The 2024-25 Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards program is proud to announce player of the year nominees for the winter sports season.
The winners will be announced during the live show June 17 at the John S. Knight Center in Akron. We’ll announce our celebrity guest soon. The show is produced with the support of Meijer.
During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the fall and spring sports seasons. The fall nominees have already been announced and can be found here.
The show will also announce the winners of our premier awards, which includes boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, coach of the year and our Courage Award recipient.
Nominated athletes who RSVP for the event will receive a free ticket thanks to our sponsors. Additional tickets are available for purchase now here.
The Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Here are the winter nominees:
- Crew Cain, Hoover
- Kaden Davis, Tallmadge
- Brayden Gross, Louisville
- Rayshawn Hamilton, Akron Garfield
- JR Jackson, Alliance
- Dekota Johnson, Crestwood
- Chris Knight, Massillon
- Walker Kraus, Highland
- Cam Marconi, Stow
- Isaiah McCray, Buchtel
- Kyle Monterrubio, Jackson
- Niles Nuru, CVCA
- DeCarlo Prince, St. Vincent-St. Mary
- Kenny Scott, Hoban
- Beau Siegfried, Louisville
- Reed Sims Jr., McKinley
- Luke Vlacovsky, Central Catholic
- Luke Wolf, Perry
- Courtney Barwick, Louisville
- Naomi Benson, Streetsboro
- Melania Cornute, St. Vincent-St. Mary
- Lauren Decker, Wadsworth
- Caitlyn Holmes, Ellet
- Lila Kleve, Perry
- Maddie Lepley, Jackson
- Nadia Lough, Rootstown
- Breanna McCabe, Tuslaw
- Evelyn McKnight, Copley
- La Nia Moore, Massillon
- Kennedy Morgan, Highland
- Amelia Morris, Mogadore
- Delaney Pierce, Massillon
- Delilah Rahe, Field
- Jenna Slates, Green
- Mya Taylor, McKinley
- Joi Williams, CVCA
Boys bowling
- Zac Abbott, Lake
- Wade Allen, Coventry
- Alex Lovas, Jackson
- Jeriah Miller, Ravenna
- Justin Miller, Rootstown
- Eli Nave, Perry
- Jonathan Rasch, Cuyahoga Falls
- Robert Rompf, Cuyahoga Falls
- Rylan Slusser, Springfield
- Jacob Stefansic, Ravenna
- Brady Tompot, Lake
- Trent Tucholski, Stow
Girls bowling
- Jenna Boyer, Perry
- Arielle Clapper, Perry
- Emma Day, Rootstown
- Gracie Dunne, Highland
- Kaitlyn Hammerschmidt, Rootstown
- Brooklyn Krager, Green
- Madison Lint, East Canton
- Aubrey Masuda, Wadsworth
- Madison Perrine, Green
- Kiele Poling, Perry
- Jadynn Thompson, Minerva
- Maria Wise, McKinley
Gymnastics
- Genevieve Baylor, Hudson
- Shea Broski, Hudson
- Jillian Galich, Hudson
- Lila Junko, Hudson
- Mckenna Shane, Walsh Jesuit
- Samantha Tokar, Stow
Hockey
- Josh Ellenberger, Walsh Jesuit
- Johnathan Heckman, Walsh Jesuit
- Andrew Holcomb, Walsh Jesuit
- Max Koerbel, Hudson
- Alex Simms, Kent Roosevelt
- Cord Steigmeier, CVCA
Boys swimming and diving
- Ben Craig, Alliance
- Andrew Gerstenmaier, Firestone
- Brendon Lewis, Walsh Jesuit
- Mason Lewis, Hoover
- Aiden Luczywo, Hudson
- George Marshall, St. Vincent-St. Mary
- Luke Mazon, Jackson
- Jeremy Mitchell, McKinley
- Luke Nagle, Copley
- Brayden Peresie, Hoover
- Kadin Pyka, Kent Roosevelt
- Ivan Reber, Hudson
- John Sekerak, Hoover
- Caleb Smesko, Walsh Jesuit
- Talan Smith, Perry
- AJ Springer, Kent Roosevelt
- Dannie Warren, Jackson
- Isaac Zackary, Jackson
Girls swimming and diving
- Sophie Baker, Perry
- Ava Carosiielli, Hoover
- Caitlin Cox, Marlington
- Ella Gilanyi, Hudson
- Anna Helmuth, Hoover
- Ella Houk, Kent Roosevelt
- Rylee Jackson, Hoban
- Hailey Kaminski, Nordonia
- Kai Kocher, Louisville
- Marie Lochridge, Hoover
- Abra Manofsky, Jackson
- Ava Sawicki, Hudson
- Ava Scott, Hoover
- Nina Shulik, Jackson
- Laina Swartzwelder, Green
- Sammie Tokar, Stow
- Anya Willett, Louisville
- Emily Yorkievitz, Nordonia
Girls wrestling
- Mia Forberg, Perry
- Arianna Fowler, Northwest
- Carolyn Geckler, Perry
- Cecilla Gilliam, Nordonia
- Bailey Hilliard, Minerva
- Abigail Mozden, Alliance
- Adilyn Mozden, Alliance
- Anne Ruble, North
- Emma Shepard, Perry
- Sara Sphon, Minerva
- Leannah Swiger, Springfield
- Deanna Walters, Canton South
Boys wrestling
- Austin Bickerton, Highland
- Brandon Bickerton, Highland
- Rocco Czarnecki, CVCA
- Hunter Dietrich, Minerva
- Brayton Feister, Hoban
- Brydo Feister, Hoban
- Gavin Genovese, Woodridge
- Landon Johnson, Perry
- Dominic Kemble, Southeast
- Mike Millin, Perry
- Dom Prosperi, Canton South
- Mason Rohr, Perry
- Joseph Sanderfer, Perry
- Liston Seibert, Perry
- DeAngelo Spear, Canton South
- Collin Sullivan, Fairless
- Paul Tepley, CVCA
- Jarreau Walker, Streetsboro
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