The global pandemic has not stopped one constant. For the 60th year in a row KSAL radio is awarding scholarships to area high school students. Eight of the area’s recent high school graduates received a little boost to fund their college education on Friday night, in the form of a $1,000 scholarship.
KSAL and the Rocking M Media radio stations hosted their annual Sportscasters Club Scholarship Banquet on the radio.
Five Saline County high schools (Salina Central, Salina South, Sacred Heart, Southeast of Saline and Ell-Saline) Abilene High School, Smoky Valley High School, and Minneapolis High School each nominated three senior student-athletes for the honor for their school.
Scholarship winners include:
- Sacred Heart – Hannah Goetz
- Salina Central – Cooper Chard
- Salina South – Victoria Maxton
- Southeast of Saline – Meredith Tillberg
- Ell-Saline – Noah Hopkins
- Minneapolis – Derek Freel
- Abilene – Beth Holmes
- Smoky Valley – Cade Schneider
All of the winners are awarded a plaque and a $1,000 scholarship to the institution they will be attending.
The KSAL / Rocking M Media Sportscasters Club is comprised of area businesses which sponsor game broadcasts and fund the scholarships.
KSAL has been awarding Sportscaster Scholarships yearly since the 1959 – 1960 school year.
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- Beth Holmes – Abilene
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- Noah Hopkins – Ell-Saline
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- Derek Freel – Minneapolis
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- Hannah Goetz – Sacred Heart
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- Cooper Chard – Salina Central
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- Victoria Maxton -Salina South
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- Cade Schneider – Smoky Valley
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- Meredith Tillberg – Southeast of Saline
Steve Holke was the first KSAL Sportscaster winner in 1960.
