The Greater Denton Sports Commission will hold its annual awards banquet on Monday at the Gateway Center on the University of North Texas campus.

The GDSC will present scholarships and awards to athletes and coaches from throughout the county during the evening. The keynote speaker is former Cow-boys wide receiver Drew Pearson.

The awards to be presented include Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year, both for high school students; the Male and Female High School Coach of the Year; and Collegiate Coach of the Year for UNT and Texas Woman’s University. The Denton Record-Chronicle Youth Sports Volunteer of the Year will spotlight a community figure who has dedicated time to youth sports in the community.

The GDSC will present its own award for Volunteer of the Year, plus a Chairman’s Award.

Each high school in the county was eligible to nominate one male and one female student for the Athlete of the Year awards. A sampling of the local nominees is spotlighted on this page, along with selected accomplishments for each.

Each nominee automatically receives $100 in scholarship money, with the winner receiving a total $1,000 scholarship. Second place for both male and female divisions will receive $500, with $300 for third place and $200 for fourth. The winners in each category are voted upon by a GDSC panel.

A silent auction begins at 6 p.m., with the banquet to follow at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 each or $180 for a table of eight, available at the Denton Chamber of Commerce or by calling 940-382-7895.

Boys

Levi Ernest Enslow

Krum High School

Sports — Cross country, track

Accomplishments — Cross country: two-time medalist. Other: Honors band, state ensemble qualifier, National Honor Society, UIL social studies district champion, UIL literary criticism district champion, Eagle Scout, Habitat for Humanity volunteer, Relay for Life volunteer, math tutor, ranked No. 1 in class.

Benjamin David Habern

Liberty Christian School

Sports — Football, basketball, track

Accomplishments — Football: District MVP, first team TAPPS all-state, team MVP, team captain, U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Parade All-American nominee, University of Oklahoma signee. Track: State qualifier in shot put. Other: Senior class president, junior high mentoring program, Teddy Bear Round-Up volunteer.

Lane Ryon Loiselle

Ponder High School

Sports — Rodeo, baseball

Accomplishments — Rodeo: Team president. Baseball: Team captain, four-year varsity letterman. Other: Ponder Athletic League umpire and referee, senior class vice president, Denton County Leadership Council.

Lucas Lozano

Guyer High School

Sport — Football

Accomplishments — Football: Team captain, offensive line captain. Other: Teacher’s aide, student mentor, Texas American boys state representative, distinguished honors program.

William Thomas Nelson

Ryan High School

Sports — Football, basketball, baseball

Accomplishments — Basketball: “Fighting Heart Award” for 2006-07 season, team academic award. Baseball: Two-year starter in center field. Other: PALS, Rotary Interact, Younglife.

Garrett Steven Schoenky

Aubrey High School

Sports — Football, basketball, track

Accomplishments — Football: First team all-district, honorable mention all-state, team captain. Basketball: Second team all-district, team captain. Track: District champion in 110 hurdles, regional qualifier. Other: Intermediate school classroom aide, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, basketball camp volunteer.

Scott Stafford Shuman

Sanger High School

Sports — Football, basketball, baseball

Accomplishments — Football: First team all-district, second team academic all-state, first team academic all-district. Basketball: Academic all-state, academic all-district, second team all-district. Other: Business Professionals of America, Student Council, National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, HOSA, Project Graduation volunteer.

Stuart Allen Tilley II

Pilot Point High School

Sports — Cross country, football, basketball

Accomplishments — Cross country: Team captain. Football: First team all-district wide receiver and defensive back, team captain. Basketball: Team captain. Other: Student Council, Key Club, Future Farmers of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, prom committee, nursing home volunteer.

Ryan Edward Vick

Denton Calvary Academy

Sports — Football, basketball, baseball

Accomplishments — Football: First team all-district, first team all-state, team captain. Basketball: First team all-district, team captain. Baseball: Second team all-district. Other: Denton Kiwanis Club sportsmanship award, senior fundraisers, leader of seventh grade boys chapel group.

Zachary Scott Waggoner

Lake Dallas High School

Sports — Football, basketball, track

Accomplishments — Football: Second team all-district, second team THSCA academic all-state, team captain. Basketball: Starting post. Other: Young Life, show choir, volunteer with church basketball league, will attend Bethany (Kan.) College.

