This week’s Hank Ellis All-Stars: Reis Leonard and Alayna Whitehair

This week’s Hank Ellis All-Stars: Reis Leonard and Alayna Whitehair
Duane Carpenter

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BUCKHANNON – My Buckhannon is proud to present another edition of the Hank Ellis All-Stars. Each week we will select a female and male athlete at Buckhannon-Upshur that has had an exemplary week on the basketball court, the swimming pool or the wrestling mat.

Our Hank Ellis All-Stars for the week of Jan. 16 – Jan. 22 are Reis Leonard and Alayna Whitehair.

Leonard is a senior on the Buccaneer swim team. At a home quad with Elkins, Fairmont Senior and Doddridge County, he won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.37 and was part of the 200-yard medley relay team that was victorious with a time of 1:48.19 and the first-place 200-yard freestyle relay team with a time of 1:35.07. He took second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.78.

Whitehair is a senior on the Lady Buc swim team. At the same meet, she picked up two wins in the 100-yard freestyle in 58.93 and the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.48. She was also part of the first-place 200-yard medley relay team that won with a time of 2:02.68 and the first-place 200-yard freestyle relay squad with a time of 1:51.81.

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Congratulations to Leonard and Whitehair 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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