The Augusta Sports Council Announces 2023 GAMES Scholarship Recipients

Friday, May 19th, 2023

The Augusta Sports Council Board of Directors are proud to announce the ten recipients for the annual GAMES Scholarship Program. The recipients were chosen by the GAMES Scholarship Committee from a list of nominated senior student-athletes from Richmond, Columbia, Burke, McDuffie, Wilkes, Warren and Aiken counties.  Each scholarship recipient was chosen based on their performances in the classroom, as members of their athletic programs, and their positive impact on their community. Each recipient receives a $1,000 scholarship to support advancement in their education.

2023 GAMES Scholarship Recipients:

Isabella Baker, Lakeside
Daisy Gonzalez, Midland Valley
Caroline Hilley, Lakeside
Jaden Jenkins, A.R. Johnson
Lauren Lusk, North Augusta
Sean Medcalfe, Westside
Nicholas Plantanura, Lakeside
Andrew Pond, North Augusta
Riley Schlachter, Fox Creek
Sydney Swoope, Academy of Richmond County

To date, the Augusta Sports Council has awarded over $78,000 in college scholarships to 68 graduating high school student athletes in the Augusta community. 

The GAMES Scholarship began in 2011 as part of the Augusta Sports Council’s annual G.A.M.E.S. Awards which was an annual program created to highlight outstanding amateur athletes who represented a broad spectrum of sports disciplines in the area.  
 

The Augusta Sports Council would like to thank all of our 2023 GAMES Supporters for helping us honor and celebrate these outstanding student-athletes!

  • Augusta Coca-Cola
  • Augusta Sports Leagues
  • Doctors Hospital
  • Fleet Feet Augusta
  • Murphy Auto Group

For additional information on the GAMES Scholarship Program,  visit www.augustasportscouncil.org/games-scholarship-program