Scholars and Athletes: Class A

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 21, 2012

The MHSAA's final group of Scholar-Athlete Award winners includes a pair each from two schools and a Cross Country Finals champion among 13 deserving winners.

Check out the impressive credentials of our seven Class A girls and six boys. The Class C and D winners were announced Feb. 7, and Class B winners were announced Feb. 14.

All of this year's winners will be honored during a halftime ceremony at the Class C Boys Basketball Final game March 24 at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing 

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March 21, 2012

This week we introduce Portland St. Patrick junior Elle Lehman, who not only assisted with the MHSAA's Class D trophy presentation Saturday -- but also played against eventual champion Waterford Our Lady in Thursday's Semifinal at the Breslin Center.

Elle Lehman, Portland St. Patrick junior

  • Sports: Basketball and softball
  • Non-sports activities: Student council, National Honors Society
  • Favorite classes: World Literature. You have a chance to express your voice in different, creative ways.
  • Must-see TV: "Family Guy” or “That 70s Show”
  • One shining moment: My favorite high school sports highlight would have been in the 1999 Class D girls basketball state championship when there was a few seconds left and St. Pat threw the ball in and it bounced off of someone’s foot, and then we scored!!
  • What’s next: I am not sure what school, but I would like to study pre-medicine and play softball in college – then eventually possibly become an orthopedic surgeon.
  • My favorite part of game day is: ... hearing our fans cheer! I love the atmosphere when you are down on the court and everyone around you is yelling and cheering.

(Photo courtesy of Hockey Weekly Action Photos.)