The Estill County Tribune, February 20, 2019, Page 13

Tonya Beard

TheEstillCountyMid-dleSchoolYouthServicesCenterStaffMemberoftheWeekisTonyaBeard.Sheteaches8thgrademathe-matics.Mrs.Beardenjoysteachingbecausesheen-joysworkingwiththekids. Staffmembersreceiv-ing this recognition arenominatedbystudentsattheEstillCountyMiddleSchool for exemplarybehavior,attitude,and/orcitizenship.Courtesy Elizabeth Hardy

Estill County Middle SchoolStaff Member of the Week

Leighton Gross

TheEstillCountyMid-dleSchoolYouthServicesCenterStudentoftheWeekisLeightonGross.HeisthesonofAliciaStrangeand Shannon Gross, iscurrentlyinthe6thgrade,andenjoysplayingbasket-ballandvideogames.. StudentsreceivingthisrecognitionarenominatedbystaffmembersattheEs-tillCountyMiddleSchoolforexemplarybehavior,at-titude,and/orcitizenship.Courtesy Elizabeth Hardy

Estill County Middle SchoolStudent of the Week

CAVS - Runner Up: Left to right, front: Ian Tipton, Jayden Ritchie, Jacob Car-penter, Josiah Lambert, Brennan Tuttle, Reed Moreland, Jacob Carpenter. Back: coach Algin Moreland, Parker Johnson, and coach Merissa Tipton.

RAPTORS - Champions: Left to right, front: Jase Chapman, Benson Kelly, Brock Newton, Caleb Hardy. Second row: Hunter Bingham, Logan Kenney, Ryan Cow-gill, Gabriel Chapman, Dylan Bryant. Coaches: Josh Bingham and Mark Kenney.

STORM - Runner Up: Left to right, front: Skyler Riley, Kierston Young, Lexi Til-ler, Ava Hale, Gretchen Rawlins, Maddie Cole. Back: coach Shaun Hale, Sarah Griffin, and coach Larry Tiller.

SUNS - Champions: Left to right, front, Braxton Shepherd, Larry Gordon, Land-on Norton, Ryan Hall. Back, coach Jon White, Scott Smith, Chase Woolery, Blake Rison, Lyndon Haggard, Jase Mills, coach Clinton Dixon.

WARRIORS - Runner Up: Left to right, front, Cody Floyd, Chase Dawes. Middle: Nicholas Combs, Stephen Wills, Brody Mainous, Kyser Chaney, Kenton York, Wyatt Waddle. Back, coach Brent Mainous.

LAKERS - Middle School Champions -- Left to right, front: James Canter, Mason Carter. Back: James Rowland, Ian Rowland, Layden Rawlins, Gavin Thacker, John Abel, Justin Eades, coach Eugene Abel.

LIBERTY - Season and Tourney Champions - Left to right, front: Jadalyn Neal, Sarah Kirby. Middle: Mila Walling, Hannah Peters, Kadora Skinner, Nebraska Plowman, Madison Williams, Peyton Norton. Back: coach Danny Paul McIntosh.

FIRE: Front, Jenna Jackson. Left to right, back: coach Jeff Jackson, Peyton Estes, Jess Wells, Callee Snowden, Miley Wilburn, Gabby Bowlin, Skyler Price, Hannah Best.

Estill County Primary League Tournament Championships

Estill girls did it again! They went undefeated in “The Rumble at the Rock” tournament in Mt Vernon, KY. Rumble at the Rock had teams from Whitley County, Clay County, Rockcastle County, Team Crush and more. Estill defeated Rockcastle in the Champi-onship game 25-23. Estill will travel to Gatlinburg this weekend to play teams from all over the country in the 2nd Annual Gatlin-burg Hardwood Classic. Left to right, front: Miley Wilburn, Cal-lee Snowden, Jadelyn Neal. Middle: Ava Hale, Lexi Tiller, Kadara Skinner, Jaycie Long, Maddie Cole, Milla Walling. Coaches: Shaun Hale, Donald Paul McIntosh, and Larry “Legend” Tiller.