AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The 2nd Annual TPSN Excellence Awards winners are being revealed one by one on Sports Drive from July 8 through July 20.
The Texas Panhandle Sports Network & NewsChannel 10 Sports partnered with athletic directors across the area to nominate the best high school coaches & athletes across the area.
We reached out to each athletic director in the entire Texas Panhandle to select the best of the best, giving them the opportunity to nominate both their athletes and athletes from other Panhandle schools.
Categories were chosen based on the amount of nominations received in each specific sport from athletic directors across the area.
View the 2nd Annual TPSN Excellence Award winners below:
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WINNERS BY SCHOOL
| Winners | High school(s) |
|---|---|
| 6 | Canyon |
| 4 | Panhandle |
| 3 | West Plains |
| 2 | Amarillo High, Dumas, West Texas High |
| 1 | Borger, Bushland, Caprock, Palo Duro, Randall, Spearman, Wildorado |
WINNERS — COACHES
BOLD* denotes unanimous winner
| Category | Winner | Runner-up(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Football | Jeff Smith, West Texas High | Eric Mims, Sr., Palo Duro |
| Volleyball | Jason Culpepper, Bushland | Haleigh Burns, Amarillo High |
| Boys/Girls Tennis | David De Leon, Canyon | Darby Norman, Randall & Cody Crouch, Amarillo High |
| Girls Track & Field/Cross Country | Ray Baca, Canyon | Corby Maurer, Panhandle |
| Boys Track & Field/Cross Country | Wes Kirton, Canyon | Cade Wartes, Canyon |
| Boys Basketball | Josh Strickland, Panhandle | Kendall Cogburn, West Plains |
| Girls Basketball | Rob Schmucker, Panhandle | Eric Schilling, Nazareth |
| Girls Soccer | Victoria Nunez, Borger | Amberlee Gerald, West Plains |
| Boys Soccer | Tim Ufford, Caprock | Shaun Massie, Palo Duro |
| Boys/Girls Golf | Chad Wilkerson, Spearman | Jay Thackston, Farwell & Ricky Guy, Canyon |
| Baseball | Colby Chandler, West Plains* | Jed Anderson, Canyon & Khris Kelp, Gruver |
| Softball | Carlyn Tolleson, Dumas* | Lexi Velasquez, West Plains |
WINNERS — ATHLETES
BOLD* denotes unanimous winner
| Category | Winner(s) | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Football (2) | Reid Macon, West Plains & Cayde Winters, West Texas High | Jude Dunavin, Amarillo High |
| Volleyball | Harper Vaughan, Amarillo High | Ava Permenter, Bushland |
| Boys/Girls Tennis | Kynley Craddock, Randall | Sara Shelhamer, Amarillo High |
| Girls Track & Field/Cross Country | Addyson Bristow, Canyon* | Presli Pool, Canyon |
| Boys Track & Field/Cross Country | Domenic San Miguel, Canyon | Brycen Williams, West Plains |
| Boys Basketball | Caden Armes, Panhandle | Mason Lankford, Gruver |
| Girls Basketball | Riley Segura, Panhandle | Kambrie Graser, Canyon |
| Girls Soccer (2) | Sophie Ferro, Amarillo High & Bailey Dobrowolski, West Plains | Rylee Anderson, Tascosa |
| Boys Soccer | Tharcisse Butoyi, Palo Duro | Edgar Varela, Caprock |
| Boys/Girls Golf | Hunter Corman, Wildorado | Izzabella Slover, Spearman |
| Baseball | Carson Allen, Canyon* | Austin Sluder, Amarillo High |
| Softball | Star Cortes, Dumas | Jaylen Kaps, West Plains |
Voting was conducted by having the committee rank the five nominees in each category from 1st–5th, awarding points on a 5–4–3–2–1 scale, and the final totals produced a tie between two football athletes and two girls soccer athletes.
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