Co-Male Athletes of the Month

Alec Adsit

Richland Center High School Boys Basketball

Junior                                                 

Nomination: 

 Alec has lead the way in helping the Richland Center High School boys basketball team start the year 8-2. Alec is a junior captain who provides leadership on and off the court. Through ten games this season, Alec has averaged 17.3 ppg. Alec scored a season high 23 points to help the Hornets defeat Ithaca 60-47 at the Brookwood Holiday Tourney over the Christmas break. He also scored 21 points in the Hornet victory at Mauston, 54-51. Off the court, Alec has been volunteering as a coach for the RC Youth Basketball program on Saturday mornings. Alec is an extremely humble, coachable kid and a great role model for young players in our program.

Trevor Spears

Riverdale High School Wrestling
Junior

Nomination:

Trevor finished 3rd at the Bi State Classic wrestling tournament in LaCrosse. He has an overall of 24-1 on the season at 132 pounds. Trevor also won the Richland Center Invitational where he also was honored as the MVP of the tournament.

Female Athlete of the Month 

Kelley Lynch                                               

Richland Center High School Girls Basketball
Senior

Nomination:

I would like to nominate Kelley Lynch for Athlete of the Month for the month of December. Kelley has been a key contributor to our 5-3 star against one of the toughest schedules we have ever had to start a season, including games against 5 teams ranked in their respective divisions / states. Kelley was the poster child for consistency during this stretch, emerging as one our key leaders. She was named as our team's captain due to her hard work ethic and ability to lead by example. While points and statistics generally hoard the limelight in sports, Kelley has made her mark by simply outworking people. Her stats are respectable as she is currently third on our team in points and seond in rebounds despite continually going up against opponents 4 - 5 inches taller than herself, but her biggest quality is simply her heart and desire to be successful.

It seems to me that while is is easy to focus on big numbers and flashy statistics it is an athlete like Kelley for who this award was meant for. She is not only worthy of such an award, but really the standard by which winners should be measured by and the motto for which all high school athletes should adhere to ... play the game with heart and passion!

In order to be considered for the award, student athletes are required to be nominated by a coach or an athletic trainer, be in good academic standing, and be a varsity team member. Further, the school the student attends must be a participant of the Richland Sports Medicine program. Qualifying schools include Richland Center, Riverdale, Ithaca, and UW-Richland. 

Each coach and athletic trainer is asked to submit nominations based on whatever criteria they feel is outstanding about the nominee. Athletic performance can be for an individual game performance (i.e. no hitter in baseball/softball, Triple double in basketball, defensive effort, etc.) or for the entire month. Coaches and athletic trainers can also nominate for leadership, commitment, and work ethic. Any athlete can be nominated for any reason. After all submittals are made, a committee of seven members rank the athletes according to the information provided in the nomination.

All Athletes of the Month are automatically nominated for the Athlete of the Year Award which is presented at the end of the school year. Each Athlete of the Month also receives a plaque created and donated by Main Street Trophy Plus / Jim Greeley Signs & Awnings of Richland Center.

Athletes of the month are also posted on our facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.339513989398924.103185.129615643722094&;type=3&l=74f7e3bec2

Starting in the back row standing left to right we have: Brandi Pollard-Jones, Architect Intern – Cameron Aslaksen Architects; Dave Cameron, Project Architect – Cameron Aslaksen Architects; Rob Rands, Construction Project Manager – Midwest Builders; Mark Pauls, Engineering/Facilities – The Richland Hospital; Carl Oman, Excavation Owner/Operator – Site Excavation Inc.; Richard Hackl, Excavation Owner/Operator – Hackl Construction; and Chris Drea, Marketing Director – The Richland Hospital.

Seated from left to right we have:  Tim Brandt, Electrical Owner/Operator – Service Electric; Jess Eastman, Electrical Project Manager – Service Electric; Greg Schneider, Plumbing and HVAC Project Manager – Schneider Plumbing and Heating; and Troy Wardell, Supervisor – Village of Muscoda.

Wednesday, December 7th, marked the end of phase I of the Muscoda Health Center building project. Representatives from Midwest Builders, Hackl Construction, and Site Excavation walked the site to review conditions. Phase I work was officially accepted as complete by the Phase II contractor and excavator.

Midwest Builders has placed frost blankets at the site to expedite footing work that will begin soon. The placement provides a preview of where the building will sit on the building site.

Check out the Richland Hospital Foundation's 2011 Video or Stop by the Videos page to watch past videos or the other Richland Hospital videos.

The Richland Hospital is honored to be a part of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) recently announced Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States of America. There are about 1,300 Critical Access Hospitals nationwide and the Richland Hospital is one of ten Wisconsin hospitals to make the list. According to NRHA, the Top 100 scored best on their Hospital Strength Index. The rating assesses hospitals on market strength, financial strength and value-based measures such as quality and patient satisfaction. Critical access hospitals are small hospitals in rural areas. NRHA is a nonprofit organization working to improve the health and well-being of rural Americans and providing leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education and research. NRHA membership is made up of 20,000 diverse individuals and organizations, all of whom share the common bond of an interest in rural health.