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PHS Student Athletes Honored At Banquet

It was a night of awards for members of the Curley Wolf athletic teams, Monday, June 5 at the Prescott Country Club.

A dinner was held there in their honor, followed by the presentation of the awards.

Members of the Wolverette basketball team received plaques for their efforts on the hardwood.

Laura Williams took home the spirit award, while Misty Brown earned the hustle award. Jennifer Ingram was named most improved, with Andrea Cossey the outstanding girl athlete.

Cossey also received the Rotary Leadership award and Wolverette Award.

Traci Graham went home with a Wolverette Award as well as a defensive award.

Kristen Teague earned the Kiwanis academic honors.

For the Wolf basketball team, Brian Woodley was the Wolf MVP, while Terry Woodley earned offensive honors.

Ralph Marlow earned the Rotary Leadership award, with Brian Woodley going home with one as well.

Matt Brannon got the Kiwanis Academic Award, while Edward Glenn earned a defensive award.

Going from the hardwood to the gridiron, Gabe Morman was tabbed as the Lion's Club outstanding offensive lineman, while Andrew Fellows and Brian Woodley went home with the Lions' defensive plaques.

Josh Bullock earned the Kiwanis Scholarship award, while Ralph Marlow took home the Purple Heart award.

Mark Jones was named most improved player, with Calvin Flemons getting a Curley Wolf award.

Brad Harris took home a special team plaque, with Fred Hopson garnering the Don Muse Defensive Award.

Terry Woodley, to no one's surprise, was named Oliver's Outstanding Offensive Back, while Ed. Glenn captured the defensive back accolades.

Andrew Fellows was the booster club's outstanding receiver, with Hopson being the club's outstanding linebacker.

Bullock went home with a plaque for outstanding offense, with Harris earning the Guy Holt Award.

Turning from the gridiron to the baseball diamond, Ronnie Nolen was the Rotary Leadership winner, with Fellows taking the Kiwanis Scholastic award.

Gabe Morman earned the Diamond Wolf MVP plaque.

In track, Brad Harris was the outstanding track athlete, with Aaron Hearnsberger the outstanding field event athlete.

Harris went home with the high point award as well.

For softball, Cossey was the MVP and offensive player for the Wolverettes, while Lea Thornton was the defensive player of the year.

Liz Wilson was named most improved.

Getting back to baseball, Matt Yates got a certificate for having the highest on base percentage, while Bullock earned certificates for most hits, runs, home runs, most extra base hits, RBIs, pitching wins and being on the All District team.

Nolen received a certificate for having the most doubles this season, along with being an All District player.

Morman got a certificate for walking the most during the year, and making All District, while Yates shared in the walking honors.

Cory Morrow was named most improved on the team.

Letters were presented to the players, with seniors Fellows, Harris, Morman, Nolen and Eric Stovall earning one.

For juniors, Bullock, Chad Hughes, Mark Jones and Joey Wyman got a letter.

In the sophomore class, Toby Bullock, Ryan Burdue, Trent Crow, Brandon Ellis, John Fulmer, Chris Glass, Eric Jackson, Cory Morrow, Decolen Prater, Keon Sockwell, Brandon Tullis and Yates also lettered.

The Curley Wolf Outstanding Golfer of the Year was Jeremy Loe, while Cossey and Graham were named the Outstanding Tennis Players of the Year.

Those getting letters in softball were Lea Thornton and Laura Williams for four year letters.

Rita Fountain, Kristen Teague, Misty Brown, Amanda Crow and Cossey got three year letters.

Cossey and Thornton made first team All District, while Teague, Brown, Megan Reeder and Jennifer Thornton were second team All District.

Sid Giles earned the Curley Wolf Hardest Hit certificate, with Chris Gulley taking home the strength and conditioning award.

The Wolf spirit award went to Anton Purifoy.

The Wolves will have a hard time replacing the seniors leaving this year, but do have a good crop of athletes on the horizon.

Looking at the accomplishments of some of the Wolves and Wolverettes, it is easy to see why Prescott High School is dominant in athletics.Cossey spent three years as a Wolverette basketball player where she was named to the West All-Star team, the Super 7 team, All District, All Southwest Arkansas, All Regional, All Southwest Area, an Arkansas Democrat Gazette player of the week and the All Sophomore team.

She also was on the softball team for three years, where she made All District and All Region.

Cossey ran track three years and played tennis two. On the tennis court she was All District, All State and one-half of the 2000 doubles champs.

Graham also played basketball three years, making All Area, All SWAR, All District, All Regional, All-State Tournament and All State,.

She was a cheerleader for three years, earning All American status.

In the two years she ran track she was the 1996 junior high jump champ.

On the tennis court Graham made All District, All State thee years running, was the 1998 Doubles State Champ overall runner-up and half of the 2000 Doubles State Champs.

Morman has been playing football for three years and made All District as a senior. He also played baseball three years, again making All District.

Brian Woodley played basketball three years, but earned All District honors playing football.

Calvin Flemons was an All-State thinclad, as well as being an All District track star and making All District in football.

Nolen spent three years on the diamond, earning All District honors as a senior.

Fellows had a three-year career with the gridiron Wolves, earning All District, All State and the Channel 7 All-Star awards.

Lea Thornton played softball four years, making All District three times, and being an honorable mention the fourth time.

Harris, who played football three years, was an All District player as a senior. He was also All District in Track.

Misty Brown played basketball three years for the Wolverettes as well as spending three years on the softball team. In softball, Brown was named second team All District in 2000.

Crystal Moss ran track three years, making All State once and All District twice. She was also an All American nominee for cheerleading.

Laura Williams played basketball three years and softball four years. She was also a three-year cheerleader where she was an All American nominee three times and made All American once.

Terry Woodley's gridiron efforts earned him an honorable mention for All District as a junior and senior.