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Orestimba senior athletes honored
orestimba senior athletes
Orestimba High seniors Olivia Gray and Matthew Wales proudly display their Louis J. Newman Cup awards, recognizing them as the school's top scholar-athletes for the year. - photo by Photo Contributed

NEWMAN, Calif – Many Orestimba High senior athletes competed on various teams during the current school year.

Now those former Warriors have left the campus with their diplomas during their commencement ceremony on Friday, but awards for their accomplishments on the athletic fields and courts.

Orestimba High Athletic Director John Labno sent the Westside Connect a list of the seniors who were recently given out.

Here is the list of the winners.

Ultimate Warrior Award went to five seniors in Mariah Avila, Devon Bell, Olivia Gray, Lilly Rocha and Hannah Taft.

“This award is given to athletes who play a sport in every season of their high school career,” Labno said.

The Harry Tate Award was given to two senior athletes who were nominated by the coaches.

“The criteria are leadership, sportsmanship, teamwork and work ethic,” Labno said.

Patrico Kearney and Shantelle Pizzaro were chosen for this year’s award for the Warriors.  

The last award is the Louis J. Newman Cup, which is for the best scholar athletes of the year. Gray and Matthew Wales were this year’s winners.

Mike Bush is a multimedia journalist who was born and raised in the Stanislaus and Merced County areas. Follow him on X/Twitter @MikeBMultimedia and Instagram @mikebushmedia.