailing going into the third game, Dylan put the team on his back, hitting nine strikes in a row to spark an incredible comeback from his teammates. Unfortunately, the comeback fell just 63 pins short, but the coaches are confident that this will continue to fuel Dylan and the rest of the team going into next season.

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