Augusta Sports Council awards 10 scholarships to student-athletes across CSRA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Ten graduating student-athletes from the CSRA have been awarded GAMES Scholarships.

The recipients were selected by the GAMES Scholarship Committee from a pool of nominated senior student-athletes representing Richmond, Columbia, Burke, McDuffie, Wilkes, Warren, Aiken and Edgefield counties.

Winners were chosen based on academic achievement, athletic performance, leadership and community involvement.

Each of the 10 honorees will receive a $1,000 scholarship to support their college education.

2026 GAMES Scholarship Recipients

The Augusta Sports Council Board of Directors announced the following 10 recipients of the annual Augusta Sports Council GAMES Scholarship Program:

• Charlie Bower — Lakeside High School
• Charles Fields — Academy of Richmond County
• Kaitlyn Henson — Academy of Richmond County
• Matthew Hood — Edmund Burke Academy
• Lucas Johnson — Westminster Schools of Augusta
• Colette Kriegel — Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
• Meredith Phipps — Evans High School
• Alissa Claire Rhodes — Fox Creek High School
• Sophia Smits — Augusta Christian Schools
• Hudson Villemain — Greenbrier High School

Augusta Sports Council has reached more than $108,000 in college scholarships awarded to 98 students since the program began in 2011.