This week’s Hank Ellis All-Stars: Parker Lockwood and Samantha Shreve

Duane Carpenter

October 4, 2024

BUCKHANNON – My Buckhannon is proud to present another season of the Hank Ellis All-Stars. Each week, we will select a male and female athlete at Buckhannon-Upshur who has had an exemplary week on the football field, soccer field, cross country course, volleyball court or golf course.

Our Hank Ellis All-Stars for the week of Sept. 23 – Sept. 29 are Parker Lockwood and Samantha Shreve.

Lockwood is a senior on the Buccaneer golf team. In the Big 10 Conference championship, he shot a 91. He also aided the Bucs to a second-place finish in the Route 33 Cup against Elkins and Lewis County.

Shreve is a senior on the Lady Buc cross country team. She defeated 74 other runners in the Forest Festival Invitational last Saturday in convincing fashion. She won the race with a time of 21:00, a full minute ahead of the second-place runner.

Congratulations to Lockwood and Shreve as our weekly winners of the Hank Ellis All-Stars honor.

Hank Ellis Insurance

Hank Ellis Insurance is an independent insurance agency in Buckhannon, West Virginia, serving Upshur County and the surrounding region. Founded in 2006, the agency specializes in Erie Insurance products and offers auto, home, life, commercial, and a full line of property and casualty coverage. For more information, call 304-472-8103 or visit hankellisinsurance.com.

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