The school year may be over for our graduated senior class, but scholarships are still being handed out. Senior McKale Bottles garnered another scholarship this past week, earning the Albright Gemlick Scholarship, sponsored by Parkview Sports Medicine, for students who excel on and off the playing surface. Classmate Nathan Troxel was also in the running, which 61 total finalists were narrowed to eight, which Bottles was one. We have a post up on our news page on the West Noble website, and you can see the videos of all the applicants on the PSM YouTube feed at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFWVknp35GjM Graduating seniors across the region were honored Tuesday, June 19, during the 2026 Albright Gemlick Scholarships banquet at Parkview Mirro Center for Research & Innovation. Eight winners received $8,000 scholarships – made possible by Parkview Health Foundations – for their academic excellence, athletic achievement and community involvement. The 2026 winners are: Hannah Clark of Concordia Lutheran High School, Wijdan Mohammedain of North Side High School, McKale Bottles of West Noble High School, Laney Musall of North Miami High School, Caitlyn Mead of Wayne Trace High School, Madison Caldwell of Peru High School, Samantha Aselage of Bishop Dwenger High School/PSM EDGE and Brayden Rice of Northfield High School (Carter Fleck Memorial Scholarship). [Winner bios included below] Student-athletes were nominated by PSM athletic trainers at the students’ schools or by PSM Performance specialists who work with the athletes in sports performance training. Winners are selected among the nominees by the PSM Working Committee. Eligible student-athletes must participate in one sport their senior year and hold a grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale (9.0 on a 12.0 scale). This year, 61 nominees from 37 high schools were recognized during the banquet with a video produced by the PSM Outreach Team and a certificate from PSM. Rapheal Davis, a former basketball star at South Side High School and Purdue University turned Big Ten Network analyst, served as the guest speaker at the banquet. Davis founded CREW Life, a non-profit organization that provides life skills development through youth sports programming. Brett Rump, the Voice of High School Sports on 1380 The Fan/100.9FM, served as the emcee of the event. The Albright Gemlick Scholarships have been awarded since the 2003-04 school year, and bear the names of two late SportONE physicians: Dr. James E. Albright, who passed away in 1993; and Dr. Brett F. Gemlick, who passed away in 2019. Over 23 years, more than 100 scholarships totaling more than $300,000 have been awarded to student-athletes in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.