| If you
measure the success of the banquet in the number of people who
turned out, then the first All-Tribuneland Banquet held Sunday
evening at the Colonial Sports N’ Courts was a tremendous
success. Awards were the name of the game and everyone who
attended was a winner, in probably the finest gathering of high
school athletic stars and their caches, who have ever attended a
gathering of his kind in Coshocton or anywhere else in Ohio.
Steve Schlegel of Colonial Sports N’ courts helped put the
plans together and everything went smoothly.
Darrell Kilpatrick, Athletic
Director at Coshocton High School, Served as master of
ceremonies for the event. Top honorees were Jay Burson of John
Glenn High School and Lisa Cline of West Holmes, who were
presented trophies as the high school athletes of the year in
Ohio by Sports N’ Courts and the Tribune. Cline was the girl’s
player of the year in Tribuneland. Other special guests honored
were Dr. James Burson, Muskingum College Basketball Coach,
Tribune Sports writer Jim Barstow, and correspondent, W.D. Bill
Mullinnex from Dresden; Sandy McCauley, Tribune publisher and
General Manager; and Steve Carpenter, Tribune managing editor.
Special awards were presented to
football players of the Year, Jerry Lewis of Tri-Valley,
Offensive Player of the Year; Co-Defensive Players of the Year,
Randy Norman of Ridgewood and Pete McDonough of Coshocton. Jim
Kaser, of Tri-Valley was the Tribuneland Football Coach of the
Year, after the Scotties compiled an 8-2 record. The Sophomore
of the Year award went to Cory Perry of River View. In
Volleyball, Jandi Ferrell of River View was the Player of the
Year and Coach Cathy Seipel of the Lady Bears was the Coach of
the Year. They were Class AA State runners up. Doug Davis of
Ridgewood was honored as the golfer of the year. He was
medallist in the Class AA field last fall.
Steve Schlegel, owner of Sports N’
Courts, presented awards to Cline and Burson. He also presented
a Writer of the Year award to Frank Shepherd. All–Tribuneland
Basketball award were presented to the girl’s teams. Julie
Hoag was the Class AAA player of the Year, and in addition to
Cline, Newcomerstown’s Darla Meek was picked as the
Tribuneland’s Class A player of the Year. Coaches of the Year
awards went to Coach Mary Ann Grimes of Tri-Valley as State
runner up in the Class AAA field; Jack Van Reeth of West Holmes,
State Champs and Todd Stoffer of Ridgewood in the Class AA
field; and Geoff Stevanus of Garaway in Class A.
All-Tribuneland certificates went
to first-team members. They were Cline, Jandi Ferrell of River
View; and Toni St. Clair of River View; Shane Ridenbaugh of West
Holmes; Diane Croy and Karen Kaiser of Ridgewood; Hoag and
Crystal Wortman of Tri-Valley; Jo Cramblett of Coshocton; Meek
and Jamie Pappas of Newcomerstown; Tammie Youngen and Lori
Sigrist of Garaway. Special awards in the Boy’s field went to
Burson; Raleigh Anderson of Coshocton; and Co-Coaches of the
year, Richie Longaberger of Tri-Valley and Coach Gary McElfresh
of Coshocton. Keith Troyer of Hiland was the Class A Player of
the Year and Coach Greg Zimmerman of Indian Valley South was the
Class A Coach of the Year.
All-Tribuneland certificates went
to Anderson, Mike Fox of River View; Tend Macaulay of West
Holmes; Todd Paisley of Ridgewood; and Brad Longaberger of
Tri-Valley. Class A: Troyer, Todd Osler of Newcomerstown; Devon
Werker and Tim Mullet of Garaway; and Paul Triplett of IV South.
Special Awards of Appreciation were presented by the Tribune
Sports Staff to Athletic Directors, Chuck Eicholtz of
Newcomerstown; Dan Butler of Tri-Valley; Dennis Bahmer of
Ridgewood; Joe Prosek of River View; and Darrell Kilpatrick of
Coshocton. |
