Dyaisha Fair will receive the Local Athlete of the Year Award at the Rochester Press-Radio Club’s Celebration of Champions at the Rochester Red Wings game at Innovative Field on June 11. She has been selected 16th overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA draft. Fair, a former guard at Syracuse University, is currently third place all-time NCAA Division I women’s basketball career scoring leader. Fair played high school basketball for Edison Tech.
In addition to Fair, 13 other local sports figures will be honored. They are:
•Major Donald Holleder Lifetime Achievement Award – Chuck Mitrano, Commissioner of the Empire 8 Conference and national leader on Sportsmanship.
•Charlie Wagner & Christine Wagner Welch Founders Award – Scott Pitoniak, Best-selling author; nationally recognized columnist.
•ESL Coach of the Year – Jamie Schneider, Head Coach, Spencerport HS Varsity Girls Soccer
•Elliot Cushing Award – Steve Bartlett, Founder Bartlett Hockey and NHLPA Certified Agent.
•Gary Smith & George Beahon Sports Media Award – Don Stevens, Voice of the Amerks and in his 54th year of sports broadcasting.
•Jean Giambrone Award – Dr. Lauren Lieberman, Founder and Director Camp Abilities at SUNY Brockport.
•Morrie Silver Award – Jim Vacanti, retired Zweigle’s Sales Manager
•Rich Funke Jr. College Male Athlete Award – John Mozrall, midfielder on RIT Lacrosse team
•Jerry Flynn College Female Athlete Award – Brynn King, Roberts Wesleyan University, Pole Vaulter on Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Teams.
•Press-Radio Club Female High School Award – Corintia Griffith, Senior, at Webster Schroeder, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field
•Press-Radio Club Male High School Award – Keaton Ostrowski, Senior, lefty Bowler at Rush-Henrietta High School
•Eddie & Kevin Meath Press-Radio Club Member Service Award – Kathy O’Neill, business office assistant, Bryant and Stratton College and Mickey Hyde, Branch Manager and Vice President, Tompkins Community Bank.
For ticket information visit http://www.pressradio.org and click on the Celebration of Champions link.
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