Shane Patty – 2024 Special Olympic Athlete Award Winner
The winner of the prestigious All Sports Association Special Olympics athlete of the year award is Shane Patty. This follows his recent selection as the Area 1 (Northwest Florida Region)
The winner of the prestigious All Sports Association Special Olympics athlete of the year award is Shane Patty. This follows his recent selection as the Area 1 (Northwest Florida Region)
Titus Thornell, a Choctaw High School senior, is the recipient of the All Sports Scholastic Award. Titus is an outstanding student athlete who excelled during his high school career. He
University of Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey is the 2023 recipient of the Wuerffel Trophy, which is awarded to the Football Bowl Subdivision football player who best combines exemplary community
Lauren, a Choctaw High School senior, participated in cross-country, flag football, and weightlifting. She was the 2023 Defensive MVP on the State Runner-up Flag Football Team. Lauren is a true
The All Sports Association is honored to name Liliana Fernandez as the Female Collegiate Award winner. The Tulsa University Hurricane senior is a four-year letter winner and has started in
This year’s Taylor Haugen Trophy winner is Garrison LeMire, a senior at Niceville High School. Garrison’s primary sport is lacrosse, “the fastest sport on two feet.” Garrison’s motto is “Every
By ADAM PRUIETT Daily News FORT WALTON BEACH — Annika Sorenstam doesn’t need a golf course to continue making history.On Feb. 19 at the All Sports Association’s 41st Annual Awards Dinner, Sorenstam will break new ground by becoming the Fort Walton Beach-based organization’s first female guest speaker. Sorenstam’s deep philanthropic
[photopress:Melanie_Comer_Website.JPG,full,alignleft]All-Sports champion Melanie Comer named Special Olympian Award winner, will be honored Feb. 19 By ADAM PRUIETT Northwest Florida Daily News 315-4421 | apruiett@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH — Don’t think just because Melanie Comer has Down Syndrome that you can do everything she can — maybe not even close. There
Blake Dean honored by All Sports Association Adam Pruiett Daily News FORT WALTON BEACH [photopress:dean2website.jpg,full,pp_image]The trophies, the posters, the rings, the pictures, the plaques. Blake Dean says almost anywhere he goes at Alex Box Stadium, there’s a reminder of LSU’s run to the 2009 College World Series title. And seeing
WESTERN MICHIGAN’S TIM HILLER NAMED 2009 WUERFFEL TROPHY WINNER FORT WALTON BEACH — When Tim Hiller was growing up, his dad would circle items in the newspaper about football players who possessed admirable qualities both in the huddle and outside of it and present the articles to his son for
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — The All Sports Association, Inc., announced today the 12 finalists for the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy, the national award that honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement. The award is named after former Heisman Trophy winner
Nomination forms for the All Sports Association Al Byrne Award are now available. The All Sports Association presents the Al Byrne Award at its annual Trophy Dinner to a volunteer who dedicates his time and energy to youth athletics in the area. Application forms for the Al Byrne Award can downloaded by
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — The Wuerffel Trophy, presented annually by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, FL, announced today the addition of 2 new Directors to its National Selection Committee, Holly Rowe and Kirk Herbstreit, both of ESPN. “We are very pleased these two ESPN national sports
Adam Pruiett Daily News OKALOOSA ISLAND – When Tim Tebow talks, people listen. So when memorabilia from the University of Alabama brought in $4,500 Friday night at an auction at the All Sports Association 40th Annual Awards Banquet, Tebow felt compelled to rise from his seat and urge the over
By ADAM PRUIETT Northwest Florida Daily News (850) 315-4421 | adamp@nwfdailynews.com FORT WALTON BEACH – The All Sports Association, Inc.’s 40th Annual Awards Banquet is starting to resemble a mini-Heisman Trophy ceremony or perhaps a little slice of quarterback heaven. On hand as always will be Danny Wuerffel, the former
By ADAM PRUIETT Northwest Florida Daily News FORT WALTON BEACH – Alexa Guarachi’s tennis career has taken her to places far and wide, something that always makes her chuckle when she scans player lists on foreign soil. The South Walton senior refined her game while traveling the globe, playing in
By ADAM PRUIETT Northwest Florida Daily News FORT WALTON BEACH – While growing up, Glen Coffee would always tune in to College GameDay on Saturdays and watch highlights of college football’s premier players all while dreaming of one day becoming one of them. During his breakout junior year at the
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — The All Sports Association, Inc., announced today that Boo Weekley from Milton Florida is the 2009 All Sports Association Professional Award Winner. “We at the All Sports Association are thrilled to have Boo as our Professional Award winner this year,” commented All Sports President Mike
[photopress:ttebow2.jpg,full,alignleft]FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla – University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow continues his collection of national football awards as today he has been named the winner of the 2008 Wuerffel Trophy by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy Quarterback Danny Wuerffel, the award
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — The All Sports Association announced today the nominees for the 2008 Wuerffel Trophy. The nominations received represented over 50 universities in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision. Nominees included 2007 Wuerffel Trophy Finalists Darryl Richard (Georgia Tech – DT), Todd Peterson (Nebraska – WR) and Travis
2008 WUERFFEL TROPHY NOMINATIONS OPEN FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — The All Sports Association, Inc., announced today that nominations for the 2008 Wuerffel Trophy are officially open and will close at 5:00pm CST on Friday October 31, 2008. “I am excited that the nominations for the 2008 Wuerffel Trophy are
Through the efforts of our annual banquet & summer golf tournament, we help fund numerous worthwhile sports organizations & charitable causes. Our primary beneficiaries are the Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast, Special Olympics Florida- Okaloosa, Eleanor J. Johnson Youth Center and Okaloosa Walton FCA.