Several North Canton athletes recognized for outstanding spring seasons
NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Hoover catcher Faith Kiko Hoover was named to the All-Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Division I first team. Kiko, a rising senior, helped lead the Lady Vikings to a spot in the Sweet 16. The daughter of Bill and Tifany Kiko hit .471 with three home runs, 31 RBIs, and 24 runs.
Former Hoover Softball pitcher Grace Vesco was unanimously selected as the Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Year! The St. Francis University Sophomore earned first-team NFCA All-Region honors and first-team Northeast Conference.
Grace was also selected as the MVP of the NEC Tournament and to the NEC All-Star Team. Among her many highlights for the season were three no-hitters, Pitcher of the Month for February, and a four-time Pitcher of the Week. She broke the single-season program records in shutouts (13) and strikeouts (196), and ranked second in wins and earned run average (1.00). Grace is the daughter of Kathy and Marty Vesco.
Former Hoover Softball standout Katie Yun (Class of 2017) finished up a stellar college career at Ohio University.
Katie holds two Ohio University single-season records: Single season hits (78) in 2019; and runs scored (52) in 2019. In spite of missing 30 games in 2020 due to COVID-19, she made her way into the record books for career stats, as well, holding the OU record for career runs scored with 137.
The daughter of Barb and Kevin Yun was named First Team All Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2019 and 2021, Academic All-MAC in 2018, 2019, and 2021, and earned the MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award.
Katie was on the Dean’s List all 4 years of her college career, and although she has another year of eligibility due to the cancellation of the 2020 season, she has decided to hang up her cleats.
She graduated with a 3.825 GPA with a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (K-3rd grade) and a minor in Communications. She plans to be an elementary school teacher, hopefully, this fall.
Drew Robinson, a recent Hoover High School graduate was named a US Lacrosse All American! His other accomplishments include First team All-Ohio, First team Ohio, Division 1, Region 2; and Midfielder of the Year, Division 1, Region 2.
Drew is the son of Krista and Jim Robinson and will be attending Cleveland State University this fall to study Computer Engineering and play Division 1 Lacrosse!
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