Normal.dotm 0 0 1 365 2083 asd 17 4 2558 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Dimond finished the basketball season on a great note. Player of the Year was awarded to students on both the boys and girls varsity teams and Coach of the Year was awarded to Dimond coach Rob Galosich. Galosich has been coaching for ten years, two as assistant coach and eight as head coach. He says he never expected to be coach of the year. “I’ve had better years,” he says. “Basketball is as much a political game as it is any other. There are a lot of political haters.” This year the voting system was changed from the voting of sports viewers to the voting of fellow basketball coaches. “It was a nice thought to know my peers voted for me to get this award,” he said. Travis Thompson and Keiahnna Engel were both named players of the year for the state of Alaska. Thompson states, “It is a great honor.” When asked how she felt about having all three awards awarded to Dimond High School individuals, Patricia Walker, assistant principal for activities, said, “It’s a nice feeling to have the triple crown. Travis and Keiahnna are amazing kids and these are well-deserved awards.” Thompson is a senior at Dimond High School and has played four years of basketball here. He is signed with UAA for his freshman year of college. He states, “I had a great season and was very proud to play on this team.” During a game late in the season, Thompson had his hand stepped on and after a night at the emergency room it was confirmed that his hand, was, in fact, broken. Thompson was then forced to sit out for the remainder of the season, but was still awarded with Player of the Year award. Engel is a junior who has played all 3 years and plans to play next year. “It is a great privilege to be awarded,” Engel said, “I knew I had a shot and I was really happy when I did get it, but I would have never gotten to this point without my team. So here’s a shout out to my Lady Lynx!” Engel was not only awarded the Player of the Year award, but also the Gatorade Player of the Year award. A sign has been personalized for her will be hung in the Dimond gym. Colleges have already started to make offers to Engel. “I plan to visit Portland soon,” she said. “They have offered me a full ride and I think I may be interested, but I’m still leaving my options open seeing as how I do have another year and all.” Dimond continues to have very good reason to be proud of the Lynx. “This is a win-win situation,” says Walker.