Bearcat athletes were honored recently in the annual end-of-the-year awards assembly; all DHS athletes that earned individual awards in their respective sports were honored. Earning awards in the 2011-2012 school year were:

Front row, from left -  Becky Anderson, Softball MVP; Ashley Brown, Softball Team Dedication; Jamie Manuel, Girls Tennis Most Doubles Wins; Jessica Snider, Girls Tennis MVP; Brad Wick, Most Improved Wrestler; Zach Comstock, Boys Track Leading Scorer;

Second row - Baylee Cooper, Girls Tennis Most Singles Wins; Katie Justice, Cross Country Female Outstanding Runner; Brittany Harris, Volleyball Offensive MVP, LBB Rebound Award and Team MVP, Female Athlete of the Year; Hannah Noe, Volleyball Best Setter, LBB Defensive Award and Free Throw Percentage Award; Erika Mouser, Volleyball Defensive MVP; Rilee Jones, Cheerleading Award; Taylor Martin, Girls Track Leading Scorer;

Third row - Alex Rybolt, Cross Country Male Outstanding Runner; Alex Cliff, Football Defensive MVP, Baseball Team MVP; Josh Overall, Football Most Valuable Back; Zach Lacy, Football Most Valuable Lineman; Kyle Willis, Boys Tennis Most Doubles Wins;

Back row - Tyler Miller, Basketball Defensive Award and Best Free Throw Shooter, Boys Tennis Most Valuable Player; Chase Young, Baseball Highest Batting Average; and Sam Ward, Boys Tennis Most Singles Wins.

Not pictured are Hailee Hubbard, Girls Tennis Most Doubles Wins; Jake Lee, Basketball Leading Rebounder and Team MVP; Kendra Stevenson, Softball Highest Batting Average; and Cody Stevens, Most Aggressive Wrestler and Most Valuable Wrestler, Golf Season Medalist, Male Athlete of the Year. (SMT Photo by Annabeth Miller)