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[edit] Wickenheiser
[edit] Awards
Wickenheiser capped off 2007 by winning the Bobbie Rosenfield Award as the Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year.[1] She was also named to Sports Illustrated's List of 25 Toughest Athletes, coming in at #20 on the list. [2]
[edit] Josh Hamilton
[edit] Baseball career
[edit] High school and minor leagues
Josh Hamilton starred for Athens Drive High School in Raleigh, North Carolina before being drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999. He was a highly decorated high school player, twice being named North Carolina's Gatorade High School Player of the Year. Following his senior season, he was named High School Player of the Year by Baseball America and Amateur Player of the Year by USA Baseball. Hamilton played outfield and also pitched during his high school career.[3] As a left handed high school pitcher, Hamilton sometimes hit 96 MPH. He was touted as a rare talent, who was almost equally skilled as a pitcher and a position player (outfield). Dan Jennings, a Tampa Bay scout said "He has every tool we look for in a position player." His high school coach at Athens Drive, John Thomas said "He's better at this game than anyone else I've seen in high school or college." [4]
Hamilton signed with the Devil Rays receiving a $4 million signing bonus, and joined their minor league system.[5] His first stop in the minors was the rookie level Princeton Devil Rays of the Appalachian League where he played 56 games. He also joined the Hudson Valley Renegades, and helped lead them to their first New York-Penn League championship. After this successful debut in professional baseball, he spent the 2000 season with the Charleston River Dogs in the South Atlantic League.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
