CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — Nominations are now being accepted for 2017 Sports Person of the Year in Western Pa.
[Pictured above: Sportsmanship I Executive Committee Members (Left to Right) Chris Rossetti, Norbert Baschnagel, Jesse Kelley, and Rich Rhoades.]
The Sports Person of the Year should go to someone who has shown the ideas of sportsmanship throughout his or her career.
Nominations can be submitted to the Clarion County YMCA, attention: Jesse Kelley, Director, 15952 Rt. 322, Suite 1, Clarion, PA 16214 or email jkelley@clarionymca.net.
Please include the name of the person you are nominating and a short letter explaining why you are nominating the individual. Letters for this year’s award will be accepted through March 1.
The Sports Person of the Year will be named at the annual YMCA Sportsmanship I District 9 boys’ and girls’ basketball All-Star games being played on April 1 at Keystone High School.
Previous winners of the Sports Person of the Year include Greg Heath; Aaron Straub; Larry Wiser; and Dr. Ron Galbreath — just to name a few.
For more information on the History of Sportsmanship 1 All-Star Games Sportsmanship in our Society Today, please visit www.clarioncountyymca.org/sportsmanship1.
