J.R. And Launa Give Props To St. Pete Sophomore Ava Stoller For Her Dedication

Ava Stoller

Photo Credit: Lori S.

Gotta give props to Ava Stoller, she is a Sophomore at St. Pete and plays basketball and is really good!

She averages around 32 points a game. Ava was having a great year, when it all game to a halt in December.

Ava, who also plays soccer, was subbing for a goalie who was out of town and got hit from the side. She went down - felt like she got the wind knocked out of her, but got back up and finished playing the game.

She went home and new it wasn’t good....so off to the E.R. she went.

Her cat scan revealed she suffered a stage 4 kidney laceration, and her doctors told her the season for her was over.

Well...that didn’t stop her. She worked hard and she is back playing basketball for the Green Devils!

We spoke to Ava about her story and are so proud of her dedication and persistence at such a young age.

We’re all rooting for Ava and the Green Devils!!!

Ava is also the daughter of Launa’s hair stylist Lori, so this was close to the QYK family.

Photo credit: Lori S; Photo Credit: Lori S.

You can also see the story that BayNews9 did on Ava

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/sports/2021/01/28/st--pete-s-ava-stoller-ready-for-comeback-after-injury

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Launa is part of Tampa Bay's Hometown Morning Krewe on 99.5 WQYK. She has been with the station for 7 years and joined J.R. and Kevin on the morning show 4 years ago. Since then, they have been nominated for not only a CMA but also an ACM. Launa has been in radio for the past 28 years and in the Tampa Bay market for 22 of those years. While working in radio, Launa has also served as an entertainment reporter on a local TV show and has hosted many charity events in the community. Using her popularity from QYK, Launa loves to help raise money for shelter animals and has been a volunteer at local shelters for years. Launa loves the community and writes articles on local news, entertainment, and events and highlights people who are shining in Tampa Bay that she knows others like her would also be interested in reading.