Rowland and Vuncannon named Tippah County Athletes of the Year

Carson Rowland and Madilynn Vuncannon were named the male and female 1st Franklin Tippah County Sports athletes of the year recently.

The Male Athlete of the Year was Carson Rowland as chosen by Tippah County Sports

For the second year in a row, Carson Rowland is the 1st Franklin Financial Tippah County Sports Male Athlete of the Year. Rowland shared the honor in 2021 with TJ Colom.

Rowland wrapped up his high school career with a second straight trip to the North Half championship series in baseball, where he was an All County, All District and All State performer but his 2022 postseason basketball run was the stuff of legends that cemented his second straight Athlete of the Year award.

Rowland was the All County, All District and All State player of the year on the basketball court and he helped lead Pine Grove to the 2A basketball championship.

The Female Athlete of the Year was Madilynn Vuncannon as chosen by Tippah County Sports.

Our 2022 1st Franklin Financial Tippah County Sports Female Athlete of the Year is a Walnut product for the second straight season after Claire Leak took the honor in 2021. This year, it is multi-sport standout Madilynn Kate Vuncannon.

The Lady Wildcat standout did a little bit of everything and she did it all well.

She was a cross country individual medalist and helped capture a 2A state cross country title. She was the All Division and All County Volleyball player of the year. She won a state track title in the 1600m and 3200m.

And just for good measure, Vuncannon was the leading regular season basketball female scorer in the state of Mississippi, turning in a Walnut Lady Wildcat record 1,739 points.