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KENDR A WA I T
HEIGHT: 5' 10"
BIRTHPLACE: GARDNER, KS
BIRTH DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 2002
SPORT: VOLLEYBALL, TRACK AND FIELD
LUKE
SILVAY, 11
Ankeny, IA
FOOTBALL
Playing quarterback for
the Ankeny Patriots, Luke threw
for 25 touchdowns in six games.
He led the league in TD passes
and yards. Luke didn’t throw
an interception in four of his
six games.NOAM
FELDMAN, 10
Los Angeles, CA
BASEBALL
Noam, a fifth-grader
at Ohr Eliyahu Academy, threw an
immaculate inning (nine pitches,
three strikeouts) to help the
10U Beverly Hills All-Stars
defeat Culver City 1–0 in the
District 25 tournament.SPORTSKIDS
OF THE MONTH
■ Kendra, a two-sport athlete at
Gardner Edgerton High, won two events
at the 2019 Kansas 6A championship
track and field meet as a sophomore.
She finished first in the 100-meter dash
(12.04) and the shot put (42' 11^3 ⁄ 4 "). It
was Kendra’s second straight title in the- She also finished second in the pole
vault and fourth in the 200-meter dash,
and led all competitors in points
scored (34).
■ Her performance earned her the
Gatorade Kansas Girls Track and Field
Athlete of the Year award.
■ A setter in volleyball, Kendra led the
Trailblazers with 111 total blocks and
944 assists last season en route to a
state tournament appearance. She was
named to the all-tournament team.
■ The younger sister of Cassie Wait,
who was the Big 12 Libero of the Year
for Kansas in 2016, Kendra has
committed to play volleyball at
Creighton University in ’21.If you think you have what
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JOSEPH
AWINONGYA, 9
Joliet, IL
BOXING
Joseph won gold in the
90-pound weight class at the
USA Boxing National Junior
Olympics in Madison, Wisconsin.
The eighth-grade athlete ranks
second nationally in the 90- and
95-pound weight classes.