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Clintwood's Rose tabbed LPD's Player of the Year
Monday, March 13, 2006

By Staff report


Clintwood's Ashley Rose was named the All-Lonesome Pine District Player of the Year on Sunday following a vote of the league's girls basketball coaches.

The senior guard led the Lady Green Wave to a 15-8 record, losing to eventual Group A state champion Gate City in the LPD semifinals.

Powell Valley's Kelly Smith was named LPD Coach of the Year after the Lady Vikings rebounded from a 7-16 finish in the 2004-05 season to go 12-12 this year.

Gate City, fresh off Saturday's 56-41 victory over previously undefeated Clarke County in the state title game, placed three players on the first team: Brittany Rogers, Haley Odle and Ashton Bishop.

J.J. Kelly, Powell Valley and Clintwood tied with two members each on the first team.

Kalen Collins and Brynn Hurst represented the Lady Indians; Whitney Seals and Jessie Shuler earned first-team honors for the Lady Vikings; and Kristen Mullins joined Rose on the elite squad for the Lady Green Wave.

Rounding out the first team were J.I. Burton's Kelli Lane, Coeburn's Ashley McConnell and Pound's Kayla Balthis.

Five J.J. Kelly girls were given honorable mention status to bring the total number of Lady Indians honored to seven, tops for the district.

All-Lonesome Pine District Team

Player of the Year: Ashley Rose, Clintwood

Coach of the Year: Kelly Smith, Powell Valley

First Team

Brittany Rogers, Gate City

Haley Odle, Gate City

Ashton Bishop, Gate City

Kalen Collins, J.J. Kelly

Brynn Hurst, J.J. Kelly

Kristen Mullins, Clintwood

Ashley Rose, Clintwood

Whitney Seals, Powell Valley

Jessie Shuler, Powell Valley

Kelli Lane, J.I. Burton

Ashley McConnell, Coeburn

Kayla Balthis, Pound

Honorable Mention

Kayli Bates, J.J. Kelly; Lauren Mullins, J.J. Kelly; Samantha Brummette, J.J. Kelly; Amber Salyer, J.J. Kelly; Sara Saunders, J.J. Kelly; Kaitlyn Musick, Gate City; Tuesdee Woods, Gate City; Heather Odle, Gate City; Ashley Strong, Coeburn; Kayla Mitchell, Coeburn; Misty Green, Coeburn; Samantha Bower, Coeburn; Becca Balthis, Pound; Kristan McCullum, Pound; Holly Gilliam, Powell Valley; Kara Vanover, Clintwood; Leigha Lambert, Appalachia; Ashley Hunter, J.I. Burton.