LEWISTON, Idaho – Officials from Lewis-Clark State College announced the nominees for the sixth annual Warrior Athletics Association High School Awards on Tuesday.
Twenty-one area high schools in southeastern Washington and north central Idaho are participating in the event this year. The athletic directors and principals at each high school submitted their school's nomination for Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, and the Meritorious Award. The complete list of nominees is below.
All of the nominees will be honored on Oct. 16 at the WAA High School Awards Dinner. At this event, finalists will be named and one nominee from each category will be announced as the overall winner. The awards banquet will be held at the LCSC Activity Center starting at 7 p.m. Doors open and a no-host social will begin at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the banquet are $25 per person and can be purchased from the Warrior Athletics Ticket Office, located on the second floor of the Activity Center. Tickets can also be purchased with a credit card by calling (208) 792-2471.
New this year is a discount ticket price for nominated teams which purchase tickets and attend the event as a group. For information about this special call the ticket office.
Established in 2007, the WAA High School Awards program was started by the Warrior Athletic Association as a means to congratulate and encourage regional high school athletes, teams, coaches, and volunteers on their efforts and accomplishments. The program places a special amount of emphasis on the Meritorious Award, a category which has helped highlight and thank a number of unsung high school volunteers and supporters.
High schools ranging from as far west as Pomeroy, north as Deary, and east as Kooskia submitted their nominations based on no set criteria. From these nominees, finalists and the overall winners will be chosen by officials from Lewis-Clark State College, the Warrior Athletic Association, and area high school sports enthusiasts.
Last year, Colton High School's Molly Kramer (female) and Marv Druffel (meritorious), Clearwater Valley's Eugene Heavy Runner (male) and boys basketball team, and Troy's Rob Bafus (coach) were named the overall winners.
Major sponsors of the event are Lewis & Clark Orthopaedic Institute, Kendall Chevrolet, Pepsi, and Potlatch No. 1 Federal Credit Union. For more information visit www.lcsc.edu/athletics/WAA/hs-awards 2012 WAA High School Award nominees:
School | Female Athlete of the Year | Male Athlete of the Year | Team of the Year | Coach of the Year | Meritorious Award |
Asotin | JaLisa Jose | Robert McIntosh | Baseball | Jim Holman | Perry Black |
Clarkston | Jamie Weisner | Drew Adams | Girls Basketball | Scott Thompson | Kay Andersen |
Clearwater Valley | Jade Gutzman | Jake Squires | Boys Basketball | Adam Uptmor | Krisi Pratt |
Colton | Haley Moser | Josh Straughan | Baseball | Brad Nilson | Tammy McBaine |
Deary | Haley Workman | Cody Brown | Tennis | Kristi Johnson | Steve Rathbun |
Genesee | Katelyn Phillips | Sam Druffel | Boys Basketball | Jeff Boyd | Leroy & Beth Zenner |
Grangeville | Megan Sullivan | Justin Robie | Football | Jeff Lindsley | Jim Suhr |
Highland | Chantell Lowe | Jared Arnzen | Cross Country | Debbie Marker | Roger Riggers |
Kamiah | Matea Harper | Jack Nygaard | Boys Track | Jim Engledow | Kim & Keith Jacobs |
Kendrick | Brooke Brown | Blake Warner | Football | Davey Steele | Renee Olson |
Lapwai | Natahnee Spencer | Rielly Leighton / Ronnie Johnson | Boys Basketball | Josh Leighton Jr. | Darlene Pinkham |
Lewiston | Latisha Phillips | Josh Carlton | Girls Basketball | Pat Teichmer | (no nominee) |
Moscow | Katie Greear | Wade Schumaker | (no nominee) | (no nominee) | (no nominee) |
Nezperce | Britni Miller | Sawyer Wahl | Boys Basketball | Dave Baldus | Rhonda Seitz |
Orofino | Tabitha Haskett | Bryce Pippenger | Baseball | Jeff Wilson | (no nominee) |
Pomeroy | HayLee Koller | Tory Knebel | Football | Adam VanVogt | Teresa Bingman |
Potlatch | Cayla Smeltzer | Stephen Brent | Baseball | Pat Amos | Don Renz |
Prairie | MeShel Rad | Justin Schmidt | Girls Basketball | Lori Mader | Greg Wherry |
Summit Academy | Savanah Prigge | Austin Chmelik | Girls Basketball | Pete Prigge | (no nominee) |
Timberline | Aspen Jared | (no nominee) | (no nominee) | (no nominee) | (no nominee) |
Troy | Nicole Knott | Kaiden Hoskins | Volleyball | Tera Stoner | Senica Cannon |
