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“The Real Deal” Anders proclaims about East Bears’ Vargas
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Thomas Herrera, Juan Vargas, AD Kimble Anders  Northeast’s Awyes, Calhoun with Anders AD Anders with Westport’s Townsend

 

KANSAS CITY, MO. – In passing out Player of the Week honors, District athletic director Kimble Anders shared his assessment of Bears soccer player Juan Vargas with East High’s Principal Thomas Herrera stating simply, “He’s the real deal.”
 
Anders continued, “When I came out and watched him play last week, he played like a man among boys. I expect him to win this award a few more times before the season’s complete.”
 
Anders made the rounds Wednesday to area schools to hand out the weekly awards and while it is only the third week of the season in soccer, Vargas is the District’s first two-time recipient.
 
“He’s just an all-around good kid,” said Herrera. “He does it in the class and on the field.”
 
Other recipients included Anders going back to his old job at Northeast to deliver POW honors to Mohamed Awyes and Durrell Calhoun who were selected for cross country and football. Calhoun shared the award with Westport’s Brian Townsend.
 
“The message is pretty much the same when I talk with our kids,” said Anders. “Just do your best on the field and in the classroom be respectful and good things like this will continue to happen.”
 
For more information please contact Andre Riley, District Communications Specialist, (816) 442-9337
Or Darren L. Smith, Senior Media Relations Specialist, (816) 668-4210
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“This is the fun part of the job” Anders says in distributing awards
September 16, 2009-- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KANSAS CITY, MO. – In one of his new weekly duties athletic director Kimble Anders awarded the District’s weekly top athletic honors to Juan Vargas of East, Christina Pratt and Darnay Sessions, of Lincoln Prep, for the we ek of September 11th.

Vargas, one of the top players in the city, had nine goals in three games, prior to his selection, was presented his award prior to scoring three more goals in the Bears 7-2 win over Cair Paravel.

During the Interscholastic League’s Spikefest, Pratt had 18 kills, 12 serve aces and a pass average of 87%, while scoring 35 points. Her team has amassed an undefeated (12-0) thus far. She was presented her award in between practice.

Sessions, a running back for the Blue Tigers, scored two touchdowns in the team’s loss to KCK-Sumner. He was presented with his award on Metro Sports, which will air later this week.

“Our players are performing at a high level and what we are doing is a small way of showcasing it to the general public and the media is taking notice,” said Anders. “This is the fun part of the job; because it lets our kids know that their work on the field doesn’t go unnoticed. And it also shows that they’re we have some quality coaches in our league as well.”
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