Friday, June 5, 2009

Honoring Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship is defined in a variety of ways including:

Fairness in following the rules of the game; the behavior in playing sports; a conformance of the rules, spirit and etiquette of sport; an attitude that strives for fair play, courtesy toward teammates and opponents, ethical behavior and integrity and grace in losing.

Some athletes get it and some don’t. Thirty four who truly understand what sportsmanship is all about will be honored Sunday morning at the Quality Inn of Toms River during a breakfast hosted by the Ocean County Athletic Directors Association. I will once again serve as Master of Ceremonies at an event that celebrates what’s good about high school sports.

The soon-to-be high school graduates who will be honored are:

Barnegat- Nicole McCrann Teddy Ray
Brick Memorial- Corine Dafeldecker Brian Staub
Brick Twp.- Maggie Murtagh Matthew Dornacker
Central Regional- Jamie Skibee Logan Dudas
Jackson Liberty- Olivia Rotundo Colin Gorman
Jackson Mem- Kellie Rose Derrik Russell
Lacey- Alyssa Morris Steve Torre
Lakewood- Jasmine Turner Jorge Flores
Manchester- Meghan Jirkovsky Craig Leppert
Msgr Donovan- Cayla Linfante Jonathan Curtin
Pinelands- Jes Talerico Peter Cardillo
Point Beach- Justina Daley Daniel Enoch
Point Boro- Brianna Blank Jeff Keffer
Southern- Erin Reagan Steve Sibona
TR East- Taylor Madden Vinnie Dellefave
TR North- Nicole Testa Pat Szukics
TR South- Erin Applegate Kevin Bowden

Congratulations on being selected as representatives of your school and
I’ll see you Sunday.

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