Hunt and Simunek chosen top Eagle, Lady Eagle athletes

Brysn Hunt and Skye Simunek won the top Eagle and Lady Eagle senior awards in sports for 2019-20.

The honors were announced during a virtual announcement recently on the Hennessey Public School website.

Both also received scholarships from the All-Sports Association and were honored by coaches in their sports.

Hunt, the son of Gerry Hunt and Angela Avila, played both football and basketball and was a valedictorian.

Simunek, the daughter of Rob and Kristi Simunek, played basketball and fastpitch softball and earned a gold academic cord.

Seniors must play in two or more sports to qualify for the awards.

Coaches also announced these winners (all are seniors unless otherwise noted):

Football – MVP, Brysn Hunt; Leadership, Yosbith Fierro, and Most Improved, Rob Mier.

Girls Basketball – MVP, Skye Simunek; Pride Award, Meagan Tillman, and Leadership, Macee Smith.

Boys Basketball – Best All-Around, Angel Rodriquez; Mr. Intangible, Brysn Hunt, and “Awesome” Five Years, Kenley Wyrick.

Fastpitch Softball – Leadership, Skye Simunek.

Baseball – Dirt Bag Award, Gage Zelnicek.

Girls Track – Eagle Spirit Award, Ana Gonzalez; All-Star Manager, Katie Pearson.

Boys Track – MVP, Arturo Sanchez, and Eagle Spirit Award, Alejandro Ortega (discus).

Girls Cross Country – MVP, Tori Tarango (junior) and Most Improved, Jamie Torres (freshman).

Boys Cross Country – Eagle Spirit Award, Arturo Sanchez, and MVP, Noah Moery (junior).

Volleyball – Most Improved, Breanna Williams; Miss Hustle, Abigail Hobson; Miss Versatile, Katie Pearson; Miss Consistent, Stephanie Dominguez; Miss Clutch, Christina Rameriz; Miss Persistent, Kaleigh Schaefer; Miss Athlete, Amber Lara; Miss Fighter, Jenny Duran, and Miss About Time, Williams.

Cheerleaders – Leadership, Katie Pearson, and Most Improved, Kaleigh Schaefer; also recognized by grades, Kayla Wyrick (freshman); Madison Vaverka (sophomore), and Vanessa Alaniz (junior).