Eleven district athletes will be honored May 21 as Houston Athletic Committee Scholar Athlete Awards finalists during the group’s annual presentation dinner, which will be held at 7 p.m. that evening at the J.W. Marriott Hotel. According to athletics directors, SBISD student athletes led the regional pack once again with about 20 percent of all nominations.
Named as finalists from Stratford High are Andrew Luck, Outstanding Male Athlete and Basketball; Carlene Leyden, Outstanding Female Athlete and Female Tennis; Brett Mays, Male Tennis; and John Hollywood and Sarah Ann Ayers, Male and Female Swimming.
Memorial High students named as finalists are Jeremy Ratnjen, Baseball; Lara Lapin, Female Basketball; Shelly Ostrofsky, Female Track & Field; Stephen Dria, Male Tennis; Brian Guarino, Male Golf; and Christopher Valach, Swimming.