Huntyr Ava played the entire 5A softball championship for West High on Thursday thinking a girl from Washington had won the Gatorade Utah Softball Player of the Year Award. The Panthers won back-to-back games, securing their second title in four years.
After the team returned from the state tournament, Ava’s cousin congratulated her on winning the award. She was confused, so her cousin told her someone announced it on Twitter. After confirming the tweet came from The Salt Lake Tribune, it hit her that she in fact was the recipient of the prestigious award.
“I really can’t put my feelings toward this award in words,” Ava told The Tribune.