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athletes of the year
rst Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title since 2008. Against one of the area’s toughest schedules,
talented conferences. A forward with guard skills who had a major growth spurt entering her junior year,HUNTER DICKINSON | BOYS’ BASKETBALL | DEMATHA
A towering, not-so-secret weapon for the Stags since his freshman year, the 7-foot-2 Dickinson finished a decorated
high school career with another stellar season. Joined by first-team selection Earl Timberlake, Dickinson became a
leader on and off the court as a senior. The Michigan signee averaged 17.7 points and 10.0 rebounds, consistently
terrorizing Washington Catholic Athletic Conference defenses that had no answer for his size and skill. He also took
on a bigger role in mentoring his young teammates, a task that helped DeMatha capture another conference title.55-meter time in the country (6.26) at the VA Showcase. The junior had a strong showing at theANTHONY GRIMM | BOYS’ SWIMMING AND DIVING | OAKTON
Grimm spent the first two months of his junior season recovering from a back injury, but he returned in time to
make an impressive run through the postseason meets. He earned All-Met Boys’ Swimmer of the Year honors for
the second straight season after posting a state record of 53.86 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke and a first-
place finish in the 50 freestyle (19.79), just missing the state record and personal best of 19.67 he set last season.QUINN KENNEDY | ICE HOCKEY | ST. JOHN’S
Kennedy was a game-changer all season for the Cadets, racking up 27 goals and 48 assists for an average of three
points per contest. He was named the player of the year in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and
Mid-Atlantic Prep Hockey League.