Congratulations little Cedar Key for winning Best Sportsmanship, 1A, statewide! Florida High School Athletic Association Honors 23 Schools for Outstanding Sportsmanship GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In recognition of the vital role good sportsmanship plays in shaping today’s student-athletes, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) today announced the recipients of this year’s Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Awards. The award honors schools whose athletic teams demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship during the 2012-2013 regular season and FHSAA State Series. This year, 20 high schools and three middle schools received the prestigious award. “This is a special award for our member schools, honoring those who truly do things the right way,” said FHSAA Executive Director Dr. Roger Dearing. “Sportsmanship is the most important value we can install in our young student-athletes, and the schools we honor today have demonstrated a deep commitment to integrity and the spirit of fair play.” The award, presented annually since 1991, is named in honor of FHSAA Commissioner Emeritus Fred E. Rozelle. It is presented to one school in each classification whose total sports program best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship as demonstrated by its coaches, players and spectators. Criteria for selection of the winners includes programs and activities implemented within the school and community to promote sportsmanship; the number and type of unsportsmanlike ejections; the number and type of exceptional sportsmanship reports; and the source of the nomination. Section winners will each receive $500 and a commemorative plaque. Each overall winner will receive an additional $2,500 and a larger plaque. The schools receiving the FHSAA/Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Awards for outstanding sportsmanship in 2012-2013 are: High Schools - 1A Section 1 – Cedar Key Section 2 – The Villages Charter Overall Winner – Cedar Key High Schools - 2A Section 1 – Munroe (Quincy) Section 2 – Merritt Island Christian Section 3 – Master’s Academy of Vero Beach Section 4 – Miami Christian Overall Winner – Miami Christian High Schools -3A Section 2 – Lake Mary Preparatory School Section 3 – Shorecrest Preparatory School (St. Petersburg) Overall Winner – Lake Mary Preparatory School High Schools - 4A Section 2 – Cocoa Section 3 – Dunbar (Fort Myers) Overall Winner – Cocoa High Schools - 5A Section 2 – Lake Nona (Orlando) Section 3 – North Fort Myers Overall Winner – North Fort Myers High Schools - 6A Section 2 – Sunlake (Land O’ Lakes) Section 3 – Fort Myers Overall Winner – Sunlake (Land O’ Lakes) High Schools - 7A Section 1 – First Coast (Jacksonville) Section 2 – Viera Section 3 – Braden River (Bradenton) Overall Winner – Braden River (Bradenton) High Schools - 8A Section 1 – Mandarin (Jacksonville) Section 3 – Riverview (Sarasota) Section 4 – Ferguson (Miami) Overall Winner – Ferguson (Miami) Middle Schools Section 1 – Grand Ridge Middle Section 2 – Fox Chapel Middle (Spring Hill) Section 4 – St. Mark’s Middle (Fort Lauderdale) Overall Winner – Grand Ridge Middle
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:52:26 +0000
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