Thomas A. Edison honored Athletes of the Year Talon LaPlante, Maycie Bennett and Kailey Ripley at its awards banquet June 11.
LaPlante was named Male Athlete of the Year. He starred in football, basketball and track & field.
Bennett and Ripley were named co-winners of the Female Athlete of the Year award. Both excelled in volleyball, basketball and softball.
Other awards:
Boys cross-country: MVP – Jameson Duggan; Brad Sanford Award – Kaleb Podoliak.
Girls cross-country: MVP – Mayla Falank; Brad Sanford – Olivia Vinsek.
Girls soccer: MVP – Hannah Lasko and Aurora Parlo; Brad Sanford – Kaylynn Tarby.
Football: Brad Sanford – Zimear Young; Outstanding Lineman – Jaden Bennett; Senior Football Award – Andrew Slaven, Mason Mawhir, Reyes McAtee, Jaden Bennett, Zachary Piper, Cullen Mawhir, Talon LaPlante, Zimear Young.
Fall cheerleading: MVP – Nate Hazen; Brad Sanford – Caitlin Buchanan; Meichel Wiita Cheerleading Award – Allyson Balash.
Volleyball: MVP – Maycie Bennett, Kailey Ripley; Brad Sanford – Mali Huffner.
Boys basketball: MVP – Talon LaPlante, Jaden Bennett; Brad Sanford – Mason Mawhir.
Girls basketball: MVP – Mali Huffner; Brad Sanford – Charlee Stroman, Kailey Ripley.
Winter cheerleading: MVP – Katrina Cook; Brad Sanford – Luke Cady; Meichel Wiita Cheerleading Award – Addy Shilling.
Boys indoor track & field: MVP – Jameson Duggan; Brad Sanford – Carson Balash.
Girls indoor track & field: MVP – Hannah Lasko; Brad Sanford – Sabou Diakite.
Girls bowling: MVP – Aurora Parlo; Brad Sanford – Reagan Peris.
Boys bowling: MVP – Zackary Crown; Brad Sanford – Jared Barber.
Wrestling: MVP – Greg Golden, Caden Southard; Brad Sanford – Jace Schiller, Paxton Hoover.
Boys track & field: MVP – Talon LaPlante, Auggie Ector; Brad Sanford – Zachary Sternfels.
Softball: Brad Sanford – Rosie Wheeler, Tayler Burdick; Senior Softball Award – Maycie Bennett, Kailey Ripley, Emily Aiello, Charlee Stroman, Bella Moffe.
Girls track & field: MVP – Hannah Lasko; Brad Sanford – Cassandra Osgood.
Tennis: Brad Sanford – Kaitlyn King, Joe Paul; Senior Tennis Award – Garrett Davis.
Baseball: MVP – Dylan Beam, Andrew Slaven; Brad Sanford – Cayden Collier.
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Thomas A. Edison picks Bennett, Ripley, LaPlante as Athletes of Year for 2024-25
Reporting by Andrew Legare, Elmira Star-Gazette / Elmira Star-Gazette
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