Sports Awards

Sports Awards

Congratulations to the following 2011 fall sports winners:

• offensive football player of the year: Aaron Male, Ellet
• defensive football player of the year: Stefan Willis, Firestone
• football coach of the year: Edward Peltz, Kenmore

The 2011 Akron Beacon Journal All-Star Football Players are DeShawn Dowdy, North; Aaron, Male, Ellet; Deon'Tae Moore, Kenmore; Stefan Willis, Firestone; and Jarrod Wilson, Buchtel.

Congratulations to the following 2012 winter sports winners:

• middle school boys basketball champion: Litchfield (coach Scott Armstrong)
• middle school girls basketball champion: Jennings CLC (coach Steven Culp)
• middle school volleyball champion: Hyre CLC (coach Deborah Firtha)
• middle school wrestling champion: Jennings CLC (coach Christopher Carzoo)
• high school male basketball regular season and playoff champion: East CLC (coach Ross Fiorello); co-players of the year: Davonte Brunson of East CLC and Antonio Hearn of Kenmore; coach of the year: Ross Fiorello of East CLC
• high school female basketball regular season co-champions: Firestone (coach Audley McGill) and Kenmore (coach Yontami Jones); playoff champion: Firestone (coach Audley McGill); player of the year: Porshae Hearn of Kenmore; co-coaches of the year: David Chaffman of Garfield and Yontami Jones of Kenmore
• high school City Series wrestling champion: Kenmore (coach Lee Thompson); wrestler of the year: Steven Vinson of Kenmore; wrestler of the tournament: Darian Veal of North; coach of the year: Robert Hubbard of Buchtel