Gordon, Penninger top athletes
Published 3:00 am Thursday, November 11, 2004
By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
Cassopolis' Kelsey Gordon and Edwardsburg's Michael Pennington have been selected as the Leader Publications Athletes of the week.
Gordon scored 41 points in a pair of Lady Ranger victories last week.
Pennington finished 97th in the MHSAA state cross country finals held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.
Each week, the athletic directors from Dowagiac, Cassopolis and Edwardsburg will nominate players for the Athlete of the Week.
The sports editor of the Dowagiac Daily News will then select a boys' and girls' winner for each week.
Each senior winner will be eligible to apply for the scholarship at the end of the school year. Each week's winners will also receive a month's subscription to the newspaper of the community they represent.
In April, each senior Athlete of the Week winner from all three sports seasons will submit an application for the scholarship.
Leader Publications will then select a boys' and girls' Athlete of the Year from either Cassopolis, Dowagiac or Edwardsburg.
The two athletes will receive a scholarship for an as yet to be determined amount.
The winners will be named in May.
Questions regarding the Athlete of the Year scholarships can be directed to Mary Cooper at 687-7732 or Daily News sports editor Scott Novak at 782-2102, ext. 19.