LEWISTON, Idaho – The nominees for the fourth annual Warrior Athletics Association High School Awards were announced by officials from Lewis-Clark State College on Friday. Athletic directors from 21 area high schools in southeastern Washington and north central Idaho selected 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 shown in the table below.
All of this year's nominees will be honored on Oct. 13 at the WAA High School Awards Dinner. At this event one individual from each category will be announced as the overall winner. The awards banquet will be held at the Lewis-Clark State College Activity Center starting at 7 p.m. Doors open and a meet-and-greet social will begin at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the banquet are $25 per person and can be purchased from the LCSC Athletic Ticket Office, located upstairs in the Activity Center. Tickets also can be purchased with a credit card by calling (208) 792-2471.
Now in its fourth year, the WAA High School Awards program is an event that brings area high schools and communities together to congratulate and encourage regional high school athletes, teams, coaches, and volunteers on their efforts and accomplishments.
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, with 21 schools participating, Lapwai High School's Chelsey Leighton, Genesee's Beau Dahmen, Prairie's football team, Lewiston's Dave Cornelia, and Pomeroy's John Gates were named the overall winners
In 2008, Grangeville's Morgan VanderEsch, Orofino's DJ Wright, Moscow track coach Dean Walker, the Clarkston boys tennis team, and Kamiah's Bob Squires all came away with top honors. And in 2007, the winners were Orofino's Ellen Rouse, Kamiah's Clayton Foster, the Genesee boys basketball team, and Asotin football coach Sal Lopez.
2010 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 | Shelby Barnes | Jesse Davis | Girls Basketball | Eric Spencer | Kopper Blunt |
| Clarkston | Kellie McCann-Smith | Dustin McConnell | Girls Tennis | Sams Adams / Larry McConnell | Cari Meyers |
| Clearwater Valley | Jade Gutzman | Chris Squires | Girls Basketball | Krisi Pratt | Larry Paul |
| Culdesac | Taylor Hewett | (no nominee) | (no nominee) | (no nominee) | (no nominee) |
| Deary | Hannah Thompson | Brandon Eggers | Track | John Sutera | Dennis Jensen |
| Genesee | Brooke Dahmen | Sam Hermann | Girls Volleyball | Dave Neumann | (no nominee) |
| Grangeville | Lyndsey Sullivan | David Stewart | Girls Track | Larsen Anderson | Gail Foltz (posthumous) |
| Highland | Caiti Thomason | Kit Behler | Football | Shawn Tiegs | John Savage |
| Kamiah | Blake Jacobs | Darian Ball / Garrett Langston | Boys Basketball | Ryan Ball | Bob Olive |
| Kendrick | Hannah Smith | Chet Christopher | Boys Golf | Ron Ireland | Joe Chapman |
| Lapwai | Katherine Samuels | Ronnie Johnson | Girls Basketball / Girls Track | Ada Marks / Shawn Spencer | (no nominee) |
| Lewiston | Savannah Blinn | Justin Podrabsky | Girls Basketball | Pat Teichmer | Mick Wimer |
| Moscow | Amy Westberg | Jake Helbling | Girls Golf | Dean Walker | James Peterson |
| Nezperce | Michelle Seitz | Damon Leitch | Boys Basketball | Dave Baldus | Max & Peggy Bradley |
| Orofino | Monique Stamper | Bo Brooks / Michael Welch | Girls Soccer | Bo Cummings | Earl Vicory |
| Pomeroy | HayLee Koller | Klyntin Bott | Wrestling | Randy Mulrony | Bill VanVogt |
| Prairie | Amber Holthaus | Kyler Shumway | Boys Basketball | Pat Holthaus | Jerry Richardson |
| Pullman | Jordan Levenseller | Wade Meyer | Girls Volleyball | Ed Davis | (no nominee) |
| Summit Academy | Tara Stubbers | Dylan Prigge / Josh Frei | (no nominee) | (no nominee) | (no nominee) |
| Timberline | Lundyn Jared | Austin Blain | Track | Valerie Armichardy | Tom Jared |
| Troy | Tai Jensen | Marshall Williams | Girls Track | Ed Coulter | (no nominee) |
