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Mt. Pleasant girls’ hoops holds banquet

Andy Krutsinger

Mar. 13, 2026 12:13 pm

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MT. PLEASANT — The Mt. Pleasant girls basketball team held its end-of-year banquet on Monday night, celebrating the end of the 2025-26 hoops season.

Mt. Pleasant girls basketball players pose with their end of year awards on March 9, 2026. Pictured left to right: Ruby Syfert, Abby Carthey, Kaylen Hunold, Myah Starr, Paityn Ensminger, Kynlee White, Emma Humble and Delania Hourihan. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Mt. Pleasant girls basketball players pose with their end of year awards on March 9, 2026. Pictured left to right: Ruby Syfert, Abby Carthey, Kaylen Hunold, Myah Starr, Paityn Ensminger, Kynlee White, Emma Humble and Delania Hourihan. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)

Panther head coach Curt Watson served as show-runner, giving out end-of-season awards to seven different players.

The team MVP this season was Paityn Ensminger. The junior finished the year scoring 6.7 points per game and pulling down 5.7 rebounds per game this season.

Seniors Abby Carthey and Kynlee White earned a couple of big awards as well. Carthey was named Offensive MVP, while White took home Defensive MVP honors.

Emma Humble was given the Most Improved award. Kaylen Hunold and Delanie Hourihan each got Coaches Awards, and both Myah Starr and Ruby Syfert came away with Panther awards.

The Panthers finished 4-18 this season, and took sixth in the Southeast Conference.
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