Salisbury, MD – Players and coaches from 21 youth-based sports organizations were recognized at the fifth annual Good Sports Awards on Feb. 16.
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.
Peninsula Orthopedics sponsored the Youth Sportsmanship Awards and Robinson’s sponsored the Outstanding Coach Awards. The winners are listed below.
Youth Sportsmanship Award winners
- Gary Pettitt – Cross Pointe Upward Sports
- Christian Conn – Crossover Basketball
- Skylin Mooney – Crown Sports Center
- Macy Rickards – Delmar Little League
- Ernort George Jr. – Delmarva Blast Soccer
- Christopher Pistolas – East Wicomico Little League
- Lindsey Ford – Eastern Shore Stallions
- Maddy Bleile – Falcons Youth Sports
- Hosea Render – Fruitland Little League
- Javon Comegys – Kappa Alpha Psi Basketball League
- Tyler Ball – Kidz R.O.C. Basketball
- Leandra Yamashiro – Little League Challenger
- London Sterling – Mardela Recreation Council
- Fisher Earp – MRC Youth Baseball
- Eden Moise – Richard A. Henson YMCA
- Masyn McIntyre – Salisbury Elite
- Cameron Gaines – Sharptown Recreation & Parks
- Brant Catlin – West Salisbury Little League
- Lillyan White – Wicomico County Recreation & Parks
- Brady Richardson – Willards Littles League
- Storm Warrington – Wolverines Wrestling
Outstanding Coach Award winners
- Bill Pettitt – Cross Pointe Upward Sports
- Chris Agoglia- Crossover Basketball
- Demarius Kelley – Crown Sports Center
- Travis Hearn – Delmar Little League
- Casey Bellamy – Delmarva Blast Soccer
- Nick Pistolas – East Wicomico Little League
- Anthony Robinson – Eastern Shore Stallions
- Pat Dargan – Falcons Youth Sports
- Carson Rathel – Fruitland Little League
- Rossie Winder – Kappa Alpha Psi Basketball League
- Jermichael Mitchell – Kidz R.O.C. Basketball
- Sheila Loar – Little League Challenger
- Jean Hupke – Mardela Recreation Council
- Buddy Barnes – MRC Youth Baseball
- Lurnee Brooks-Wilson – Richard A. Henson YMCA
- BreAyn Neal – Salisbury Elite
- Danny Murphy – Sharptown Recreation & Parks
- Danny Townsend – West Salisbury Little League
- Tim Brennan – Wicomico County Recreation & Parks
- Dave Smith – Willards Littles League
- Justin Hoffman – 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 Kim Whayland of Fruitland Little League; Official of the Year, sponsored by Robinson’s, which went to Perry Kelley of Crown Sports Center; the Community Impact Award which went to the Delmarva Sports Network; and the Lorne C. Rickert Lifetime Volunteer Award, sponsored by the Delmarva Shorebirds, which went to Rick Roman of Delmarva Basketball Officials.
The award ceremony was held in the Wicomico Civic Center. Al “Hondo” Handy served as keynote speaker and Zach Parnes, 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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- Leandra Yamashiro and Sheila Loar of Little League Challenger celebrate on their way up the red carpet to accept their Youth Sportsmanship and Outstanding Coach Awards.
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- Al “Hondo” Handy, Shore sports icon and guest speaker, addresses the crowd during his keynote speech.
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- Lorne C. Rickert Lifetime Volunteer Award recipient Rick Roman of Delmarva Basketball Officials, poses with Sam Lehman, of the Delmarva Shorebirds, and Recreation Superintendent James Simmons during his award acceptance.
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