Expand<\/a><\/p>\nAsk her coaches to come up with a word to best describe Addison Kilmer and they come up with different adjectives.<\/p>\n
No matter which one they use, though, they are synonymous with winning.<\/p>\n
A three-sport standout, the Mountain View senior brought championships and notoriety to the school\u2019s girls volleyball and girls basketball teams and success to the softball team. In the process, she carved out one of the most impressive four-year careers seen in the Lackawanna League, particularly on the basketball court.<\/p>\n
As a result, Kilmer is The Times-Tribune Female Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year. She received the honor Thursday night at the 76th annual Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Awards Ceremony at Lackawanna College\u2019s Peoples Security Bank Theatre.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer high sports IQ and her willingness to listen and learn and take what is offered from coaches and apply it to all three sports,\u201d Mountain View girls basketball coach Corey Gesford said. \u201cObviously, she\u2019s a great athlete. She takes those athletic skills and applies what she\u2019s been taught and that\u2019s enabled her to be as successful as she\u2019s been.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the fall in girls volleyball, Kilmer helped the Lady Eagles repeat as District 2 Class 1A champions. She totaled 259 kills, 149 blocks, 133 digs and 78 service points with 20 aces in earning Lackawanna League coaches\u2019 second-team all-star honors.<\/p>\n
Coach Bridget Evans couldn\u2019t come up with just one word to describe Kilmer. She needed three.<\/p>\n
Passionate. Competitive. Loyal.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe holds herself accountable and to a higher standard and she brings that out in her teammates, too,\u201d Evans said. \u201cShe would come to us as a coaching staff and say, \u2018Can I talk to you about this?\u2019 or \u2018What do you think about that?\u2019 She liked to put stuff out there, brainstorm with us, be a sounding board. She\u2019d bounce things off us, we\u2019d bounce things off her. She\u2019s willing to do it, willing to try it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evans said Kilmer has the ability to make the teammates around her better and raise their level of play.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughter (Rachael) was a setter and she helped her be the first girl at Mountain View to have over 1,000 assists,\u201d Evans said. \u201cThey had a great court awareness, the two of them together. With our setter last year Aubrey Sanders, she had 496 assists in her first season and a lot of that was Addison. That just takes a lot of maturity and passion. She\u2019s got it all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gesford agrees. He saw it first-hand in the District 2 Class 2A final against Wyoming Seminary at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. Trailing by 10 points after three quarters, Kilmer scored 16 of the team\u2019s 20 fourth-quarter points and finished with 31 as the Lady Eagles rallied for a 47-43 victory to capture their second straight Class 2A title and fourth consecutive district championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think back to the district final this year and the deficit we had going into that fourth quarter,\u201d Gesford said. \u201cShe put the team on her back, but at the same time she elevated those players around her. She did most of the scoring and she led with an attitude that we weren\u2019t done, the game wasn\u2019t over. That was something really impressive and something special.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the basketball court, Kilmer averaged 27.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and collected 55 3-pointers, 74 steals and 127 blocks. She was named first-team all-state and Class 2A Player of the Year. She finished with 2,271 career points, which ranks second in the Lackawanna League only to former Abington Heights star Amber Jacobs.<\/p>\n
Relentless is how Gesford describes Kilmer, particularly with the 2,000-point milestone.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe stayed true to the pursuit of what she wanted,\u201d Gesford said. \u201cShe wanted to excel both individually and as a team. Both things were important to her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really thought this year she grew that leadership role. She understood how to come across with her teammates with something she saw and raised their level. No matter what accolades she got, she always made sure she recognized her teammates, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the spring, Kilmer returned to the softball diamond after missing most of last season with an injury. She led the team with a .400 batting average, three doubles and 11 RBIs and was selected as a Lackawanna League Division III coaches\u2019 second-team all-star at first base.<\/p>\n
Reliable is how coach Bailey White describes Kilmer. She also said she was always upbeat, enthusiastic and funny.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s always the one I went to when I needed the girls to get their heads in the game,\u201d White said. \u201cShe\u2019d round everyone up and they\u2019d do their thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s very consistent and she is never openly emotional, which is huge in a game where you only succeed 30 percent of the time. You have to be able to take failure very well. Her ability to keep a level mind has always been extremely valuable for the team. It set a really great example for the younger girls.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kilmer is taking her talents to East Stroudsburg University in the fall. All three coaches are going to miss her, but are excited for what lies ahead for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to see what she does with her future, the chapters she writes going forward,\u201d Evans said. \u201cWhatever it is, it\u2019s going to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n
Female Athletes of the Year<\/p>\n
2003: Casey Thran, Abington Heights<\/p>\n
2004: Brooke Hinkley, Blue Ridge<\/p>\n
2005: Natalie Winters, Carbondale Area<\/p>\n
2006: Whitney Williams, Mountain View<\/p>\n
2007: Jocelyn Dearborn, Blue Ridge<\/p>\n
2008: Delia Riggi, Abington Heights<\/p>\n
2009: Lauren Carra, Dunmore<\/p>\n
2010: Jordan Hoyt, Abington Heights<\/p>\n
Julia Koloski, Montrose<\/p>\n
2011: Gabby Santarelli, Valley View<\/p>\n
2012: Dallas Ely, Montrose<\/p>\n
2013: Tessa Barrett, Abington Heights<\/p>\n
2014: Tessa Barrett, Abington Heights<\/p>\n
2015: Cassidy Jenkins, Lakeland<\/p>\n
2016: Izzy Cooper, Dunmore<\/p>\n
2017: Brooke Estadt, Lakeland<\/p>\n
2018: Katie Dammer, Abington Heights<\/p>\n
2019: Trina Barcarola, Western Wayne<\/p>\n
2020: Karissa Ghigiarelli, Riverside<\/p>\n
2021: Kaci Kranson, Holy Cross<\/p>\n
2022: Tatum Norris, Susquehanna<\/p>\n
2023: Maranda Runco, Mid Valley<\/p>\n
2024: Madison Zalewski, Abington Heights<\/p>\n
2025: Addison Kilmer, Mountain View<\/p>\n
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