Category: Accomplishments
Posted by Beth Reeber Valone (The Detroit News) on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 4:13 PMLudington boy named top sports kid by Sports Illustrated
How fun! Austin McCarthy of Ludington, a small town on Lake Michigan in northern Michigan, has been named the Sports Illustrated Kids Sportskid of the Year.
Austin, a 10-year-old standout hockey player who also plays baseball and soccer, got the surprise news Monday on CBS' "Early Show." He was named a finalist after a round of online voting in September and named Sportskid of the Year after another round of voting, according to his hometown newspaper, the Ludington Daily News. Newspaper articles, radio and TV spots and a Facebook campaign encouraged local residents to support him for his achievements in sports as well as in school and his community.
Watch the video for more about Austin and his honor. Congrats Austin!
