Chris Young of Buchanan High School Basketball is the WSJM Sports Berrien County Student Athlete of the Week for the week of February 23, 2020.

In the Bucks’ win over Allegan, Chris turned in 16 points, four assists, four rebounds, and four steals. He followed that up with 11 points, four assists, four rebounds, and two steals in a win over Berrien Springs. Chris has now scored over 900 points in his career. He leads the team in scoring and assists, and is third on the team in rebounding.

Chris is also a member of the Buchanan Track team. In the classroom, he carries a 3.6 grade point average.

Chris is the son of Crystal and Pat Young of Buchanan.

Another finalist for the week was Maggie Tidey of Lake Michigan Catholic Basketball.

Catch Phil McDonald's conversation with Chris below...

 

Kaeler Stafne of Marcellus High School Basketball is our WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete of the Week for the week of February 16, 2020.

In the Wildcats’ win over Bloomingdale, Kaeler scored his 1,000th career point, becoming the third player in school history to accomplish the milestone. He finished with 26 points and 21 rebounds in the game. Earlier in the week, he turned in 14 points, four assists, nine rebounds, and two blocked shots against Cassopolis.

Kaeler is also a member of the Marcellus Football and Golf teams, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and SADD. In the classroom, he carries a 3.98 grade point average.

Kaeler is the son of James and Jamie Stafne of Jones.

Catch Kaeler’s conversation with Phil McDonald below…

 

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