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The Southwestern Buckeye League is proud to introduce the SWBL Athlete of the Week program for the 2023-24 school year. The SWBL AOW is sponsored by Gameday Grille & Patio. Each Tuesday during the school year, a male and female scholar-athlete will be selected Athletes of the Week and announced on site. Winners will receive an award patch for their varsity jacket, a $25 gift card to Gameday and an SWBL AOW T-Shirt. An athlete may win the award once per season. Nominations will come from athletic directors, coaches and data (stats, results) entered on the SWBL website. Individuals may also submit nominations to swblsid@yahoo.com.

Boys: Noah Boyce, Oakwood Tennis

Senior moved to 10-1 this season by winning the second singles title in the A Division at the Miami Valley Coaches Cup Tennis Tournament. The three-time state qualifier is undefeated and unscored upon in the SWBL this season. Was Division II state runner-up in doubles last year and the SWBL second singles champion.

Girls: Alaina Eldridge, Carlisle Softball

Senior third baseman leads the SWBL in batting average (.640) and ranks second in home runs (five) and RBI (26). Had nine hits, three HRs, nine RBI and 10 runs last week in wins over Valley View (two), Greeneview and Badin and losses to Western Brown and Kenton Ridge. Named first team All-Ohio last year after leading the SWBL in batting average (.600) and hits (51). Is a career .529 hitter with 120 hits, 84 RBI, 81 runs, 26 doubles and 13 HRs.

Carlisle and Waynesville are ranked sixth and ninth, respectively, in the Division III Ohio High School Softball Coaches State Poll. The two meet twice this week with games scheduled Wednesday at Waynesville (5:15 p.m.) and Friday at Carlisle (5 p.m.).

This store will close to new orders on Tuesday May 14, 2024 at midnight. All orders will be processed, printed, and shipped or delivered to the Schools after the close of this store, All sales at this point are final. All orders will either ship or be delivered to the athletic director at each school on Friday May 24 depending on the delivery/shipping option that was selected. Please note: Order emails and credit card charges will show Alley Cat Designs, not SWBL or Franklin Schools. If you have questions regarding your order please contact Ross Athletic Director Justin Beck (justin.beck@rossrams.com).

This store will close to new orders on Sunday May 5, 2024 at midnight. All orders will be processed, printed, and shipped or delivered to the Schools after the close of this store, All sales at this point are final. All orders will either ship or be delivered to the athletic director at each school on Friday May 10 depending on the delivery/shipping option that was selected. Please note: Order emails and credit card charges will show Alley Cat Designs, not SWBL or Franklin Schools. If you have questions regarding your order please contact Franklin Athletic Director John Berry (jberry@franklincityschools.com).