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Islands High School Siezant Spikes the Hollis Stacy Award again

By Prep Sports Report Staff | May 6, 2022

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Veronica Sierzant continues to be the most versatile female in Savannah Chatham County prep sports.

 

Sierzant is the recipient of the 30th Hollis Stacy Award for the second year in a row. The Islands High School junior became only the fifth local female athlete to win the award back to back. Last year, Sierzant was the first sophomore and first from Islands High School to earn the accolade. 

 

Sierzant excels at volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track & field; her accomplishments are for the 2021-2022 school year.

 

In the fall on the volleyball court, she was one of the reasons the team won the region title and advanced to the GHSA Class 4A Elite Eight with 403 kills and 44 aces.

 

On the hardwood in the winter, Sierzant averaged 22 points, 18 rebounds, and four blocks per game on the basketball court. She had one triple-double and 22 double-doubles in 23 games during the 2021-22 season and scored her 1000th career point.

 

 

During the spring, Veronica does double duty. Sierzant is the starting defensive back for the soccer team that made the Sweet 16. She laced up her track shoes and qualified for the GHSA state track sectionals in two events, the 4x800 meter relay and the triple jump.

 

The Hollis Stacy Award is awarded annually to Savannah's most versatile high school student-athlete, as determined by athletic directors and journalists.

 

Hollis Stacy, a Savannah native and World Golf Hall of Fame member, is who the award is named after. Gary Moses was responsible for the prize coming to fruition in 1992. Gary passed away last year, and his daughter, Leslie Moses, now is caring on the tradition of the award.

 

Leslie will present the Hollis Stacy Award trophy to Veronica on Monday at 1:30 pm at Islands High School in the Shark Tank (Gym Lobby). Below is a list of the previous recipients.

 

Hollis Stacy Award winners

   1993 — Joy Brown, Beach

   1994 — Susie Kleinpeter, Calvary Day

   1995 — Catherine Booker, Savannah Country Day

   1996 —  Catherine Booker, SCD

   1997 — Kamesha Mabry, Jenkins

   1998 — Arden Wilson, SCD

   1999 — Brooke Cornwell, Savannah Christian

   2000 — Erin Shields, SCD

   2001 — Caroline Griner, Calvary

   2002 — Anne Carson, SCD; Kristen Kelly, SCPS

   2003 — Lizzie Sprague, SCD

   2004 — Lizzie Sprague, SCD

   2005 — Lisa Gray, St. Vincent's Academy

   2006 — Haley Reese, SCD

   2007 — Christine Phan, Windsor Forest

   2008 — Katherine Dotson, SCD

   2009 — Katie Covington, Calvary

   2010 — Sonny Canady, Calvary

   2011 — Jasmine Perrett, Jenkins

   2012 — Alicia Lawton, Savannah High

   2013 — Chandler Ewaldsen, SCPS

   2014 —  Chandler Ewaldsen, SCPS

   2015 — Amari Oliver, SCD

   2016 — Sarah Stewart, SVA

   2017 — Sarah Stewart, SVA

   2018 — Anna Bolch, SCD

   2019 — Basia Peragine, CDS, and Elizabeth Winders, SVA

   2020 — BryAnn Pound, Jenkins

   2021 — Veronica Sierzant, Islands

  2022 — Veronica Sierzant, IHS

 

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