Adam Stuart Wilde

Denton High School

Sports — Football

Accomplishments — Second team all-district, team captain, team defensive MVP. Other: National Honor Society, National German Honor Society, accepted appointment to United States Military Academy, Congressional Youth Advisory Committee, Nominated for Davey O’Brien scholarship.

Blake Adam Woolums

Argyle High School

Sports — Cross country, track

Accomplishments — Cross country: Class 3A state champion, team captain. Track: District 8-3A champion in 1,600 and 3,200. Other: National Honor Society, Rotary Interact, volunteer leader for middle school youth group, marching band.

Girls

Katie Elizabeth Crutsinger

Sanger High School

Sports — Basketball, tennis

Accomplishments — Basketball: Team captain, first team all-district, first team all-region. Other: Business Professionals of America regional president, Senior class president, National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Robotics Club, Family Career and Community Leaders of America, Project Graduation volunteer, homecoming queen.

Katie Dugan

Denton High School

Sports — Soccer

Accomplishments — Soccer: Team captain, district midfield MVP. Other: Class valedictorian, National Honor Society, Invisible Children, teen court volunteer, Keep Denton Clean volunteer, Aces Soccer Club.

Andrea Rose Durkin

Lake Dallas High School

Sports — Soccer, track

Accomplishments — Soccer: District 5-4A utility player of the year, first team all-district, academic all-district, team MVP, team captain. Other: Marquee Fundraising Committee chairman, Fellowship of Christian Athletes officer, PALS, National Honor Society, Younglife, will attend McNeese State University.

Whitney Brooke Hand

Liberty Christian School

Sports — Volleyball, basketball

Accomplishments — Volleyball: First team TAPPS all-state, team defensive player of the year, academic all-state, team captain. Basketball: WBCA All-American, TABC Large Private School Player of the Year, first team all-state MVP, team captain, academic all-state, University of Oklahoma signee. Other: National Honor Society, junior high mentoring program, Habitat for Humanity.

Jessica Nicole Hesse

Krum High School

Sports — Cross country, basketball, track

Accomplishments — Basketball: District 13-2A MVP, TABC all-state, TABC all-region, team captain. Track: Regional qualifier in high jump and 4x400 relay. Other: Student council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, class treasurer.

Hannah Jo Ingram

Guyer High School

Sports — Volleyball, basketball

Accomplishments — Volleyball: District 5-4A server of the year, team defensive MVP, team captain. Basketball: Team captain, first team all-district, team MVP, team defensive MVP. Other: National Honor Society, tutoring GED class, Salvation Army bell ringer, Denton Stream Clean.

Courtney Lynn Miller

Denton Calvary Academy

Sports — Volleyball, basketball, track

Accomplishments — Volleyball: All-district. Basketball: Team captain, defensive player of the year,, first team all-district. Track: District runner-up in 4x100 relay. Other: National Honor Society, Denton Bible Student Ministries.

Kelsey Diane Reding

Aubrey High School

Sports — Volleyball, softball, track

Accomplishments — Volleyball: Academic first team all-district. Softball: District 13-2A newcomer of the year in 2005, all-district first team shortstop in 2007. Other: Student Council president, four-year class officer, Beta Club, AHS Presidents Club, 2006 Global Young Leader Conference.

Leslye Lark Richmond

Pilot Point High School

Sports — Volleyball, basketball, softball

Accomplishments — Volleyball: Academic all-district, team MVP, team captain. Basketball: Academic all-district, team captain. Softball: Academic all-district, team captain. Other: Class vice president, Keep Pilot Point Beautiful board member, Chaplain for Future Farmers of America, National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Miatta Elvina Williams

Ryan High School

Sports — Basketball

Accomplishments — Basketball: Team co-captain. Other: National Honor Society, American Sign Language Club, Business Professionals of America, Project DELTA, Christian Community Action.

Angeleena Michelle Young

Ponder High School

Sports — Cross country, basketball, track

Accomplishments — Cross country: regional qualifier. Basketball: Team runner-up in Nazareth and Ponder tournaments. Track: Regional qualifier in three events. Other: PALS, Denton Area Youth Leadership Council, summer school teacher’s aide, National Honor Society, Relay for Life volunteer.