By José Torres
Managing Editor
With high school sports being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nixon-Smiley athletic program announced the award recipients for the district’s 2019-20 athletics.
Nixon-Smiley Middle School
Outstanding player/athlete awards were given to:
- Football, 7th grade
- Offensive – Ryan Paez
- Defensive – Aiden Flores
- Lineman - Nick Martinez
- Most Outstanding – John Garza
- Football, 8th grade
- Offensive – Ivan Loera
- Defensive – Oscar Ocosta
- Lineman - Jesus Espino
- Most Outstanding – Kade Dixon
- Volleyball, 7th grade
- Volleyball, 8th grade
- Boys’ basketball, 7th grade
- Boys’ basketball, 8th grade
- Girls’ basketball, 7th grade
- Girls’ basketball, 8th grade
- Boys’ track, 7th grade
- Tristan Mikesh
- Tyler Barrientez
- Boys’ track, 8th grade
- Diego Flores
- Julian Loredo
- Girls’ track, 7th grade
- Girls’ track 8th grade
- Cross Country
- Anthony Aguirre
- Rocky Reyna
- All–Around Athlete for 2019-20 School Year
- 7th Grade Girl – Deanna Amaya
- 8th Grade Girl - Kendall Amaya
- 7th Grade Boy – John Garza
- 8th Grade Boy - Kade Dixon
Nixon-Smiley High School
Outstanding player/athlete awards were given to:
- Boys’ track
- Football
- Offensive:
- Jesse Riojas (Fullback)
- Dario Juantes (Slot Back)
- Defensive:
- Brayden Martinez (Free Safety)
- Lineman:
- Most Outstanding:
- Xavier Arias (Quarterback/Linebacker)
- Volleyball:
- Autumn Rodriguez
- Kaytlin Tschoepe
- Girls’ basketball
- Kaytlin Tschoepe / Lilliana Jenks
- Girls’ track
- Cross-country (girls)
- Diana Sanchez
- Cecilia Villisana
- Cross-country (boys)
- Golf
- Boys’ Basketball
- Baseball
- Xavier Arias
- Santos Pompa
- Tennis (girls)
- Addileidy Espino
- Yulisa Limon
- Tennis (boys)
- Christopher Garza
- Joel Barajas
- Adrian Acosta
- Jayden Brassell
- Softball
- All-Around Female Athlete
- All-Around Male Athlete