WBCA Awards Six Scholarships
The WBCA is pleased to announce the awarding of six $500 scholarships to the following scholar athletes chosen from a pool of very qualified applicants.
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Ben Braun (Seymour) • Ben was #1 in his class. He earned a total of 8 varsity letters in baseball, basketball, and football, serving as team captain in football and baseball his senior year. Ben was also the president of the National Honor Society at Seymour High School and will be working towards a degree in medicine at college. |
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Alex Burian (Eau Claire North) • Alex was #1 in his class. In addition to being on the academic all-state team, Alex was selected 2nd team all state infielder and team captain of the 2007 Huskies team that reached the semi-finals at state. He plans to pursue a degree in Business or Law. |
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Aaron Hanson (Merrill) • Aaron was #1 in his class. He earned all-conference honors his Junior and Senior years at Merrill. He plans on majoring in Biology at UW-Madison. |
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Bryan Stoppenbach (Burlington Catholic Central) • Bryan completed a very successful 3-year run in baseball, having thrown 2 no-hitters, twice been named player of the year in the Midwest Classic Conference, and being a member of the Central team that won state in 2005. In 2007, he was academic all-state and 2nd team all-state in the field. Bryan is very active in his community, was president of the school’s National Honor Society, and will pursue a degree in medicine. |
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Kevin Thomas (Oshkosh West) • Kevin was a 3-year varsity starter in baseball at Oshkosh West and played instrumental roles in 3 state championship teams (twice in basketball and once in legion baseball). Also a member of the academic all-state team in 2007, Kevin plans on majoring in Business at UW-Stevens Point. |
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Cody Winiarski (Union Grove) • Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies this spring, Cody is a two-time all-conference pitcher and the 2007 player of the year in the Lakeshore Conference. Though honored to have been drafted, Cody plans attending MATC to begin working towards a degree in Chemical Engineering. |