Journal West 10 Media will recognize for the first time a male and female athlete of year. Journal West 10 Media is composed of The Bartlett Express, The Millington Star, The Oakland News, The Collierville Independent and The Shelby Sun Times. These papers cover Shelby, Tipton and Fayette counties. Below are the list of finalist from the Journal West 10 Media coverage area schools. Both categories’ finalists were selected from the junior and seniors classes of the coverage area public and private schools. Each athlete had to participate in two or more sports during TSSAA 2014-15 year. The winners will be announced in July.
Male Athlete of the Year Finalists Bartlett’s Jonathan Bowlan — Football, Basketball, Baseball (senior) Bolton’s Jaylen Fisher — Basketball and Football (junior) Collierville’s Drew Van der Vuurst — Football and Basketball (senior) Houston’s Jared Schmidt — Football and Baseball (senior) Tipton-Rosemark Academy’s Logan Stewart — Football, Basketball, Baseball (senior)
Female Athlete of the Year Finalists
Collierville’s Hannah Oliver — Softball and Basketball (senior) Munford’s Maddison Welch — Volleyball and Softball (senior)
Tipton-Rosemark Academy’s Bethany Berger — Volleyball, Basketball and Softball (senior)
