Hunter Yeargan of Willard and Brooke Stanfield of Republic were honored Thursday as the Athlete of the Year Award winners at the second ever News-Leader SW Missouri Sports Awards banquet at the Springfield Expo Center.
Of the hundreds of high school students from southwest Missouri who compete in varsity athletics, Stanfield and Yeargan were honored for achievements in multiple sports across their esteemed careers.
Stanfield led Republic to district championships in both volleyball and basketball her senior year. The Tigers basketball team went 25-2 and held the No. 1 ranking in the Class 5 state coaches poll for much of the season.