Salisbury, MD —Players and coaches from 20 youth-based sports organizations were recognized at the seventh annual Good Sports Awards on Feb. 13.
The Good Sports Awards honors community members who demonstrate the four youth sports core values supported by Wicomico County Recreation, Parks & Tourism: fun, community, sportsmanship and skill development.
Eligible youth-based sports organizations were invited to recognize one youth player and one coach who best demonstrate these core values.
Robinson’s was the lead sponsor of this event. Sportsmanship Awards and the Outstanding Coach Awards. The winners are listed below.
Youth Sportsmanship Award winners
- Scotty Reckeweg Jr. – Cross Pointe Upward Sports
- Anna Franco – Crossover Basketball
- Paxton Barnes – Crown Sports Center
- Siena Beauchamp – Falcons Youth Sports
- Jase Wilson – Fruitland Little League
- Lynnley Kitchens – Junior Girls Softball
- Kayden Ward – Kappa Alpha Psi Basketball League
- Savannah Fogle – Kidz R.O.C. Basketball
- Zora Chittams – NFL Flag Football League
- Austin Baker – Little League Challenger
- Ava Dabraskey – Pittsville Parks & Recreation
- Emma Horsfall – Richard A. Henson YMCA
- Cruz Phillips – Salisbury Elite
- Olivia Kronner – Sharptown Recreation & Parks
- Michael Baim – West Salisbury Little League
- Landon Brown – Wicomico United Soccer League
- Carter Lewis – Wicomico Youth Basketball League
- Aniyah Gattis – Wicomico Youth Soccer League
- Travis Davis – Willards Littles League
- Lucca Sinagra – Wolverines Wrestling
Outstanding Coach Award winners
- Don Clayton – Cross Pointe Upward Sports
- Kara Jensen – Crossover Basketball
- Alex Armstrong – Crown Sports Center
- Tom Funk – Falcons Youth Sports
- Peter Render – Fruitland Little League
- Jill Graves – Junior Girls Softball
- DJ Jones – Kappa Alpha Psi Basketball League
- Kelvin Reid Jr. – Kidz R.O.C. Basketball
- Kevin Calhoun – NFL Flag Football League
- Leslie Baker – Little League Challenger
- Dan St. Clair – Pittsville Parks & Recreation
- James McAllister – Richard A. Henson YMCA
- TreKwon Cottman-Trader – Salisbury Elite
- Ron Bose – Sharptown Recreation & Parks
- Bill Atkinson – West Salisbury Little League
- Craig Brown – Wicomico United Soccer League
- Todd Barshinger – Wicomico Youth Basketball League
- RJ Chittams – Wicomico Youth Soccer League
- David Davis Jr. – Willards Littles League
- Lawrence Sinagra – Wolverines Wrestling
Representatives of these organizations could also make nominations for four additional awards.
Those awards were the Administrator of the Year, which went to Kristen Wheatley of West Wicomico Little League; Official of the Year, sponsored by Robinson’s, which went to Eric Horsey of Crown Sports Center; the Community Impact Award which went to Salisbury Elite Football & Cheer; and the Lorne C. Rickert Lifetime Volunteer Award, sponsored by the Shorebirds, which went to Homer King of Wolverines Wrestling
The award ceremony was held in the Wicomico Civic Center. Sherman Wood served as keynote speaker and Tim Nolan, sports director for the Delmarva Sports Network, was the emcee.
For more information on the Good Sports Awards or Wicomico County Recreation & Parks’ youth sports core values, visit www.WicomicoRecandParks.org.
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- Sherman Wood, Salisbury University Football’s Head Coach and guest speaker, addresses the crowd during his keynote speech.
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- Youth Sportsmanship and Outstanding Coach Award recipients from Wolverines Wrestling, Lawrence Sinagra and Lucca Sinagra, walk the red carpet.
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- Lorne C. Rickert Lifetime Volunteer Award Homer King, poses with Ben Vigliarolo, of the Delmarva Shorebirds, Recreation Superintendent Donnie Knaub, and Deputy Director James Simmons during his award acceptance
Wicomico County Recreation, Parks & Tourism
