KVOE honored its Area Athletes of the Year and Coach of the Year on Saturday Morning Sports Talk.
The girls’ Athlete of the Year is Abby Peak of Lebo. Peak has been playing volleyball, basketball, softball and track for years. She’s headed to Emporia State to play volleyball and major in pre-medical technology after state tournament runs in volleyball and basketball.
The boys’ featured athlete is Casey Helm of Madison. From football to wrestling to track, Helm has succeeded at every sport he’s played — but he may be best known for track after setting records in the discus and shot put. He’s grateful to his coaches and his grandfather, longtime Madison football coach Fred McClain, for pointing him towards track.
The Coach of the Year is Olpe’s Chris Schmidt, who guided both the football and boys basketball programs to back-to-back state titles.
