Submitted photo Wheeling Park’s Alexis Bordas has been named the 2025 Mary Ostrowski award winner for the third consecutive time in her career.

WHEELING — Winning one Mary Ostrowksi award puts someone in rarified air, but Wheeling Park senior Alexis Bordas has carved out a spot in an even more exclusive club, a list that is now three players long.

Bordas has been named the 2025 Mary Ostrowski award winner, given annually to the state’s top girls basketball player by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, for the third consecutive time in her career, an accomplishment only matched by Ostrowski herself (1977, 1978, 1979) while at Parkersburg Catholic, and Alexis Hornbuckle (2002, 2003, 2004) during her time at Capital and South Charleston.

“Those were tremendous players,” Bordas said. “For Mary O to have the award now named after her, it tells you how incredible she was. Alexis Hornbuckle went on to play at Tennessee, big time program, and she had a great legacy there. To be up there with those types of players, definitely an honor and it makes it even more special to be one of three people to ever do that.”

Bordas had previously joined Ostrowski and Hornbuckle as the only three sophomores to ever win the Player of the Year award.

Coming off her junior season that saw her score almost 24 points per game, the defending Player of the Year managed to find a whole new gear to shift into this season, averaging over 33 points along with six rebounds and four steals per game. She made 101 3’s, and shot over 91% from the foul line (176-193).

“Obviously very honored,” Bordas said of winning the award. “I’m thankful to all the sports writers who voted for me three times now. It means a lot, especially because these are people who write about the games and see all these different players around the state.

“It’s a testament to my hard work. I eat, sleep and breathe basketball, it’s what my life revolves around and I just love the game. To be recognized for all my hard work and my love for the game, it just means a lot.”

Teams certainly had the scouting report on the two-time Mary O winner coming into the year, with Bordas often facing double teams as soon as she crossed half court, or any number of other defensive strategies to take her out of the game.

“She definitely had a different year as far as the defense she had to face,” Wheeling Park head coach Ryan Young said. “I thought it was a great challenge for her and I thought she really had to step up. It probably made her a better basketball player. Even if we didn’t have the team success we had last season, we definitely had some great moments and I saw growth from her throughout those moments.

“Her growth as a basketball player this season, to average 33 points in 4A with a very difficult schedule, I think she’s very deserving of this award again. For someone to win it three times, it’s pretty unprecedented. We’re really proud of her and she’s earned it.”