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The Gretchen Wolf Swartz Scholarship Fund has awarded another $160,000 in scholarship dollars, bringing the Fund’s total dollars awarded to more than $1.5 million.
The Kennard-Dale girls and New Oxford boys were recognized as the Gretchen Wolf Swartz Sportsmanship Team Award winners at the conclusion of this year’s YAIAA basketball season. As a result, senior players from each program became eligible to apply for scholarships. The Fund’s Board divided the available scholarship dollars evenly between the two winning teams.
Kennard-Dale scholarship winners are Ella Dunbar, Lilly Jacka, Makenna Musick, Kylie Pietrowski, and Mae Schreiber. New Oxford scholarship winners include Brayden Billman, Braeden Bowman, Luke Frey, Brody Holmes, Tanner Hough, Parker James, Chase Neiderer, and Ethan Wildasin.
Members of the Gretchen Wolf Swartz Scholarship Fund Board reviewed scholarship applications and interviewed applicants before determining scholarship winners and award amounts.
The awards are presented in memory of Gretchen Wolf Swartz, who was a York County basketball official from 1981 to 1995. Following her untimely death from leukemia in 1997, her fellow York County officials created the memorial team awards and scholarship fund to promote and honor the sportsmanship she displayed throughout her playing and officiating careers.
At the conclusion of each season, York area basketball officials vote to honor a YAIAA boys’ and girls’ program for sportsmanship after observing the season-long conduct of players, fans, faculty, students, managers, coaches, superintendents, ADs and cheerleaders from junior high to varsity. Each winning school receives a traveling trophy in recognition of its accomplishments.
New Oxford’s players learned about their awards Wednesday, May 20. Kennard-Dale’s winners were announced Wednesday, May 27. The Fund has now awarded $1.51 million dollars in scholarships since awarding its first scholarships in 2001.