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Congratulations to Paytynn Kuhns on being named as this month’s Athlete of the Month!
Paytynn will receive a commemorative plaque and will be featured in next week’s edition of the Pioneer Press. Thank you to all of our challenge nominees and voters!
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Name: Paytynn Kuhns
Year: Senior
School: West Aurora
Sport: Girls Bowling
Season stats: The Blackhawks’ senior was the area’s top performer at this year’s state meet, finishing ninth at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford with a 2,534 total, 135 pins behind the individual state champion.
Name: Mason Kroening
Year: Senior
School: Waubonsie Vally
Sport: Wrestling
Season stats: After coming up one win short of qualifying for state for the past two years, Kroening (37-3) had an excellent showing this season. He advanced to the 195-pound title match of the Class 3A state meet at the University of Illinois before dropping a 12-4 decision to earn the second-place medal.
Name: Cameron Johnson
Year: Freshman
School: Aurora Christian
Sport: Wrestling
Season stats: Johnson defeated Bishop McNamara’s Pauley Keane 3-0 at 106 pounds to win the Class 1A state title. The first state champion for the first-year program at Aurora Christian, Johnson (35-0) completed a perfect season with the decision.
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