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
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
Bo Jackson, the first athlete in the modern era to play professional baseball and football in the same year, has been tabbed as the keynote speaker for the 51st annual ASA Banquet on Feb. 7 at the Emerald Coast Convention Center. “It was pretty big shoes to fill the year
It’d be safe to call Mia Manganello a world traveller. One day she’s in Salt Lake City, Utah. Another day she’s in China. One day Poland, another the Netherlands. This is the life of an Olympic medalist speed skater. Yet home to her is on the Emerald Coast. Home to
FORT WALTON BEACH — Even before Kindergarten, Keri and John Holguin knew their son was gifted. Johnny was inquisitive. He was cerebral. He was empathetic. By the time school hit, his teachers and peers saw it. And as early as the second grade his precocious nature was validated when Johnny
Annual Community Service Award is presented by the Chick-fil-A Foundation® NEW YORK (Dec. 4, 2018) – Danny Wuerffel announced at the National Football Foundation’s Annual Festivities at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel that Drue Tranquill, linebacker from the University of Notre Dame, is the recipient of the 2018 Wuerffel
3 Players in Final Consideration for College Football’s Top Community Service Award FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – Nov. 19, 2018 – The Wuerffel Trophy, presented by the Chick-fil-A Foundation®, announces the three finalists for the 2018 Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service.” The 2018 Wuerffel
Ft. Walton Beach – The All Sports Association is pleased to announce former Heisman Trophy winner and current SEC Network analyst Tim Tebow will return to the Emerald Coast as the keynote speaker for the 50th Anniversary Awards Banquet on February 15, 2019. Tebow was honored at the 2009 banquet
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.