The winner of the prestigious All Sports Association Special Olympics Athlete of the Year award is Michael Embry. Michael was an early participant in the Special Olympics program in Richardson,
Sophia Broutin, a senior at Niceville High School, is the All Sports female scholastic award winner for 2025. Sophie grew up playing soccer, but started playing volleyball in middle school.
The All Sports Association is pleased to name Lilly Chouinard as our Female Collegiate Award winner. Lilly started taking gymnastics at age 3, and began competing at age 5. She
Niceville native Rece Hinds is a professional baseball outfielderfor the Cincinnati Reds. He made his Major League Baseball(MLB) debut in 2024. Hinds grew up in Niceville, and attended Niceville High
The All Sports Association is proud to name Cameron “Cam” Farrah as our Amateur Award winner. Farrah graduated cum laude in three years from Tulane University in 2022 after her
Crestview’s own Jaden Voisen is the All Sports Association Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year. Jason had an amazing collegiate career with the University of South Alabama playing football for
BRISTOL, CT – (December 9, 2021) – Senior quarterback Isaiah Sanders of Stanford University was announced as the 2021 recipient of the Wuerffel Trophy this evening on The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN. It was a night of several “second times” for the award, as Sanders becomes the
The Wuerffel Trophy, College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service, today announced its watch list of 115 players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The trophy honors
This year’s Taylor Haugen Trophy winner is Eric Trapp, a senior at Niceville High School. Eric’s primary sport is football — he played all four years of high school and was team captain his senior year. Eric grew up in Niceville. He started playing football at age seven in the
Niceville High School senior Page Dolloff leads by example in the classroom, as a two sport athlete (swimming and tennis), and in the local community. She is ranked #1 in her senior class of nearly 500 students. She earned a National AP Scholar Award and is the Niceville High School
Noah Harman is a two-sport athlete in football and track and field. He was voted a Captain on both teams. Niceville High School Athletic Director Grant Thompson said, “Noah Harman is an exemplary student-athlete.” Noah carries a 4.6 GPA. His family credits his year-round perseverance as one of his greatest
The All Sports Association proudly welcomes professional football player Richie Grant as our 2022 Professional Award winner. Grant played high school football at Choctaw, where he was an outstanding defensive back. Grant then spent four seasons at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He is now a member of the
Our 2022 Amateur Award winner gives special meaning to the phrase, “Go Big, or Go Home”! Currently ranked in the top 1% of all-time natural powerlifters in the world, Fort Walton Beach native John Newby likes moving massive amounts of weight around – for fun! After a successful sports career
BRISTOL, CT – (January 7, 2021) – Senior offensive lineman Teton Saltes of the University of New Mexico was announced as the 2020 recipient of the Wuerffel Trophy this evening on The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN. It was a night of several firsts for the award, as Saltes becomes the
By: Seth Stringer, NWF Daily News NICEVILLE — The All Sports Association is synonymous with bringing in college football’s biggest names.Tim Tebow. Bo Jackson. Danny Wuerffel. Nick Saban. Bobby Bowden. The list of Banquet speakers is a testament to the cachet of the ASA and its commitment to local charities,
Northwest Florida State College right-handed pitcher Beck Way became the second-highest draft pick in the program’s history when he was taken in the fourth round with the 129th overall pick by the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft on June 11th. Way (6’-6”, 200 pounds) pitched
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Jose “Coach” Ray Chavez died March 12, 2020, at the age of 79. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther Chavez, and survived by three sons, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Coach Chavez coached baseball and softball in our community for 35 years. He coached youth league
Gabe Moore has never rested on his laurels. We witnessed it at Freeport, where he blossomed from a football star into a D-I multi-sport athlete. We witnessed it at the University of Arkansas, where his decathlon times and scores only strengthened in becoming a six-time All-American who finished third at
Annual Community Service Award Now in 15th Year NEW YORK (Dec. 10, 2019) — Danny Wuerffel announced at the National Football Foundation’s Annual Festivities at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel that Jon Wassink, quarterback from the Western Michigan University, is the recipient of the 2019 Wuerffel Trophy. The Wuerffel
Three Players in Final Consideration for College Football’s Top Community Service Award For Immediate Release FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – November 25, 2019 – The Wuerffel Trophy, presented by the Chick-fil-A® Foundation, announces the three finalists for the 2019 Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service.” The
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.
