Central High School’s Liana Bryant, left, and Daniel Baroumbaye, right, were selected the 2023 female and male athlete of the year at Wednesday’s Daily Sentinel High School Sports Awards at the Avalon Theatre.
Photos by Christopher Tomlinson/The Daily Sentinel
Fruita Monument softball coach Adam Diaz accepts his coach of the year award from Kristi Porter, Canvas Credit Union’s vice president of Western Engagement, on Wednesday during the High School Sports Awards ceremony at the Avalon Theatre. One of several new wrinkles to the 2023 Sports Awards ceremony was the addition of nominees for the coach of the year award.
Fruita Monument softball coach Adam Diaz walks up to the stage to accept his coach of the year award Wednesday during the High School Sports Awards ceremony at the Avalon Theatre. One of several new wrinkles to the 2023 Sports Awards ceremony was the addition of nominees for the coach of the year award.
Grand Junction’s Hunter Simmons holds up his male freshman of the year award; Fruita Monument softball coach Adam Diaz holds up his coach of the year award; Palisade’s Madi Gray holds up her female freshman of the ye
Central High School’s Liana Bryant, left, and Daniel Baroumbaye, right, were selected the 2023 female and male athlete of the year at Wednesday’s Daily Sentinel High School Sports Awards at the Avalon Theatre.
Christopher Tomlinson/The Daily Sentinel
James Burky
The goal of our high school sports coverage is always to give recognition to those who don’t get enough of it.
There’s a divide between the athletes of the Grand Valley and the Front Range — from the mountain range overlooking our home, to the dearth of resources on the other side of that rocky terrain.
Grand Junction’s Hunter Simmons holds up his male freshman of the year award; Fruita Monument softball coach Adam Diaz holds up his coach of the year award; Palisade’s Madi Gray holds up her female freshman of the ye
Fruita Monument softball coach Adam Diaz walks up to the stage to accept his coach of the year award Wednesday during the High School Sports Awards ceremony at the Avalon Theatre. One of several new wrinkles to the 2023 Sports Awards ceremony was the addition of nominees for the coach of the year award.
Photos by Christopher Tomlinson/The Daily Sentinel
Fruita Monument softball coach Adam Diaz accepts his coach of the year award from Kristi Porter, Canvas Credit Union’s vice president of Western Engagement, on Wednesday during the High School Sports Awards ceremony at the Avalon Theatre. One of several new wrinkles to the 2023 Sports Awards ceremony was the addition of nominees for the coach of the year award.